Korea Vs Japan

I almost hesitate to say this because it is a little sad and is only a newly formed idea that may yet pass and then everything will be ok. But since it is my blog and I can always change my mind later, I've decided to write in order to perhaps organize my thoughts.
Veronica and I were surfing youtube again, as has become an almost nightly ritual, watching the various korean boy bands we've come to enjoy and looking for one lost music video in particular, when she types in 'Gackt.'
It was a little stray from our normal routine but I welcomed it since I've always thought Gackt gorgeous and talented (as long as he kept his seizure-like dancing to a minimum). The first song of his that we watched was Ghost, which is one of my favorite solo Gackt songs. I'm posting it just so people who don't follow Japanese music know what I'm talking about.

(Side note: This song was used as the opening for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles in Japan)
I couldn't help think, 'Wow, Gackt's getting older. He's not as drop dead gorgeous as I remember him being.'
And then it got worse from there. We watched a couple more of his songs because Veronica is a big fan of his. I didn't really like the music or his style. His voice is ok, but the songs themselves were forgettable. I winced every time I saw his hair and sighed over the amount of jewelery he wears. And from there we went on to Hyde, which is another big Japanese singer and the whole time we watched him I was thinking, 'Wow, he looks REALLY old, and not cute...and ew, they're smoking. They're not dancing.' He's really short, unattractive, his hair is horrible, and his songs were not interesting.
I'm not posting anything from Hyde. If you want to see his stuff you're going to have to look for it.
And the realization hit me. My fascination for Japan has dwindled to almost nothing! I still enjoy anime when it's on but I don't look for it like I used to and have not been able to finish the last couple shows I've tried to watch. I haven't sought out any new Japanese bands since the members of Malice Mizer went on to solo careers. And other than the odd movie or show a Korean person shows up in, I don't watch any of their live action stuff either.
Don't get me wrong, I still love animes like Fruits Basket and Oran High Host Club along with Rorouni Kenshin and a few others, but it's just not a passion like it used to be.
Now, when I'm looking for something to watch or listen to I go straight to Korea. It's their shows and their music that I have in my head all day. I find their guys cuter, for the most part. This represents a HUGE shift in my perceptions and I'm not sure I'm happy about it. It's...different.
To other people, people who never shared my love for Japanese things, the shift is probably inconsequential. I changed from liking one asian country to another asian country. Woopty do. But it's big to me. So many years of my life were spent wanting to go to Japan, wanting to immerse myself in their culture, language, pop-culture. It's weird to realize that I've apparently moved past it. It's such a big change that I don't know if I really know myself anymore. What else has changed that I haven't even realized yet?
It's just so...weird.