[hsienko]

I think its just best for all of to agree to disagree and one of the mods lock this thread.

Clearly there are those who are delusional and in denial and those who accept the truth about the current situation. Jpop was a fad that had its moment in the sun but now its dead. Japanese culture only provided to a niche market that is uninterested in it now (emo teenagers) and JPOP was unable to solidify a permanent place in the world. Anime is no longer cool, japanese culture is not what the kids in the west are obsessing over. With Kpop, Chinese culture becoming more notable, and Europop becoming interesting again, there's no reason to keep rehashing over the same played out Jpop songs from 2002. It was fun for a while, but no one wants to talk about Utada's First Love or see the performance of SURREAL at Countdown Live 2001 or talk about Namie Vs Ayu for the umpteenth billionth time (clearly Amuro won btw) and obsess over feuds that have been going on for 20-30 years already. No one really cares about TA or Oricon chart rating anymore except for the same 10 delusional people on this forum. What is a sticker and wallpaper as fanclub gift supposed to do for me? Most of the acts charting in Japan right now are imports or girl/boy groups because even the japanese admit their domestic acts suck so there you go.