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It's just an coincidence...o_O I don't see the big deal about the similarities. xD Ayaka didn't call her song 'Blue' or her album 'First Love'. She didn't rip off the same experimental composition and claimed it her own. xD

And no one will in the present Japanese music industry will be able to beat the physical record sales of First Love. First Love was released in 1999 and sold about 10,056,000. This is before Napster, iTunes, etc. Ayaka's debut album was released in 2006, and it sold about a million copies. And a million copies is a very good number in a time where fans could easily download music without buying the physical record. And her album was number one in the World Charts.

Hikki has much more musical experience then Ayaka. And Hikki grew up in a studio. Ayaka started to get really interested in music during her high school years. And now we're comparing someone who debuted two years to someone who grew up around music all her life and been in the music industry for ten years. Yea, it's unbalanced. xD Ayaka and Hikki have different styles and different voices. But Ayaka is definitely better than Hikki in singing studio and live performances. But Hikki still has uniqueness to her voice, it isn't as powerful as Ayaka's.

Why is it a popularity contest all of the sudden? Hey, I love Hikki. But I love Ayaka equally. =3 But just because her debut single was the highest since Hikki's Automatic/Time Will Tell doesn't mean you have to dislike her automatically because you're a Hikki fan and assume she 'sucks' and Hikki wins. o_O When was there a battle between the two? And if there is, for what reason? xD

Have you ever fully listen to First Message? It's a good quality album for a debut album and it shows that Ayaka definitely has potential in the music industry. =D