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Did rap become more popular in asia in recent years? (moist.catsweat.com)

submitted 2 days ago by HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com to c/anime@ani.social

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I was asking my wife rhetorically really because of the theme music on many of the modern ones I have been watching. Now she brought up a good point which is that maybe its part of the localization. Do primarily to my eyes getting worse I now watched them dubbed (although dubbs are much better now than in the 90's). Now previously I don't think they really changed the music but now im not 100% sure. Anyone actually watch the japanese broadcasts and know if they localize to that degree? If not does anyone know if hip hop became popular in japan or korea or such?

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[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

you know I think I have seen it more often with ones out of korea or maybe china as I think the one im watching now is chinese and I think another one was the tower of the gods or something which I think is korean.

[–] wjs018@ani.social 2 points 2 days ago

Talking about Korea specifically, the hip-hop scene has been growing in popularity for a while now. I first became aware of Korean hip-hop in the late 2000's with Epik High. In modern Kpop, one or more members specializing in rap is pretty standard with many songs featuring a rap segment.

I assume you are talking about Tower of God, a series that is adapting a Korean manhwa. Fittingly, several of the OPs and EDs are performed by a Kpop group called Stray Kids. The group has 3 rap-focused members that even perform as a trio under the name 3RACHA.