Does looks matter?.
 

Does it matter for an artist you like to be pretty or not?.

For me, I don't mind about looks. If the artist sounds pretty enough, I kind of see her as being pretty and atractive anyway. Ofcourse there are some artists who I like because they looks really pretty or have a certain style that I think is pretty.

What do you guys think?.

even though I support quite a lot of Johnny's bands , I still say no on my part because on the other end of the spectrum , I also support artistes that practically failed in the looks department eg. Kobukuro , abingdon boys school but yet they're able to produce great music .

For me I place a much greater emphasis on music rather than an artiste's looks & this might shock you but before supporting any Johnny's bands , I had no freaking idea as to how so & so looks like in each band & not to mention who's who til the music barrier is torn down

music is always more important than looks to me . Looks can fade in time to come but music will always be something that stays on after an artiste pass on

No.
I have some favourite singer from wich I think that they don´t look good.When they make good music I don't care about the looking from someone.

not to me. My fav. bands range from average looking to ugly.

Generally, I'd say no, though it's also undeniable that looks can have an extra effect on how you admire the artists and their songs.

It does quite a bit but then again there are very few ugly artists

I don't care about looks. As long as the artist has a nice voice and that the music is great, it's all that matter.

Example, REMIOROMEN are ugly. Especially the singer. But it doesn't stop me from listening to their music because it's fantastic. And also, Leah Dizon is super gorgeous. But to me, it doesn't matter if she's beautiful or not. Her music is crap and her talent is like, non-existant. So of course, I don't listen to her music.

But micster is right, there are very few ugly artists.

I think he was talking about if looks matter to you personally or not.

Hm... I guess it's a bonus if the artist is good looking. Humans are attracted to beautiful people and I am no exception. But I've listened to some artists who are butt ugly as well, so there it's not a rule... Oasis, The Verve... *shudder*

^ Aww, No more pic of you eating noodles.

It's a bonus if the artist / band is good looking. I love Bleach (band from Okinawa) but I'll admit the 3 girl really aren't all that attractive. Same thing for ORANGE RANGE, everybody except TAKUYA in UVERworld, mACKAz, SASSY and Kazuto from HaiKara, and Rie fu aren't all that good looking but the people mentioned sure can play/rap/sing well and make damn good music for the most part.
Ayu's, Namie's, Nana's, and Leah's good looks are basically eye candy. Something to add on to the things I like about them.

I Agree with this.

In most cases I always heard the song(s) before seeing the artist or PVs, as was the case with ayu. However, general charisma including looks may enhance the listening experience quite a lot when you're continuously following an artist and its works.

Also, there are few rather unfortunate looking artists, allthough not all of them appeal to me personally.

Personally, no, they don't, but I would be lying if I didn't say if some super hot artist didn't make me go "oooh who's that?" and then check them out. I've discovered lots of artists I love that way, especially if they play up something I like.

To me: Not really, since afterall, it's the MUSIC that matters most, and if you're someone who only listens to mainstream artists who use their looks to sell- kill yourself plz.

I even take a long time to check out the artists (like boybands) everyone goes **** over just because it's mostly over their looks. That or I just avoid the artists in question all together.

ONLY FOR JOHNNY'S DO I CARE 90% ON LOOKS :laugh no seriously, i may seem shallow, but it's boys. :lech they need to look hot, haha.

but for general artists, if i like the song, it dosen't matter how they look. :P

I don't really care as much if I only like them as an artist

But if i want to look up to them as an idol, then looks do count~

It's brownie points for me if the artist is pretty/handsome

But at the end of the day, it's the talent that counts

i don't think i depend too much on looks, to be honest. if i like the music, then i can careless about how they look. :yes

to me, if they look good physically, then it only enhances it. i mean, i got into KAT-TUN because i genuinely like their music. when buying their music, i tend to get the version with the most music/bonus tracks. it's just a plus that K-T looks attractive, IMO.

but Johnny's/Idols are a different spectrum from those that just release music too. i mean, i won't lie, they are made to look pretty and attract girls. and they do numerous activities outside music as well.

i don't think anyone in Mr.Children is attractive, but heck, they make amazing music! :) and i don't even know how GReeeeN looks like, LOL!

no.

I absolutely love eiko shimamiya...and she's not exactly gorgeous.


however, I do think some artists like namie and boa and kuu should be in shape so they can continue their dancing styles and stuff. Make up always takes care of the rest lol

I must though, that the first image I ever saw of ayumi was as a part of a collage with other japanese artists like namie, masami and shimatani, and ayumi really stood out. Her eyes were so big and make her look super cute, almost unreal.

For me looks don't matter. They just need to sound good :P

But looks may catch my attention. For example, I used to avoid Johnny's boys like the plague but one then I saw Yamapi in Kurosaki and was like "DAMN!!" so I decided to check his music out then our started liking NEWS and a few other Johnny's bands.

So basically for singers looks don't matter to me but they might get me interested :P

ummm im crazy about music so i dont look how the artist look. if i feel the music i dont care if artist is pretty or ugly. its not like he or she is a model lol.
but i think that most people care about artist's look.

