[Study for Thesis] What was the first element which appealed you in MJ?

[ShadowMaster]

his voice. will you be there

[TheOriginalPYT]

Okay, even though I chose "ALL OF THE ABOVE" I'll go ahead and tell what I very FIRST liked.

The very first song/video I ever saw from Michael was "Beat It." I loved every little thing about that song and video, and was only about 4 years old when I first saw it. The song, the lyrics, the beat, the instrumentals, Michael's voice, his mesmerizing dance skills, all of the choreography, and of course I thought he was HAWTER than Hell. I thought he was the COOLEST person ever as a little kid, lol, and I wanted to be just like him and own a "Beat It jacket." It was basically love at first sight, and I've been one of his well-wishers ever since.

That was still probably more than one option, though, right?

[butterfly24]

I love his voice and his dancing especially when they are combined!!! But I was fascinated by the video clip of Give in to me! When I saw it, I was just WOW!!! So, I have to go with the option of short films!!!

[CarinaT]

Aww...why isn't there an option for Michael as a person?
I was watching the MSG concert on TV in 2001 and the montages of Michael during 'Heal The World' was what grabbed me first of all.

[pg13]

My mom rent the Moonwalker video, and that probably change my life forever.
I have never seen anything like that in the wordl!!!
I was so impressed and shock, how someone can be so amazing was out of my mind.
But at the end when I saw the Smooth Criminal video, right there I new I was going to love this man forever no matter what.
And that is what happen, I love you forever Michael!

[D.S]

My first memory was when i was a little girl during the nineties watching the "Leave me Alone" Film clip. I was attracted to the style of the clip and i kind of had a crush on him as well so i guess it's style. But there's always been something about him that i've inherently been drawn to. I can't really pin point it to one thing though.

[amygrace]

The first memory I have of MJ was watching his short films...I was so little and clueless at this time that I didn't even know he was famous for singing/dancing. I was just like "these videos are awesome!" haha. So for the FIRST element which appealed to me I picked short films.

[Fluffy_Oz]

I had to vote his voice, because I fell in love with his music first, before I even knew who he was and what he looked like.
The first song of his that I ever listened to was "Bad".

[MJsPYT1]

Hmmmmmm, I guess my first memory of Michael is watching moonwalker a million times when I was little. We had the VHS (i have no idea who bought it-my parents, I guess). I must've been really little cause I was born in '86!!

[VanX]

Voice. I heard him before I ever saw him. And I believe it was Heal the World.

[charlotte2807]

His voice, You are not alone and Earth song

[mosaic]

His voice and I'm pretty most of the popular songs on Off the Wall are the first songs I remember from him.

[cleopatra09]

I was five years old when saw his video "Do You remember the Time",
and i was fascinated by his appearance , his hair, his smile, his eyes..... he was too beautiful, most beautiful human i have ever seen,
i remember i was wondering: god, why is he so adorable, so beautiful...
how can human be so perfect?!

and of caurse i loved video too much, the part when he vanishes was my favorite...

and after that day i was dreaming that he was my boyfriend....

[Pace,MioDolceCuore]

Stage presence!

Can be a totally different ballgame than music and dress. And it was the stage presence that drew me in initially when I was just 12- watching "Live in Bucharest."

[Michaeliscious]

His voice!!!
When I heard Billie Jean for the first time I fell in love with his voice!!!!
And then the rest followed lol