Why I think Ayumi's sales have fallen...

[truehappiness]

Well, for me, I was talking about her LOOK being very Western. As for her music... I really don't know what defines J-Pop specifically for me, to be honest since there are a TON of genres contained under the "J-Pop" umbrella. In the end, I guess it depends on what you think J-Pop is personally. (For me, Namie's music is very Americanized/Western, as I can very easily see acts in America performing the same tracks that she does with English lyrics since a lot of Namie's songs are in English that she barely understands herself (apparently) anyway. Same doesn't go for Ayu for the most part imo.)