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natsume · 2011.10.28, 04:34 AM

I think maybe this is an argument between then and now. I would argue that her music with the new TJ (last three albums, not Adult) is undeniably Jpop, although strange and occasionally exceptional. I would argue that pre-Variety Jihen/Ringo was not really Jpop, in that the overall quality transcended such a simple description. With this, I would argue that she calls the ultimate shots with TJ, despite who is writing. It is her band. The direction the band takes (if she chooses to take them along with her) are hers.

Labels aside, I am both excited and distressed to see this incarnation of a TJ tour in the next couple weeks. Wasn't this thread about the tour?

2011.10.28, 04:34 AM	#800
natsume Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chongqing, China Posts: 231	I think maybe this is an argument between then and now. I would argue that her music with the new TJ (last three albums, not Adult) is undeniably Jpop, although strange and occasionally exceptional. I would argue that pre-Variety Jihen/Ringo was not really Jpop, in that the overall quality transcended such a simple description. With this, I would argue that she calls the ultimate shots with TJ, despite who is writing. It is her band. The direction the band takes (if she chooses to take them along with her) are hers. Labels aside, I am both excited and distressed to see this incarnation of a TJ tour in the next couple weeks. Wasn't this thread about the tour? Last edited by natsume : 2011.10.28 at 04:48 AM.