17-year-old Korean singer/songwriter, Junie, recently won Japan?s ?Niji-Iro Supernova?. The show is a talent competition similar to American Idol and Superstar K, but focused on female vocalists. She flew from Korea to join the competition and ended up beating out 1,500 contestants. She is being dubbed the ?second Utada? because she has an affiliation with EMI Music, Utada?s label.

She arrived in Japan last June in hopes of studying abroad to polish up her musical sense, and she currently is going to a Japanese language school and taking guitar lessons at night. Her hobby is composing songs, and lately she?s been writing her songs in Japanese.

Junie has a sweet, nostalgic voice that gives off a Bonnie Pink vibe.

She will make her debut in early 2011.

Check out her video, ?We?re Together?.

Source: http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/09/is-junie-the-%E2%80%9Csecond-utada/