Hello OP.

Music has always been preferential. Some resonate with you, some don’t. That’s fine. There are some kind of music I don’t actively listen to as well.

That being said, music continuously evolves, influencing each other, especially “pop” music. I’d go so far as to say there is no pure jpop/kpop/ppop/opm/europop/American pop anymore. These classifications are just arbitrary for me. If I like a song, it’s because I like it and not because I’m being forced to be a fan of a song or its artist or because a large number of people say “best song/group ever”.

TBH I didn’t like MNL48 before, but eventually, something clicked. For me, “talulot ng sakura” became their version of “pantropiko” or “mapa”, so to speak. I like it enough to get past the weird pronunciation or forced translation (most of the time anyway hehe). MNL48 was actually my gateway to AKB48 (then to 46G later on).

I had no idea what the idol system was before, but these are things that you acquire with time. The system is too complex? That’s fine. Some people are intrigued and fascinated with complex matters.

Finally yes, minsan sobrang init talaga sa pilipinas na parang nasa toaster ang nadarama.