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Originally Posted by oaristos
I have to disagree, I don't think they've had any real impact in the Japanese music industry apart from their huge sales.
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Originally Posted by voltron
It's hard for me to give them too much credit because they just don't appeal to me. But that said, they have had some level of impact.
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Exactly, they are #18 in Recochoku's top selling artist which imo is a good indicator of general public's taste. They have ranked in annual karaoke top charts, being Heavy Rotation the #1 song in 2011. I have also seen plenty of references to them in dramas and anime in the past few years. It's true their relevance in the J-music industry is fading away really fast but during their peak (2011-2013) they definitely had real impact.