Now comes the point where you think, "Right, I know how I got here but why did I stay".
The "Wow, it's pure straightforward pop" method.
Being born in 1996 the music I was exposed to as a child was straightforward, cheesy pop that was very typical of the time. When I was in my early years of primary school I was a big fan of a girl group called 'Atomic Kitten' and I also grew to love Girls Aloud as they, thanks to the wonderful Xenomania, churned out some of the most memorable pop tunes of the time. I also remember rather liking 'S Club 7' around the same time and being impressed by people like Beyonce (who I still have a great amount of respect for now) who were appearing from across in the states and had more of an edge than Britain's pop stars at the time.
Thinking about it, there was probably I slight nostalgia element in my initial liking of J-pop. Japan seemed like a place where pure pop was still successful and that made me smile a little.
Girls Aloud's 'Sound of the Underground'
Morning Musume's 'Resonant Blue'
The "What a lot of variety!" method.
This ones simple.
If I want lighthearted pop I have idols.
If I want something a bit more 'hip-pop' I have Amuro Namie.
If I want some solid pop/rock I have 'Love Psychedelico'
If I want some pop/r&b BENI will do the trick.
I think you probably get the idea!
Other element that I would say persuade us to 'stay' include fashion, personalities and mental Japanese TV. What things made you want to stay in the J-music world?
