J-POP vs. K-POP
 

which do you listen to more?
I picked k-pop. I listen to it way more probably because I understand the language better

J-POP. I only like BoA's korean songs (some of them) and it ends in that.

more Jpop for me, but i listen to more Cpop also, not a lot of Kpop, but since knowing epik high-one and a friend who is Kpop-crazy right now and having comcast with M Countdown, i'll probably steer toward Kpop

Mm, J-Pop... I don't listen to K-Pop too much...
My K-Pop listening is basically BoA's korean songs, but even then it's rare and I can hardly tell them apart (except for the really beautiful ones like We and Good-bye XD)~~
I think it's because I understand a little of japanese, and NO korean whatsoever XD it's easier to recognize songs. PLUS since I already listen to J-pop, I already know the artists that I like and need to look out for... I dunno much about the korean music industry haha XD and I'm too lazy to research about it :P I know, I know... I'm lame...

I'm a fan of both. It's hard to pick a favorite genre.

Right now, I'm loving K-Pop more because it's so fresh and fun. :heart
Korean songs are so much more catchy. :P

You don't get anything super catchy like this in Japan:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4a...babo-liv_music

Also, Koreans usually has better vocals too. They are certainly less nasally.

I like J-Pop infinitely more than K-Pop. K-"Pop" is usually just bland R&B that just does not appeal to me. When there are great artists like Lee Jung Hyun and Younha I love K-Pop, but there don't seem to be many of them.

I love both equally. I find that J-Pop tends to have better female artists, whereas K-Pop tends to have better male artists (vocal-wise). This doesn't apply to all artists, but is just a trend I've noticed.

I listen to both. I buy a lot of J-pop and own a lot of CDs and DVDs.

I listen to a lot of K-pop on internet radio and there are a few good K-pop shows on TV. The Japanese internet radio stations are mostly anime music, which I don't care too much for.

The only K-"pop" I really listen is Lee Jung Hyun, so clearly I chose J-Pop :P

I prefer J-pop.

j pop ~_~

OMG! You go gurl! :hi5

I have to agree with Song. It's too hard to choose. Koreans do have better vocals than Japanese as well as when it comes to english. I just hate that K-music/artist (expect BoA and Tohoshinki) aren't popular on here. I know most of you have mainly grown up on J-pop but I think most of you should try out K-pop. Their music isn't disappointing at all.

Pssst, don't listen to Bondy.....he's just not a Rain fan so that's why he's downing K-music. :sdevil

JPOP :D

j-pop ^^

J-Pop for me

J-POP

I agree. And their English is clearer, too, there I have to agree with Luv.
Despite that I listen more to J-Pop. I had a little collection of Korean, Chinese and some other Asian songs, but then my computer broke... ;_; I'm just more familiar with Japanese artists.

J-POP. :yes

I mainly listen to J-pop but I'm no stranger to K-pop as well :D I like both^^

J-Pop.

me too XD

I love both, but I understand Jpop a lot better than Kpop

I listen to way more J-pop than I do K-pop... because I first got exposed to Japanese as my first asian language. A lot of Korean singers are beautiful and sing really well, but iunno, I may just be being a haya but I just like the Japanese artists bettah. ^_^

J-pop.

J-pop

Jpop, although KOrean music has some pretty hot urban clubbing music. It's a shame I dont know any good KOrean music forums/ with like a good download section :P. Thats probably why i prefer Jpop over kpop.

hints anyone? :P

I do love J-pop, but I am listening to some more Korean lately. I'm really picky about Korean artists though. They have to leave a big impact on me for me to pay attention to them. So far only a couple have, but I love em.

I listen to both but mainly J-pop because i just like it better. Plus all my favourite singers are j-pop so...:mini

J-POP :heart

Jpop better..

it's Jpop for me because I started to listen to it before K-pop!

J-POP...dun really listen to K-POP :P

I like Jpop better, because a lot of Kpop artists I have listened to either produce RnB music with that kinda clapping rhythm or really slow ballads. I mean, I really like that clubbing RnB feel to the songs sometimes, but there's a limit to how much of that I can listen to. XD I like Se7en... lol.

2 best languages in the world. I listen to more J-pop

I listen to Jpop more than Kpop...

J-pop. I haven't heard a song of K-pop, and I'm not actually even interested in Korean pop music. Sorry. :/

J-Pop :D

even if I discovered Wonder Girls (K-Pop) and that I love that group

J-Pop is #1 for me :D <3333

J-Pop ftw.

I listen to both J-pop and K-pop, but I guess I prefer J-pop more; just out of habit I guess.

Lol, seeing as how this is predominately a Japanese pop forum, the results make sense.

Can't really say that one is better than the other. Each genre has its strengths and weaknesses. :yes But I tend to listen to J-pop more than K-pop nowadays, because it's easier to get a hold of.

both ^^

j-pop (:

I listen to Jpop more. I can't seem to find much Kpop I like :/

I love them both equally <3 I used to be strictly j-pop only, but then I got introduced to the marvelous man known as SE7EN, and I fell for k-pop =D

Also:
Dong Bang Shin Ki>Tohoshinki

I listen to Jpop more ^^

J-pop!

J-POP
I dislike most k-pop bands/singers

J-POP.

There's just more releases, and there's more artists too! ^^

K-Pop. The artists are almost always better singers, better dancers, kewter, have catchier songs, and are fresher and newer. Honestly, J-Pop feels so stale lately. K-Pop pretty much stole me away from Japanese music. The only things I like in J-Pop still are Utada, Kuu, Ami, some Ayumi and some Namie. The rest is just boooring.

