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Actually, there was a poll similar to this at another forum that involved only K-pop and J-pop. There were a decent number of K-pop lovers, to my surprise, especially for a forum that catered to mostly J-pop fans.
This is simply just a hunch really, but I wonder if most people began their "Asian music fandom" with Japanese pop simply because Japanese cultural things tend to have more of an audience rather than Korean (at least here in the US). If so, that would imply that many lovers of J-pop would get sick of J-pop as the years go by, looking for something fresh. Why not K-pop? Especially since the start of the Korean wave with dramas and music, Japan's next door neighbor seems like the most logical choice. Looking for something new, K-pop seems to have more of a "fresh" face to it especially years of listening to J-pop.
So that might explain why there's this shift from Japanese to Korean, but then again it's just a hunch and a simple observation I've notice. This also applies to those who study the languages intensively. After years of Japanese, some seem to hardcore study either Chinese or Korean. Although I've noticed a lot of Korean-Japanese pairings for foreign language.
Anyway, I follow this trend to a certain extent and I'll have to say K-pop at the moment because lot of the songs fit into my favorite genre: electronica. K-pop seems to do it well and consistently. However in the long run, I think Japanese music has a longer life shelf because it's such a huge industry (2nd only to the US, I think).
But yeah, this is simply an observation I've notice, not a set rule or anything.
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