Talk:Big in Japan (phrase)

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Hi,[edit]

I would add to this article Deep Purple, wich is a good example of Big in Japan with their Made in Japan album (one of the live records most popular of all times). I don't edit the article by myself because my english is not very well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.116.186.163 (talk) 16:43, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, Deep Purple is not a good example. They were huge in the West as well. Nobody made fun of them because they were big in Japan. Martin Rundkvist (talk) 19:54, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A delicious irony is that Big in Japan were not big in Japan either. --kingboyk (talk) 23:00, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Spinal Tap[edit]

Would it be worth mentioning that the mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap", which lampoons many of the more frivolous aspects of rock and roll culture ends with the reunited band (after failing to get large gigs in America) going on a succesful Japanese Tour? Just a thought Rigourous (talk) 15:28, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly, and Spinal Tap is currently mentioned in the article. Skierpage (talk) 11:30, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Foreign Music[edit]

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_in_Japan_(phrase)&diff=382878991&oldid=382869380

As written on the article, Yōgaku is considered an established genre, as you can see its own category on Amazon.co.jp. Also, Yōgaku doesn't mean "foreign musical acts", it just means "foreign music" (Yō = abroad, gaku = music), more specifically, Western music. Try another decent dictionary or google translation. 218.222.54.203 (talk) 15:34, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Try being less snippy, and watch your edit summaries, you'll make no friends with "crappy". Per WPMOS, music genres are not capitalized, which is what I fixed and will continue to fix. See Rock and roll for a good example.--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 15:54, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"crap"? Oh sorry man, but I was just trying to be ironic, as I've seen the term several times here. Anyway, music genres are not capitalized - ok, I've found a good source. 218.222.54.203 (talk) 16:34, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

More famous than a F1 World Champion?[edit]

Quoting "Australian kickboxer Peter Graham is way more known than Jenson Button (a world-wide famous Australian F1 driver who, in Japan, is only known as a former boyfriend of a Japanese fashion model)"

Since when Graham is more famous in Japan than Button, and since when the 2009 F1 World Champion was Australian. Note that I shall be removing this claim is there is no reliable third party source can be found to support this fact.

Queen???[edit]

Queen was "big in Japan"? Based on what?--84.108.212.141 (talk) 18:28, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, and Bon Jovi? What about Living on a prayer? It's my life? Have a nice day? Those were all pretty popular! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mackattack1991 (talk • contribs) 01:24, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 28 November 2019[edit]

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The result of the move request was: Withdrawn by nominator. I think this one is an obvious mistake.(non-admin closure) _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 16:56, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

– Seems like the phrase from which all other uses originated, and therefore the primary base concept topic. The disambiguation page should be moved to make way. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 11:39, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, not primary over the band which also gets roughly the same number of views. Dekimasuよ! 12:29, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - this is not primary over the other topics. Per WP:DETERMINEPRIMARY, "Being the original source of the name is also not determinative". -- Whpq (talk) 12:36, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Why not have a hatnote like This article is about the phrase. For the band, see Big in Japan (band). For other uses, see Big in Japan (disambiguation). The band will never be primary, and it's harmless to make this primary, because it's the same number of steps for people looking for the band._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 13:30, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Because per WP:DETERMINEPRIMARY, "Being the original source of the name is also not determinative", and being the original source of the name is the only reason you have put forth for this move request. -- Whpq (talk) 18:31, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per above In ictu oculi (talk) 15:15, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. If there's a primary topic here by page views then it's the Alphaville song. which, thank you, I now can't get out of my head. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 12:02, 29 November 2019 (UTC) 🎵Oh, when you're big in Japan, tonight, Big in Japan, be tight... 🎵[reply]
Oppose per all the above. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 15:47, 29 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per all the above, too. The fact that the above don't agree what the primary topic is even among the pop-culture references, which together clearly outstrip the original idiom in currency, indicates we have no primary topic. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 17:56, 29 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Japanese Bands[edit]

Is this also used for Japanese bands which are "world-famous in Japan", but virtually unknown outside the asian market? (Like B'z) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.246.3.186 (talk) 12:04, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]