Why do you like j pop

The build of a song is very important in modern Japanese music, and it is not uncommon to have over ten easily audible instruments heard at different points in a pop song. This was one of the first J-pop songs I was really interested in, and for good reason: it is a great song overall. Well, this post is already way too long, as it has turned into one of my longest posts to date and is probably just a few words shy of a college thesis.

But after having trouble coming up with a quality post most of the month, I feel this is due. Additionally, this is quite frankly an endless topic of study for me. Obviously, these are all generalizations, and I know that there are thousands of exemptions to the points I listed above. But after learning and studying hundreds if not thousands of songs from both areas of the world, these are some of the trends I have to offer at the moment.

There are great singers who write their songs in japan, even alone! Take for example Again by YUI. She wrote and sang it by herself and even plays the guitar! Hikaru Utada also writes a lot of songs. Thank you, thank you, thank you! My family thinks I am different for liking Jmusic?

I believe they are the different ones for not experiencing what true music is. I love love love animusic. I love Japanese all female rock bands. My favourite is shonen knife,followed by band maid. Okay,as you said at the end your statements are generalisations. But I feel the need to say this, the greatest band in popular music were led by two singer songwriters. I will just say two words. Frank Sinatra. Enjoyed reading the article and listening to the music.

Although a few tracks did not work. Thank you. For your article. Frank Sinatra Against. THE Beatles Love all femalecjrock bands e. Enjoyed music. Korea, Japan simple because of language differences. I have a mind then, if people cannot go to their music, we instead bring it to us.

Western music is long overdue for a revolution. Two things that make Japanese music different and unique, 1. Read about Mono no aware. The song is happy with a childish vibe, but pay attention to the music, there is a trace of gentle sadness in the composition and singing.

Mono no aware. I just got back from a run. I had a playlist going, a mix of Japanese pop rock bands and American bands. I kept noticing how flat and sad the American songs were juxtaposed to the energetic walls of sound from the Japanese bands. Thanks for writing this. Spot on! I agree with some of what you say. Especially in Idol groups. To me, music is something that I enjoy. That appeals to some part of me. That stirs some emotion in me. But the factory-like efficiency of Japanese singers leave little room for originality.

They largely copy from these guys. Not one Japanese singer is so memorable that generations will remember him or her. In fact, the topics they sing about are just as or even more restricted than Western music.

Love, Friendship, and sadness are the broad themes of Japanese music. Entertainment is a business but the best remembered entertainers are the ones who add a personal touch.

I found this question in General Music Forum as well.. I pasted my answer here as well well for me it's J-pop first I was into K-pop and I enjoyed their style but when I tried J-pop.. I understood that J-pop is so mature and more meaningful camaparing to K-pop. Now I can't enjoy K-pop that much,I believe K-pop still needs time to grow more mature. I loved the concept and meanings in J-music wholly.. I think it is so soft and sweet and therefore is nearer to my mother-tongue accent!

Jpop rockes! I overally believe that Kpop is mostly for a moment of fun.. My first Jpop group [might be able too guess But then I realized that a lot of the songs I enjoyed listening to were for their dramas as in I was more into their acting careers than their music.

My first Kpop group on the other hand [possibly easy to guess too Japanese Guys and Korean Guys are Hott! And Idk I guess it's because the music resembles stuff that people produce over in the states. So naturally I'm just more attracted to it Padel 1decennia ago , jpops.

The success of the Korean Wave, I guess influenced the favourities towards Kpop. MatsuCarol 6yr ago jpops. NichkhunLover0x 1decennia ago 12, jpops.

Because the beat and everything is just cool! Love the way the Mv is and the sound of the songs. OnlyFaith 1decennia ago jpops. You know I honestly feel like Kpop artist have more flavor than the japanese.. Thats just my opinion. But I still like Jpop because japanese is my mother tongue. I love the language, the singers, the dances, the melody But jpop, I rarely listen to jpop.

The only artist I love in jpop is Utada Hikaru. Go kpop! Go jpop! Tuni 1decennia ago 82 jpops. If there is no K pop, and J pop hasn't changed, what'll we do :RBconfused: Either way, Japanese songs I like are upbeat ones from animes. That's about it. I gave up on NewS after I listened to their song where they were singing about blood types. Tru fax. I love GTO then. The talent agency, known for not letting online retailers share album art out of fear of losing an element of control, has recently started connecting to the web by launching YouTube channels.

That went into overdrive in , especially following the death of company founder Johnny Kitagawa in July. Arashi, the biggest group currently in its stable, uploaded all of its singles to streaming services, launched a YouTube channel and worked with Netflix on a documentary. The internet seemed far less exciting for Japanese music in than anyone expected, unless you enjoyed seeing the usual J-pop power players perform old tricks in new places.

Another set of popular artists in the country, however, offered up an alternative built on one of the most utopian music communities found in Japan this century. No artist is bigger in Japan today than Kenshi Yonezu, and nobody is as omnipresent. His solo tracks have been hits on YouTube and through more traditional mediums, whether they be string-assisted rock numbers or electric-effect-submerged ballads about the sea. However, Yonezu started making music using Vocaloid, the singing-synthesizer program best known for being represented by Hatsune Miku.

Under the name Hachi, he created rollicking tracks out of digi-singing, complete with videos he made himself , that could then be shared on streaming site Niconico. Forget the Western media gawking at holographic pop stars — the Vocaloid community offered something approaching a legitimate alternative to the J-pop mainstream, with artists from all backgrounds crafting their own music and visuals for one another.

All they needed was a piece of software. Yonezu himself even made a somewhat pessimistic song and video a few years back comparing Niconico to a desert. Yet, this year, a generation of artists raised on Vocaloid and its ethos of creativity climbed into the J-pop mainstream.

Besides Yonezu, projects such as Yorushika and Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni better known as Zutomayo released celebrated albums built around intricate songs and eye-catching videos that often doubled as lore for stories the artists were also creating through their music.

Singer-songwriter Mafumafu got his start covering Vocaloid songs, but now creates charming pop. Nikkei Trendy magazine pegs Mafumafu as the artist to watch in , with a gig at Tokyo Dome in the spring, sure to sell out.