MTV "K" Hits, not J/K Hits

Through all my ignorance for the past few months, i thought i had missed japanese MVs when the show was aired, but i sat through the whole hour, no, there was no japanese content whatsoever, and it has been for quite some time has it been like this after checking in the internet.

This is not directed to any K-fans, but solely about the trend the entertainment companies follow. I've also realised the chinese radio channels don't have a slot for airing japanese songs anymore, replaced by airing korean songs. Animax is another channel that's also following the trend.

Fairness, i don't know. Speaking in general. are there so little j-pop fans in Malaysia that you can literally remove it from the media? "Deal with it." There's little i can do, reality it is, there's no incentive for promoting japanese music since it's not trending, the disaster's not helping at all either.

Am i getting old? The trending stuffs seems so repetitive and uninspiring, autotune, flashy dances routine, handsome and beatiful seems like the recipe for a girl/boy bands/groups to be famous. Where did originality, brilliant voices, talented in musicality, varying music genres go? I liked korean songs and still do but why didn't they promote the one's that actually sang without autotune or cool dance routines? I used to like the trending songs, be it japanese, chinese or korean but only for a short while, because it became so repetitive for my ears and eyes.

I'm going to humbly say that it's the 'overall package' the fans like. When girls/guys can sing, dance and look good at the same time, i guess it's understandable why one would love them, they practically shine through people eyes. But in fact, they have been a thing a long time ago, it only hit Malaysia hard recently, with lots of concerts and whatnot.

I've always viewed music to be something that is always varying but expresses deep feelings and thoughts, Ke$ha is not one of the singers i'm thinking of but unsurprisingly, Lady Gaga goes in my list of great singers.  Ambient, classical, rock, techno, rap, funk, oriental and japanese folk songs. Whatever language it came, i'd be enjoying no matter what, because even though visualisation may help, music does not need the eyes to enjoy a music fully. The sound of bass booming, the rhythms of shamisen, the whistles of flutes, the elegant sounds of piano, even the sounds of nature. If one uses his/her ears more, they can literally feel the music, letting it bring you to whatever place your imagining right now. Be it somewhere as peaceful as in a room with a view of grassy fields while the piano plays or at a buzzling street full of people passing by, all of it imagined through the flow of musical notes and sounds into your head.

As unsatisfied as i am about the media, the only alternative for me is to do my own research i guess, it's not like i don't know how, just a bit more inconvenient.

"Can't fight em' so join 'em?" 

Screw that, i'll never follow trends for the sake of sacrificing who i truly am and what i truly enjoy.