Big in Japan (phrase)

Mr. Big are a "Big in Japan" band from the United States.^[1] They were one of the two most popular foreign music^[a] artists in Japan alongside Bon Jovi.^[2] Outside of Japan, Mr. Big are generally considered a one-hit wonder for their single "To Be with You".

Big in Japan is an expression that can be used to describe Western (especially North American or European) musical groups who achieve success in Japan but not necessarily in other parts of the world. However, the expression is commonly used ironically to mean successful in a limited, potentially comical, oddly specific, or possibly unverifiable way.^[3]

^ Featured Artist : MR BIG Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Ongen.net (USEN) (in Japanese)
^ Sankei, Reunited Mr. Big is planning their first Japanese tour in this June Archived 2010-08-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese) February 21, 2009
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[ongen-1] Featured Artist : MR BIG Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Ongen.net (USEN) (in Japanese)

[3] Sankei, Reunited Mr. Big is planning their first Japanese tour in this June Archived 2010-08-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese) February 21, 2009

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Big in Japan (phrase)

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