[News] Utada Hikaru named the most influencial artist of the decade by Japan Times

[andre2907]

Originally Posted by Uemarasan

Influence is not equal to talent, anyway. Or greatness.

So, yeah, Hikki is probably the most influential J-pop artist of the decade.

Exactly. The most "talented" Japanese artist (who can play instruments, sing extremely well, etc) is probably not even a part of the mainstream Jpop scene. And anyway, to debate who is more talented is kind of dumb since it's a subjective thing anyway.