Not totally, however, if I saw an artist that was very attractive or insanely fugly i'd check them out. If they were average i'd probably give them a miss. This is just if I saw some random pictures.

But If I like the song it doesn't matter about looks, since I would be LISTENING to them not looking at them while I'm listening.

Yes, they do. All my favorite singers are "pretty", and I tend not to give the less "beautiful" artists too much attention.

I think they matter in how they draw you in. I admit, I'm more likely (if just walking on the street or something and see posters of artist's upcoming albums) to pick artists who are good-looking than non-goodlooking.

That said, nowadays I tend to check out music first, because advertising is not as traditional as they used to be, and they have less affect nowadays for me personally.

However, I admit to being shallow when it comes to JE boybands, although I think some of them are actually pretty decent actors. And DBSK, although it was actually their song that drew me in...

Although in all honesty, no one in the music industry (and by music industry I mean pop and mainstream industry) is really ugly. I think some are plainer looking than others and some does not live to the beauty hype, but in terms of measuring against the standard of beauty no one truly lacks that.

Yes, they most certainly do. In pop music, an artists' image is a large part oft heir appeal and I can't deny the effect it has on me. I usually hate male artists but I definitely don't mind listening to Chris Brown and David Archuleta. Are the looks a factor? I would say so.

I'm like half-and-half, I can totally compromise if the music is great like Tony An's solo work. his material is very good, but he's not exactly that good looking to me.

Then there's AXS (access)...Hiro is sexy as all, but Daisuke needs to go sit in a corner somewhere and retire. Looking at their videos is hard for me to do because Daisuke (even though he's a legend...) is just HARD to look at.

But he's a moderately popular musician on his own now...Groups like TVXQ, I have to question myself by saying...If the five of them, or rather now-a-days, the three of them weren't good looking to me, would I still have considered making [Hug] my number one song in 2004?

When I listen to the song now, all I can think about is how HAWT Hero was back then with his bouquet of roses...and how adorable MAX was with the little kitten...But that's all the visual stuff. The song on it's own, just wasn't strong at all---It's was (for me) their looks that made me give them a second chance.

In fact, it wasn't even until their second album that I started to appreciate their vocal talents over their looks...So do looks matter?

Sadly, for me yeah sorta...Cuz, I mean I just don't care to much for artist's that look BLEH...

yup they're a prime eg. in that you don't need to know how the heck they look like to appericate the type of great music they make

Well, it's okay to have pretty posters in your room...
But okay: No, I don't really care.

looks are everything to me as shallow as that sounds :)
if i think someone looks fierce it makes me interested and gets me into their music
i mean i have ugly singers on my ipod but i dont listen to them as much

Basically no. If an artist is ugly but has great music, I can still listen to them and enjoy their music. But I probably wouldn't buy a dvd or something, haha :D

Of course the more attractive ones get more of my attention, because I watch their videos, concerts etc., and maybe even buy goods and such. I listen to many JE artists, but I don't like them just for their looks, of course not. I wouldn't listen to someone just because he or she is pretty, the music has to be good.

When I was a child, yes very much so. But now that I'm older, I know what is most important :yes.

Well, sometimes you hear a song on the radio, and you really love it without knowing who's singing it. So I think you can love music without taking looks into consideration. But sometimes you see a video of an attractive artist, and you like it, without paying too much attention to the music.
This issue has two sides, right?

yes and no. i don't care what anyone that i'm listening to looks like, because i'm not going to be staring at them, i'm listening to their music. i have to say that i'm in the same boat as karenpang, i actually like some johnny's groups for the music (and every other boyband i listen to, for that matter). i like two groups and i don't even find them very attractive.. maybe 2 or 3 of them, but that's about it. i had quite a few KAT-TUN songs before i knew what they looked like lol.

however, i'm more likely to support someone i find attractive. most of the albums, singles, photobooks, ect. that i own are pretty korean boybands.. and koda kumi. i'll buy albums of my favorites who need the sales regardless of what they look like, i'm not that shallow, but most things i buy because i think the cover is pretty, the booklet is pretty.. and i don't even need to explain photobooks, i'm sure.

In an ideal world looks wouldn't matter and talent would be the only requirement. However it would be fake to say that they do not. I always had the feeling that the entire J-Pop industry was focused on being young and pretty.

Looks are the first thing that usually intrigues a person and gets them interested. I still remember Kumi saying avex refused to promote her because she was "fat" to their standards. Leah wasn't an excellent singer and her Japanese was poor but she was popular because she was very pretty.

However I think looks are only work to a certain extent. If the artist is attractive, they will attract fans in the short term. However if they have no talent/bad management/etc.. their fanbase will soon fade unless their fanbase was actually formed from another career like acting/modeling.

I very much agree. In the end, it really is survival of the fittest.

I'm agree with you. If music is really great I don't care about what look the singer. A lot of beautiful guys & girls don't make good music!

let's just shake hands dammit :laugh

ouch that's horrible

too bad in a way she gave into pressure cos I'm sure she was pretty good looking prior to that stupid comment avex made on her :eviltongu

the record companies think looks matter. and looks do attract the attention of people. even if the artist is "ugly", the company will hire tons of makeup artists to beautify the singers, plus tons of photoshoppin...