... - reporter in an obscure commercial (Hu, 2000). TV for the most part is even worse than American television and usually consists of three types of show; quiz shows, news, and anime. The quiz shows are mostly nothing but people sitting around making stupid jokes or pranks or making fun of each other. It seems as if all of these types of ... manage to gain superstar status, Japanese J-pop idols have an amazing amount of power over their fans, as you can see by observing the famous Ayumi Hamasaki, on everything from posters promoting Panasonic's new MD Player to a TV commercial featuring Ay...

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