I respect your opinion but I disagree with you Amaterasu.
Just because we haven't seen an Asian artist break through here in the U.S. doesen't mean its impossible. The failure for many Asian musicians tring to make it here in the states lies with their record labels not doing enough to promote them to wider American audiences. Most people here in the U.S. probably have no knowledge about these forums or J-Pop or Asian music in general. I didn't even know who Utada was until I read an issue of Playstation Underground magazine about Kingdom Hearts. The U.S. is ready for Asian artists.