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Jan 30, 2010 4:34 PM

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Jan 30, 2010 5:20 PM

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I have honestly never heard them even comment on it.


:D The evil smiley of death :D
Jan 30, 2010 5:34 PM

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LillyAna said:
rTz said:
LillyAna said:
jpop


If you like jpop, you might like Eurohouse (bubblegum dance is similar to a lot of the more lighthearted anime music), or even some synthpop (which is more sophisticated).
thnx for the heads up~! ^^
any artists u might recommend? =3


The most stereotypical example I can think of is

Caramell - Caramelldancen

Another song by same band, this time in Swedish


This one is more industrial/trance, but less... flowery


Also more tranc-y


Much more industrial/dark:
rTzJan 30, 2010 7:51 PM
"When he will, the weary world
Of the senses closely curled
Like a serpent round his heart
Shakes herself and stands apart."
- A.C., Equinox I/I
Jan 30, 2010 8:51 PM

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you won't look weird to them unless your listening jap music that has a mood regarding japan's kawaii culture, e.g. dango daikazoku(clannad), raspberry heaven(azumanga daioh) or maybe even the infamous hare hare yukai...

Jan 31, 2010 1:14 AM

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Uhm my parents never really said anything about it, I swear I saw my father laughing from time to time though!
Jan 31, 2010 1:26 AM

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They never hear me listening to it >.<
Jan 31, 2010 5:20 AM

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They don't care about this
Jan 31, 2010 5:20 AM

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My mom loves M.O.V.E xD
Jan 31, 2010 5:35 AM

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They tell me not to listen to it just because I can't fully understand what they're saying. Who cares, it's music - if it's catchy, it's good.
Jan 31, 2010 8:57 AM

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They don´t care about it as well.
Jan 31, 2010 9:12 AM
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Not at all, hehe. They only start thinking it's weird when I listen to music of other languages since they are so used to me listening to music in Japanese.
Jan 31, 2010 12:44 PM

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Feito said:
They tell me not to listen to it just because I can't fully understand what they're saying. Who cares, it's music - if it's catchy, it's good.
thats usually what most ppl say too, when they hear u listening to whatever music in other languages~
ur absolutely right too, who cares, the song is good ^^
Jan 31, 2010 12:49 PM

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Dorm ftw, thou roommate thinks it's weird. Prolly cause he is a rapper(I shit you not)
Jan 31, 2010 12:59 PM

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Not just music. Any animethey see me watching in Japanese...well 2 years ago they called me a nut. Now they just tune it all out.

Feb 1, 2010 1:42 PM

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No, but they're both aware of the fact that I do listen to Japanese music. My mom once told me that it isn't all that "mainstream", which annoyed me greatly. She hasn't even heard any of the Japanese music I listen to. My dad doesn't care at all. He heard me listening to an acoustic medley of anime and game songs and thought that it was nice. He's one of the musicians of the family, so he has greater respect for what I listen to than my mom.
Feb 1, 2010 8:07 PM
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Nah, my room is in the basement, so nobody really hears it.
Feb 20, 2010 8:19 PM

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I believe my step-sisters do and some of my relatives -_-
Feb 20, 2010 10:37 PM

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Yeah they do and I have annoying brothers who tell me YOU WATCHING KIDS' STUFF AGAIN? -_-

Tell them it's your thing. Just as they have things which they resort to for fun, you like watching anime for fun.
Feb 24, 2010 5:47 AM

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Yes, my mom does. And then she asks: "Do you know what are they saying?", and stuff like that xD
Nothing mean about it, though.
Can't tell what my sister thinks. She knows about it, but I don't know her reaction to it.
Feb 24, 2010 8:11 AM

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They don't have any problem at all. My dad even enjoys a song or two he's listened to. My mom will ask "what's this song about?" usually. My sister, who watches anime once in a blue moon, doesn't mind at all and will listen to them with me but not solitary. My little brother does enjoy it as much as I do though.
Feb 24, 2010 8:35 AM

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They don't care at all. My sister likes also Japanese music, so nobody in my family don't mind.
Feb 24, 2010 11:09 AM

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I played the intro to fullmetal alchemist brotherhood (Again by Yui) at my wedding, and sung along with it. Who cares what they think as long as it makes you happy? :)
Feb 24, 2010 11:37 AM
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yes and no at first they say how dumb are you then they say i dont give a hoot if your listening to that just turn it down XD

Feb 24, 2010 11:54 AM

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My family all thought I was weird for it and even weirder that I could sing along to quite a few songs haha. Eventually they got used to it. Now they just think I'm even crazier because my son dances to J-pop and it's the only thing I can put on to calm him down I couldn't help it that it was all I listened to while I was pregnant XD Lol. Specifically "Massara Blue Jeans" by C-ute. It's his favorite. ^_^
Feb 24, 2010 11:59 AM
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Not really. My brother thought it was a little strange before, but I don't think he does anymore. Since now he's into Anime himself.
Feb 24, 2010 12:00 PM
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Suteta_Purinsesu said:
My family all thought I was weird for it and even weirder that I could sing along to quite a few songs haha. Eventually they got used to it. Now they just think I'm even crazier because my son dances to J-pop and it's the only thing I can put on to calm him down I couldn't help it that it was all I listened to while I was pregnant XD Lol. Specifically "Massara Blue Jeans" by C-ute. It's his favorite. ^_^


