Western songs out, U.S.-influenced K-pop in as listeners come to ignore nationality
TOKYO — Japanese, who previously favored musical artists from the U.S. and Europe as part of their admiration for Western culture, are increasingly tuning them out.
Instead, South Korean K-pop songs, which have an ambience similar to those from the West, are increasingly popular with those who are looking for something beyond domestic J-pop music.
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