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So basically what BabyH said
They aint popular anymore except their dedicated committed fan base that are seemingly not among the Japanese.
Got it.
Not to turn this as another Kpop vs. Jpop thread 2.0 so let me add
I feel the topic sorta steers that way but it's more a question to whats going on in the Japanese Music industry and perhaps the reactions toward recent events.
SO.
IF K-POP was continuing to be as popular it was a year or whatever ago, would they have been treated the same??
I'd say yeah. But in this case they aren't so it shows a general disinterest for their cultural integration in general I guess.
Thoughts? Or food for thought?