So how many Artists do you REALLY support?
 

and by that I mean... not only that you are his/her/their fan but that you actually buy his/her/their CD's, DVD's, possibly go concerts, stuff like that.

Because, I think we all are fans of some artist but we never buy anything from them* for instance: I like chara but I've never bought anything from her, and I also loooooove PUFFY but the same thing applies... although I did buy their best album. I would rarely buy something from an artist I don't FULLY like unless is a rare or a BEST compilation or maybe a DVD, like I bought from POLYSICS.

I doi this now because before (years ago) I would buy lots of CDs and albums just for 1 song, and it was a complete waste of money. I'm more selective now.


So what are the artist you Support? and why do you/don't you support other artists??

These are the artists I fully support:

• ayumi hamasaki
• mink
• Perfume
• Yuko ogura

and these the ones I support from time to time:
(meaning: I've bought their stuff and I could buy more)

• KOKIA
• KEN
• PUFFY
• POLYSICS
• ELT
• Kanjani8
• Eri nobuchika
• Nana Katase
• wada akiko

*(yet some complain when they release something they don't like eventhough some don't buy anything from them, but they feel is their right to talk trash about the artist and stuff like that???.. lol... but that's a whole other subject lol)

I fully support MALICE MIZER and Moi dix Mois.
I've got almost everything MALICE MIZER have ever done, minus a few DVDs, I also have almost everything Moi dix Mois have done, excluding DIXANADU, but I also have both normal and limited edition of everything.

I wish I could be more supportive of Ayu by buying more of her stuff but I haven't had much money lately, or it's all gone towards my MM/MdM collection.

Artists I support:
Ayumi Hamasaki
Do As Infinity
Maaya Sakamoto
Mika Nakashima
Miyavi
Asian Kung Fu Generation
FIR
Koda Kumi
Utada Hikaru

Artists I kinda Support (meaning I bought maybe one merchandise and have no desire to do so agian; I'll maybe download it, but I won't buy it)
Dir en Grey
Yoko Ishida(?)
Puffy

so yeah. that's my list. I'm trying to expand it, cause I feel if you really like the artist, then you should support them, but I'm not made of money. :laugh

koda kumi. she's the only one i got singles of. only 3, but they're singles. it's hard for me to buy online everytime.

ayumi^^ i have only her cd

I won't buy a CD if I only like 1 song of the artist. There's also the problem of ordering online, which I am not allowed to do. I would end up buying with someone else's card & pay back y'know~

The ones I fully support are:
Hamasaki Ayumi
Utada Hikaru
miyavi
HYDE
Shimatani Hitomi
T.M. Revolution
ARASHI
Koda Kumi
Plastic Tree
KAT-TUN
Kanjani8
UVERworld
Dir en grey
The GazettE
mihimaru GT
NEWS
ONE OK ROCK
An Cafe
TegoMass
YamaPi
Ringo Shena
Shuuji to Akira

I don't have every single CD they release, but depending on the artist, I either have a few singles and albums or just 1 or 2 of their CD.

~ Ayumi Hamasaki
~ Koda Kumi
~ Namie Amuro
~ BoA
~ F.I.R.

Sorry, but I'm pretty poor and most of my money goes to things more important than music.

Always:

sifow (I have all sorts. Rare, hard to find etc. Even compilation albums where she has 1 song)
Kumi (Just finished me Japan singles collection 2 weeks ago :D)

Usually:

Ayu

Rarely:

Utada
Namie

The only artist I really support is MUCC. Once I got into them, I started buying everything they put out. They just release so much stuff it's hard to catch up on their older releases!

I'll buy albums from Dir en grey and Merry whenver they put one out and the occasional album from a few other bands.

+ Ayumi Hamasaki
+ Utada Hikaru
+ Namie Amuro
+ Morning Musume
+ ayaka
+ chatmonchy
+ Koda Kumi

I own or will own in the near future at least one CD or DVD from those artists/bands.

often: namie, ayu, the brilliant green, asian kung-fu generation, love psychedelico, tommy

let's be honest, you'd have to be rich or curtail all other expenses to buy all japanese releases (including singles) of 1 artist. >_>

I always support:
~ Ayumi Hamasaki
~ Arashi
~ Namie Amuro

Sometimes:
~ Kumi Koda
~ Berryz Koubou
~ Anna Tsuchiya

Thinking about buying:
~ WaT
~ Kumi Koda
~ sifow
~ Berryz Koubou
~ Anna Tsuchiya
~ JYONGRI

Always support

Ayumi Hamasaki
Leah Dizon
Hitomi Shimatani
Koda Kumi
sifow
Namie Amuro

Sometimes

Ami Suzuki
Ai Otsuka
Morning Musume
Hayami Kishimoto
Mika Nakashima

and the rest I just buy the albums and no singles. I listen to more than 100 artists and it'll be impossible for me to buy EVERY single product of theirs.

edit: as of 2009 lol

Always:
Ayumi Hamasaki
Namie Amuro
Mika Nakashima
ayaka
Hitomi Shimatani

I don't really support anyone in special (because of the money... T_T) but when I love something I buy it :D like, for example, I bought the debut single of stephanie because I loved it ^^, or Duty (the ayu's album) although I had heard it lots of times (and I began listening her & japanese music on 2005)

Morning Musume and Ai Otsuka. I don't buy everything from them (i.e. DVDs, they're overpriced rofl.) but I usually buy most of their new releases. I'm collecting YUI and Namie Amuro albums also.

koda kumi try to get more stuff


leah dizon one cd with dvd

namie amuro one dvd album try to get more

ayumi hamasaki try to get more lol:yes

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fully support :
ayumi hamasaki

support :
namie amuro
matsu takako
koda kumi
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1) Ayu. I have all of her original albums except for "Duty"; for compilation I only have A Best 2 White. I also have four singles, but I'm not big on buying singles; I see albums as being more worth it. For DVDs, I have Arena Tours 2005 and 2006 as well as Countdown 2005-2006.
2) Ai Otsuka. I have all of her albums (except Ai am Best) and her 2005 and 2006 live tour DVDs. Three singles.
3) Mika Nakashima. Two albums right now and two singles.
4) Shimatani Hitomi. I have two albums and one single.
5) Gackt. Three albums and one single.
6) Miyavi. Five albums, four singles.

Always(when i mean always ,i usually have ALL the discography, except for kuu-chan, i dont have enough money xD):

Rip slyme (i've bought 2 copies of each release except for the photobook and the DVDs)
WISE ( also x 2)
Koda kumi
GReeeeN
Nakamura ataru
Yellowcard( although they arent jmusic)


Sometimes:
Otsuka ai
Angela aki
Nakashima mika
Shimatani Hitomi
Morning musume
Gackt

Rarely:
Ayumi hamasaki ( i used to buy her stuff, but recently only got best II, its a nice way to say goodbye to my ayumi fandom, or anything related to her)

OTHERS (random boughts, like SMRYTRPS or Teriyaki boyz stuff)