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Originally Posted by truehappiness
I think that the underground indies scene is probably a lot more pronounced in Japan than in the U.S.
Then again, all I've seen are random popular rock concerts with independent bands, so I'm not sure about the exact situation..
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I'm not exactly into indies but I imagine it's a chance of luck and promotion. Like lately some indies artists in USA are getting some spotlight due to performing into American TV shows like "The OC" and "One Tree Hill". In other shows they are also using music as background music.
I suppose the same goes for Japan. Olivia is pretty much an underground artist but lately thanks to NANA, she's been getting some attention. Also many indies artists collaborate together to organise concerts to promote each other. Finally the case of Japan loving to collect artists' releases helps too I imagine.