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Originally Posted by Andrenekoi
Why don't u try listening to latin music instead of fake latin music then?  |
Why should he/she? "fake" latin music can turn out to be a great genre full of originality and as fun and enjoyable as any other.
In my opinion, both industries have their share of original, innovative artists (who are usually more on the indie side imo), and the mainstream part of it which is usually the same formulas that work over and over again. The J-Pop industry is full of the same old cliches and the same structures repeated a thousand times... you have the cute bubblegum song (Sakuranbo, Depend on You, Morning Musume's songs, Koi no Tsubomi, etc.), the overdramatic string ballad (Together When..., Planetarium, Kuroi Namida), the rocker stuff (Everlasting Love, Forever Love, SLAP THAT NAUGHTY BODY), the dancey stuff (WILD, BUT, TABOO, Sparkle...) and many other. The thing is, I prefer the japanese style of making music, even when heavily influenced by the american style, is different, and so is the marketing of the artists and the general aura of the industry, so at the end of the day, I prefer the asian industry hands down. But in terms of creativity, both are money-drived industries which will always do what the masses want.