i think the reason exodus is better that tito is that it has more character than tito. some of the music in exodus might not be what most people like but at least it has something that can set it apart from the rest. tito seems to fail in this alley. by drawing heavily on western R&B music, hikaru has somewhat blended into the industry and not stand out from the rest of the artists out there. i think she has the edge to stand out since she's an asian musician breaking into western-dominated music industry - an industry where you must expose a little flesh just to get noticed. its just saddening to think that hikaru puts out all her effort to come up with nice songs for an album (a feat that she consistently does) and when the time came to prove everyone that she is more than a jpop goddess, it seems like a futile effort.

i will continue to support her any way i can. for me she is the best and it will take a long time or even lifetimes for another artist to equal her achievements!!

ike! ike! hikaru-san.