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Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan
While I'm most definitely not the biggest Kpop fan in the world, a-nation (Avex in general) is really stale right now. They seriously have nothing going for them. It's sad really. All of their big talent is aging and they're becoming passe. Yet they aren't trying to promote new artists. None of their idol units are fairing well either.
Having the kpop groups at a-nation adds something to the generally "old" artists. I mean really, TRF are there out of pity. I love TRF, but they really have no reason being there when the majority of the audience will not even have been born when they were big, lol. And they sing almost all the same songs every year, as they don't release new material.
Of course, there are still die-hard avex fans who loves everything that comes out of the company, but the generation that used to buy music based on label, producer, composer, etc. is over. "Avex" doesn't sell anymore, the same way "Komuro" doesn't sell anymore.
So yeah, I'd say throw in as many current, popular acts as possible, haha.
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That's all well and true and from a certain angle I can understand why their doing it, but imo a-nation has lost it's appeal for me with this, as the majority of avex artists (BoA, Ku, Ai, Shimatani, Ami, Namie etc. -> the old crew) I listen to don't even perform there with the exception of AAA and Ayu (who's barely there this year).
I am alright with TRF being there, I don't care about them but I know a couple of their songs and I'd kinda expect them to be there. I guess the good times for JPOP have indeed ended and I can barely say I like the new jpop/kpop scene right now as it really has nothing to offer, especially if something as annoying as 2NE1 is the eye candy of the show...