Stocka Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I'm really into it recently, well japanese music in general. I've always liked some of Utada Hikaru's songs (Sakura Drops and Distance are my favourites) but thanks to Dabookerman I'm now in love with Yaida Hitomi - Over the Distance, listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3dyT39x7L4 Oh and here's Sakura Drops: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb6F3gExI8k What do you lot like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoDesiato Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Over the Distance is in Ouendan. Don't know much J-Pop music, just mostly the stuff that's in Ouendan. L'arc~en~ciel's Ready Steady Go is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabookerman Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Excellent stuff stocka. J-pop/rock is what i mainly listen to these days now, Its just very different to western music, and i never did listen to much of it in the past. i only ever listened to SOAD but that kinda faded away and i hardly listen to them now. My favourite j-rock band is L'arc~en~ciel, theyve been around for quite sometime, since 94 and theyve released over 7 albums or so. however i think their latest one 'Awake' is their best one, i just love all the songs on that one. another great band is Asian Kung Fu Generation. i think they would be so awesome to listen to on long car journeys. A lot of the stuff from ouendan made me wnt to listen to more so thats where it came about i suppose. and personally i love every song on ouendan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Laguna| Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Hikaru Utada was first got me into J-Pop. I heard one of her songs on a Nintendo DS advertisment and this (hot) Japanese girl I know recognised the song and sent me some of her other works. I specifically like Automatic and Travelling (the music video for Travelling is crazy, she dresses up as a pixie airhostess). After that I deversified a little. My favourites being; Koda Kumi, Dream, Da Pump, Love Psychedelico, Ai Otsuka, and of course Ayumi Hamasaki, who I think is a tad over rated. Anyone tried Utada's American album "Exodus". Personally, I'm not a big fan. She worked with some guy to try and hit the American market and I don't think she really pulls it off to well. She loses what made her J-Pop great and also some of the lyrics seem slightly jilted, such as "This is just the way I am I really wanna tell me something, but I can't You make me want to be a man" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system_error Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I mostly listen to this webradio: kawaii-radio.net! They stream songs from japanese games and regular japanese artists - quite good in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiemetriX Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Fly high from the japanses version of Donky konga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariosmentor Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I listen to Hyde after it was in the japanese baten kaitos advert, great stuff. Listen to shallow sleep, evergreen and shinning over you. He does stuff in english to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedShell Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 My favourite Japanese band is Pizzicato Five, just found a load of their stuff over on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ordZnGcilEg&search=pizzicato%20five http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45txADlOaDY&search=pizzicato%20five http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP6dsmRcE9M&search=pizzicato%20five http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cITHpqWWhJo&search=pizzicato%20five http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCd5BmBpdGk&search=pizzicato%20five http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNSdOEk64KE&search=pizzicato%20five My favourite P5 song : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqFy8QZC_us&search=pizzicato%20five Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariosmentor Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 heres a hyde one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzaGYYIACWA&search=hyde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fields Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Nah, J-pop is shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabookerman Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Nah, J-pop is shit. Then dont post in this thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letty Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Im really very into Dir en Grey, but the rest of people I know hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I'm really into it recently, well japanese music in general. I've always liked some of Utada Hikaru's songs (Sakura Drops and Distance are my favourites) but thanks to Dabookerman I'm now in love with Yaida Hitomi - Over the Distance, listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3dyT39x7L4Oh and here's Sakura Drops: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb6F3gExI8k What do you lot like? Haha man, was that serious music? That was just awful, the Japanese language just isn't good for songs. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 J music has stole my heart too. They seem to have more feeling. Asides from the already mentioned L'Arc en Ciel and Hikaru Utada I recommend Rie Fu, The Pillows, Asian Kung Fu Generation, Beat Crusaders, Typhoon 24, Orange Range and Akira Yamaoka (mainly the Silent Hill OSTs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Nah, J-pop is shit. Is this all you come on forums to do? You said the exact same thing on the power metal forum. Kunt. Yeah, some J-pop is really quite good, Marty Friedman apparently now plays as a freelance Jpop guitarist, which is what got me interested. It can be quite fun and catchy sometimes. Link: http://twochineseboys.blogspot.com/2005/11/radio-in-my-head.html = the best jpop I've ever heard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Odwin Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Fields is funny because he says bad stuff about pretty much everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariosmentor Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 They're chinese... But hey who cares. (Memoirs of a geshia ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMat Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Fields is funny because he says bad stuff about pretty much everything. QFT At first it's annoying, then you jsut begin to laugh. Never really listened to any J-Pop, except fromt he kareoke part of Takeshi's Castle (which makes it sound bad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zell Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Anyone heard of Polysics? They're Japanese... I think, or perhaps Martian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabookerman Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Anyone heard of Polysics? They're Japanese... I think, or perhaps Martian. They are peforming at the garage near holloway, i might go to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ninja0 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 J music has stole my heart too. They seem to have more feeling. Asides from the already mentioned L'Arc en Ciel and Hikaru Utada I recommend Rie Fu, The Pillows, Asian Kung Fu Generation, Beat Crusaders, Typhoon 24, Orange Range and Akira Yamaoka (mainly the Silent Hill OSTs). I'll say it again: Asian Kung Fu Generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabookerman Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I'll say it again: Asian Kung Fu Generation. Sol-fa, what an album. *listens to kimi no machi made I do like the love hina soundtracks, like the hinata girls albums and stuff Kotoko is a great singer aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten10 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Kumi Koda rocks my..... er.... skoda?? Well Yoko Ishida isn't much to look at but she has a lovely singing voice. She tends to do the opening songs for anime series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Well Yoko Ishida isn't much to look at... You're joking right? Someone please tell me he's joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten10 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Well I dunno I prefer Misono and Koda but, maybe I just haven't seen any good pictures of Yoko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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