Tomomi Kahara

Japanese singer Tomomi Kahara is a classic example of a pop star who burned bright and crashed fast. Like Akina Nakamori before her and Ami Suzuki after her, Kahala achieved millions in sales with her brand of dancy pop, conscious of contemporary or slightly outdated Western music (think Janet Jackson and Celine Dion), only to drop under the public radar in a few years. She's closer to Nakamori than Suzuki in that her fall was connected to her personal excesses rather than legal battles, but, like both of them, Kahara managed to bounce back, although on a much smaller level th...