Hello,
2 Quick questions here:
1.) For an artist who is internationally known, do you think it'd benefit his success in Japan if he knew how to speak Japanese. For example, let's say Kanye West (or Justin Timberlake, or any artist established or new) all of a sudden revealed that he can rap/sing in Japanese. Would that get him more fans in Japan, or would that cost him some fans because the reason he was liked in the first place was because he's American, and Japanese really like cool foreign things? Would his implementation of Japanese in his musical career cost him fans because he's no longer a cool representative of Americanism? What do you think?
2.)Would an artist's marketing plan be different in Japan as it would be as opposed to his marketing plan in his native country? For example, an America they might play up his underdog status because people like the Underdog story. In Latin America they might emphasize his faith in God, as Latin America is very catholic. What would be the marketing angle in Japan? His kawaii-ness? And, if he's ugly as hell, than his kakoii-ness? What do you think?
Thanks, I appreciate it.