Hehe. Just a short post of something that I’ve been thinking of: the most improved vocalists in Jpop (that I’ve heard). You guys are free to add more that I may have forgotten/haven’t heard. =D
BENI (Arashiro Beni):
Then:
This isn’t her debut single (it was “Harmony”), and most of the videos are hard to find because Avex is well, Avex.
a) no tone
b) no emotion
c) out of tune
Now:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8ppyk_beni-kiss-kiss-kiss-pv_music
a) beautiful tone
b) lots of emotion
c) in tune
melody.
Then:
Debut single. This is actually one of the better songs off her debut album. Still: toneless, no support.
Now (as in whenever she released this XD):
Hear the massive improvement in tone and musicality and support for her higher notes? I still think she delivers “Love Story” better though, so you can check that out if you want, too.
XD I mostly made this post for BENI, since I think her progress is phenomenal, but melody.’s improvement over the years came to me while I was writing this. =P Two other people I can think of are Hamasaki Ayumi (I’m not fond of her music, but her singing has gotten a lot better despite being half-deaf, but she still has trouble), and Namie Amuro (still not a great singer, but an immense improvement over her debut days).
Who else can you think of? 
