[dramaprincessxox]

^ Se7en doesn't have what it takes to make it in America? Then all hope is lost for BoA, she can't even sing as well as he does.

I honestly think BOA has 'the vocals'. Maybe comparing with Whitney is probably OTT , but she can sing. And her voice tone is distinctive. Rihanna isn't a strong singer, but she has a distinctive tone to her voice. Adding to her image value, it's not a surprise that she's so successful. When she first launched her 1st and 2nd album, nobody noticed her. She's just another pretty face with ok vocals. Changing her image by chopping off her hair is the smartest move for her really. And the umbrella hit came at the right time.

I honestly think se7en isn't a match to BOA in terms of vocals or distinctivness at all. I'm not bashing se7en in any way, I do think he has nice songs, nice smoothing voice, but not enough to make it in America in my opinion.


For Asian singers to stand out in America, something has to be very distinct from them. Either their vocal capability, voice tone or marketing image. I guess that's why there's all this talk about power house and all. Besides talent, I do feel, what most of them need is a very good marketing plan to be successful. That's why I feel, wondergirls might do better than BOA if their marketing goes right. Just my two cents worth.

BoA has "the vocals"? The same BoA who really, truly, cannot sing? lol. That girl's voice is bad, I think even Leah Dizon sounds better, and she's another one who got famous (in Japan) despite not having such good singing ability. Now Leah Dizon has a good voice, she just can't sing that well, but fortunately she has beauty and whatnot to make up for that. BoA has some singing ability, but her voice is so bad that she still doesn't sound very good most of the time! It's really not her fault...but it's the truth!

And about Rihanna, I have to stop you there because you are wrong, wrong, wrong.
1. "When she first launched her 1st and 2nd album, nobody noticed her." Um, what? Maybe you and people you know in Singapore didn't notice her, but people in the west definitely did. Rihanna was almost an instant success, just out of nowhere, from the beginning. Don't you remember "Pon de Replay"? If you honestly think that Umbrella was her first hit song, then obviously you're not in a position to say things like "no one noticed her". Everybody knew her, Jay-Z made sure of that!
2. "She's just another pretty face with ok vocals." Another shocker. Rihanna has "okay vocals" but BoA "has the voice"? LOL. Rihanna's vocals are excellent, she's probably on par with Beyonce which is a great place to be. You can't imply that BoA sings even as well as Rihanna! And she's not another pretty face; she's a beautiful face, especially her eyes which have an unusual shape and colour. Though I don't like her music that much, no one can really deny that.

The Wondergirls will not do well! LOL! Do you know how truly unoriginal and pathetic-looking they are? The most they might be is some interesting Korean Supremes imitation? People might comment on how cute they are while imitating the Supremes or imitating the Dreams from Dreamgirls. They won't possibly be taken seriously. The worst thing is that they can't even sing either, how do you imitate the Supremes properly if you can't sing? They must stay in Korea, even I would feel embarrassed for them and I frankly, dislike them intensely. They're annoying, I'm sorry but that's what I think of them. Annoying, bad imitations!! Like that thing in LucasBunny's signature, NO Wondergirls US debut! Really, there is enough crap music in the whole of the western hemisphere! BoA is better than them, anyday.

[kissez*]

WTF are someone critisizing lazyasian on why she dont know anyone that is a powersinger outside the ph, she just said what`s on her mind, Its not her fault if she dont know any other powersingers out there, its the artist fault for not marketing themselves properly outside there country. There are good singers in every country, the problem is their promotions.

For me, I only knew one powersinger outside pi and its Siti Nurhaliza from indonesia.
Siti Nurhaliza - My heart will go on


___________________________________________
Korean Mariah Carey 'My All'
I like her voice, whats her name, because in that vid, she didnt even leave her name, .Is she an actress or a YT singer?


exactly!

Korean Mariah = Cha Soo Kyung
She debuted in Korea but didn't do very well.
People aren't criticizing LazyAzian because she stated her opinion - people are criticizing her because her opinion seemed so ignorant lol. And slightly ethnocentric, I might add.

Its not her fault if she dont know any other powersingers out there, its the artist fault for not marketing themselves properly outside there country

^Rofl. Yeah, okay.
Again, if you listen to crappy teenybopper music, there's a high chance that you won't be familiar with talented vocalists.

