[article] Girl Power in Asian Pop Scene

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avex does definately manufacture female artists, by definition.

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man‧u‧fac‧ture  /ˌmænyəˈfæktʃər/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[man-yuh-fak-cher] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -tured, -tur‧ing.
–noun
1. the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, esp. on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
2. the making or producing of anything; generation: the manufacture of body cells.
3. the thing or material manufactured; product: Plastic is an important manufacture.
–verb (used with object)
4. to make or produce by hand or machinery, esp. on a large scale.
5. to work up (material) into form for use: to manufacture cotton.
6. to invent fictitiously; fabricate; concoct: to manufacture an account of the incident.
7. to produce in a mechanical way without inspiration or originality: to manufacture a daily quota of poetry.

But yeah, it's only a word, some find it negative, some do not care.

When the word is used in the music industry it seems to have become an insult, if the artist is capable and good at what he/she is doing, does it matter?

I listen to music, be it manufactured or not. I'm a fan of artists, be they manufactured or not.