Japanese idol makes too much trash.
These are not character goods.
Trash is generated in OMG terrible system.
Popularity vote
There is a popularity voting.
If a girl won In this vote, she would be focused on some TV programs.
So followers hope their idol to win.
Follower can buy voting ticket
Follower can buy voting ticket.
It is attached on music CD.
So followers purchase too much CDs to get voting tickets.
These discs will become trash after voting.
In addition, there are other type ticket like "shake hands ticket".
Music ranking is not relieable
A lot of music CDs will be sold.
So they get good rank in music ranking.
But even a lot of CDs are sold, they are not so much followed by people.
Only few followers buy hundreds CDs.
So music ranking is not relieable at all. OMG!
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