2. "She's just another pretty face with ok vocals." Another shocker. Rihanna has "okay vocals" but BoA "has the voice"? LOL. Rihanna's vocals are excellent, she's probably on par with Beyonce which is a great place to be. You can't imply that BoA sings even as well as Rihanna! And she's not another pretty face; she's a beautiful face, especially her eyes which have an unusual shape and colour. Though I don't like her music that much, no one can really deny that.

I don't know about Rihanna's vocals being on par with Beyonce's...
I've never heard her sing anything that displayed any type of REAL vocal range.

[LucasBunny]

Wait . .

You call those people mentioned POWERHOUSE VOCALISTS ?!?!?!

My definition of power vocalist: Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Regine Velasquez, Leona Lewis, Charice Pempengco, Beyonce, Sarah Geronimo, etc.

Now THOSE are powerhouse vocalist.

Those people, their voices sound so weak (==").

Ummmmm June is a powerhouse
youtube more of his music, just because someone is a powerhouse doesnt make them an amazing vocalist.

The Wondergirls will not do well! LOL! Do you know how truly unoriginal and pathetic-looking they are? The most they might be is some interesting Korean Supremes imitation? People might comment on how cute they are while imitating the Supremes or imitating the Dreams from Dreamgirls. They won't possibly be taken seriously. The worst thing is that they can't even sing either, how do you imitate the Supremes properly if you can't sing? They must stay in Korea, even I would feel embarrassed for them and I frankly, dislike them intensely. They're annoying, I'm sorry but that's what I think of them. Annoying, bad imitations!! Like that thing in LucasBunny's signature, NO Wondergirls US debut! Really, there is enough crap music in the whole of the western hemisphere! BoA is better than them, anyday.

I don't wanna call them pathetic but they are imitating the ladies of motown (which is an insult btw and JYP should be ashamed) I'm not trying to be mean but its true.

I will be pissed if WG make it here, talented groups like Brownstone and Sweetbox didnt get the recognition they deserved and WG shouldnt get credit for being untalented.

BTW if I was G-soul and J-Lim I would haul ass out of JYP
he mini cooper on them big time.

[Key]

WTF are someone critisizing lazyasian on why she dont know anyone that is a powersinger outside the ph, she just said what`s on her mind, Its not her fault if she dont know any other powersingers out there, its the artist fault for not marketing themselves properly outside there country. There are good singers in every country, the problem is their promotions.

For me, I only knew one powersinger outside pi and its Siti Nurhaliza from indonesia.
Siti Nurhaliza - My heart will go on

Siti Nurhaliza is a Malaysian btw

I think there are quite a number of powerful singers in Asia; it's just that many are unknown outside of their country since they're not really planning to expand their music elsewhere. Most just play safe and stay within their country ^^;;

[kaypop.]

BTW if I was G-soul and J-Lim I would haul ass out of JYP
he mini cooper on them big time.

i forgot about g-soul and j-lim. a.k.a. "r.kelly's protege" and "korean alicia keys"
i agree with you on this. he screwed them over.
they actually have awesome singing talent compared to wg.
wow, what happened? it's like they just got lost in america.

min, on the other hand ("lil jon's protege"), i don't care much about lol.

[kissez*]

^What the hell ever happened to Min?
Wasn't she supposed to debut in the U.S. as well?

[ms.incredible]

WTF are someone critisizing lazyasian on why she dont know anyone that is a powersinger outside the ph,

Who criticizing her? I just disagreed with one of her picks. There is a difference. Calm down.

Okay enough with the "powerhouse vocal" subject already.
It's not always important to have the strongest vocals to cross-over to America.
Rihanna for instance, she was basically picked up from Barbados and then look at her now.
She certainly does not have vocals to compare with Whitney Houston... but she made it.

edit: but then again, she's not asian. so perhaps what I said is off-topic lol.
but yeah, you don't need to be the next Whitney/Mariah to top the charts...

True. Britney Spears' voice isn't outstanding either.....honestly there's very few mainstream singers out that you couldn't find someone less popular that'd blow them away vocally. but like I said "big" voices are in right now. It's more about the beats, how you look, etc. Boa, or anyone trying to get attention for that matter, just has to find a way to mak herself standout and be unique.

Edit(b/c I'm too lazy to quote again): Rihanna was NO WHERE near her current level of success when she debuted. People bought her singles, but not her albums and she was widely regarded as a "beyonce clone". It wasn't until she cut her hair and started doing things her own way that people really started to pay attention.

