01-24-2010, 07:19 PM
I started listening to japanese/korean music about two years ago, but had been exposed to it years previous by friends and family. Dir En Grey was my first japanese band that I really got interested in and from there I was introduced to the other visual kei bands. I also grew up with uncles that were into Anime & asian movies, so since I was young I had been exposed to the culture but had not really taken a deep interest until a couple of years ago. The music always puts me in good mood and it's also unique from american music in some aspects. I listen to all kinds of music from punk, electronica, rap, hip-hop, techno, trance, pop, etc. But for some reason when these genres are in japanese or korean, they give me a satisfying feeling I can't explain. I also went to a concert here in the U.S. and got to see D'espairs Ray and MUCC play at Rockstar Taste of Chaos, they were truly amazing.
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