Hm- I don't think we'll reach it in my lifetime, back home, but it's a good dream.

And yes, we do. It's a huge phenomenon, really. [ it's a huge industry. Even if Kanaeki isn't all that interested in music, he knows the most recent bands thanks to publicity, ads, radio, and idol groups being pretty much everywhere. And if he is being honest, some songs do get stuck in his head, even if he doesn't want them to ] But there are no school for that - for someone to become an idol requires a bit of luck and everyone is just an amateur at first. [ and then the company that took them in builds them according to what they are looking for, rather than having a school. ]