what kind of music to do you listen to growing up and lately?

Wow! We have the same music preferences when we were in highschool. I used to listen to Backstreet Boys too, and also Westlife, The Moffats, 'N Sync, A1, and all other popular boybands during that time. I also used to be a fan of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Mandy Moore. There were even times when I would start a survey in our class about which artist is better, like Britney vs. Christina, etc. And then we would later end up in a heated debate and a great amount of trash talk, but in the end we would all still be friends and excited to call each other on the phone later in the night just to talk about celebrity gossips. When I entered college, I became more open-minded about music, and learned to listen to other artists. I learned to love Ne-Yo, Usher, Linkin Park, The Calling, etc. Also, I was not artist-specific anymore. I would listen to almost any kind of music regardless of who sang it. Later in college, I got so interested in anime so if you would browse my iPod, you would find a great number of Japanese songs. Lately, I have been listening to Kpop (Korean Pop). You know, Korean musicians are really cool and I think most of them are even better than Western musicians. Before debuting to the music industry, Korean artists undergo training first for about 3-4 years. That's why when artists like Super Junior (under SM Entertainment), BIGBANG (YG Entertainment), DBSK (SM Entertainment), Rain, Lee Hyori, etc. perform on stage, their respective performances are almost flawless. Like perfect! So for now, if I would be asked about my type of music, there'd be only one answer you would hear from me: KPop. :)

I was into punk rock when i was young and now i listen to grunge music, and greenday, gorrillas, blink 182 and other thrash bands i like energetic music

I absolutely love music. I've gone through so many music phases growing up. When I was in elementary school, I listened to a lot of classic R&B. In middle school, I discovered pop country (Leanne Rimes, Martina McBride, etc.). Then in high school, I was addicted to 80s. Give me Cyndi Lauper, Bon Jovi, Blondie, Madonna, Flock of Seagulls, Michael Jackson, Heart, etc. In between these phases, I also listened to pop and alternative like Sum 41, American Rejects, Hinder and others. Now, I still like some pop/alternative music as well as R&B/Soul like Usher, Leela James, Ne-yo, Jennifer Hudson, Drake, and Shontelle.

When I was very young, like 4 or 5, my parents would play the classics every Sunday. So songs by the Beatles, Eagles, Carpenters, Beegees, and even older ones stuck to me until now. 5 onwards though, my brother and I both liked the Cranberries, No Doubt, Backstreet Boys (yes, as corny as it sounds, we liked BSB back then), the Cardigans etc. Lately, I've been listening to a lot of the Fray, Coldplay, and Lifehouse.