haiiiii everyone so i've started getting back into anime after a very long time. curious as to whether there are ppl who also stan kpop on here! in particular nct actually ^^ nctzens or other kpop stans come find me!!
AL Kpop discord
https://anilist.co/forum/thread/20020
I like jpop more but I enjoy guys like Dean and Zico
I just wanna know why jpop isnt as popular as kpop
mmm i feel like i can't exactly say and could totally be wrong but i think it just has to do with kpop being such a formulaic industry? like ofc with their years and years of constant training and planning and all the work and effort and MONEYY that goes into every group and song. and their marketing strategies are no joke. i feel like the sound with kpop, even though it encompasses and is an umbrella term for tons of music that's just in korean, it's pretty heavily composed/formulated with international audiences in mind. with groups like bts, you can also see their success has a lot to due with international engagement and accessibility (not to mention ofc their music that really speaks to people BUT-)
to my knowledge, there seems to be less of an emphasis on global marketing of jpop groups compared to kpop groups. additionally, there has been restrictions on viewing japanese content outside of japan for a while (numerous japanese artists on spotify will not have their full discography uploaded due to copyright complications). + some jpop concepts aren't as palatable in the west (emphasis on cuteness, etc).
j-rock is much more recognized internationally, however.
(blocked from replying to ccbestgirl lol)
@ccbestgirl Easy. Jpop doesnt appeal as much to the general public as much as kpop.
@ccbestgirl The Kpop industry is more westernized than jpop, normies are turned off by anime so they avoid all Japanese media, and I just think the jpop sound is less appealing to western audiences than kpop
you know, besides BTS and black pink, I think Jpop is kinda on par with kpop popularity wise. LiSA and AKB48 are huuugge.
Also, japan enters more facets in the music industry. I mean compared to other asian countries they are miles ahead of eveyone else in like, heavy metal, rock rap, jazz, all that shit ya know?
yaa i've been listening to kpop since 3rd grade LMAOO so i grew up with 2ne1, big bang, girl's generation, f(x), super junior, shinee ! these days ofc btsss, ikon, i love dean and heize with my life, and REALLY you could name almost any 3rd-4th generation i most likely listen to !!! but i can't always keep up with EVERYONEE on like life or variety shows :') i've seen dean, day6, bts, saw everyone at kcon 2019, and superm earlier this year cause YAYA nct, exo, shinee . art.
I really enjoy VIXX, Day6, The Rose & Super Junior.
I feel as though The Rose, Day6 and even VIXX aren't as popular as they deserve to be. The Rose don't have many songs out, but all their songs (and covers) are amazing, their vocal line is just beautiful.
Day6, you can never go wrong there, all their songs are just amazing too.
I listen to a lot of artists so I don't think I can list all of them here but here's my last.fm instead, oh yeah I listen to a lot of jpop and mandopop too (〜 ̄▽ ̄)〜