lompardy 175 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 The United States is mostly a White country with a Hispanic minority and a sizable Black population. It's main musical groups therefore tend to be comprised of Whites, Hispanics and Blacks. I think it's emotionally damaging for East Asians to put so much emphasis on finding success in the United States. East Asia has an enormous market for artists. South Korea is already a huge market and Japan has a unique market that South Koreans have successfully tapped into. China is also now probably one of the largest music markets in the world - especially for the concerts that Korean groups make money from. Korean artists should focus on selling to the North-East Asian market for now. Maybe expanding into South-East Asia too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Q98 1,510 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 USA >>>>>> other countries. people been brainwashed since young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMJI MOODS 11,518 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Beats me. I live in the U.S. and I don't pay any attention to our charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 The United States is mostly a White country with a Hispanic minority and a sizable Black population. It's main musical groups therefore tend to be comprised of Whites, Hispanics and Blacks. I think it's emotionally damaging for East Asians to put so much emphasis on finding success in the United States. East Asia has an enormous market for artists. South Korea is already a huge market and Japan has a unique market that South Koreans have successfully tapped into. China is also now probably one of the largest music markets in the world - especially for the concerts that Korean groups make money from. Korean artists should focus on selling to the North-East Asian market for now. Maybe expanding into South-East Asia too. The US is the #1 music industry in the world, so... The East Asian market isn't that big. It's actually smaller than the US, seeing as how the only two industries in the top 10 are Japan and Korea. The Korean market isn't huge. China is not one of the largest music markets in the world. People need to realize that just because you have a large population, it doesn't mean you have a large music market. Concerts are not part of the music industry. The music industry is based on sales of music, not concerts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satoori 45,814 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Why turn down an invitation? It's money and a great opportunity. e.g. BTS didn't have to change or put much effort into Western promotions, because most people invited them due their results and records. Touring is just part of the game. Most artists will try to meet their fans. Plus it's not like the US is blocking them either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JihyoStoleMyHeartAYAYAY 22,189 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 USA >>>>>> other countries. people been brainwashed since young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Marx 4,825 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I mean just because the US music market is the largest one, whether it should be or not, it just is the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaitoh 1,457 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 USA >>>>>> other countries. people been brainwashed since young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeTaS 3,372 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 cause money????! Until Mandarin becomes the official international language, America oppa will always be the destination for the ultimate success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 cause money????! Until Mandarin becomes the official international language, America oppa will always be the destination for the ultimate success. There is more to it than that. You have to get Chinese people to actually spend money on music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeTaS 3,372 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 There is more to it than that. You have to get Chinese people to actually spend money on music.true. What's yours is mine seems to be their mindset over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 true. What's yours is mine seems to be their mindset over there. Ohh, so that's where the Virgil Abloh meme came from... China is making strides, but there is so much more growth to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeTaS 3,372 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Ohh, so that's where the Virgil Abloh meme came from... China is making strides, but there is so much more growth to do. no idea what Virgil Abloh is, I found this on reddit lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 no idea what Virgil Abloh is, I found this on reddit lol. Virgil is designing what your faves are wearing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ama Maa 1,521 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 It's pretty simple tbh. Making it in the US means making it globally, at least for a pop artist. And besides that US market is not only the biggest music market in the world but its value is also rapidly growing (400-500M a year). US market is 2x bigger than Japanese and Chinese markets combined and 12 times bigger than Korean. Only other asian market in top 20 is India and is 4x smaller than korean. SEA countries seem to have a lot of kpop fans but they're not that profitable. Music fans may not pay attention to the charts but industry insiders do, and they can make you even bigger. It doesn't matter who lives in US if there is a chance of making a career there, artists and their companies would be stupid not to take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lompardy 175 Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 I think that there is a difference in an artist's music becoming passively popular in the US, and engineering your music to suit the tastes of US listeners. Surely the latter is making Korean music worse for people who enjoy it for other reasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeTaS 3,372 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Virgil is designing what your faves are wearing... oooh til. High fashion stuff is way over my head. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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