Seems the general opinion is that SR has passed her prime if she wanted to go international. SS would've been her best shot, anything after didn't have that level of pop sensibility as SS had. And if she'd gone international on MM, I have this feeling KZK would never existed
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I never heard much songs from Utada, but from what I've heard, there really isn't much she can do that hasn't been done by some one else in the over-sized western market, she'll be as good as a Kelly Clarkson without the TV publicity... another diva whoop-di-do now where's the cleavage...
Besides, SR have broken through to the International market, thats why we are all here yea
, she's earn a level of respect that fame, stardom and record sales can't be compared.