If you’re a fan of Japanese music and live outside of Japan, I would be so grateful if you take a moment to read this🙏
If you’ve ever wondered why more Japanese artists don’t reach out and do shows & tours overseas, the reason is pretty simple and the main one is the hurdle of selling tickets.
There is only a SMALL percentage of artists that can rely on the power of big labels/agents to promote their shows internationally.
Even in Japan, selling out shows is a lot more challenging than in past years, due to people just being satisfied with digital content. And considering it costs even more to bring a tour overseas, you can imagine how many artists are willing to LOSE money by doing so, if any.
It’s not just about the artist not being popular or sufficient enough, or that they don’t have the will to bring their content to fans around the world. In fact, there are so many fellow artists around me that I highly respect, telling me they wish they could do shows overseas, but know it’s not realistically possible, and as someone who yearns for the same thing, it really, really hurts inside.
More importantly, it hurts most that fans around the world will often never ever be able to see a show of their favorite Japanese artist.
I’m not trying to ask for pity, nor demand anything, unless this resonates with you.
But if it does, and you want to know what you can do to help us reach you with our music, it’s really very simple.
Please go follow artist’s socials.
Please go subscribe to their Youtube channels.
Please find them on Spotify.
Please interact with them by commenting and letting them know you’re there to support them.
Please share your passion with the people around you.
AND PLEASE, don’t miss the opportunity to buy a ticket and GO to their shows, when that miraculous opportunity comes, whether it’s a solo or event stage.
I am not exaggerating when I say it IS a miracle and it might never happen again.
I know writing all this isn’t gonna change much, but I just hope it reminds you that every listener, every fan, every second of support matters in keeping music alive, particularly in this generation.
Thanks for listening, if you made it this far🫶
Let’s keep Rocking On.
NANO
Located in the Small Worlds Tokyo miniature museum, this display features detailed Evangelion Units 00, 01, and 02 in launch cages, tiny NERV staff figures for scale, and a working launch mechanism.
Bagiku keripik kaca itu bukan cemilan, tapi gaya hidup. Gaya hidup ini lah yang menyelamatkanku dari segala kesedihanku.
Rasa gurih msg dan pedas yang nikmat.. memang tidak sehat dikonsumsi berlebih, aku cukup sadar akan hal negatifnya.. tapi aku percaya tiada terang tanpa gelap.
Setiap aku punya kesempatan untuk makan keripik kaca, aku langsung tersenyum lebar, bahkan merekomendasikan cemilan ini ke manca negara. Sekarang bayangkan jika ada 2 milyar orang yg bisa tersenyum karna keripik kaca.
Siapa yang berinovasi untuk mengukus, menjemur, lalu menggoreng adonan dari tepung tapioka ini? Mungkin mereka merasakan hal yang ku rasakan juga..
Bagiku hal sekecil ini menjadi reminder dalam hidup untuk merasa bersyukur.
Berkyusur sudah dilahirkan, gapapa ga sengaja berbuat salah, toh manusia, pada akhirnya kenyataan bahwa keripik kaca exists di dunia itu ada.
Aku mengetik tweet ini sambil makan keripik kaca. Cukup risky karna masih pagi, tapi aku tau kapan tubuh ku berteriak “tidak”dan “iya” terhadap keripik kaca.
Loker seram nih ges wkwk.
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