I love that album, but the unpolished sound kinda grates on me lol and I KNOW it would grate on everyone else.
I think my favorite album Ultra Blue would have been more popular over here...maybe if it had promotion in the right places...idk. Maybe only among the people who could get over the language barrier.
I don't really think that the fact that we want people from the UK, Aus, or Sweden has anything to do with it. Those are just places that make western music that fits into the market lol
And discrimination...I think in certain areas....but in all the areas that matter, no. They just need to bring better music. I'm sorry, but imo Exodus and TITO weren't good enough
I think BoA's brand of generic dance music was better, but then her accent is horrible, she wasn't crazy hot to look at, and promotion was also nonexistent.
how could they have really expected any of those things to do well and be popular this past decade.