Wow...umm... JPOP and me go a looong ways back. To 1999 to that fact.
Ayumi Hamasaki- I first heard of this song on my brother's computer. The song was called "Depend on you" and I looved it (still love this song to this day). It was the song that actually started my JPOP obsession! (lol)
Koda Kumi- I downloaded the song "Real Emotion" and didn't like her voice at first... But it grew on me.
(Not much to say about her, eh? XDD) She's one of favorites now.
Ai Otsuka- My older sister actually introduced me to her.
The song was "Superman"... I thought it was a cute song (considering then, I didn't know who it was then). Then the song that got me to know her better was "Kingyo Hanabi".
It was playing on Chieko Kawabe's myspace profile and I loved it! <33
AAA- I wasn't interested in this band... Their cover to "Bomb a Head" changed my mind rather quickly! XDD
B'z- OMG! Where do I start? Oh yeah! Late 2000 or 2001 (somewhere around there), my brother had this mix CD that my cousin Shane had given him. It had Utada Hikaru, Southern All-Stars, and some other JPOP acts on it. The first track of this CD was "HOME"... Back during this time, I loved the song and I wanted to see who sung it. It took me YEEARS to figure out that the band called "B'z" sung this song and I was hooked on them since then.
YUI- I had heard soo much about her that I had to hear her songs. I was searching on myspace for songs by her. When I came across a myspace page that had her songs on it, the first song that popped up was "How crazy". I fell in love with that song and the rest is history! XDD
Utada Hikaru- This goes back to my freshman or sophomore year in high school. My sister-in-law had a mix CD with most of her songs in it. The song that got me hooked on her from that day onto the present was "Wait & See ~リスク~". I had already of heard of her for more than a year when "Simple and Clean" came out. ^^
alan- OMG! I remember this? XDD Ok ok... It was 2008 (I believe) when I was reading reviews about how great alan was and that sort... I think I looked up "Ashita e no Sanka" on youtube and I fell in LOOOOVE with the song! I became her fan since then! ^^
Leah Dizon- All I can say about her is that I hated her at first! The reason was because I thought she was a "s l u t" until I watched the live performance of "Koi Shiyou". Loved the song, but didn't like the performance. >P "Koi Shiyou" converted me to a Leah fan! XDD
Aya Kamiki- The only story I have about her is that I watched the PV for "Pierrot" and loved her voice.