meekobiscuit wrote:
Lady Gaga is the most original female artist, visually, since Madonna, circa 1982.

As far as Ayu goes, I like her songs, but I feel like she's just at the mercy of the Avex music machine and that she is marketed however Avex feels like marketing her, because she is such a huge cash cow. Her songs are good, but I am disappointed by many of her music videos because the visuals in Ayu's videos either borrow very heavily from, or are complete rip offs of other well known international artists. Here are some links that demonstrate her pattern of copying other artists.

That's why I like Hikki! She's a true original.

http://www.youtube.com/v/t9neX3ZcaYs&hl=en_US&fs=1&