Asian music VS. Western music (in terms of creativity)

[Maemi]

I say Asian

[Yoake]

Asian it's why I started to listen to it!

[Kingdom]

i would take koda kumi & co over anyone in the western market

[stickyrice]

I can't really say one is more creative than the other but I personally prefer Western music.

[noidea]

I prefer asian music, with western music to me everything sounds the same, all the big pop(and rock) artists basically sound the same, look the same and talk about the same topics, that becomes boring after a short while+ western tv shows are mostly playback...

[hearted]

well, i like both, but i listen more to asian music so yeah, i pick asian

[fantasma3c]

Asian music is more ideal

[emi♡]

uh...it's really hard to say...there's sooo much music out there...I don't think any one is more creative than another...but I think there are a lot of mainstreamy sound bands in the west...even the indie bands are like mainstreamy sound now lol

So I guess I listen to more Asian music...but there are very few people there I would call "creative" and even less who are in the spotlight...

I think I have to say Western music...but not for the bands and people others would think of. I'd say for people like Dream Theater, Queensryche, Cyndi Lauper, Pat Benatar, Annie Lennox, Metallica (before St. Anger anyway)...all kinds of old people lol

I can't deny what people in the western industry have done for music...the Asian scene just kinda...tweaks stuff, which is nice, because for me, the music is more enjoyable...but in the end...the western scene is more innovative....

hard question.

[brand new love]

Originally Posted by emiko

I can't deny what people in the western industry have done for music...the Asian scene just kinda...tweaks stuff, which is nice, because for me, the music is more enjoyable...but in the end...the western scene is more innovative....

i agree with all of this. most of the asian artists i've listened to borrow elements from western music, but imo a lot of them do it better.

[Maemi]

@emiko you're kinda right, it's like...almost everything came from US and England ^^' And also the artists from Asia make smth that can't be compared to western market. So i guess i really made a hard poll

[AyUta]

Asian music definitely. So much creativity and emotion is put into their music

[Embleu]

Western. Most mainstream Asian pop (esp. Korean and Cantonese pop) sounds like rehashes of things Western artists have already done, so I'd have to say Western artists are more innovative, at least. With the exception of CREA lol.

[keepsgettinbetter]

Originally Posted by Embleu

Western. Most mainstream Asian pop (esp. Korean and Cantonese pop) sounds like rehashes of things Western artists have already done, so I'd have to say Western artists are more innovative, at least. With the exception of CREA lol.

There we go. This is me.

[Kazeyomi]

I can't deny what people in the western industry have done for music...the Asian scene just kinda...tweaks stuff, which is nice, because for me, the music is more enjoyable...but in the end...the western scene is more innovative....

I agree with you.
I mean, I likes both but Western music is more creative

[evolution7931]

WESTERN for sure... WAY more creative.. unless you're talking about TRADITIONAL asian music, J-pop etc just takes Western foundations of music and adds their own twist

Westerners invented modern music, end of story

[*Petit*]

Originally Posted by evolution7931

Westerners invented modern music, end of story

I agree with this. And historically pop music in the west has been more inventive.

RIght now I'm not so sure anymore tbh, at last if we count mainstream music.

[amorphose]

Originally Posted by evolution7931

WESTERN for sure... WAY more creative.. unless you're talking about TRADITIONAL asian music, J-pop etc just takes Western foundations of music and adds their own twist

Westerners invented modern music, end of story

I'm gonna have to agree with this.

From a mainstream standpoint though, neither are very creative.
Both have extremely creative and unique artists though. Asian music has artists like Olivia and western music has artists like Coldplay.

[noidea]

Originally Posted by amorphose

...and western music has artists like Coldplay.

whats creative about them, every of their songs sound the same xD

[*Petit*]

Originally Posted by amorphose

I'm gonna have to agree with this.

From a mainstream standpoint though, neither are very creative.
Both have extremely creative and unique artists though. Asian music has artists like Olivia and western music has artists like Coldplay.

IMO it would be better to focus on the people that actually drive the industries, asia has people like Tetsuya komuro, DAI and dance man, the west has timberland and max martin.

[VRGRK]

Originally Posted by evolution7931

WESTERN for sure... WAY more creative.. unless you're talking about TRADITIONAL asian music, J-pop etc just takes Western foundations of music and adds their own twist

Westerners invented modern music, end of story

well said. As for the CREA comment.... sorry but she isn't as creative as everyone thinks. I give her props for what little songs she has composed. I am sorry to burst some bubbles here but the [ DUTY, i am..., RAINBOW ] era is probably the only era in wich her music sounds the best. Newer stuff isn't so great with the exception of a few select songs from Memorial Address, (miss)understood, Secret, GUILTY, Next Level...

I am not meaning to trash ayu in any way, shape or form... this is merely my opinion, please repsect it.