it was 3 years ago+ when I gave jpop a listen because I was getting so bored with Eng music but it didn't became a full blown effect til Oct '07
somemore my younger sister played a part in influencing me to give it a shot since she listened to it even much earlier than me
the 1st jpop artiste I listened to is no doubt ayumi & you can see the whole list of jpop artistes I listen to via my profile page on AHS