[dramaprincessxox]

^Yea, definitely Rihanna wasn't as popular as now. But lots of people knew her, and most importantly she made the Billboard 100 with her first single, you can't ask for more than that

Also, remember that Britney Spears does have an outstanding voice. A lot of singers are actually extremely talented, and then when they start releasing singles, they don't use even half their vocal capability. Britney Spears is one of those, she's always had a very powerful voice, never mind you can't tell from most of her songs. (Pop isn't exactly the kind of music where you belt out powerful notes.) She was even a singing prodigy as a child, I don't know if anyone recalls that about her history. Besides she made it into Mickey Mouse Club when she was younger, you just didn't make it to that show unless your voice was exceptional.
Beyonce also has a very powerful voice, not church-choir powerful like say, Jennifer Hudson, but it's pretty strong. Rihanna's capability is probably close to Beyonce's as I said before, but of course I don't think she's as good. I'm not absolutely sure how strong her voice is, but it sounds like one having more potential than she lets out. It's a bit too "solid-sounding" to be just an "okay" voice, I don't know if you agree with me.

Oh, my amazing YOUNGWOONG JAEJOONG is like that--I remember when I just began getting familiar with Dong Bang Shin Gi, I was always slightly irritated when he sang because I got this nagging feeling that he wasn't even trying, and like there was a lot more potential in his voice that he was "hiding"! Turns out I was right about that. Let me get all happy over JaeJoong for a second. This guy is so talented and gorgeous, in my eyes the most talented and gorgeous Asian man of all time, followed by Akanishi Jin from Japan. (I said IN MY EYES, don't turn around and try to kill me!!) That's why he should stay in Korea and Japan, where dramaprincessxox likes him best He sounds nicest speaking and singing in Korean anyway. muahahaha
And I am so picky and fussy, these are the only two I really like...unfortunately...

Speaking of not even using half of one's vocal ability. I know we dropped Charice but let me pick her up again for a minute. We all know here what a powerful singer she is. Yet, you can hear how little of her vocal ability she used in the song "Fingerprint", right? I believe that is an important part of being a truly talented singer--being able to adjust your voice anyway you need to, so it suits the song. Another example that kind of struck me (not an Asian artist, but still) was Mariah Carey's singing in "Touch My Body." She sang very softly, and we all know what a powerful vocalist she truly is.

As it is, if you don't actually know that someone has a powerful voice, you may easily be fooled into thinking their voice is just "okay" because of how they sing in their mainstream songs. These people are talented in being versatile.

[kaypop.]

^sorry but i don't agree with you.
imo, britney is like boa.
maybe she knew how to use her voice and sing technically,
but she does not naturally have a great singing voice (there's a difference).
that's why pop songs are very suitable for both britney and boa.

I honestly think se7en isn't a match to BOA in terms of vocals or distinctivness at all.

i prefer se7en's singing over boa's.
maybe you just haven't listen to se7en all that much.

>> se7en singing brian mcknight's "one last cry" (<3 especially towards the end)

you're welcome to show me a link of boa's singing skills,
and i'll see if i change my mind on whether i think her singing is better.
i mean, i even think some of the girls of snsd are better singers than her. :S


**i'm not saying that any of them can or can't make it. i just wish all of them luck.

[kissez*]

^sorry but i don't agree with you.
imo, britney is like boa.
maybe she knew how to use her voice and sing technically,
but she does not naturally have a great singing voice (there's a difference).
that's why pop songs are very suitable for both britney and boa.

Britney did have a naturally good singing voice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyXXlvJZhW8
Look at all the potential in little Britney.
I don't know what the hell happened to her.

i mean, i even think some of the girls of snsd are better singers than her. :S

Tae Yeon, for sure.

[Bethany]

I honestly think BOA has 'the vocals'. Maybe comparing with Whitney is probably OTT , but she can sing. And her voice tone is distinctive. Rihanna isn't a strong singer, but she has a distinctive tone to her voice. Adding to her image value, it's not a surprise that she's so successful. When she first launched her 1st and 2nd album, nobody noticed her. She's just another pretty face with ok vocals. Changing her image by chopping off her hair is the smartest move for her really. And the umbrella hit came at the right time.

I honestly think se7en isn't a match to BOA in terms of vocals or distinctivness at all. I'm not bashing se7en in any way, I do think he has nice songs, nice smoothing voice, but not enough to make it in America in my opinion.


For Asian singers to stand out in America, something has to be very distinct from them. Either their vocal capability, voice tone or marketing image. I guess that's why there's all this talk about power house and all. Besides talent, I do feel, what most of them need is a very good marketing plan to be successful. That's why I feel, wondergirls might do better than BOA if their marketing goes right. Just my two cents worth.

