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I'd say as a generality, like you said songs are more happier and cuter. Singers seem to focus a lot on sounding more cute, versus American singers try sounding experienced. Which isn't to say Japanese music sounds worse, I actually like their approach more. American singers, when they are girls, also have a bit of a more trashy or dirty look, which is not so in Japan.
There also seems to be more influenced from electronic music and has more electronic/dance themes, while Americans put more emphasis on how absolutely awesome the electric guitar is. Even then that depends on the kind of rock, since some are focused on instrumentals more than vocals.
I also love the overuse of Engrish in Japanese music, while Americans rarely put foreign languages in their lyrics. There may be reference to foreign names or culture, but never foreign words.
I have a question though; does Japanese death metal exist?
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