On 5ch’s Livegalileo (anything-goes live-commentary) board, a thread titled ‘It bugs me that Field Marshal Yonezu acts like he’s the top of Japanese music’ (a sarcastic nickname playing on his name, 玄師/Genshi vs 元帥/Gensui, “Marshal”) sparked a wide-ranging debate after a poster said they couldn’t accept Kenshi Yonezu being ranked as Japan’s top musician. Rivals like Mrs. GREEN APPLE, Fujii Kaze, and Hoshino Gen were floated as alternatives, but none proved decisive, and the thread ultimately settled on the conclusion that Yonezu’s position was unshakable given his track record of coverage across Asia.
His songs aren't even that good tbh
Classic case of having nothing to say when asked 'well who else would be top then?' Can only speak from dislike.
>>4
So if I said EXILE, you'd laugh at me, right?
So if I said EXILE, you'd laugh at me, right?
>>6
Then who do you think was on top in the 1990s?
Then who do you think was on top in the 1990s?
>>8
No idea… Michael Jackson maybe?
No idea… Michael Jackson maybe?
Who would you actually accept as the top act?
>>9
Probably Southern All Stars, I guess? Not sure.
Probably Southern All Stars, I guess? Not sure.
>>9
Anyone but Yonezu or Creepy Nuts
Anyone but Yonezu or Creepy Nuts
Of course Kenshi Yonezu is the top — that's the consensus of the entire Japanese nation
>>14
You seem like the type who's into anime
You seem like the type who's into anime
It's an era where only anime theme songs sell, so what can you do
>>18
Sad era we live in. Poison. (a sarcastic 5ch meme, from the Fist of the North Star theme song 'Poison')
Sad era we live in. Poison. (a sarcastic 5ch meme, from the Fist of the North Star theme song 'Poison')
>>12
Would you accept it if Mrs. GREEN APPLE were the top?
Would you accept it if Mrs. GREEN APPLE were the top?
>>20
Not really a fan of Mrs. GREEN APPLE either, honestly…
Not really a fan of Mrs. GREEN APPLE either, honestly…
Hige (Official HIGE DANdism) Korea concert
https://youtu.be/HCSKnLPFTzg?si=0iQemXgXTtPD7gwt
Popularity at Korean shows
Mrs. GREEN APPLE ranks dead last among recent J-pop acts
Making Mrs. GREEN APPLE Japan's representative would just cause more confusion
They're way too unpopular overseas
https://youtu.be/HCSKnLPFTzg?si=0iQemXgXTtPD7gwt
Popularity at Korean shows
Mrs. GREEN APPLE ranks dead last among recent J-pop acts
Making Mrs. GREEN APPLE Japan's representative would just cause more confusion
They're way too unpopular overseas
>>23
Then who would you pick among recent artists?
Fujii Kaze?
Then who would you pick among recent artists?
Fujii Kaze?
>>25
Not really into Fujii Kaze or Hoshino Gen either, honestly…
Not really into Fujii Kaze or Hoshino Gen either, honestly…
>>27
Isn't it just that you're an old man now and can't get into recent music at all?
Isn't it just that you're an old man now and can't get into recent music at all?
>>30
Well, I did think 'what's even good about this' with songs like IRIS OUT or KICK BACK
Well, I did think 'what's even good about this' with songs like IRIS OUT or KICK BACK
Taiwan, China, Korea — they all report Yonezu as the top act, so pushing back on that doesn't really get you anywhere…
>>31
And here you usually can't stand China and Korea
And here you usually can't stand China and Korea
>>32
Those are just songs where he tried a new style to match the anime — Yonezu's roots are really in Vocaloid and ballads
Those are just songs where he tried a new style to match the anime — Yonezu's roots are really in Vocaloid and ballads
>>34
I actually like Vocaloid stuff, just not Yonezu's
I actually like Vocaloid stuff, just not Yonezu's
Classic case of just being a contrarian for attention
>>39
Am I obligated to like something just because it's popular?
