"Her first two albums were pop, very easy to understand," says Oricon's Katsuragi.
“她的前两张专辑流行而易懂，”Oricon的Katsuragi说。
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In 1998 she signed with Toshiba EMI records. That's when Oricon editor Katsuragi met her.
1998年椎名与东芝emi唱片签约，Oricon编辑Katsuragi便是在这时遇见的她。
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"She carried around business CARDS from the record label with her name on it," Katsuragi recalls, "which is odd, because artists usually don't do that, not even new ones."