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Is J-Pop as popular as Kpop?
In short, K-Pop is far more popular and has a much larger fan base. This is due to multiple reasons including reinvention, struggling economies, approachability, and international investment.
Do Koreans listen to J-Pop?
Not much Koreans ever listen to J-POP; it’s really obscure. Few Japanese instrumental composers such as Hisaishi Joe are popular. But not a lot are known. Japanese animes are really popular in Korea, so some of the animation theme songs, such as theme songs from or are well known.
Is Kpop better than J-Pop?
One thing that kpop is definitely better than jpop at is accessibility, which leads to kpop being more popular. So if we’re talking about popularity, then you can say kpop definitely is better.
Does Japan like KPOP?
Do Japanese like Korean fashion and K-pop? – Quora. From what I’ve seen, yes, some. Mostly Kpop though, not Korean fashion. A lot of younger Japanese people are more down with listening to Kpop compared to before, and it’s very profitable for Kpop idols to promote in Japan.
Is K-pop more popular than J-Pop worldwide?
J-Pop has never been popular worldwide! So yes K-Pop is more popular than J-Pop because J-Pop has always been close to nothing outside of Japan and Asia.
Why is J-pop not popular in the west?
J-Pop is not popular in the west for sure but J-Pop is still very popular in its homeland. K-pop managers and companies want K-pop to be popular around the world, is part of their investment, is part of their expansion strategy, they explore until the last possibilities in trying to make Korean pop culture known in every single part of the planet.
What are some of Korea’s most popular pop artists?
Just look at some of the county’s biggest and most diverse pop music creations, like the straight-up sweet girl group AKB48, the metal pop trio Babymetal, and the country’s “Lady Gaga” Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. They’re all rather different musically and conceptually, but the one uniting element is their “cuteness.”
Why are Korean talent agencies becoming more aggressive with K-pop?
Acts like American-Korean Jay Park and BigBang member G-Dragon have helped the K-Pop genre feel more accessible to Western audiences, but still Korean talent agencies are becoming actively more aggressive in their marketing tactics and the way they handle their artists. Because ultimately that’s where the opportunity for profit lies.