How did you get into J-pop/rock?

[Mycernius]

I would like to know how the members of this forum became interested in Japanese pop music and how you discovered it. When I look around various music store I do not see anything by Japanese artists. You get all your mainstream bands, but the only Japanese music you really see is either Taiko Drumming or traditional music. All the J-pop bands that are mentioned have to be searched for via the net or by specialality shops. It is not just in the UK that you seem not not get J-pop in music stores. I have been around the US and Canada and various European countries and they all really cater for mainstream US or European bands. It wasn't until I came to this forum that I had heard of Gackt or Miyavi etc..

 

[Horizon]

To answer you're question, anime pretty much did it for me.

And, just for the hell of it, don't forget the piano music

 

[furan]

.... believe it or not.... Chinese rock...
i saw this film, Bajing Rocks? and... i fell inlove with the sound track.
onday i was bored so i decided to scope the net to see if i could find any chinese rock band titles i could try and download.... nyada...
sop i figgerend... hey, i love Japan, what the hey....
found this small site that listed about 6 bands?
DoAs infinity
Bordoms
X japan
B's
Loudness
and... this other band i can't for the life of me rember what they were called

but yes... that is my story ^.^


ofcause, it wasn't untill i found Maxiie that i REALLY started to know about Jrock... i owe that girl a LOT, lol.

 

[DemonHunter]

its Boredoms,you heathen!

and anime music did it for me

 

[Horizon]

It's called a typo...Jeez...And, ummm...Is "boredoms" even a word...? :?

 

[DemonHunter]

It's called a typo...Jeez...And, ummm...Is "boredoms" even a word...? :?

i think so

 

[Horizon]

Actually, no it isn't. I just looked it up. That's kind of amusing...

 

[furan]

hey....... no fair, not my fault i'm dyslexic!

..... what's a hetin? or... um... a heathen rather

 

[DemonHunter]

hey....... no fair, not my fault i'm dyslexic!

..... what's a hetin? or... um... a heathen rather

a other word for a Atheist

 

[furan]

atheist...... isn't that someone who believes in God?
....or.... dosen't believe in God......

 

[DemonHunter]

yes its someone who doesnt believe in god
a friend of mine allways calls people heathen if they dont know a band which he is talking about

(or something like that)

 

[furan]

ah..... ok....
yeah... i think my friend uses it as an insult or something.....
don;t really see how that works..... but then... don;t really see how most of my insults work either.... they usually make people laugh

sorry.... i didn't mean to get their name wrong..... but i've aonly just lean't how to spell 'notice' so.... what do you expect?

 

[Horizon]

Heathen is an insult because 'God' forbid that some people don't believe in the Mighty Lord! In other words, apparently it's bad to not be Catholic or Christian

 

[furan]

...... o....k.....
well.... yeah, you shouldn;t get me started on religious issues.... i could go on for a loooooooooong time.......

 

[Kinsao]

I think in the context of bands, if someone gets some knowledge wrong, and you say 'heathen!', it kind of means 'you've gone against the religion!', like, say the band is a religion and they're a heathen coz they said something that's not true about them. So, a joke in that kind of way. aaaaaaaaaaah! I'm getting tangled up trying to explain, not sure I made any sense there!

Another way, I might say 'heretic!' as in 'you blasphemed against the holy name of Boredoms!' (or whatever the band was). I don't think any religious thing is meant, lol

 

[Horizon]

...... o....k.....
well.... yeah, you shouldn;t get me started on religious issues.... i could go on for a loooooooooong time.......

Me too!

I think in the context of bands, if someone gets some knowledge wrong, and you say 'heathen!', it kind of means 'you've gone against the religion!', like, say the band is a religion and they're a heathen coz they said something that's not true about them. So, a joke in that kind of way. aaaaaaaaaaah! I'm getting tangled up trying to explain, not sure I made any sense there!

Another way, I might say 'heretic!' as in 'you blasphemed against the holy name of Boredoms!' (or whatever the band was). I don't think any religious thing is meant, lol

-blinks- I know that. I was just merely stating why "heathen" is actually an insult. If it's actually another, insulting word for "Atheist".

 

[stalky]

let's back to the main question... so i started to listen j-rock because my friends made me to do that - most of them are j-rock fans and they just couldn't stand the fact i'm not
of course at very beggining i didn't like it because singing in japanese sounded for me weird and wasn't catchy at all, but after some time i accustomed to that language and started to enjoy this music

 

[Ma Cherie]

The way most j-rockers look, I love their styles of dress. It's so unique. Then I started to listen to j-rock music. It's helping me learn japanese, too! I think j-rock is beginning to make it's way into the West, slowly but surely.

 

[Horizon]

NO! I mean, yes! No~~...It CAN'T! Then all the preppies and jocks will like it and no...-shakes head rapidly-

 

[mizerable_d]

anime... good ol' anime...

 

[furan]

YES! this is true....
it's why i'm kinda sceptic to get new people into it... i don;t want jrock to be..... 'cool'
i know it's harsh and all... and... i should let people like it if they like it but..... o god to hear my stepbrother and his townie friends talking about jrock.... it would be painfull >.<

 

[Dollporn]

I was a real japan freak, and I was really into the j-rock looks some time ago. Then I by coincidense rediscovered it and started downloading some Diru, cos it's the easiest thing to find.
It took a bit time to get used to, you have to be willing to get into it. But once I understood it (and not as in understanding japanese, because I still don't) I could suddenly feel what was so beautiful about it.
And I just got hooked. Real bad this time.

I'm not so sure if I like the idea of j-rock getting into the western world.

 

[Horizon]

YES! this is true....
it's why i'm kinda sceptic to get new people into it... i don;t want jrock to be..... 'cool'
i know it's harsh and all... and... i should let people like it if they like it but..... o god to hear my stepbrother and his townie friends talking about jrock.... it would be painfull >.<

'Like what they like'...? o.0 How many preppies/jocks do YOU know that 'like what they like'? They all like what every other populat person likes! NO personality, originality, et cetera! Remember?

Besides, I don't think it's EVER going to happen here. People are too caught up with "Caucasians rule the wor-No! The UNIVERSE!". Plus, they'd all think they were "fags" and heaven forbid they listen to a bunch of "gay" people...No, scratch that. "Gay" MEN

 

[Ma Cherie]

I was a real japan freak, and I was really into the j-rock looks some time ago. Then I by coincidense rediscovered it and started downloading some Diru, cos it's the easiest thing to find.
It took a bit time to get used to, you have to be willing to get into it. But once I understood it (and not as in understanding japanese, because I still don't) I could suddenly feel what was so beautiful about it.
And I just got hooked. Real bad this time.

I'm not so sure if I like the idea of j-rock getting into the western world.

Why not dear? I think it's interesting. I've always asked when Eastern culture would swing back our way.

 

[stalky]

i think we all like j-rock because it's something different to western music
and that's why i don't want my fave bands go west