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Originally Posted by Cavi
"Why else would he be cheering for her? It's obviously not the stupid music!" These people may see Morning Musume as a reinforcement of the stereotype.
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This sort of mindset always makes me go
as it is so superficial! Just because the musicians aren't in dark clothes playing the instruments themselves and mostly being *male* doesen't mean it's a *lesser* form of music. there are actually more people working on morning musume songs than on such band songs (as an example) and tsunku has used many very talented and amazing musicians to work with the project, not to mention he's a great and creative musician himself. F.ex for those who think ayumi had "interesting" arrangements for songs like HEAVEN and M, you should listen to some of the songs Dance*man did for momusu fex souda! we're alive (yes, I mean listen, cause you don't really have to look at the girls to appreciate the music).
Maybe the lyrics aren't always that deep, but heck, they usually fullfill their purpose completely.
Also, I think that it may come off at not so serious because the songs and MVs are often very conseptual, sometimes so much it seems like a parody, kind of like a broadwayshow. But to be honest I think that's a problem for many japanese artists. The western music business has been focusing a lot more on the "girl/boy next door" and not, like david bowie and elvis did back then, make an unatural setting and take the listener into a "different world" using costumes rather than "casual clothes". Nowadays this is found in cartoons, sci-fi and other genres that before were for nerds and children, but recently turned more and more mainstream.