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Originally Posted by pedronekoi
I don't think so... It's not like she would do a tour as big as ASIA TOUR in Europe but small shows just like TA Tour. I can totally see fans from all around the world traveling to Europe to watch it.
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If people were going to travel all the way around the world, I think they would just go to Japan.
Overall, I agree that the time has passed and the only way I see if working would be done in conjunction with some kind of Japan Expo or anime convention.
The only band/artist that immediately comes to mind that consistently tours worldwide is Hyde/Vamps/L'arc en Ciel, and I really get the feeling that it is more of a passion project than something that makes them great money especially Hyde/Vamps who are consistently playing small club venues overseas.
Also the bands people are mentioning are visual kei bands, which the genre itself has a built in set of fans worldwide that are into the genre; I would say jpop in general is less popular than visual kei outside of Japan, whereas actually in Japan it is the exact opposite.