I think I'd go mad if I had to listen to the sort of music played at Japanese train stations on a regular basis. Which is odd because a lot of Japanese TV drama

I think I'd go mad if I had to listen to the sort of music played at Japanese train stations on a regular basis. Which is odd because a lot of Japanese TV dramas have excellent background music, so there's no shortage of talent or capacity to produce it. OTOH what's with the sound effects on Japanese comedy shows (there's only about 2 or 3 such effects, clearly designed to induce auditory nerve damage, and they're used unsparingly in almost every such show).