Why do you love Asian music?!

[dreamland2.0]

Western music does not appeal to me...
and I don't enjoy the somewhat trashiness of the western music industry...
I didn't grow up listening to popular music mainly just movie soundtracks... instrumental scores
when I became interested in Japan I found a love of their music
it didn't matter to me that I couldn't understand the lyrics cause for me lyrics don't matter all that much the music is what matters..
I have learned though that the Japanese generally don't sing about trashy stuff though so that was a plus...
For the time being I don't think I'm going to stop listening to Asian music because the wide variety of genres appeal to me and I never get tired of it!

[mimika]

if so many ppl like asian music..why most of the artists who tried the western mainstream market fail?

[Crystal_Ageha]

^ Because they're Asian.
When Asian artists, especially Japanese, try "overseas", they at the very least start in the U.S., since it's the biggest market. But because the majority of Americans aren't very accepting of foreigners, especially Asians (and even more so, Japanese, specifically) it's nearly impossible for them to even get a single radio play, let alone enough of a following to be considered successful.
Different European countries are more accepting, but their markets are either significantly smaller than both the U.S. and Japan, or they're pretty much non-existent.

[primavera♥]

i actually dont find a lot of Japanese, Korean, etc artists that interesting. not much better than many Western artists frankly. like in japan, i dont like johnny's or boy bands. i dont like really any male solo artists, a good majority of these new "popular" hits from female artist slike Kana Nishino, etc. i dont see why some people say western music is generic opposed to asian music, cuz when i look at whats popular in korea, japan, etc it really is the same in different ways.

its just that Asia has artists that are special to me like Ayu, v-kei bands (even though a few popular are turning into little mainstream pretty boy mutant johnnys bands), etc. . .in general western music, especially some western rock is not so bad. and in the rock matter there are very good bands. *shrugs* whatever.

lyrics from some artists are the only thing i give asian music.

[JackieRos]

because I don't understand what they are saying so I can write my own lyrics

[Polyrhythm]

Because it isn't rap and it isnt hip hop which is what's popular here it seems...

[CHE.R.RY]

Well I am one of those non-Asian listeners you are referring to .

As for why I like Asian music...well I don't know it's just fun to listen to something different. I started to lose interest in western music there for a time (although it's picking up a little now ). At the time, which was about four years ago, I was really into anime and I began to get into Japanese music through that. From there, I ventured a little more past the anime theme music, and found some really great music. For a while, j-music was the only thing I listened to, but I gradually started to renew my appreciation for western music. But as I said, I think I just wanted to here something different and new...I was already exploring Japanese culture...so it kind of went from there lol.

[hsienko]

They actually make music, not stupid bass and drum rambles. They also like their job, they don't become a famous musician/singer/idol then complain about how they have no privacy or how being famous is 'selling out' and all that other bs. Enough said.

[KarenPang]

^ yes that's right , they seem to take a lot more passion/motivation/inspiration in their singing career too

oh there's more to life than just singing about bling bling , sex & women *points to all the rap and hip hop stuff going on in English music

[hsienko]

^
I think one of the reasons why is because being a singer/musicican/idol in japan is like the dream everyone dreams, sorta like how little girls want to be ballerinas.

In the west is more like (and this is what I've observed from behind the music) person is born into impoverish circumstances. Persons sells drugs. Person gets shot. Person has 3 kids with no money. Person decides to become a rapper so they don't have to sells drugs and get shot and so they can have all the bling and is too lazy/stupid and has no skills and is unpleasant to be around so they can't get a job at Walmart like the rest of us. Person posts music on myspace. Person becomes famous and makes money and all the bling. The end.

