AKB48 Budokan Concert will be live-streamed on Youtube

[smile72]

I have no idea what you've just said, to be frank.

As I've said earlier, I do like Boom Boom Satellites, so hey! The list isn't all that bad. In fact, that particular band is actually popular outside of Asia - they did the soundtracks for Appleseed, Vexille and a couple other cool movies which saw a worldwide release.

I meant like the idol, hate the person who created it....you've heard of one of the lesser popular acts so I'm astounded.

 

[Gahars]

It's popular outside of Japan... also China has a multitude of problems from piracy to anti-Japanese feelings in general.

So it's not popular in China, then. It's also not popular in South Korea and only popular in Singapore to "some" degree (a huge market for music, I'm sure), as you admitted yourself. So... where else is it popular?

I think you kinda, sorta, completely contradicted yourself there.

 

[smile72]

So it's not popular in China, then. It's also not popular in South Korea and only popular in Singapore to "some" degree (a huge market for music, I'm sure), as you admitted yourself. So... where else is it popular?

I think you kinda, sorta, completely contradicted yourself there.

I forgot Taiwan in which it does well...no it has a sort of popularity in South Korea, no number one's though.But obviously K-Pop destroys it in South Korea.

 

[Eerpow]

I click all sorts of youtube links yet I have no clue who Ayumi is, so going by that I'm guessing that she isn't well known at all.

 

[smile72]

I click all sorts of youtube links yet I have no clue who Ayumi is, so going by that I'm guessing that she isn't well known at all.

Third best selling Japanese musical act (after B'z, and Mr.Children).....Best selling Japanese solo artist.

 

[Foxi4]

I meant like the idol, hate the person who created it....you've heard of one of the lesser popular acts so I'm astounded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments#Idolatry

“You shall not make for yourself an idol”

 

[Gahars]

I forgot Taiwan in which it does well...no it has a sort of popularity in South Korea, no number one's though.But obviously K-Pop destroys it in South Korea.

You're kind of tripping over yourself and your past statements here. Like I said, J-Pop is not popular outside of Japan and some segments of Asia.

If you expect people outside of that bubble (on the whole) to be familiar with it, prepare to be disappointed.

 

[smile72]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments#Idolatry

Seriously, there are no Christians in Japan....95 or more is either Buddhist or Atheist or a mix with Shinto.

 

[Eerpow]

Third best selling Japanese musical act (after B'z, and Mr.Children).....Best selling Japanese solo artist.

I'm mean to those who aren't too familiar with Japanese music already.

 

[Foxi4]

Seriously, there are no Christians in Japan....95 or more is either Buddhist or Atheist or a mix with Shinto.

...that was a joke.

 

[smile72]

I'm mean to those who aren't too familiar with Japanese music already.

Oh...sorry Eerpow.

 

[Hyro-Sama]

Seriously, there are no Christians in Japan....95 or more is either Buddhist or Atheist or a mix with Shinto.

 

[gamefan5]

You're kind of tripping over yourself and your past statements here. Like I said, J-Pop is not popular outside of Japan and some segments of Asia.

If you expect people outside of that bubble (on the whole) to be familiar with it, prepare to be disappointed.

It actually feels like he's living in his own world. Popular is a relative term and it's sort of a fact that J-pop is not that popular outside of Japan and outside of a few asian countries. It's irrefutable.

 

[Walker D]

Crazy how a thread sharing MUSIC got this wild
and no comments about sound were made...


No problems with that, by the way

 

[Sicklyboy]

This gonna have that girl who shaved her head because she fucked someone?

I TOTALLY want to see that.

 

[DarkraiHunter]

AKB48... Why did I read that as AK47... T_T

In the mentioned groups/bands I only know Nightmare, who sang Girugamish(I think?)
Other than the list, I also know of Hikari Utada (Kingdom Hearts c: )

Sorry, but I don't see myself getting any more familiar with J-Pop anytime soon. :c
And if we're talking about popularity in Asia, then K-Pop pretty much has that won. :s

 

[smile72]

AKB48... Why did I read that as AK47... T_T

In the mentioned groups/bands I only know Nightmare, who sang Girugamish(I think?)
Other than the list, I also know of Hikari Utada (Kingdom Hearts c: )

Sorry, but I don't see myself getting any more familiar with J-Pop anytime soon. :c
And if we're talking about popularity in Asia, then K-Pop pretty much has that won. :s

Yeah...but South Korea's music market is rather tiny compared to Japan's...Japan has the second largest market right after the U.S.. And last year Japan outranked U.S. in music sales. To be fair, K-Pop artists best sales tend to come from Japan when they sing in Japanese. http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/4776405.html an article about Japan's music sales, and showing it compared to the rest of the world.

 

[pyromaniac123]

AKB48... Why did I read that as AK47... T_T

In the mentioned groups/bands I only know Nightmare, who sang Girugamish(I think?)
Other than the list, I also know of Hikari Utada (Kingdom Hearts c: )

Sorry, but I don't see myself getting any more familiar with J-Pop anytime soon. :c
And if we're talking about popularity in Asia, then K-Pop pretty much has that won. :s

No one blames you

 

[Necron]

AKB (and 99% of Japanese music) is really unknown to the rest of the world, just because they don't want to. Like others said, a niche market.

 

[PolloDiablo]

a quick search in google images made me realize...
I'd rather watch asian porn