Music video: White girl Himeka shames J-Pop ballad chicks with "Where I belong"

This white girl probably has a greater chance of success and sales in Japan than Crystal Kay. Just as long as she don't tan. Ayu's A Summer best sales have shown than if your skin tone falls darker than any shade which a noodle don't come in, you're shit ain't selling. Crystal had to have her skin be lightened to hell just to have Color change! and The best of Crystal Kay sell some copies.

I think it's great that Himeka has managed to kick startcareer in Japan, even if she is currently seen as a gimmick. She's been given more of a shot in Japan than most Japanese artists ever get outside of their home country. And the girl has a nice voice and decent Japanese to boot, which always helps and is more than what can be said for tricks such as Leah Dizon.

Himeka's video for "Where I belong" is about as interesting as sellotaping a sign to a door. But I love the song. I'm a sucker for these types of songs. They're in semi abundance, but seem to constantly be relegated to anime themes and not artists' albums. I would have LOVED for Angela Aki to have gotten this. She would have shitted on Himeka and made her face too dark to sell a record in Japan.