why do i listen to j-music?
well, i live in japan and it's readily available to me, for one, and i hear much more of it on the radion/tv/while shopping than any foreign music... like, even the big hit songs like lady gaga or whatever, we get them late... i kinda have no idea what's popular back home right now...
also, i got really into visual kei since i got here. i really enjoy the pop-punk style, and the crazy aestethics fit into my likes just fine
so it's really fun. people think i'm weird for liking visual kei, but whatever (people think it's weirder for me to like visual kei than my good 29y.o. friend who is obsessed with johnny's bands... go figure....)
and finally, im struggling so hard to learn japanese that i guess i think on some level, if i keep listening to japanese music, it will help me learn it? lol.
also, i believe some other people mentioned it before but, i feel japanese music has a childish, happy side to it, which is really fun for me. i like the cheesiness.