everyone else is basically like

http://rambly-ramblings.2308065.n4.nabble.com/file/n4216298/StopLikingWhatIDontLike_9969.jpg

Yup, well I guess there are some negative things about idols but I like the positive things about it which I find there is a lot of

The Japanese perception of idols in the West is too cynical. It just simply would not work because a vast majority of Westerners do not share the same values as the Japanese people when it comes to idol groups with exception of Western fans. For the sake of the girls that are going to potentially be in the group and AKB’s reputation, I would definitely not allow any group to exist in what we refer to as “the West”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YSzG-Dz4Y0

If you take a look at this CNN review with Akimoto Yasushi, the producer of AKB, that CNN interviewer basically seems like she questions that look down upon AKB. Its entirely in Japanese but there are questions like “You have created songs about prostitution and suicide. Isn’t this a bad image for girls everywhere?” which I hope makes him reconsider his decision because Westerners can not look beyond the surface and point out the bad things first before they can even look at any good points which we call “criticism” but theres a point where it divides into “constructive criticism” and “criticism” just because it looks like another WTF Japan topic.

Back to the actual topic, the idols themselves do not have to be Japanese. This is the case in JKT48 where all the members are Indonesian (JKT = Jakarta,Indonesia). So in NYC, or just USA in general, it would be difficult to ascertain who gets in because the US is a huge melting spot so to speak. In the case of Japanese media coverage, JKT gets little to no coverage because its just not in Japan.

Either way, what I just really want to say is that idea of Japanese idols or anything like it existing in places other than Asia or Japan is impossible.