Hello, my name's lucille from texas. i've been on this site for some time now.... problably one of the mysterious guests you've seen lurking around here, just never decided to register till now! I've been a fan for about a year, was a New Order fan then was into TFF (Tears for Fears) then found Japan while skimming Wikipedia for New Romantics! ( I wasn't born yet then so I needed all the info on it I could get!)
I wasn't hooked until I saw the band as one of Duran Duran's influences. I checked them out on You Tube and clicked on the first video I saw, which was this Quiet Life performance on this British music show. The song clung to me the second I heard it and the lead singer did a little smile/chuckle to the carmera ( I did not know this was a rare thing indeed until later!).
Anyways, I write Japan FanFiction in my off time (up to 24 pages on my 4th draft!) and I'm also so glad to see that I'm not the only one my age who's into this truly awesome band!
By the way, Silver Moon, I thought that was a picture of David in your profile..... then I found out it was you! Very cool...!