I imagine your son is very cute dancing to J.pop! :D
Feb 24, 2010 12:32 PM

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Not really, when my step-dad lived with us he used to bitch at me a little bit every now and then, but otherwise no. Heck, my sister watches anime with me and has a load of the stuff on her own iPod :D
Feb 24, 2010 9:15 PM
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Nope they dont really care what I listen to or when I sing along ^^
Feb 24, 2010 11:13 PM

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Only when I try to sing along.
Feb 24, 2010 11:55 PM

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No. Both my parents are certain asians that are not completely new to the Japanese language. Therefore, they do not find it "weird". And I live far apart from any of my other family members, and they do not know I listen to Japanese. So in conclusion, none of my family members find it "weird" listening to Japanese Anime Music.
Feb 25, 2010 12:02 AM

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Probably but they know it for a while already.
Feb 25, 2010 12:09 AM
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yes at first during the early day of being an otaku, but all of them especially my sisters got influenced too, now all of us siblings are now japanese music lover XD
Feb 25, 2010 1:57 AM

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In the beginning, yes. Everytime.
They're pretty much used to it now. My older brothers, when they visit, still wonder what I'm listening to and they never fail to ask despite having heard me countless times before. My younger brothers have grown to love some of it. Sometimes they'll even show me a song recommended to them from their friends at school. They're the most tolerant. :)
Feb 25, 2010 2:52 AM

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I barely listen to anime music anymore, but when I do it's with headphones, as with everything else; and even if I had the volume high enough, my bedroom door would probably be closed. My mother probably wouldn't care, though. She already knows I watch anime. And my brother listens to it more than I do.

Feb 25, 2010 3:04 AM

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No not really, people at school look at my ipod and go
"i have never heard of that stuff"

although I have rage against the machine on my ipod ....
Feb 25, 2010 11:05 AM

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Jennichigo said:
Suteta_Purinsesu said:
My family all thought I was weird for it and even weirder that I could sing along to quite a few songs haha. Eventually they got used to it. Now they just think I'm even crazier because my son dances to J-pop and it's the only thing I can put on to calm him down I couldn't help it that it was all I listened to while I was pregnant XD Lol. Specifically "Massara Blue Jeans" by C-ute. It's his favorite. ^_^


I imagine your son is very cute dancing to J.pop! :D



Haha yes it's very cute. I love when he dances along ^_^
Feb 25, 2010 12:32 PM
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^_^ my family doesn't say anything about me listening to j-music. My mom knows that i listen to this kind of music and doesn't really says anything like it wierd or smth like that but sometimes she says that I need to listen at the computer and not with my headphones and not at max volume and not to "crazy" (like metal or things like that)... My dad doesn't know it. Some of other relatives don't know that I listen to j-music... and that's all...
Feb 25, 2010 12:56 PM

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They never heard it and they wont care.
Feb 25, 2010 1:17 PM

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They got used to it by now :)
Feb 25, 2010 7:28 PM

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I don't have any problem listenin' to Japanese Music...
Feb 26, 2010 6:34 AM

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music is ok but once while I was watching anime my mom said " when did you learn japanese?" I said "subtitles were invented long time ago where were you?"
Feb 26, 2010 6:36 AM

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lol yeah they do but i don't really care after all if you like it then listen to it. XD

Feb 26, 2010 9:43 AM

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Well they might if senseless gibberish was openly blasting out of the speakers. My ipod keeps my privacy.
Feb 26, 2010 11:41 AM

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my mom thinks all anime is porn. im not kidding. and it really pisses me off. i was watching the cowboy beebop episode with the nun and the orphans and she was like "o theres a nun in this?! when does she get naked?"
i was pissed. and i hope my dad doesnt know. i have no idea how he would react..
Feb 26, 2010 1:08 PM

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-Spooky- said:
"o theres a nun in this?! when does she get naked?"

I don't think she means it in a bad way.
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Feb 26, 2010 2:32 PM

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My family members could care less to what I listen to, my brother is the same as me.
Feb 26, 2010 10:45 PM

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dpjdm said:
Dorm ftw, thou roommate thinks it's weird. Prolly cause he is a rapper(I shit you not)


For living where I do and attending the school I do, it's pretty crazy to say that I had an opposite reaction. A handful of the last people you would expect to even tolerate it had me give them music by Clazziquai, Capsule, M-flo, and a handful of others because they liked the way it sounded coming from my room. (I brought my very, very large speakers here. It's pretty hard not to hear my music if your on campus at all, actually.)
as fir family though, my brother likes most of it, and my mom either doesn't care, or isn't there.
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Feb 26, 2010 11:38 PM

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They find it funny. But I don't really care. Not like I even listen to a whole lot of it anyway. I just listen to a lot of rock, classical and whatever random thing I fell like listening to.
Feb 27, 2010 10:39 AM

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i dont care what they think and to be honest some of the starting songs ive seen and heard are really good songs and if they say we cant understand them wat are subs for? :P and to be honest i bet everyone here knows atleast some jap words by heart from just watchin animes so its all good in the end
Feb 27, 2010 10:50 AM

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Not into Japanese music.
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Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny
- Lao-Tze.

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