Kaye

All groups get paid because of the tours they do, not because of the CD's they sell. Most of that money goes to the company anyway. That said, just like some other people here, I wouldn't have bought most of my CD's if I hadn't been able to at least listen to them beforehand. I own lots of Asian CD's, not only Japanese ones but Korean and Thai as well. Not everyone has the money to just blindly go online and buy any new CD that comes up, pay for them and ship them over here only to discover then that you might not even like it? Sure there are people who download and never buy a thing. But I know for sure a lot of us buy their CD's. Besides, I've had lots of bands telling me that they'd rather have people sharing their music and coming to their shows to watch them play (and buy merch) than not even listen to them and care about them at all. Do you know how many groups actually get a chance to tour the world just because their music was shared all over the world? Girugamesh, Dir en grey, and every other single Japanese band wouldn't even bother coming over here, if they didn't know there were fans who knew their songs and would bother coming over to see them live. And this works for the underground scene in Europe, Australia and America as well.

I've been singing B-L-O-C-K B all week now. :s It's Zico's fault!

^I don't even think they're gorgeous. The only ones that have a little talent in there are Junsu and Wooyoung. And that's even just a little. I can't seem to figure out why they're so popular :s

^surprised you added Supernova Hm... Maybe I should check it out then, even though those other groups are better. Thanks!

^How is it compared to the first one? I only liked Again and Again and Heartbeat on that one. Guess I won't be downloading 2PM anymore :s They're going places I'm not interested in...

Whoa, that's a while ago. Just remembered I still have her CD somewhere... Loved the song when it was released!

Probably something like that. There are just going to be 2 new songs, and the rest are remixes of their previous mini (CCM didn't plan this, you can see that)

Their first album was great. Wish they would have kept that style. I can't even imagine what their next song is going to sound like :s

After School should have stayed as the "Pussycat Dolls" they wanted to be in the beginning. I only liked Bang after their first two songs.

Why even ban those things? It's just music :s Damn you Korea. Never understood why all these new groups are supposed to be banned. Come on, X-5's fantasy was banned because they said they were going to dance in a club :s

Yes, there was a mini album "Temptastic" And maybe you're right, they're not as loud as other groups, or don't have fans that are that loud haha. You'll never miss a 2NE1 release, that's for sure :s

T-ara disbanded? They're all over the place. Acting, music,... There's one new member, but she's been there since last promotions for Yayaya and their mini album Temptastic.

Strange song... Don't really like it as much as I liked previous things. There are a lot of different parts in the song that I do like though. But the part after the intro is just horrible...

Can't download

^the MV is for Tell Them, most of the scenes in that teaser are for Tell Them. Song is Halo yeah A little bit like they did with Wanna B and Freeze in the beginning

This last movie is going to be a war.... I like how they managed to keep most of the actors the same over all these years. It's only franchise I've never had to complain about.

THIS. I cried like a little bitch. Didn't cry, but this is just

I'd go aswell. I'm studying Japanese language and culture right now, so one of my next years I'll definitely spend in Japan.

Aww... I wish I could have seen them live at least once

Linkin Park: That band just singlehandedly started everything for me. Ellegarden: Responsible for my addiction to Japanese rock music. (Although my addiction to Japanese music as a whole started because of Utada Hikaru) Girugamesh & Dir en grey: Got me hooked with their awesome songs. Nearly love everything Dir en grey has done since their started out. Same with Girugamesh apart from their last two releases. They're not bad, but not exactly what I like to listen to constantly. They're both also the only 'vk' bands I've seen live. Retrospect: First Asian rock band I got to know that wasn't Japanese. Their lives are awesome. Hope to see them one day. Kim Sarang: Convinced me that there was decent Korean rock music around. And because of him I found a lot more bands I like. Epik High: Made me realize that I do like Hiphop/rap. But only when it's done right. Really appreciate these guys and I'm proud to say I got most of their physical releases at home. and many more on my Lastfm

Their rock version of Amigo in Japan was awesome as well

^that They didn't even bother getting them on SMTown Paris. :s It's everyone except them and BoA who's filming for a movie in America/Canada.

SM entertainment (their company) can't handle rock music. That's the only reason their style changed. They weren't selling enough, so they didn't release anything for 5 years. Then came back with a ballad, and after that Oh! My Goddess. I like the songs and mini albums, but it's a long way from their debut style!

I got everyone on facebook. But they couldn't care less about what I type I'd rather typ my personal opinions on things like Tumblr/Lastfm/Twitter though. They don't know anything about that haha

^I got everything, if there's anything you need? Even ripped their live dvd into MP3 just because it's that awesome haha