In a cramped Tokyo arcade at 2 AM, a businessman in a wrinkled suit furiously taps a rhythm game. Across the city, a teenager watches an anime about high school bands on her phone, while a grandmother tunes into a morning drama about wartime resilience. A few hours later, the world will wake up to new Nintendo stock prices and a viral clip from a surreal Japanese variety show.

“Idols are not singers. They are accessible dreams.”

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The industry's success is deeply rooted in Japanese societal values and professional norms: