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So, I've been thinking about this for a while and I wonder what you lovlies think. I'm talking about the difference between Kpop and Jpop.
So it's like this, with this huge boyband/girlband boom in Korea it made me appreciate jpop more and this is why: Take the big record companies in Korea, SM, YG etc, how many artists they have under their belts? TONS. Just for the hell of it, let's name some: SM has - DBSK, BoA, Super Junior, SHINee, CSJH, SNSD, F(x), Black Beat (?), Kangta (??), TRAX, Jang Liyin and more YG has - 1TYM, JinuSean, Moogadang, Se7en, Red Roc, YMGA, Big Bang, 2NE1, whatsherface from Boys Over Flowers, Tablo's wife and more Now, how many of these artists are actually currently active?? YG is worse off on this case because basically only 2NE1 and Big Bang are active, with SM Suju M is active, SHINee, SNSD, F(x) and BoA (although let's be fair here, BoA is more Avex than SM now) My point is that with all these new bands, the record companies just ignore the other artists and focus on the big bucks, but the problem is that with this huge boom of boy/girlbands you'd think there'd be lots to choose from but let's face it, they're all the same. In Korea, if a genre gains popularity then that's basically the ONLY genre you'll hear until the next one shows up (that is to say until there is one record company brave enough to try something different that catches the fan's attention). So now Super Junior, SHINee, SS501, MBLAQ, BEAST, even Big Bang all have the same style... ear catching, dance inducing songs (which I like!) but it's just... boring you know? So I like the songs yes, but I have this feeling that if I do one playlist of all the latest releases, I wouldn't be able to know which song is by which artist...
So Korean artists usually have much better vocal abilities (and a lot of the times dancing abilities) than their Jpop counter parts but you know what? When it comes to Johnny's, you know that all the bands are active, they each have a specific pace, some more than others of course, but they all release something and are always around. Also they don't debut artists every other day! they wait at least a couple of years in between. And the most important thing, each group has a different style! I don't think you can say that KAT-TUN and Arashi are the same style, or NEWS and Kanjani8 for that matter. They're all different, each has their own style and group personality, it's more interesting this way don't you think?
Umm... I think that's all I wanted to say... not sure how clear that came out XDD
What do you think? :P
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