BoA is not known for her vocals and there is a reason for that. She's more of a dancer and a good one.

I think Se7en's vocals are stronger than BoA's. He rarely strains and he knows how to control his voice. One thing that I like about

Se7en's singing over BoA's is that he doesn't sing through his nose.

[ms.incredible]

^Yea, definitely Rihanna wasn't as popular as now. But lots of people knew her, and most importantly she made the Billboard 100 with her first single, you can't ask for more than that

Also, remember that Britney Spears does have an outstanding voice. A lot of singers are actually extremely talented, and then when they start releasing singles, they don't use even half their vocal capability. Britney Spears is one of those, she's always had a very powerful voice, never mind you can't tell from most of her songs. (Pop isn't exactly the kind of music where you belt out powerful notes.) She was even a singing prodigy as a child, I don't know if anyone recalls that about her history. Besides she made it into Mickey Mouse Club when she was younger, you just didn't make it to that show unless your voice was exceptional.
Beyonce also has a very powerful voice, not church-choir powerful like say, Jennifer Hudson, but it's pretty strong. Rihanna's capability is probably close to Beyonce's as I said before, but of course I don't think she's as good. I'm not absolutely sure how strong her voice is, but it sounds like one having more potential than she lets out. It's a bit too "solid-sounding" to be just an "okay" voice, I don't know if you agree with me.

Oh, my amazing YOUNGWOONG JAEJOONG is like that--I remember when I just began getting familiar with Dong Bang Shin Gi, I was always slightly irritated when he sang because I got this nagging feeling that he wasn't even trying, and like there was a lot more potential in his voice that he was "hiding"! Turns out I was right about that. Let me get all happy over JaeJoong for a second. This guy is so talented and gorgeous, in my eyes the most talented and gorgeous Asian man of all time, followed by Akanishi Jin from Japan. (I said IN MY EYES, don't turn around and try to kill me!!) That's why he should stay in Korea and Japan, where dramaprincessxox likes him best He sounds nicest speaking and singing in Korean anyway. muahahaha
And I am so picky and fussy, these are the only two I really like...unfortunately...

Speaking of not even using half of one's vocal ability. I know we dropped Charice but let me pick her up again for a minute. We all know here what a powerful singer she is. Yet, you can hear how little of her vocal ability she used in the song "Fingerprint", right? I believe that is an important part of being a truly talented singer--being able to adjust your voice anyway you need to, so it suits the song. Another example that kind of struck me (not an Asian artist, but still) was Mariah Carey's singing in "Touch My Body." She sang very softly, and we all know what a powerful vocalist she truly is.

As it is, if you don't actually know that someone has a powerful voice, you may easily be fooled into thinking their voice is just "okay" because of how they sing in their mainstream songs. These people are talented in being versatile.

Rih's singles sold well. Record companies don't make much off singles and even less now that they're digital. but Rihanna's albums did not do very well. Her first sold like 75k it's first week. Can't remember the second. Doing well on the singles chart only tells half the story.

Yes, there was a time when Britney's voice was more full, but producers tweeked that a long time ago to give her the distinctive sound she has today. Either way, the way she sings today and Boa's vocals aren't that different. Britney probably has the most skill, but it's not used or needed for her songs.

JJ's voice is good. i can't remember if I like his or Junsu's more. but they're both really good.

Mariah's been doing that whispering crap for a decade now. I was glad when she finally started singing full voice at least sometimes. I think it's important to have dynamics in one's vocals or even a strong voice will become boring. It's one of my only knock against Christina Aguilera. It's like her volumes always at 10.

Britney did have a naturally good singing voice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyXXlvJZhW8
Look at all the potential in little Britney.
I don't know what the hell happened to her.


Tae Yeon, for sure.

Producers changed her way of singing. Her mom talked about it in her book.
But generally it seems singer's voices get worse as they age.
Ever listen to one of Usher's old songs then listen to one of his newer ones? His voice was soooooooo much better during his "my way" days.

[kaypop.]

Britney did have a naturally good singing voice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyXXlvJZhW8
Look at all the potential in little Britney.
I don't know what the hell happened to her.


Tae Yeon, for sure.

i've seen all the performances of her singing as a child. =)
and i still feel the same way.
i think she knew how to sing at an early age (knows how to use different ranges, be in control, sang in tune), but she never really had that quality voice (imo).
i don't know, maybe i just don't prefer her voice as a singer. xp
but that never stopped me from buying almost all her albums lol, because i loved her songs.

taeyeon was exactly who i had in mind.
i think even tiffany has a better singing voice than boa, but boa is more experienced with voice control and using range and whatever.

