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DarkWarLord



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:13 pm Reply with quote
kinda like the subject says...... i have no idea wut it is Confused could someone tell me Question
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Nagisa
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:20 pm Reply with quote
Simple. "J-pop" and "J-rock" are just pop and rock music that originate from Japan. They're just buzzwords that the fanbase created to easily identify when they're talking about their favourite Japanese recording artists.
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DarkWarLord



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:29 pm Reply with quote
wait u mean u listen to japanese pop?
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totalgeek



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:42 pm Reply with quote
DarkWarLord wrote:
wait u mean u listen to japanese pop?

Well, I think alot of folks just own Anime soundtracks which have some J-pop/rock on them. Then, if there is a song they really like they will look up the artist and see if they can buy a full album by the artist.

I know that The Delgados aren't J-pop, but after hearing two songs from them in the series Gunslinger Girl I went out and bought a CD from them. I think this is pretty normal for alot of anime fans.
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DarkWarLord



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:55 pm Reply with quote
Oh i just buy normal music like System of a Down-Mezmerize Very Happy or other stuff like that....... go buy the CD now....-mysterious voice
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:12 pm Reply with quote
DarkWarLord wrote:
normal music


What makes Japanese music any less "normal" than American music?
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DarkWarLord



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:32 pm Reply with quote
Nagisa wrote:
DarkWarLord wrote:
normal music


What makes Japanese music any less "normal" than American music?

Sorry if u thought i was making fun of you or something cause i wasn't, i was just sayin so sorry if u took it the wrong way
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:58 pm Reply with quote
No, I'm not taking offense; I actually happen to be a fellow System of a Down fan, myself. I was just curious as to the choice of wording.
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Her's the strange thing: a band can be labeled both as JPOP and JROCK. It all depends on how well-known they are. The Pillows are considered JPOP; and so are L'arc~en~ciel. The term "POP" in JPOP means popular (same here; but considered Britney-ish). If a death-metal band from Japan has a huge following, then they would be labeled as JPOP. Therefore, if System of a Down were from Japan -- and they had a huge following like it has here -- then they would be under the category of JPOP.
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omnistry wrote:
Her's the strange thing: a band can be labeled both as JPOP and JROCK. It all depends on how well-known they are. The Pillows are considered JPOP; and so are L'arc~en~ciel.


No they're not.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:25 pm Reply with quote
omnistry wrote:
Her's the strange thing: a band can be labeled both as JPOP and JROCK. It all depends on how well-known they are. The Pillows are considered JPOP; and so are L'arc~en~ciel.


slickwataris wrote:
No they're not.


Actually, yes they are.

The whole "J-Rock" is not "J-Pop" thing is BS invented by foreigners (non-Japanese). The term "J-Rock" doesn't really exist in Japan.

See here.

-t
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DarkWarLord



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:10 pm Reply with quote
Nagisa wrote:
No, I'm not taking offense; I actually happen to be a fellow System of a Down fan, myself. I was just curious as to the choice of wording.

Nice a fellow fan Anime smile lml (Rock On!!). How bout Sum 41 ya like them too?
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slickwataris



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:14 pm Reply with quote
tempest wrote:
omnistry wrote:
Her's the strange thing: a band can be labeled both as JPOP and JROCK. It all depends on how well-known they are. The Pillows are considered JPOP; and so are L'arc~en~ciel.


slickwataris wrote:
No they're not.


Actually, yes they are.

The whole "J-Rock" is not "J-Pop" thing is BS invented by foreigners (non-Japanese). The term "J-Rock" doesn't really exist in Japan.

See here.

-t


And we are foreigners
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chaos5001



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:17 am Reply with quote
pesonaly i love "j-pop" more than north amarican music but i can't really explain it i can only get a vague idea of what they say am i weird for that

and "j-pop" is any popular music from japan
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