I have been listening to jpop for over 10 years now. It has become a big part of my life! The first artist i ever listened to was ayumi hamasaki kuraki mai and utada hikaru. I saw their names in a US magazine, they were talking about popular singers in other countries. So I looked them up and heard some of their songs. I was so excited to hear such good music, that I had to look up more artists! At one point I was a huge Hello! Project fan! I have a big collection of cds, dvds, books and merchandise :) If you look at my last fm profile, you can see some of my current favorite jpop artists!