"My Favorite Artist & I" Segment by Farah Alias ('',)

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Jay Joseph

Yesterday, I've been tagged by Cik Fariza Fairuz to join a segment~ "My Favorite Artist & I" by Mis Farah Alias, so today I'm gonna write an entry about my all time favorite artist- someone who melt my heart since I know her more than a decade ago~ AYumi Hamasaki :))

For me, it's not just about her songs that I like. I love her way of expression & the emotion that she put in whenever she's singing. I also found that the plots in every single of her MV was so brilliant & cool (and sometimes, funny too). It flowed seamlessly and mirrored the song’s lyrics perfectly.

"Hamasaki's lyrics, all her own,have resonated among her fans, who praise them as being honest and "expressing determination". Because she has "trouble voicing her thoughts", Hamasaki uses her lyrics as an outlet; she "draws from her own experiences and emotions" and tries to put them "honestly into words". She has stated that honesty is essential to her lyrics, saying, "If I write when I'm low, it will be a dark song, but I don't care. I want to be honest with myself at all times." Because of this, she did not use English lyrics until her album Rainbow, as she had felt that she could best express herself in Japanese. As with her musical style, the themes of her lyrics have varied: although "loneliness and confusion" were frequent in her earlier albums, she has branched out to wider themes such as faith and peace; themes in her later albums have included love and the struggles of women. In addition to drawing inspiration for her lyrics from personal experiences and feelings, Hamasaki bases lyrics on sources such as historical events.

Girl with big eyes. Kawaiii~ ;))