During a stroll around the street of Japan, YouTuber That Japanese Man Yuta asks Japanese people what music they like. In a nation where pop music is clearly dominating the market, it seems like rock music and the visual kei scene still have some thin legs to stand on.

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One of the visual kei bands that got mentioned a few times was SuG.

It looks like SuG was a fairly popular choice within the scene of visual kei, especially with the younger generation. But age of course does not limit one’s music selection from expanding.

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“I like rock” “I like coldrain”

coldrain, which relatively recently gotten more recognition, appears to be the first go-to choice for this older lady who is in fond of rock music.

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Inevitably, K-pop will without fail be mentioned in an interview video like this.

However, we cannot forget that K-pop is really popular these days and is still barraging through Asia without any signs of stopping, and now even the West, so expect to hear a lot of mentioning of the five-man group BIGBANG in the video below.

What Music Do Japanese Like? (Interview)

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