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All of this and mainly this.it's just so hard to get into it because of the strict copyright laws that japan has. like even if I wanted to get into a group id have to download all of their videos onto my computer from jpop fandom websites just to get to know them. and I find that many jpop groups don't have permanent members and they rotate depending on age. and i dont like that lol. also their music just isnt my style. there is a group that i wanted to get into called fairies but, i could barely find any videos on them where I could get to know them. i actually tend to listen to more solo artists then groups because of this, solo artists usually have their music on apple music and they tend to be more open.
kpop is just so easy to get into, their whole market is catered to not only Korean fans but international fans as well. there are subbed videos, forums like these to interact with other fans, the artists themselves usually know a little bit of english and regularly communicate with international fans. kpop groups actually do world tours, and everything, i mean everything is usually available on youtube. its just great for international fans like me to get to know certain groups and just the genre in general.
i loved faky, but theyre not that popular in japan which is sad.I like a few old jpop/rock songs but the idol music just seems kinda boring to me, outside of Faky
All of this and mainly this.
lack of youtube, how aggressively they CP write every thing.As the title says, for the kpop stans the ones who don't like JPop? Why? Have you tried to get into it? What is it about it you don't like compared to your love for KPop?
The crazy thing is IZ*ONE is hanging with the sister groups. Not the top 46 or the AKB (which are really a super combined of all 2-300 plus girls)Japan being the 2nd biggest music market in the world, most Jpop groups and their agencies really don't see a need to cater to the international market. I mean AKB48 and Arashi sales dwarf Kpop numbers, and they exclusively come from Japan.
With Kpop, Korea is a small market, and so it's more profitable to target I-fans as well to get bigger profits. That's why the Hallyu wave is a thing and it's so easy to get into even less popular/nugu-ish groups compared to Jpop. I stan Oh My Girl for example, a mid tier group. If this was Japan, I'd have a hard time finding any content. Now I can watch their MVs, V lives, variety appearances and so much more.
Yeah their Japanese numbers are insane, and the Korean members are popular in Japan too which is a good sign.The crazy thing is IZ*ONE is hanging with the sister groups. Not the top 46 or the AKB (which are really a super combined of all 2-300 plus girls)
but 3-350k per album is hkt range.
I legit feel akb Should just give em full on sister group status and make em perma.Yeah their Japanese numbers are insane, and the Korean members are popular in Japan too which is a good sign.
I wonder how many more Japanese comebacks are in store.
What would I say?it‘s not that I don’t like japanese music. I just tend to be more into other styles. Lately I have been for example way more into the american indie scene