【Discussion】Globalize J-artists/Jpop; what should be done?

[Yagami Raito]

Hi everyone I I hope you're all doing well despite what's going on around the world right now.

I wanted to have a discussion with you about the current Jpop industry seen from outside Japan and gather some of your opinions and views on this subject.

I don't want to lie about my motivation here. In fact, I am currently working in Japan on a new official digital platform that is already planned to be used by some J-artists in a near future. I want to make it accessible to fans around Japan and, in the long run, try to reach more people around the world!
That may sound easy... But when it's something official and that you have to fight with stubborn people that don't understand global standards, it's a real nightmare.
Unfortunately, I can't really disclose any good details but it may result as something similar to Weverse. The majority of the contents will be accessible for free, but some options, as for example embedded Fanclub services/premium content will be charged for the users that register to those.


So here are the main questions :

1. What should be done, at least on a digital level, to make Jpop more global and accessible to a worldwide audience?

2. As a Jpop fan/listener living outside of Japan, what are the difficulties you have to consume/enjoy Jpop related contents from your favorite artists?

3. As a fan living outside of Japan, what would you expect from a Fanclub? For TeamAyu members, let me know the issues you may have enjoying it and your complaints.

4.Any other issues? Let me know.

Of course, I won't be able to change the whole industry that, I think, should be revised from a deeper point.
I will use your opinion and comments as reference to make Jpop/Jmusic more accessible worldwide and create a better fan community for each artist.