Today you're in for a wild ride! Davide and Anna are joined by Sebastian, a fellow JT member who came to discuss all things Japanese Idol Culture - its origins, the values behind it, all the different kinds and styles, and much more!  🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY/ITUNES: https://anchor.fm/jtandfriends    FOLLOW SEBASTIAN:   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SayumiWhisp   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japanmeineliebe/   Check out his website: https://japanmeineliebe.de/    📱FOLLOW Japan Travel:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japantravelcom/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Japantravelcom    Main Website: https://en.japantravel.com/    📱FOLLOW the hosts:   Anna: https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch/ Luca: https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan/   Davide: https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide/    🎥: https://www.instagram.com/zai8izzuddin/   🎤 Intro and Outro music: https://www.instagram.com/lina.m.u.s.i.c/   🎨 Logo artist: https://ludovicogeronazzoportfolio.portfoliobox.net   🍶Learn about Sake: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFuFtESTC5NNlCVmCOeteQ    Timestamps below:   0:00 Teaser  0:25 Intro  0:52 Start  2:18 Guest and Topic Intro - Idol Culture  3:10 Sebastian’s Unique and Romantic Introduction to Japan  5:15 History of the Idol Culture  11:20 AKB48 Japanese Idol Group  13:50 Struggles of Idols - Schedule, Dating, & more  20:40 K-pop vs J-pop  24:02 Idol Groups Coordination  25:12 Idol Groups and Imperfection  28:18 Drone Shot of Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle  29:11 Differences between Japanese and Foreign Idols  34:20 What it’s like at an idol group concert & Fans  39:09 Idol Groups and Sustainability  42:15 Idols and Pro Wrestling in Japan  43:43 Most Bizzarre Thing Sebastian has seen in Japan  45:48 Quote from Nakai Masahiro, leader of former SMAP boy group  47:03 Outro   Please subscribe and turn on all notifications so that you don't miss any of our weekly stories!!