>>57636024That's because as much as people like to meme on japan and japanese work culture and shit, agencies, labels and co over there actually do the job they're supposed to do and look for mostly "unknown" talent.
In the west we've stopped taking risks and no matter the industry they understand that there's no reason to do so when you can just pick up someone who's already successful as an indie, you just have to offer them slightly more than they already make and you barely need to invest in them since they've already done the most important parts of your job.
