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Japanese Music

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Music from Japan (meaning originally created in Japan and primarily for Japanese audiences).

Besides actual music tracks, also news articles, interviews, and discussion/question posts on the subject are welcome.

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I want to hear how you got into listening Japanese music!

For me, I can barely remember where it started. I knew about the existance of girlgroups like AKB48 and anison since I was a kid due to my sister being into anime but it never clicked much with me.

But somewhere 2017~2018 I somehow started to listen to Chanmina, who I still like. I have no clue how I got there anymore. Around that time, I also started listening to TeddyLoid and a few others.

2021 was the real turning point. I was mainly listening to Kpop at the time and releases where a bit dissapointing lately. Then Koda Kumi's Doo-Bee-Doo-Bob got recommended on my YT list and I was hooked. 2 years later she's my 2nd most-listened artist of all time, with only Bruce Springsteen above her. Having a 20 year long discography really gives you a lot of stuff to listen to ๐Ÿ˜….

But it also showed me a whole other side of Jpop that was quite clicking with me. Up beat, high attitude, and not-cute. I got into more singers like Ayumi Hamasaki, Namie Amuro, Mika Nakashima, Tomomi Itano, Faky, Happiness, and more. Jpop has become a common genre I listen too, and a big part of my CD collection.

How about you guys?!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

For me, it was the anime "Beck". I started watching that, listening to the accompanying soundtrack and fell down the rabbit hole from that point... That was back in '05 ๐Ÿ˜…

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