Is Japanese music otaku culture?

Only dempa

Anything can be Otaku Culture with the proper attitude.

Yes. I started learning jp because I want awfully sing j-pop at karaoke

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鶏攻撃の術

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miomuSGoPzI

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>>16596066

if you're white, yeah. if you're japanese, no(unless you are listening denpa-type shit)

if you listen to any asian music while being white, you are looked upon as a weeaboo even if it's normie music by asian standards

japan has centuries worth of beautiful traditional music from court pieces to folk songs in the countryside, it continues to be one of the strongest countries for training performers of western classical and even composers in the western tradition, with takemitsu being arguably the most famous. it is a country that respects jazz more than the americans who invented it, where jazz influence can be found in every conceivable direction. post-war japan was once at the forefront of engineering digital music production equipment: samplers, synths, drum machines, effects units, headphones, microphones, turntables, the whole nine yards. we wouldn't have the electronic music that exists today if kids in detroit & chicago weren't listening to YMO on pirate radio.

no, it's not otaku culture. maybe idol bands or whatever speedcore microgenre is hip on the doujin market these days. japan has the second largest market for music in the world. think japanese bonus tracks - japan basically IS the popular music industry in many ways.

>>16618148
>Imported CDs are cheaper to purchase in Japan than domestic ones. These bonus tracks are placed on the Japanese versions as an incentive for locals to buy the domestic albums as opposed to sending money overseas for imports of the original album. Those same albums that are local there, become our Japanese imports. This happens similarly in the UK, Australia and some Eastern European countries as well.

https://www.quora.com/Why-does-almost-every-album-have-an-extended-edition-for-the-Japanese-market

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>>16596066
Yes, totally.