o . Ne " ▁attract ed ▁a ▁large ▁audience ▁through ▁radio ▁play ▁across ▁Japan . ▁It ▁is ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁it ▁reached ▁major ▁radio ▁stations ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁promotion ▁through ▁Tower ▁Records ▁in ▁H ok ka ido . ▁▁ ▁Ess entially ▁a ▁one ▁hit ▁wonder , ▁East ▁End ▁continued ▁to ▁release ▁singles ▁but ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁maintain ▁an ▁audience . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁hi atus , ▁East ▁End ▁released ▁K ok oro e , ▁a ▁new ▁album ▁featuring ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁for ef athers ▁of ▁Japanese ▁hip ▁hop ▁( nam ely ▁R ip ▁S ly me , ▁Rh ym ester , ▁and ▁Cra zy - A ) ▁and ▁attract ed ▁press ▁attention , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁re enter ▁the ▁cultural ▁main stream . ▁ ▁East ▁End ▁were ▁at ▁first ▁ske pt ical ▁about ▁collabor ating ▁with ▁Y uri , ▁an ▁id ol ▁from ▁the ▁group ▁Tokyo ▁Performance ▁D oll . ▁ ▁Y uri , ▁being ▁a ▁woman , ▁pos ed ▁a ▁possible ▁threat ▁to ▁their ▁care ers ▁since ▁women ▁did ▁not ▁frequent ▁the ▁hip ▁hop ▁scene ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Fem ale ▁sing ers ▁were ▁more ▁commonly ▁associated ▁with ▁pop ▁songs ▁and ▁“ c ute ” ▁acts . ▁ ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁Y uri ▁was ▁a ▁woman , ▁however , ▁was ▁very ▁benef icial ▁for ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁end . ▁ ▁She ▁gave ▁them ▁a ▁second ▁chance ▁in ▁the ▁recording ▁industry ▁after ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁did ▁not ▁sell ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁the ▁produ cers ▁wanted