Am I obligated to like something just because it's popular?
>>40
You don't have to like it, but complaining won't change anything — he's reported as the top act all across Asia
You don't have to like it, but complaining won't change anything — he's reported as the top act all across Asia
>>42
So it's an era where only forced anime tie-in songs sell, huh. Poison.
So it's an era where only forced anime tie-in songs sell, huh. Poison.
I don't get people who can't stand it when something they personally dislike is popular
Normally you'd just think 'not my taste, but I guess it's popular'
Normally you'd just think 'not my taste, but I guess it's popular'
>>43
People talk about being sick of 'Ohtani overload' too (a meme about excessive Shohei Ohtani coverage) — maybe it's just about needing a trigger?
People talk about being sick of 'Ohtani overload' too (a meme about excessive Shohei Ohtani coverage) — maybe it's just about needing a trigger?
>>24
Even looking at stats like this on overseas popularity, you still won't accept it?
Would you accept it if Mrs. GREEN APPLE were the top instead?
Even looking at stats like this on overseas popularity, you still won't accept it?
Would you accept it if Mrs. GREEN APPLE were the top instead?
>>57
I'm not gonna sit and watch some YouTube video, I'm not that bored
I'm not gonna sit and watch some YouTube video, I'm not that bored
>>63
Why are you still complaining? lol
Everyone has celebrities they don't like
But you're always the only one making a fuss
Why are you still complaining? lol
Everyone has celebrities they don't like
But you're always the only one making a fuss
>>63
Kind of funny how the guy claiming he's 'not bored' and it's 'a waste of time' has posted this many times in the thread — is that some kind of joke?
Kind of funny how the guy claiming he's 'not bored' and it's 'a waste of time' has posted this many times in the thread — is that some kind of joke?
>>52
It's just tit-for-tat at this point
It's just tit-for-tat at this point
>>59
Did somebody start something with you?
Did somebody start something with you?
>>64
Well, I don't think it's hatred exactly. It's more like, isn't the taste just kind of off?
Well, I don't think it's hatred exactly. It's more like, isn't the taste just kind of off?
>>67
Why are you complaining about this every single day?
Just name someone else specifically
If Mrs. GREEN APPLE sells well, then just insist they're the top
Why act defeated instead of just insisting on it?
Why are you complaining about this every single day?
Just name someone else specifically
If Mrs. GREEN APPLE sells well, then just insist they're the top
Why act defeated instead of just insisting on it?
>>67
Taste is different for everyone
People who like him will say it's not off at all
People who dislike him will say he's no good
What are you even trying to accomplish by asking that?
Taste is different for everyone
People who like him will say it's not off at all
People who dislike him will say he's no good
What are you even trying to accomplish by asking that?
>>70
It's just a question of whether people genuinely accept that weird singing style of his
It's just a question of whether people genuinely accept that weird singing style of his
>>74
But even if fans say they accept it, you'll just doubt them and go 'really though?', won't you?
But even if fans say they accept it, you'll just doubt them and go 'really though?', won't you?
>>78
Like take IRIS OUT for example — the singing is really weird, right? But it was a hit. Makes me feel like everyone except me is an alien or something
Like take IRIS OUT for example — the singing is really weird, right? But it was a hit. Makes me feel like everyone except me is an alien or something
>>80
I feel that way about other celebrities too
My taste is so out of sync with everyone else that I stopped talking about Japanese entertainment altogether
I don't think Mrs. GREEN APPLE or BACK NUMBER are any good either, and nobody gets it, so I only talk about overseas stuff now
I feel that way about other celebrities too
My taste is so out of sync with everyone else that I stopped talking about Japanese entertainment altogether
I don't think Mrs. GREEN APPLE or BACK NUMBER are any good either, and nobody gets it, so I only talk about overseas stuff now
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Livegalileo board) thread ‘It bugs me that Field Marshal Yonezu acts like he’s the top of Japanese music’.
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