[kissez*]

i've seen all the performances of her singing as a child. =)
and i still feel the same way.
i think she knew how to sing at an early age (knows how to use different ranges, be in control, sang in tune), but she never really had that quality voice (imo).
i don't know, maybe i just don't prefer her voice as a singer. xp
but that never stopped me from buying almost all her albums lol, because i loved her songs.

taeyeon was exactly who i had in mind.
i think even tiffany has a better singing voice than boa, but boa is more experienced with voice control and using range and whatever.

It's the opposite for me.
I feel as though Britney had the quality voice when she was younger but didn't know how to control it.
That's why I said she had potential - her voice was unsteady and screechy in some areas but she at least had a decent range.
I still don't care for her music though.

Tiffany > BoA
They're both mediocre singers but BoA's voice is wayy too nasally for me.
If I had to choose, I'd have to go with Tiffany's singing over BoA's.
They both have the same forced vibratto that's common with most SM singers too.

And uh, does ANYONE know what happened to Min?
She's won me over with her dancing -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l_IzDvlQVk
Get it, girl!

S'up Boa...
lol

[aly*]

^What the hell ever happened to Min?
Wasn't she supposed to debut in the U.S. as well?

I want to ask the same thing.
I feel like JYP just dropped her off to Lil Jon and to whatever choreographers, and then abandoned her.
The last time I heard any news of Min was when she performed at the NY Chuseok Festival when Wonder Girls and 2PM came to the States, last year.
I say for her, she needs to ditch the U.S. debut and just come back to Korea, and maybe debut with Hyunah (ex-WG) in the new Cube(JYP) girl group.

>> se7en singing brian mcknight's "one last cry" (<3 especially towards the end)

I miss Se7en performing - like really performing (not the club things he's doing).
I hope he has at least one song in his U.S. album that'll showcase his vocals like that.
They better not all be "Girls" type of songs, ugh.

[dramaprincessxox]

i've seen all the performances of her singing as a child. =)
and i still feel the same way.
i think she knew how to sing at an early age (knows how to use different ranges, be in control, sang in tune), but she never really had that quality voice (imo).
i don't know, maybe i just don't prefer her voice as a singer. xp
but that never stopped me from buying almost all her albums lol, because i loved her songs.

taeyeon was exactly who i had in mind.
i think even tiffany has a better singing voice than boa, but boa is more experienced with voice control and using range and whatever.

After hearing Britney's amazing natural voice, you can still say she never really had that quality voice? ...WOW. I guess we all hear what we want to hear.
TaeYeon. Her voice is very promising. It's not very powerful, but I think it has a unique sound to it, the kind of voice a crazy loud-mouthed girl might have, it's got this sharpness to it that makes you pay attention. LOL. She's just overwhelmingly better than the majority of female kpop singers, that why people think she's so great. I think a person from SNSD who has a very strong voice but doesn't make good use of it is Tiffany. Nice voice, and not too high-pitched or squeaky, a nice more mature voice. And Jessica? Her unusual "airy" voice is one of a kind, isn't it?
I think the rest are the typical boring high-pitched voice and pretty face combination.

Although one of my favourites in that group is definitely SooMan's niece, um...Sunny. LOL I never found out the girl's real name. And if you ask me why she's one of my favourites, I don't even have a good reason why. Maybe simply because some people are jealous that she's SooMan's niece. I love drama like that. And the best thing is: nobody can do anything about it! (evil cackling). The girl's one of the prettiest in that group anyhow, and her voice isn't bad so I don't know why people hate on her. I mean if those whiners had their own entertainment company and one of their friends or relatives wanted to be a star and had what it took to become one, they would do the same thing! If you succeed then the least you can do is help those dearest to you, right? So how hypocritical can people get? lmao

Everyone, you say whatever about BoA. That girl cannot sing. And it's not even right to try and compare her with Britney Spears in any way. She really doesn't come close, or at least not yet.Even at her worst, Spears is better...don't ask me how that's possible though... Just let BoA be herself, don't compare her to anyone too much.

