How do you personally feel about j-pop. It fills me with joy.
J-pop
I can tolerate most, and actually get a kick out of some. But I wouldn't listen to j-pop outside of a videogame or a random youtube funny thing.
" Since I can't understand Japanese, I'd say I don't like it. However in my point of view its generally held in higher regard than C-Pop. "You have trouble enjoying music in other languages?
" @Meteora said:Yeah, I need to understand the lyrics to get a kick out of the music. Probably a bit habit since Japanese music can have some pretty neat stuff, and the singing is different (for that its in a foreign language)." Since I can't understand Japanese, I'd say I don't like it. However in my point of view its generally held in higher regard than C-Pop. "You have trouble enjoying music in other languages? "
j-pop > American pop
But I really do enjoy j-pop. Most anime I like tends to have some sort of j-pop in it. However, I do enjoy music in all languages.
I usually like music in foreign languages. You don't understand the lyrics so you don't realize the song is stupid.
The most Jpop I've been exposed to is the Persona 3 and 4 soundtracks.
I love those goddamn soundtracks.
Depends on the song / band. For me, asking that is the same as asking, "What do you think about western pop music?" It's not exactly a question I can answer with a general "I like it" or "I dislike it", it really comes down to specifics. Though that song that Ben_H linked is crap. Auto-tune is just plain bad.
I like it but I've always liked bubbly pop music in addition to all the other stuff I listen to. It's a welcome release from the complexity of traditional jazz, the bleakness of alternative and the lyrical depth of artists like Dylan, Springsteen, Lennon and Young. No thought required, just get your groove on and feel happy. The fact that I can't understand 95% of the lyrics in J-Pop doesn't take anything away from what makes it enjoyable to me. I like opera but I don't understand the languages sung in the best of those works, either.
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