My Favorite J-Pop Stars (2)

Here’s a few I forgot:

	Melody: roughly mentioned in this previous post, Melody is a Hawaiian born Japanese pop singer who has become recently more famous for her coupling with Ryohei Yamamoto and M-FLO for the song Miss You . Speaks perfect English and her voice just captivates me...
	BOA : Actually a Korean pop star who can speak Japanese fluently and is well known and loved in Japan . Has had many hit singles and albums and done a number of compilations with M-FLO, Koda Kumi and others. Loves American Hip-Hop, R&B and can speak English very well.
	Ayumi Hamasaki – Best known Pop star in Japan and the spokesmodel for Panasonic for a long time, Ayu is the best know international Japanese popstar and probably has the highest number of fansites on the web. Her songs have been used in numerous commercials and ads and her singles always debut at #1. She's notorious for controlling her outfits used in live appearances, which usually start expensive tends throughout eastern Asia .
	Ayaka Kimura – originally part of a Hawaii based Japanese Pop band called Coconuts Musume , which has since disbanded since she is the only member, Ayaka now models, occasionally groups with other Musume bands and appears on TV with her Ayaka no Totsugeki Eikawa in which she gives the girls of Morning Musume surprise English lessons.
	Aiko – known for her cute and stylish look. Has a very high pitched voice, but has a few good songs. Had a huge single late last year and is expected to release a new album sometime in the coming year.
	Rika Ishikawa – formerly of Morning Musume , Rika now part of a J-Pop trio called v-u-den. Known for her great singing voice, very different from her high pitched whining voice.

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