how popular is J-pop in your area?

[ruixiong89]

My friends all know about Ayu and some other more established Jpop artistes like Namie Amuro, but that's because they just see them in the magazines and newspapers. And it pretty much stops there. I don't know any friends who like Jpop music.

I do know A LOT OF FRIENDS who like anime soundtracks, if that counts. Yup, and they love the theme songs.

[GRACE]

I have two friends who like asian music~ One who converted me, and one I converted! My grandma says she "enjoys the beat" but I think she's just humoring me ^^;; It's like a taboo here though, I got tormented because of it in middle school.

[waterballoon]

I know 3 other people who listen to J-Pop. One is an Ayu fan. Another likes a few more than Ayu but he's A BIGGGGGG Ayu fan. Another one listens to more anime/J-Rock I think. And I know one more who listens to X-Japan like lol I don't know who is that.

And I'm the onlyyyyyyyyyyyy one who likes Koda Kumi! Omg.

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Some people... like Kristel and two friends of her.... and some of my friends like it too

[Deneb]

5% i guess? my area has quite alot asians. but not much i know listen to j-pop, asians born in australia listen to local australia and english musics. ones immigrate from asia( like myself) listen to mostly tw-pop and canto-pop. but i know few that listen to j-pop. feels good not being alone

[TITANIC]

yaoyy..japanese artiss quite popular here..but taiwanese artist more popular than japanese

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by riozz

yaoyy..japanese artiss quite popular here..but taiwanese artist more popular than japanese

same here too in S'pore . Local magazines like TEENS & Teenage put taiwan acts on their covers almost every month without fail which's quite annoying to me .

I don't listen to chinese music even though I'm a chinese but you can't help that both magazines tend to support chinese music more than Eng music which can be quite frustating to me .

[prussian blue]

Originally Posted by riozz

yaoyy..japanese artiss quite popular here..but taiwanese artist more popular than japanese

really? in pontianak?
wow~ never thought bout that!

[TITANIC]

Originally Posted by karenpang

same here too in S'pore . Local magazines like TEENS & Teenage put taiwan acts on their covers almost every month without fail which's quite annoying to me .

I don't listen to chinese music even though I'm a chinese but you can't help that both magazines tend to support chinese music more than Eng music which can be quite frustating to me .

me too.. i dun like chinese musci.. just angela chang i like

Originally Posted by prussian blue

really? in pontianak?
wow~ never thought bout that!

hahaha.. quite popular..
when i asked ppl here,almost all teenagers now who is ayu.but they dun like

[stepho_chan]

Originally Posted by riozz

me too.. i dun like chinese musci.. just angela chang i like


hahaha.. quite popular..
when i asked ppl here,almost all teenagers now who is ayu.but they dun like

ANGELA!!! lol shes adorable XD my friend Karen is really really into C-pop XD She got me listening to Angela, Andy Lau (sp?) and Kelly Chen XD

[prussian blue]

i see...
ayu is well known here too
for her plastic surgery only...
when i asked teenager here "do you know ayu?"
they will said "yeah, the plastic surgery one is it?"
or "ooo... the BIG eyes is it?"
or even "ooo the man-made beauty is it?"
and the only j=pop they hear is utada-- first love
i've sicked hearing that song already~~

[arisu_1love]

Most people here do know that Ayumi exist. Just because she's really popular, not because of her music, but people know her as a Japanese diva. But they've never really listened to her music. If they would only try to listen, I think that they'll like her. Her music is not hard to get into liking.

[PoetGirl]

its not popular at all

[M_aria]

I haven't come across any J-Pop fans here in Yuma. I have seen quite a few anime fans but that doesn't really mean anything. When I lived in California I knew quite a few J-Pop fans...

[Hanabi_surreal]

well... here are people who likes it... but... is like a 10% @_@ ... or maybe are more down the rocks XD

[prussian blue]

its pretty sad y'know
they know bout j-pop but havent heard a diva's song like ayumi and namie's song

[arisu_1love]

Play the CD in the car or something. Sometimes my friends will find them nice and ask me the name of the artist.

[prussian blue]

ooo
better than nothing

[sibby]

its not very popular T^T quite sad. MY CLASSMATES ARE BIASED AGAINST JAPANESE MUSIC they only watch anime -.-

at least i have a few friends who think its okay and i often introduce them songs too

Very popular here in Honolulu. We even have a nice JPOP radio station!