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It's been a whole three months, I'm heading back to Japan. With something... typically Japanese.
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Yeah J-Pop that's it :P If I'm honest I'm far from clued up on these things and probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the two :lol:
Yeah J-Pop that's it :P If I'm honest I'm far from clued up on these things and probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the two :lol:

Same :lol: oops

count me in with the people who can't tell the difference between K-pop and J-pop too (unless I know where the act is from, I just always assume it's K-pop if it's Asian pop :lol:)

I'm amused because that's not even the right genre this time. Not even sure what genre my entry fits into.

 

But for those who want a difference, K-Pop tends to be more rooted in modern pop trappings and with more of a focus on groups (Japanese pop groups tend to be all idols and aren't marketed in the same way K-pop groups are, so most BJSC entries with Asian groups are K-pop) and to me at least Korean sounds quite different to Japanese while sung. Korean soloists are much rarer, Japan has plenty of soloists. J-Pop tends to get more rocky influences as J-rock is a thing while K-rock isn't really. Additionally Japanese vocalists often have this slight edge to their voice.

 

Basically, I can tell.

I can just tell from the language usually, when you listen to a lot of it you pick up what language it is even if you don't speak it or understand a word :lol:
Wrong Iz! K-Pop actually has a higher concentration of idol groups than J-Pop. Even the likes of soloists such as Ailee and IU are idols rather than 'artists', although some have branched out before.
Wrong Iz! K-Pop actually has a higher concentration of idol groups than J-Pop. Even the likes of soloists such as Ailee and IU are idols rather than 'artists', although some have branched out before.

 

I've just never called Korean group members idols, that to me is a very Japanese term with the whole fans 'choosing to focus to idolize one girl out of the huge group they're in' aspect. I suppose they are idols now I think about how K-pop fandom works but there's difference between the way groups in the two countries market themselves around.

 

(also Yu, I'm trying to emphasise that Asians aren't all the same :angry: )

Wrong, if anything the most popular and visual of a K-Pop group is seen as the centre of the group. Take Yoona from Girls' Generation as an example and then HyunA from 4Minute. :P

 

(And yes guys Asians don't all look the same and sound the same!)

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