The Reason Why You like Japanese music
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g-money wrote...
neko-chan wrote...
You know... I don't think they were really playing those guitars...No shit, lol.
And people, we have a music forum: https://www.fakku.net/viewforum.php?f=43 for all things musical.
Reasons why I listen to a shitload of J-music:
1. The broad range of music genres/motifs/styles: J-pop, J-rock, J-rap, J-urban, J-trance, etc.
2. Many of the current J-music have musical influences from all aspects of musical history, such as blues, jazz, opera, classical, country, reggae, and folk/traditional music.
3. I particularly like the fact that many Japanese artists incorporate snythesizers and electrical instruments/equipment that adds a electro/punk/trance/techno tone to the fast pace songs.
4. J-music has slow and fast songs, and almost all music are accompanied by a beautiful range of the scale and varying melodies. American music sometimes sounds too bland.
5. Japanese female artists - the only female artists I listen to without shame because their voices are beautiful and awesome. And it's an added bonus that they're hot.
6. J-music is what I call the artful hybrid of all types of music out there, and they do it well.
7. J-music also extends to anime/game soundtracks, which made me realize that soundtracks are great to listen to, and only J-soundtracks.
God, this thread makes my eyes bleed, seriously.
Do you even listen to "American" music? I mean, I love a lot of Japanese bands and artists, but I will always and forever prefer English music over Japanese music. And this is coming from someone who speaks Japanese fluently.
I can guarantee that about 90% of what you stated has been done and beaten to death in the western music world. I honestly believe that the reason why most people enjoy Japanese music is because the women are attractive and because people love anime. Or because they listen to mainstream music (such as Britney Spears or Lil' Wayne or Nickelback) and automatically think that is all music has to offer in their specific genres.
I personally can't stand female Japanese vocalists, the majority of them sound horrendous to me, but different strokes for different folks.
tl;dr? In short, most of what Japanese artists have done is nothing new.
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@thefinal87: For a person who supposedly didn't read my (that was long?) post, since when did I ever decry American music? And since when does American music incorporate Asian elements into it? Good job at reading bro.
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i love japanes music simply because the background and main sound blend toghether perfectly, and the sound meaning was deep, unlike local song was just a story of deppresing love story. Also the music was original, a perfect bland of many genre, and type of music
and the singer voice was unique, especialy female singer
my favorite artist was monkey majik, AKFG, laruku, utada hikaru, flow, aqua timez, beat crushader, scandal, stereoponx, etc
and the singer voice was unique, especialy female singer
my favorite artist was monkey majik, AKFG, laruku, utada hikaru, flow, aqua timez, beat crushader, scandal, stereoponx, etc
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thefinal87 wrote...
I can guarantee that about 90% of what you stated has been done and beaten to death in the western music world. I honestly believe that the reason why most people enjoy Japanese music is because the women are attractive and because people love anime. Or because they listen to mainstream music (such as Britney Spears or Lil' Wayne or Nickelback) and automatically think that is all music has to offer in their specific genres.
I personally can't stand female Japanese vocalists, the majority of them sound horrendous to me, but different strokes for different folks.
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damn right! without hot female singer and if i'm not anime freak, there's no way i would listen to Japanese song. But, lately, new band like Super Beaver and Nico Touches the Walls seems have different type of music, and i like their song.
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I like Japanese music cause of the beats and instrumentals... I don't really care much about the vocals...
sides Listening to something different can really teach you something every once in a while...
sides Listening to something different can really teach you something every once in a while...
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g-money wrote...
@thefinal87: For a person who supposedly didn't read my (that was long?) post, since when did I ever decry American music? And since when does American music incorporate Asian elements into it? Good job at reading bro.You do realize, most of my post wasn't directed towards you, it was directed towards the majority of this thread. Actually, tbqh, the only portion of my post that was directed towards you was the second sentence.
A lot of the posters in this thread were stating that American music is worse than Japanese music, and I felt an obligation to explain that mainstream music in America isn't the end all be all of music.
