Is The West Ready for a J-Pop Resurgence?

[Phaunzie]

K-Pop, F-Pop, A-Pop, C-Pop, T-Pop, I know the Western world is rdy for those pops but are they ready for a resurgence of the one and only J-pop.  During the years of yesterday (early 2010), J-pop dominated and was everywhere. However, ever since K-pop deflowered and dethroned her, Madame J-pop has been missing and absent from the current zeitgeist. Shockingly I realized that during periods of J-pop dominance, creativity seems to be in abundance and our pop gurls get wackier than ever.

 

So, let's ask is the West is ready for a J-pop resurgence?

 

 

[Cruel Summer]

I feel like one of the greatest obstacles to this is the still somewhat reserved nature of J-Pop record labels, honestly, but the Japanese music industry is full of exceptional creativity that the west misses out on, so I hope to see that change.

[Katamari]

Is Japan? 

[Phaunzie]

1 minute ago, Katamari said:

Is Japan? 

Great question, I believe they are. They are ready for it. 

[Shimenawa]

Yes Godtada will take over the world 

[LittleCupid]

I feel like there are many young Japanese people that have expressed wanting to be famous abroad but (most of) the labels do not care about foreign fans. That's why so many Japanese people went to Korea's music industry in the last decade.

[Suilen]

It'd be cute if the West discovered and became obsessed with the 00s j-pop like it did with city pop, I'm not really seeing it for the current artists (unless you're associated with popular anime).

[fememeist]

mamushi this generation's utada

[uusagii]

What are F, A, C and T pops?

[Taylena]

Only if you stream MiSaMo's Identity. 

[Taylena]

6 minutes ago, uusagii said:

What are F, A, C and T pops?

C-Pop and T-Pop are Chinese and Thailand pop music, respectively. I believe F-Pop could be Filipino music from the Philippines, although I'm not sure if that's the term they use. There's also V-Pop for Vietnamese pop music, which is gaining some popularity lately and becoming one of the biggest Asian music variants. 

[Bewitched]

Well are they gonna stop limiting everything to only being available in Japan only?

[LittleCupid]

3 minutes ago, Taylena said:

C-Pop and T-Pop are Chinese and Thailand pop music, respectively. I believe F-Pop could be Filipino music from the Philippines, although I'm not sure if that's the term they use. There's also V-Pop for Vietnamese pop music, which is gaining some popularity lately and becoming one of the biggest Asian music variants. 

I thought Philippines music was called OPM.

[JO1s]

I mean it's lowkey happening through the anime industry. Some anime songs are getting more streams than most big kpop songs. There was a time where bing bang born was bigger on Spotify than any kpop song released this year.

[JO1s]

22 minutes ago, Bewitched said:

Well are they gonna stop limiting everything to only being available in Japan only?

This problem has been resolved for like 5 years now thanks to the government.

[Alldeezy]

I Hope so tbh I only just got into T-Pop recently too so i'm hoping that gets big everywhere too.  But I Thought j-pop was already big over there?  but what do I know 

 

but screw the west they get everyone anyways   

[Luckitty]

I don't think that will happen

[itshyolee]

Yes!

 

[Bewitched]

9 minutes ago, JO1s said:

This problem has been resolved for like 5 years now thanks to the government.

 

[aensland]

Yes! We are ready for the resurgence that will occur when Ami Suzuki's discography is available on US Spotify. 

[GloryDays]

Yes, Namie Amuro comeback will be a worldwide success 

[newaespa]

Yes, can't believe the world snubbed the best Japan song to ever existed!

 

 

[HANZ94]

I wish But I dont see it happening 

JPOP sounds so different to western pop unlike KPOP

 

even AKB48 who were the biggest since last decade has faded away after all the massive graduations

 

their last big girl Sakura is now working in the KPOP industry

[Archetype]

Indie J-pop is god tier, so many artists in that field could succeed in the US if they were marketed here.  
 

As for generic J-pop, as in large groups, no, I don't think the US will ever be here for that, just as they were never actually here for generic K-pop.  

[HASHTAGPOW]

Fujii Kaze will be the new King of Pop