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Why haven't JLS had the success in America like The Wanted and One Direction? |
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Why haven't JLS had the success in America like The Wanted and One Direction?
Why haven't JLS had the success in America like The Wanted and One Direction?
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hmm I think it has something to do with how they look and what type of music they release (too pop) .. Their lyrics are cheesy aswell , one of their recent ones is 'I'm gonna turn you on just like a TV' ok. Pause.
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Truth is they are the wrong colour and too bland.
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Truth is they are the wrong colour and too bland.
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well they are young and marketable, you only have to look at the teen markets in america like big time rush, justin bieber, jonas bros. Its a shame JLS aren't big in america (and yes they do have some cheesy lyrics-who doesnt) but they are far more better vocally apart from marvin and maybe jb lol. They need to reproduce their first album which was very good and looking at the producers they are working with am thinking they will.
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They didn't have a proper release there, unlike the other 2. Their debut was good, but they never released it right. They should've (along with Alex) been all over US TV in early 2010. Put XF UK on the world stage.
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I get what shackfan means. Cowell saw nothing in them, but the world in 1D, wonder why?
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It's a shame becuase they are likeable and have the music to transcend into america.
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It's a shame becuase they are likeable and have the music to transcend into america.
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Their sound is Urban mixed with dance pop, something more and more Urban artists are doing in the US. Hell even Nicki Minaj is doing music slightly similar to what they are doing. They would fit in.
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They didn't make enough effort?
TW and 1D have done numerous radio tours and live shows out there. (I know TW's connections have helped them greatly to get on shows like Jay Leno). Social media has been extremely helpful to 1D's success - months prior to their release. I think Glad You Came is very on trend, that's why radio lapped it up. What Makes You Beautiful is very reminscent of 90's pop (BSB like). |
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Why haven't JLS had the success in America like The Wanted and One Direction?
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One Direction and The Wanted appeal to all the young white teen American girls mainly, JLS don't appeal to young black or white teen American girls because they're coming accross as too bland musically for either and we are talking America here after all.
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One Direction = 5 British Biebers.
The Wanted = have Bieber's manager who got their song on Glee. Both have been backed by Bieber, so his fans no doubt backed them. As far as I'm aware, he hasn't said anything about JLS. |
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Because unlike the Wanted their record label's executives weren't prepared to buy their success or manipulate their radio airplay, and unlike with OneD, they didn't have hordes of hormonal preteens only interested in them because their label have marketed them as being physically attractive and commercially nonthreatening.
Also, because they're crap. |
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because they're crap.
While I had The Wanted and One Direction, I can see why young girls have flocked towards them. The fact is JLS just aren't very good. They seem to sing the same song over and over again from what I've seen and heard of them. |
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While I had The Wanted and One Direction, I can see why young girls have flocked towards them. The fact is JLS just aren't very good. They seem to sing the same song over and over again from what I've seen and heard of them. |
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And out of the 3, debuts alone, JLS are far bigger. Massive first week sales. JLS would easily appeal to teens in the US, if they went with Beat again, Boyz II men mixed with Nsync. They didn't go on tv, which is a must in the USA. I mean, the wanted can't even get a platinum album. PLATINUM.
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And the other 2 don't??
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JLS only seem to sing about clubs, is what I meant.
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JLS only seem to sing about clubs, is what I meant.
None of The Wanted or 1D can really sing which is why they all sing midtempos and uptempos about love/clubs etc...if anything JLS are probably the most versatile group out of the three and they can dance a whole lot better than 1D and TW too... |
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All three of 1D's singles have been about 'love'....JLS don't always sing about clubs, in fact they are the only ones that have covered a range of themes...
None of The Wanted or 1D can really sing which is why they all sing midtempos and uptempos about love/clubs etc...if anything JLS are probably the most versatile group out of the three and they can dance a whole lot better than 1D and TW too... |
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All three of 1D's singles have been about 'love'....JLS don't always sing about clubs, in fact they are the only ones that have covered a range of themes...
None of The Wanted or 1D can really sing which is why they all sing midtempos and uptempos about love/clubs etc...if anything JLS are probably the most versatile group out of the three and they can dance a whole lot better than 1D and TW too... And both TW and 1D have ballads on their albums, not just uptempo. |
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Have you seen any of their acoustic/tour videos with no backing track? They can sing. Some members are stronger than others though.
And both TW and 1D have ballads on their albums, not just uptempo. |
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I think it is down to image. One Direction is a boyband of Justin Beibers.
As we speak the Americans will be coming up with a manufactured version of their own and they'll probably be bigger than One Direction and The Wanted put together. It will be like 'The Monkees 2012' - you see.
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