Please enlighten me of this music that Asians create that distinctively sets them apart from American music. Unless it adds a shamiesen, or that the artist sings in metaphors or the language barrier itself; I don't see a difference at all between Asian music, American music, British music or even German music in terms of structure.
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^Epic post. Listen to the music because you enjoy it, not to satisfy your weaboo persona or because you watch anime.
..Having said that, I'll have to admit I got into Japanese music after watching anime. But meh, now it's more the fact that Japanese rock sounds softer than most western rock. And also maybe because it's insanely hard to decent Korean bands since it's literally saturated with idol groups.
(p.s. little shout-out to Nell. ❤)
..Having said that, I'll have to admit I got into Japanese music after watching anime. But meh, now it's more the fact that Japanese rock sounds softer than most western rock. And also maybe because it's insanely hard to decent Korean bands since it's literally saturated with idol groups.
(p.s. little shout-out to Nell. ❤)
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I don't like Japanese bands because they're Japanese (though it is nice to have a little diversity on my iPod); I like them because THEY ARE GOOD. That being said, there's really no significant difference between musical genres in Japan versus musical genres elsewhere, aside from language. We live in a world of interdependent societies, even musically to an extent. I also don't buy albums based on how attractive the artist is. Don't do that. Ever.
Also... does anyone like hitomi anymore?
Also... does anyone like hitomi anymore?
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neko-chan wrote...
You know... I don't think they were really playing those guitars...I agree maybe on live stage they can...
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schuldrich wrote...
I love the singer of Supercell's voice but I listen to the karaoke version instead now because I find the piano track more peaceful when I can focus on just the background.
The singer of Supercell's is Hatsune Miku (åˆéŸ³ãƒŸã‚¯),a vocaloid. A vocaloid is a singing synthesizer application software developed by the Yamaha Corporation that enables users to synthesize singing by typing in lyrics and melody.
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I suppose because I like tune and there's a lot of variety. Heck, I even rarely listen my own language music.
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thefinal87 wrote...
g-money wrote...
@thefinal87: For a person who supposedly didn't read my (that was long?) post, since when did I ever decry American music? And since when does American music incorporate Asian elements into it? Good job at reading bro.You do realize, most of my post wasn't directed towards you, it was directed towards the majority of this thread. Actually, tbqh, the only portion of my post that was directed towards you was the second sentence.
Using my post as a quote and then using the 2nd person singular "you" made me think that you were addressing me and not at everyone else. I'd think anybody would think the same.
But you're right that mainstream American music isn't the end all be all. I'm just more inclined to Asian music, but that doesn't cut off my taste for some good rock and R&B. The trance/techno/house belongs to Europe hands down.
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The "Asian" music we're talking about is "western music" with Japanese lyrics. I think you guys like listening to the Japanese language...
Which is funny because house and techno were born in the USA... our country can't even appreciate the music that it bore.
g-money wrote...
The trance/techno/house belongs to Europe hands down.Which is funny because house and techno were born in the USA... our country can't even appreciate the music that it bore.
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I love the beat, just the general sound of it aye.. The vocals are awesome, I can barely understand the lyrics, but from the atmosphere it creates, I can tell even the lyrics are awesomesause!!
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pizzabite wrote...
The "Asian" music we're talking about is "western music" with Japanese lyrics. I think you guys like listening to the Japanese language...g-money wrote...
The trance/techno/house belongs to Europe hands down.Which is funny because house and techno were born in the USA... our country can't even appreciate the music that it bore.
Ironic, isn't it? Just like how everything that used to be made in the USA is made in China...
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Sindalf wrote...
Sounds better then most American music. Voices and the Backround music go together so much better. More in sync then most American music that just repeats the same lines over and over again. Since I don't understand Japanese the voices are like vocal instruments to me.
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I think the fact that I can't really understand the words makes me like it a lot. I love being able to judge the meaning of a song purely by the tone of a singer's voice and the nature of the instrumentals. I don't always dislike music I understand, but this is a big thing in J-Pop for me. As for why Japanese, it just sounds better than any other language I've ever heard.
