secrets.

most people know only one side of me. that's the side that loves photography, writing and music. the part that not many people know is that i listen to a lot of Japanese Pop and Rock (or JPop and JRock). it takes up a good majority of my music. this side is also incorporated with my dorky, anime-loving side. i have several friends that don't know much about anime, or don't like it, so i don't talk about it with them. due to this, i have unconsciously separated the two sides. however, sometimes my Japanophile side likes to show up suddenly (possibly because of an idea I had). then, i usually start to ramble.

something else that comes along with all of that is my love of JPop. i find it so much more entertaining than American pop, which mostly consists of nasally, half-decent singers. most people can't seem to grasp why i like it so much simply because "omg, you can't even understand them." translations are available online, guys. how many of you can understand the Latino music you listen to? i know, a greater percentage than can understand the Japanese, but still.

the thing that gets me, though, is the stereotype that goes along with anime/JPop/JRock. i know, i could describe it perfectly. a girl with straggly hair that is somewhat over-weight, make-shift goth/punk, not the best fashion sense, annoyingly hyper...you get the mental image, correct? yeah. not all anime fans look like that. i know i sure as hell don't (not that i'm perfect). also, it is possible to enjoy the cartoons, books and music without completely obsessing. it's not as if we're all creating a dark, inescapable void of anime-loving doom that will steal your soul. i mean, really people. get over it. Japan just so happens to actually put some thought into their cartoons, unlike most American cartoons.