[gallowsCalibrator]

IMO, Asian music is just...more creative! With Western music, it seems to all be about the same things... Such as love or jealousy or getting drunk (-_-) But with Asian music, the genres always change, and the lyrics are touching and make sense! (Whereas in some Western songs, it seems like they just added random lines in the lyrics to make it rhyme :/ ) Also, Asian songs aren't as...repetitive as Western songs. I swear, there was one song on the radio that was literally only three words repeated over and over

I love the variety in Asian songs; they make for very interesting songs and are the reason why I abandoned the Western music a long time ago There are still some talented people in the Western music industry, but they just can't compare to the gems of the Asian music industry (Ayu, ayaka, Hikki, alan, etc. )

[2Hurt]

I think asian music is more unique than western music... I just can't like western music, it seems like it's all the same... Asian music

[JackieRos]

I hate it that people are bashing on western music to make asian music better
tsk tsk

[Picaflor 7/4]

Because it's 100x better than hearing Akon sing about seeing a woman winding and grinding on a poll, or how Kesha woke up feeling like p.ditty and for no reason at all, brushed her teeth with alcohol.

[JackieRos]

I love you
that's the answer I wanted to hear!

[primavera♥]

dont kill me . . .

i think asian music has gone down just as western music. but thats for me. frankly i dont like boy bands (that was so 6-yrs old). too generic and redundant. i dont see how anyone finds them so much more unique than western music. in japan specifically johnny's bands have developed their own set of genericness and i cant stand listening to them now. Kana Nishino, JuJu, and these other girls fit into the same category of extreme likeness. then theres artists that are sooo sweet and natural like ayaka. and then theres Hello Project. like whenever i see oricon it frustrates me and i wonder why people think all of this is soooo unique and ultra talented and just oh fantasmic. in jpop i have to look to specific artists who do actually stand out and produce something thats truly touching truly worth listening to. even BoA i tire of. she goes into rap category for me. i can only enjoy when im at a party dancing. same with lots of Namie and Kuu. even those who praise hikkis older works. its like wtf?

but i realize. if one doesnt like american generic then they like asian or japanese generic.

i dont see why people diss western music for lack of originality. and praise asian music for it. i guess if u add love and sad and inspiring lyrics then people like u more. but when im at a party. i will be all for western hip hop.

but then again. me, i have specific taste in music that never seem to match anyone elses sadly. the only thing i give asian music in general over western is lyrics.

[RyRyMini]

I think people who say they can't stand all Western music because it's all about sex don't know where to look. Mainstream is generally about sex or nothing, true, but there's a lot more out there than what's played on MTV.

Personally, I like all types of music. Granted, most of what I listen to is Japanese, but I have almost an equal amount of music that's not Japanese that I value just as much. Like aloopy said, I don't want to limit myself because there's no reason to.

[Michan]

Well I still like some western artists, but isn't my thing o.O'. I'm a non-asian fan of japanese and korean music ^^! And since I was like 8~9 years old I started to listen some japanese songs and loved a lot. Also I admire and feel inspired by the culture ^-^!! So it's a natural course to like their music.
Now talking about the real reasons. I love j-pop/j-rock because most of music are well done, the lyrics are amazing *even though I just understand a few parts, and need to read the translations I feel touched by the lyrics only listening to the music witch is very very difficult with western music.*. Also I can feel the effort made by the artist to do the best. Also japanese/korean artists are really caring about their fans.
Anyway I like how j-music is so different of western music.
About k-pop i really love some solo artists *_*!!! And i love k-indie artists *__*!! They're amazing =D. Girlbands and boybands aren't my thing, I like 3 or 4.
And with that all the reasons gave by hsienko and picaflor 7/4 xD

[xuhm522]

in this post ,, i think that "Asian music " mainly means "east aisian music " especially japan,korea and mainland china or taiwan
not including indian music 、 Arabian music 、 Central Asian countries music or south-east asian countries music ,,,am i right ??

[stepho_chan]

Most Jpop i listen to actually has substance unlike american music. Theres a few american artists i like, but im mostly into jpop and other artists from around the world cause i think american music all sounds the same. I really do like to listen to pretty much anything though. Going through my iTunes i have a lot of stuff from all over. I've got Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, British, Netherlands, Australian, Spanish, Italian, French, Serbian, Greek, Russian...I love music in general, but i just wish american artists or at least whats popular expanded more