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...Jackson's second trip to Tokyo in less than a year. "I love Japan," he told AP before his visit. "It is one of my favorite places in the entire world." Then again, not many other countries would see so many people willing to pay so much for a brush with an artist now better known for his legal troubles than for his music. But Japan has always been a lucrative circuit for musicians and bands otherwise confined to the "Where Are They Now?" genre of music TV programming. (See the top 10 Michael Jackson moments...
...High ticket prices prey on the obsessive nature of many Japanese fans, who will happily spend their money on collecting every recording, attending every show and buying the T-shirt. "Artists can be hot one day and not hot the next," says Roderick Morris, the promoter who organized Jackson's Japan events "But they can still come to Japan because fans are still loyal here." (Watch TIME's video "Appreciating Michael Jackson, the Musician...
...more so than Smelly. A Tokyo-based performance artist who idolizes Jackson, Smelly takes his stage name from an old nickname of Jackson's. Smelly has been a fan for 22 years, and he doesn't let Jackson's personal troubles - or lack of recent musical output - dent his worship. "Michael's private life is in shambles," says Smelly. "But that is life, which shows on the stage and in his music. Despair, egoism and karma are revealed and there for everybody to see. Compared to Michael, other musicians are hicks...
...Smelly couldn't make Jackson's VIP party earlier this month, but he says that if Jackson returns to Tokyo, he'll gladly pay over $400 for a ticket...
...given weekend. Japan practically keeps jazz alive, with legendary performers playing most weeks at clubs like Tokyo's Blue Note - provided you're willing to mortgage your house to pay the admission. So, if the same country that turns out for the likes of Bloc Party also keeps Michael Jackson's career on life-support, it's a small price to pay. Unless, of course, you're attending the VIP party...