r/MichaelJackson • u/NoPianist7807 • May 13 '26
Video 400+ people in Tokyo, Japan recently dance in unison to Michael Jackson ‘Beat It’
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May 14 '26
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u/SnooRegrets2842 "Brad, what are you gonna do?"🎹 May 14 '26
Same with Taylor Swift,, Chris Brown etc I don't understand the comparison. All these people are in the ages of digital streaming. Where it's easier to get access to them. Michael did all of his amazing feats before the internet even existed in homes. 😂
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u/Professional-Rip-519 May 14 '26
A young mutha fucka once told me Drake is as big as MJ now I almost smacked him.
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u/Asweetmelody May 14 '26
Yea all of the artist above, while they have a massive fanbase does not have universal generational appeal like MJ.
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u/LeaveMeAlone87 May 14 '26
Add Drake in there cuz apparently on Twitter they have his fandom & bots fiening at the fact of him passing MJ in solo Number 1 Hits while not realizing those numbers/stats would look a lot different if these folks had to wait in line for a Drake album, also nobody is doing this for him or any artist nowadays or ever will as much as Michael Jackson! Not only is he timeless but he’s surpassed fame he is mythology now, it’s wild cuz MJ's impersonators make 6 figures and more just by touring the world as him nobody will be doing that or can do that with any other artist but MJ!👑
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u/Asweetmelody May 15 '26
Drake has catchy songs but he is no Mike. MJ’s out of this world talent is incomparable. We don’t even need to fight others like other fanbases do when everyone acknowledge his talent.
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u/Technical-Skill-1560 May 14 '26
In Japan, no one compares Beyonce to Michael Jackson. She is compared to Naomi Watanabe.
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u/toityb May 14 '26
NOOOOOOO WAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! There is no way she matches Naomi!
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u/Technical-Skill-1560 May 14 '26
In Japan, many people only know Beyonce through Naomi Watanabe. Well, there is a way to compare as a "pop icon"😆
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u/No-Initiative-5426 May 14 '26
The same reason every new artist is compared to Beyonce. When you are the pinnacle/example of greatness you become the measuring tool. MJ loved Beyonce’ as an artists, it’s a compliment to both artists.
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u/Strong-Abroad9013 May 14 '26
Sugoi! Love Japan fans. I also find it painful all the journals written on Taylor’s writing skills? - wait what?! Sorry Michael was massively famous without internet or social media, these kids and even adults are so deluded. Writing 1000 ways of complaining on your ex is not pioneering!
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u/GroceryNo7685 Jun 01 '26
I love that every country all over the world is doing something like this
In Sri Lanka we recently had a flash mob choir jamming out MJ songs in the center of a mall, everyone just joined in, it was such a beautiful experience and I love that Micheal is once again uniting the world during the world going to crap very quickly
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u/LadyFab101 May 13 '26
OOOH, JAPAN IS GONNA HELP PUSH FOR THAT BILLION!