I started listening to J-Pop in the late nineties. It's when my passion for music started consuming my life, lol. And I wanted so much more than what was offered here in the States. Since I was also starting to become interested in Japanese culture (I'm half Japanese, but I never lived with my parents growing up, so I didn't really get a chance to learn about my culture until I started to take it upon myself), I decided to listen to some Japanese music. I was instantly hooked. I love the way J-Pop artists compose the actual music. There's so much more going on in the background compared to most Western music, and it makes even instrumentals so interesting to listen to. Plus, there tends to be more variety in J-Pop than a lot of other places in the world. You can have pop, rock, visual-kei, rap, and R&B, all on the same chart and at the same time! It's awesome.
And yeah, I, too, like to try and promote it, Mii. Hah.
