I guess I'm more of a J-pop person, because I don't like all the Frilly Voice-destroying (Even though J-Pop isn't Innocent of that either *coughorangerange'ssqueakymancoughlikeOW* the J-Rock stuff tends to have. Or the Low voiced whining thing.
I'm a 'Cute voice' person, and therefore Love Porno Graffiti with a passion that squishes Large Takoyaki stands and other places that serve yicky food.
I WILL say Asian Kung Fu Generation is my Squishy pants.
Because they are awesome.
J-pop is happy because it tends to be really good...Like whatever this song about Sake is I'm listening to.
I have to say J-rock clothes are (for the most part) really cool, even if the singers suck at pulling it off.
Just for that, I plan to check out more.
If we're going ahead and mentioning both (Not like anyone is a Rock/pop Nazi, since they mix in the top 20s all the time anyway), then I'd say my Top three J-anything are...
1. Porno Graffiti
3. Pillows
....um...Either Bump of Chicken or Undergraph...Or Asia Kung Fu...then there's Kinki kids.....Smap and Chage&Asksa....
Apparently (I didn't think that out all the way) I need to fid a Definite #3.
Just...not Glay *shudder* or La~rc *Shudderyshudder*.
As for liking these things better than American Music...Personally, I just tend to find that Japanese Artists can actually sing. Singing seems to be a HUUUGE part of the culture. I mean, it's everywhere, and a lot more people practice it more. That's really the difference.
So like, they can actually hold a tune, they like catchy tunes...And Melodies.
Less Rap.....
It just seems like they still have fun with their Music.
I'm not saying Non-Japanese stuff is bad; in fact, I listen to both a lot. Personally, I like weird Music that doesn’t fall in any particular Category (Except for the General ones like...'Music...' That's always a good one) so Like...Whatever's weird.
America's industry kinda stifles a lot of the weird stuff, as they don't think It'll sell....But every once in awhile you'll find something Indie, or just otherwise awesome from outta nowhere and you'll find hope for the American Industry.
And let’s not forget emo-y Very much like J-Rock Stuff except not in Japanese, like Interpol....Which is awesome. 'Cause he manages to whine without Whining.
I think some people like the Japanese stuff better because they don't know how whiney it is. When you think about it, all those scary fangirls probably don't have any grasp of what they're saying, and if they do, it's vague. One of the great things about Japanese music is that you don't, or can pretend really hard, that you don't know how incredibly corny and frighteningly similar (Lyrically) their songs are.