[tuttyfruit]

well your an idiot.
girl groups were NEVER popular int he u.s ?
hm lets see...destiny's child , pussycat dolls
they are girl groups correct ? & they've made some major success
as for CHARICE, she's starting out & promoting herself by doing covers,
who said she isn't working on her own songs ?
she has such a powerful voice for such a young girl ,
she has more talent than some of these half assed people
so i wouldn't be talkin.

no need to call me an idiot.

i take back what i said about girl groups never being popular in the US but in this time and age.. really.. are there any?? as in popular i was thinking about spice girls (UK).. destiny's child is long gone... as for PCD... i can only recognize one person.. the leader who sings most of the songs.. the other members are like backdancers. but then i wouldnt know since i dont pay attention.

its your opinion that she has a powerful voice. i said that i dont FIND her voice unique/amazing. and who are 'these half assed people' you are talking about? you make it sound like i compared her to someone else. alas, i didnt. i dont see any variation w/ charice's covers.

david choi (youtube) sings his covers differently and puts his own style & spin. he composes his own songs from time to time. he's asian. is he going to eventually become a singer outside of youtube? b/c i really hope so.

[dramaprincessxox]

^Hey, what about Danity Kane and En Vogue, they're really popular, how can you guys forget them? Oh and GIRLICIOUS. lol. Girl groups ARE popular in the US up til now
Destiny's Child is probably really gone now, though everytime you think they're gone, the girls reunite and release "one more" album? LOL. They were one of the best!
Oh and Puff Daddy/P.Diddy is starting another one of his girl-group making things, he's calling it "Starmakers" instead of "Making The Band" this time. I'm excited to see what new girl group comes out of that, because Danity Kane, the one he put together before, is awesome. I like how he gives them variety, like how DK has a latina girl, two white girls and two black girls in it. They've been so successful, and continue to be popular. Let's see the new one!!

[LazyAzian]

I'm not defending BoA's dancing in any way.
My point was that the U.S. audience DOES take dancing abilities into consideration.
You can't skyrocket to fame just by looking pretty and gyrating your hips lol.


Maybe you should broaden your horizons and stop listening to teenybopper Asian singers and bands.

Here's a powerhouse vocalist :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JkyVX537i4
Too bad she sounds EXACTLY like Mariah Carey

Another one :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtApxKeEP44

(Great voice, she just needs to learn how to control it) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7DaoPfBZnE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9cE5fOXwqk

There's more if you bothered to look

The girl is good, though, it's been known that no one can really pull off a Mariah Carey song other than Mariah Carey, so I give her props for that.

Well at least in American Idol, 100% of the time, people who sang Mariah Carey songs in all the seasons were booted off.

The Siti girl, I can't really say those type of names, she's ok, but I wouldn't consider her powerhouse.

Emyli :S, I wouldn't really count her as a powerhouse singer.

[kissez*]

Although one of my favourites in that group is definitely SooMan's niece, um...Sunny.

I thought that was just a rumor? Was it ever confirmed?
I like Sunny. She has a nice rack (I sound like a pedo lol) and she isn't a waif.

^Hey, what about Danity Kane and En Vogue, they're really popular, how can you guys forget them? Oh and GIRLICIOUS. lol. Girl groups ARE popular in the US up til now
Destiny's Child is probably really gone now, though everytime you think they're gone, the girls reunite and release "one more" album? LOL. They were one of the best!
Oh and Puff Daddy/P.Diddy is starting another one of his girl-group making things, he's calling it "Starmakers" instead of "Making The Band" this time. I'm excited to see what new girl group comes out of that, because Danity Kane, the one he put together before, is awesome. I like how he gives them variety, like how DK has a latina girl, two white girls and two black girls in it. They've been so successful, and continue to be popular. Let's see the new one!!

Danity Kane and Girlicious are NOT popular lol.
Danity Kane was met with mediocre success and Girlicious... I think they're more popular in Canada than they are in the U.S.
P.Diddy is losing his touch. Day26 - I have a feeling they're about to disband. His artists never seem to have a long shelf life.

The girl is good, though, it's been known that no one can really pull off a Mariah Carey song other than Mariah Carey, so I give her props for that.

Well at least in American Idol, 100% of the time, people who sang Mariah Carey songs in all the seasons were booted off.

The Siti girl, I can't really say those type of names, she's ok, but I wouldn't consider her powerhouse.

Emyli :S, I wouldn't really count her as a powerhouse singer.

Lol @ Siti being okay. And Emyli has an amazing voice - she's also one of those rare talents who can reach the vocal whistle register.
But of course if they're not from the PI, I doubt you'd find any of them to be "powerhouse vocalists" .