A Japanese newspaper’s ranking of the top karaoke tunes most loved by Japanese under-20s has proven so dominated by Vocaloid and anison classics and so bereft of mass-manufactured idol groups that some have begun to wonder whether there is hope for Japanese music yet – or indeed if Japanese music and its music industry are now two entirely different entities…

The ranking:

1. Senbonzakura (WhiteFlame feat. Hatsune Miku)

2. Memeshikute (Golden Bomber)

3. Brain Fluid Explosion girl (Rerulili feat. Hatsune Miku & Gumi)

4. Rokuchounen to Ichiya Monogatari (Kemu)

5. Zankoku Na Tenshi No These (Yoko Takahashi)

6. Amanojaku （164 feat.GUMI）

7. Kagerou Days (Jin feat. Hatsune Miku)

8. ii aru Fan Club (MikitoP Feat. Gumi & Rin)

9. only my railgun （fripSide）

10. Matryoshka (Hachi feat. Hatsune Miku & Miku)

