Pop music in any culture always caters to the lowest commom demoninator. …

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Comment on Top 20 Singles of 2012: “Japanese Music = AKB48″ by Anonymous:

Pop music in any culture always caters to the lowest commom demoninator. The West doesn’t have a monopoly on talentless hacks like Justin Beiber, Rebecca Black, and One Direction.

Anonymous made other comments on this post:

• Top 20 Singles of 2012: “Japanese Music = AKB48″:
  

  Actually the list isn’t about sales. It’s about shipments.

• Top 20 Singles of 2012: “Japanese Music = AKB48″:
  

  Yep. The photos people trade aren’t the ones from the singles most of the time. Nice try tho.

• Top 20 Singles of 2012: “Japanese Music = AKB48″:
  

  THIS! THANK YOU!

• Top 20 Singles of 2012: “Japanese Music = AKB48″:
  

  Sugar Rush was made for that movie. Made for Disney. Disney planned the stupid video and choreography. Go watch something else.

• Top 20 Singles of 2012: “Japanese Music = AKB48″:
  

  Is anime seriously all you know? Get a fucking life.

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