H!P in America, and other ranting.

A lot of people have been talking about H!P and the American market: If it'd be possible, other Japanese artists who have tried, and if it'd work.

I honestly don't know much of anything about the stuff that goes one behind the scenes of the music industry. A lot of people say things like "That PV was so cheap, they don't have enough money to do anything or have proper sets." I don't really understand that kind of thing. If a PV looks good, who cares how much it costed to make it? I'm sure there could be really expensive PVs that look horrible.

And people who talk about the decline of Morning Musume. *shrugs* Morning Musume is changing, it does alot. The current MM we know today is nothing like what it was back in the "Golden Age". But how could it be the same? All of those girls have grown up. I think we need to also. Accept the changes. The music style is different. But who says we can't like both styles? I like the old stuff, but also enjoy the newer things.

Anyways! H!P in America. A lot of people have been discussing how it would happen/if it'd work and be successful. A more interesting and fun thing to talk about is what you'd do if they did come to America. Assume that they're maybe not as big as they are in Japan, but close to it. Things I'd do differently then I do now.

• Go to concerts! I'm only 16 and there's no way I can fly to Japan to go to one. But I could manage driving a few hours to go to a few.
• Going into a store and buying a CD. I get all my CDs through YesAsia. How nice would it be to get the CD without all the wait and shipping?
• Join H!P. Hey, it's possible! I'm around the age and am not horrible looking or a bad singer/dancer. Isn't that was all female fans want at least a tiny bit? Hey, I'd drop out of high school to spend my time making money while hanging with Sayumi and Tanaka or even Risako and Miyabi.
• English H!P Imagine the possibilities: American exchange students in Berryz or C-ute, English groups that rival the main groups (as opposed to Coconuts Musume which was full of fail), and English covers of songs. I like H!P because of the cuteness and uniqueness that I don't see in American artists.
• Fanclub activities. Isn't there a fanclub you can join in Japan? I'd join that in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the fact that I don't live in Japan. I can imagine there'd be handshake events and special V!P performances you can win.
• Fans in real life. I haven't met anybody in real life who's a H!P fan, or even knows who they are. Only people on the internet. But if H!P was in American I'm sure I wouldn't have trouble gathering a few friends for some karaoke parties or something like that.
• Younger fans. I can see a different fan market for H!P- younger girls! Japan is different from America and I don't think it'd be very accepted for 35-year-old men going to concerts and hanging 16-year-old girls pictures on their wall.

But I know there's also things I like about being a fan of a Japanese artist that would be taken away if they came to America.

• It motivates me to learn a language. I can honestly say I've learned most of the Japanese I know from H!P songs. And that's not entirely a horrible thing! Singing helps greatly with pronunciation. Having a debut in America would make them start to produce songs in English with English writing on the covers and translations.
• Unique. This is sort of a double edges sword. It'd be nice to know other H!P fans, but it's also pretty cool to say "My favorite artist? Morning Musume of course. Oh, they're Japanese. Yes I can sing Japanese. *rattles off Shabondama monologue*" I'd wouldn't feel unique to say that I was a fan of H!P when there are billions of others who are too.