Jpop vs. Jrock sales and popularity

[sugarbasil]

I was just wondering: how do Jpop and Jrock compare in terms of sales and popularity? I've way long since grown out of my Jrock phase (I barely listen to any Jrock anymore), but I still never see them on any of the oricon charts. Maybe I'm just never looking on days when big Jrock artists release stuff, though. :/

So is Jrock even that popular in Japan? Usually pop in general tends to have a bigger following in most countries, but I just never really hear anything about Jrock. I suppose it probably doesn't help that this is mostly a Jpop-oriented forum, so there are probably more Jpop listeners on here than Jrock.

[KarenPang]

I could be wrong but in terms of sales , JRock doesn't sell that much as JPop .

I'm speaking in terms of the lesser well known JRock bands such as abingdon boys school & BREAKERZ that I support

I think established jrock bands like L'arc en ciel & GLAY still are able to sell well at this point in time

[*Petit*]

Isen't Bz considered rock? If so they are the most selling band in Japan of all times.

The bands that are more linked to a certain fashion or niche of course do not sell that much because their appeal is very limited.

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by *Petit*

Isen't Bz considered rock? If so they are the most selling band in Japan of all times.

The bands that are more linked to a certain fashion or niche of course do not sell that much because their appeal is very limited.

yes B'z considered as JRock & so's Mr.Children

both artistes are ranked the best & 2nd best selling Japanese act of all time & even up to now , both still can rank up really high physical CD sales

[njanjayrp]

what isn't selling (almost at all) are VK jrock bands. Laruku, B'z, Mr.Children and many others sell really good.

[paper_doll]

If the "visual" bands chart, they seem to fall right away. Dir en grey, for example, can reach the top 5 for the weekly album charts, but are gone soon after.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by paper_doll

If the "visual" bands chart, they seem to fall right away. Dir en grey, for example, can reach the top 5 for the weekly album charts, but are gone soon after.

yeah, but I thought that Dir en grey aren't VK anymore.

[paper_doll]

That's why I added the quotations Still, bands like them don't have the fanbase of bands like B'z and pop music have or X Japan had.

[Rock Steady]

Jrock and VK defiantly doesn't get enough love.
I totally support the VK band Vidoll, but hardly anyone knows about them and they hardly ever chart, but they make such amazing music. It's really a shame.

Really, people need to start realizing that most Jrock singers are way more talented than most Jpop singers.

I don't even consider Larku Jrock anymore, so they don't really come to mind when I think about Jrock.

[MsMiyabi]

I think it's much of a Jpop vs Jrock.


I think it's ow WELL KNOWN the artist is & their fanbase

[ll moments ll]

i think J-rock has certainly lost its appeal, especially in this point in time in J-music. i think it's just not their "time" now, especially with the rise in boybands/groups (not only JE, but EXILE, DBSK, etc.). they were bigger in the 90s / early 00s.

but i think people mix up J-rock with that of Visual Kei. i don't think they are the same, but VK is a specific section of J-rock.

Mr.Children's been doing great, even after all these years. they're very consistent! but yeah, L'Arc~en~Ciel, B'z, GLAY, etc. have passed their peak, so it seems~