Forestboy Posted August 19 Posted August 19 (edited) Regardless, Japanese society is absolutely tops compared to anywhere else. There's faults obviously, and their work culture is horrendous (as with South Korea). But, having lived there it truly is eye opening in how people behave, how things (like transport) are efficient and cheap, how crime is incredibly low, how they've retained their culture, and just how much it absolutely makes sense. It's quite literally like stepping 50 years into the future. Edited August 19 by Forestboy 4
Breathe On Moi Posted August 19 Posted August 19 @P.O.P you really typed in "Kylie Minogue" in the search bar looking for something to downvote? Imagine me calling her mother, and Japan, and you being mad about it. have a blessed Sunday night! 12
BornUnbroken Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Japanese pop-r&b started to happen in the mid to late 90's. The girls like Crystal Kay started tugging on Mariah's wig and she knew she had to put an end to it. 6
Wicked Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Japan went right with audio and cars. Japanese folks consumption of media has been so refined their average setup is immaculate. My cousin in law (Japanese, immigrated like 21 years ago) gave us quite some insight. Interesting country. She's a leftist, btw. Interesting thread.
fauxtography Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Korea kinda swooped in and won multiple industries as exports. At least they still have tech and anime and some grocery staples.
popmusicisdead Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Japan is doing fine. i think she's no longer chasing superpower status (charts) and is more focused on stability (being a judge on The Voice/Idol). also it's a kii how people always saying South Korea ended her but all of Japan's problems SK also has but WORSE including lower birthrate, worse work culture and higher suic!de rates 6 2
GipJo Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Because USA can't allow his minions bigger than herself, Japan relies USA too much and USA can easily control Japan in various ways. USA can't control China like it did to Japan so China became the second power instead of Japan and Japan won't have a comeback. 1
blackoutbaby Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Ayumi Hamasaki did not invent J-Pop for you to disrespect Japan like this 2 2
popmusicisdead Posted August 19 Posted August 19 (edited) 54 minutes ago, blackoutbaby said: Ayumi Hamasaki did not invent J-Pop for you to disrespect Japan like this if anything fell off, it's Ms. Hamasaki's career. GLOBALtada Hikaru can't relate and still debuting at #1 Edited August 19 by popmusicisdead 4 1 2
KillingYourCareer Posted August 19 Posted August 19 8 hours ago, charot said: Giving KillingYourCareer threads That's what I call cultural relevance 1 3
makeme Posted August 19 Posted August 19 I mean Toyota and Lexus are still at the top I think a declining birth rate is what got them
Princess Aurora Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Similarly to my country, Japan is a flop economy but somewhat iconic.
Slap Posted August 19 Posted August 19 9 hours ago, Breathe On Moi said: I love threads like these, a dying art, more threads like these please. OT: Toyota is kinda like the top selling vehicle in the world tbh, and they kinda kept slaying with Nintendo. Japan is an iconic mother, a Kylie Minogue you can say, etc. Japan is ready for her Padam era but let's watch out for the My Oh My follow up. 1
blackoutbaby Posted August 19 Posted August 19 2 hours ago, popmusicisdead said: if anything fell off, it's Ms. Hamasaki's career. GLOBALtada Hikaru can't relate and still debuting at #1 Ms. Hamasaki has nothing left to prove and is the queen of reinvention, so I'm sure she'll be fine
Phonography Posted August 19 Posted August 19 9 hours ago, Forestboy said: Regardless, Japanese society is absolutely tops compared to anywhere else. There's faults obviously, and their work culture is horrendous (as with South Korea). But, having lived there it truly is eye opening in how people behave, how things (like transport) are efficient and cheap, how crime is incredibly low, how they've retained their culture, and just how much it absolutely makes sense. It's quite literally like stepping 50 years into the future. This thread should be more like, Japan: What went right? 1
Namie-Knowles Posted August 19 Posted August 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, blackoutbaby said: Ms. Hamasaki has nothing left to prove and is the queen of reinvention, so I'm sure she'll be fine Love Ayumi but babe she was always a highly success driven woman. Nothing wrong with that but she was affected by her numbers dwindling. She doesn't chart and no one streams or downloads anything she's released in the last 10-15 years. Utada is still successful with new songs in Japan. There's reasons for this but Ayumi Hamasaki has fallen deeply out of favor with the General Public and her fandom is 1/100th the size it was at her peak. Ayumi was smart for capitalizing off her initial hype and releasing hella often though. Raised her sales figures also on top of the fact that after her third album she started steadily expanding her musical range. Which unfortunately came at the cost of streadily weakening her fanbase. Though it's unfair to compare Utada and Ayumi. As Utada has always been bigger than Ayumi. I think the only JP pop girl to have as much GP pull over the longest stretch of time outside of her is Kana. Edited August 19 by Namie-Knowles
MattieB Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Meh its still a better country culture and technology wise than America. The amount of American tourists in AWE when I traveled there last year was jarring
motherfossora Posted August 19 Posted August 19 (edited) leaking emotion by carly rae 1 month early was their peak i fear Edited August 19 by motherfossora
Riverbank Posted August 19 Posted August 19 They kinda failed to adapt to the streaming era. Just look at Namie Amuro's catalogue being N/A on Spotify and their most successful J-Pop export Ayumi Hamasaki not even cracking 1 million monthly listeners. They're already past their commercial prime. I would say they're transitioning into legacy act status rn but they still remain a cultural force to be reckoned with. A Beyonce selling out stadium shows despite getting outstreamed by Katy Perry tea
AvadaKedavra Posted August 19 Posted August 19 Im a stan of some japanese artists and even if they have international fans theyre very closed minded. They feel like they have to appeal only their culture Theyre overly nationalistic. When some of them act too "West" they have to ask for forgiveenss and go back to their culture Very secluded. Very in love with the Old Ways.
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