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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
Now, declining sales are always blamed on downloading, but why then do you think that the viewership of music shows is declining as well? Do you think it has something to do with the quality of the music? Or is it other reasons?
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Firstly thank you so much for posting this. I really appreciate your contributions here on the forum. =)
I think one of the reasons are the increaingly aging population of japan. Older people aren't as interested in current pop culture and current (teenage) trends, a market to which much of the pop music catered to begin with.
Another factor is the emerge of the internet and especially media such as youtube that permits people to view their favourite artists as much as they want and whenever they want without having to wait through an entire show. This should especially damage ratings for music shows as they depend on music more than continuous entertainment throughout the show.
Another maybe less prominent reason is that society has gone more multi faceted with more niche artists and products that will create more diversity, but take away from mainsream entertainment that "everyone", the whole family, would gather in front of the television to share together.