Thanks Zeke for posting REOL's music, didn't know it it sounds great I'll give it a try
I'm on the same boat as chiharo and corvina. It is true that I have felt really bored this year with my favorites but there is a lot of material to discover and re-discover that I don't feel like listening to other things. I like some western artist as well but I don't enjoy them as much as I do with jpop. Hopefully next year gets more interesting with the veterans, I'm looking at you Kumi.