In response to this article about the 5 biggest male idol divas, I thought it would be fun to look at the female side of things.

1. Lee Hyori
From being Korea’s number one sexy icon in terms of females, Lee Hyori knows she’s hot and often flaunts it during her music videos. Take “Hey Mr. Big” for example, she’s got a numerous amount of outfits in the video, but manages to rock each one. She’s even danced the tango with fellow superstar Rain a couple of times. If I remember properly, they were supposed to dance the tango again in the 2008 SBS Gayo, but Lee Hyori fell ill.

2. Namie Amuro

Another female icon that has been in the music industry for quite a long time, Namie Amuro has been at the top for almost every single song she’s released. Even after she had a son, and divorced, she seems to have broken the stereotype and still have the love of her fans supporting her.

3. Ayumi Hamasaki

Dubbed the “Empress of Pop” because of her immense popularity in Japan and the rest of Asia, the recently wedded Ayumi Hamasaki has been industry for more than 16 years and is still topping all the charts. She is often considered a trend setter, like Namie Amuro, and keeps a tight hold over how her image is.

4. BoA

The term diva means a female singer who has enjoyed great success, and I don’t think anyone defines this better than BoA. She debuted at the age of 13, and has received great success after her hit singles reached number one in both Japan and Korea. She was so successful in Japan that people started seeing her as Japanese instead of Korean.

5. Koda Kumi

Koda Kumi has been known for her “sexy” image in Japan and has even outsold the Empress of Pop Ayumi Hamasaki in 2006 and 2007 before. When the popularity of Japanese singers in Singapore was declining due to the Hallyu wave from Korea, Koda was the one that brought Jpop back into the spotlight. James Kang, marketing director for Warner Music in Asia, stated that Koda’s sexy image is popular not only with men but also with women, even “Japanese aunties”, because she uses her image to “make a feminist statement [...] She’s constantly telling women to believe in themselves and do what they want to do.”