Hey everyone here is a list of cool k-pop acts to listen to if you are unsure about Korea's music:

-U-KISS
-SHINee
-Wonder Girls
-Big Bang
-SS501
-DBSK
-SNSD
-Super Junior
-After School
-Tae Goon
-Se7en
-Bi (Rain)
-Brown Eyed Girls
-KARA
-2PM
-2AM
-Maydoni
- etc

it was a korean group that got me into asian pop, so i think i'll always prefer it for that reason alone tbh. k-pop stars are much more fun imo, and most of my favorite groups and singers are korean so.. i have to be one of the 6 people who thinks kpop > jpop.

J-POP.

Definitely J-Pop!

Jpop

i was never interested in Kpop...

J-pop definitely. For korean songs, I usually love the songs from their ost, not much of k-pop.

J-pop.

Jpop more then Kpop.

But i've recently got hooked onto Kpop!

I hate K-pop .

I don't like to generalize, and say I like a lot of both. I do agree that DBSK'S Korean image is better, as is BoA's, because Japan perpetrates a more "pure" image idk. However, what bugs me about most k-pop that I have listened to is that it's pretty big on copying Western pop; the biggest I've seen out of J-pop, K-pop, and C-pop, so originality-wise I'm going to give my hats off to j-pop. There's just so much more. Plus, more of my favorite artists are Japanese (except for DBSK) and at least they can sing. Most of the "it" k-pop acts can't. (Wow, I generalized!) Haha. Boyband-wise I find Korea more appealing.

And also

Female Japanese artists >>>> Female Korean artists
Male Korean artists >>>> Male Japanese artists

for me.

But then again, I guess I shouldn't generalize, since I haven't heard the best that Korean music has to offer (or are we JUST talking about popular culture? 'cuz if so, it's nothing that special). I mean Korean music, since it focuses so much on copying Western music, it looks more "fresh" to some people, but it doesn't give me a Korean feel, just that it's a copy.

I guess it's the fact that the Japanese pop music industry has thrived for far longer, thus there's much more to choose from.

both ^^

JE POPPU!

jpop cuz i understand language more, that's the main reason im not interested in korean music that much.

one of the few that likes kpop over jpop

Both of them are awesome ^^ ~
i even hate my own country's pop (really, indonesian pop is full of copycats -_-) n always listen to J-pop, K-pop or J-rock ~
the only english artist i like for now is only Lady GaGa ~ :P

jpop for me

I don't think I will venture to listen to kpop & it doesn't help that I can't understand Korean at all T_T

at least for jpop now , I'm able to catch hold of certain words & phases in songs but not for kpop's case

J-pop

Both.

both for me. *-*

I like both.
Overall I listen much more to J-Pop though.

Definitely J-Pop :D

I chose J-pop because, although K-pop is great too, I can't stand K-pop female artists :no And besides, most of my fav K-pop groups/ singers end up coming to Japan anyway, so....

Jpop, Jpop, J-Jpop

Sometimes, I'll listen to some K-POP. But J-POP always dominates in my book! :laugh

J-Pop, because I understand the language

I went with J-pop. I'm not that big fan of K-pop, eventhough some artists are pretty good. I also think Japanese is more beautiful language, eventhough I can't understand it properly. Also, all my favorite singers are Japanese. So, I chose J-pop.

i pick both

it's funny, because i have more korean artists on my itunes than japanese artists.
but i love some of the japanese artists (namie amuro & mika nakashima) more than the korean artists... thus i voted both

Jpop- I love Ayu only

Kpop-Wonder Girls, 2NE1, DBS and many more.

So, for me is Kpop.

I pick Jpop. Most of what I read is how I feel too. My first Asian song was an Ayumi song so I was introduced to Japanese music first. I only listen to certain Kpop artists.

BUT! I am open to listening to ANY Asian music whether it be J or K or C pop :D I have a Vietnamese single I haven't listened to yet lol

I also love Indian music! Bollywood, oh yes!

In the end though, I'd have to definitely go with Jpop because I do know more phrases and words. I'm trying to learn Japanese and have been trying for more than six years. I have felt connected with the language ever since I was in high school.

And hands down, Ayumi will always be the center of my Jpop heart! :D

Jpop for the win!

OMG IM SO ANGRYYYY i wanted to vote for kpop but i excedently voted for jpop :weep

i really think kpop is getting better and better while jpop is getting sadder and sadder XDD

i still love both though, but kpop just a bit more :yes

I'm more of a J-pop person, but I have to admit that there are a lot of catchy K-pop songs out there.

J-pop, K-pop is so generic. IMHO.

Korean music. I just favour it over Japanese music lately, almost all of my favourite songs right now are by Korean girl bands so :P

I've been listening to alot of K-Pop recently. So K-Pop. ^__^

J-pop.
i do listen to some K-pop though.

It's Jpop for me :yes

woah, it's the Korean wave, baby! ;)

k-pop: generally, it's much better than j-pop :yes iono if im just lucky, but when i listen to random kpop songs anywhere, i seem to immediately like them ^^

j-pop: not as good in general, but wayy better artists with gooood discogs. seems more classic-capable to me~

I'd totally vote different on this poll now. The wave hit me! I loveee K-Pop now. The only J-Pop artists I prefer to K-Pop are Ayu and Hikki.

I pick up "both".
In the beginning i only listened to j-pop. But since a few weeks i only listen to k-pop (unless KAT-TUN XP).

well ayu > everything else out there and she's a j-pop artist but other than that I'll go with k-pop. I'm only interested in a few J-pop artists now but am interested in tons of amazing k-pop artists.

Jpop :yes

This...

I love both :heart

They both have good and bad sides to them, and they have totally different flavors so listening to both leaves me very satisfied as a music lover <3

JPop!

I'm really not interested in KPop. I listen to some songs from some artists, but I mostly don't know the name of the songs or the performers.