If your favorite groups had to choose between China or Japan, which market do you think is better for their careers?

100% Japan, China is way to strict

Chinese government is way too trigger happy with the ban hammer so its much more risky relying on chinese market

Japan is by far the better option. China is inconsistent and boycotts people over the dumbest shit.

Also Japanese fans are known for being extremely loyal.

Japan, although China is more profitable but it is way too risky. They can get you cancelled over the smallest of things.

Japan is the #2 biggest music and touring market in the world, just because of that it's clearly preferred, not only china is a very unstable market for kpop, you can be boycotted or blacklisted for anything but twice proved is not a need for a kpop artist to bend to knee to china to be widely successful if you are big in japan.

A.C.E did release 1 Japanese song

That says it all

Japan. Financial support is massive. In China you can get canceled for anything

Japan.

Imagine a time when some of our biggest faves flop worldwide. They'll STILL be popular enough to make a living just by doing fansigns in Japan, if they're loved there. NJ, Ive, LSRFM, Twice, Kepler, Izone members, Aespa all these groups would make 6 figures a year just doing fansigns in Japan lol.

Meanwhile China bars will boycott at the smallest grievances.

if you play nicely and according to their rules - China (and obviously if you are chinese yourself)

otherwise Japan

If the group had Chinese members e.g. exo, and it was 10 years ago, China.

But now all you can do is sell albums and have a concert in Hong Kong, which part of China but isn't really.

Japan

Chinese government is way too strict and I'd never want idols to have to dance to their drumbeat.

And C-netz go boycott happy and piss their pants over the dumbest shit, eg Karina like My Hero Academia. No one should be beholden to those nutters.

P1harmony got like 5 fans in both countries (maybe more in Japan) so I don't really gotta worry about that LOL, but for Enhypen, obvious answer, Japan.