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The whole 'Queen of J-pop' thing...xD She is called that because of her popularity and such. And about the mass media thing, she is an 'idol'. [I'm not too fond of that word...xD But hey, she is considered one.] But why care about her idol status or fame? Like we all love Hikki because of many things, right? [Excluding her looks. ^-^;] Not because she had released the best-selling album in Japan and one of Japan's biggest pop artist. Because we enjoy Hikki's music and herself as a person. Majority of us discovered Hikki without even knowing what she looked like or about her successful career at first. We just enjoyed listening to 'Simple and Clean' and perhaps the lyrics as well. [I'm struggling to make some sense. o_o;] Like when around the time Ayu was starting out, she wrote lyrics related to 'loneliness and confusion'. A lot of people can relate to that, especially younger generations.

Ayu may be a 'product', she even admits it herself. But I don't care for Ayu the idol. Just Ayu the musician, lyricist, and the person. And I don't enjoy everything Ayu had released, so she isn't perfect or all high and mighty. Nor do I enjoy everything Hikki has released. Neither of them are perfect or the ultimate Queen of J-pop, J-pop Empress, or whatever other ridiculous title because of sales and reputation. ^^;

Did this make sense? ._.