Originally Posted by dementedhedghog
I can definitely attest on this one. Not only was I introduced to SR through Utada, once I heard Ringo, Utada didn't seem quite as gifted anymore.
I think some of it has to do with what you're looking for in music. If you like Japanese ladies with a microphone but you aren't into the bubblegum pop that makes up a lot of Jpop, you'll like Utada. She is edgier, more experimental, and has more complex arrangements than most, and she's so ridiculously popular (especially a few years ago) that you WILL run across her.
That said, if you like any of those things, well, SR has her beat.
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I feel like I get a very different experience from them both. I don't feel like they are as easily comparable as other artists.
Eg. MEG vs Aira Mitsuki ; Koda Kumi or Hiyori Lee vs Namie Amuro
Utada and Shiina aren't as easily identified as a particular genre to say one excels at something the other does as well.
If you simply like Shiina more though that's cool. We all grow out things.