Japan's chart-topping musicians are heading to studios in places such as New York and Los Angeles to record music. ..... Among the big-name Japanese artists cutting music in the Unitd States are Hikaru Utada, whose debut album "First Love" set a domestic sales record of over 7 million; pop diva Namie Amuro, whose works on some of her songs (7) top U.S. producer Dallas Austin; Dreams Come True Masaharu Fukuyama, Ayumi Hamasaki, Miki Imai and L'Arc en Ciel.
――徳島文理大学(人間生活・工・総合政策・文学部)――2002年