Same here. English music makes up maybe 15% of the music I have.
Hm, I'm neither fond of Tamaki Nami nor Utada Hikaru. Not my kind of style, I guess. Oddly enough, I like just about everything Ayumi Hamasaki sings with a few exceptions. =3
Asian music is amazing.
I listen to a lot of Japanese music.
Lost Heaven and Ready Steady Go! - La~Arc En Ciel
Rewrite - Asian Kung Fu Generation
Rondo and Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi - On/Off
Again - Yui
Asu E No Namida - Mami Kawada
Uso - Sid
Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to - Kanako Ito
Any Utada Hikaru songs (Simple and Clean, Passion, Paint It Black, Tokyo Nights)
Second Flight - Kodomo
What's Up. People! - Maximum the Hormone it's kind of a hardcore rock song.
Eternal Snow and Myself - Changin' My Life
Yubikiri and Fure Fure Pon Pon! - Mai Kadowaki; Miyuku Sawashiro
Kibou no Miyako, Vintoblum - Kajiura Yuki (beautiful song -no lyrics-)
Tears Infection - Kaori
Sorairi Days - Shōko Nakagawa
Refraction; Kaze No Machi He; Blaze - Kotani Kinya
Mugen No Hikari and Gundam Wing intro (?) - DDR
I Will - Sowelu
Be Your Girl - Kawabe Chieko (Elfen Lied)
Alumina and The World - Death Note
Heaven - Ayumi Hamasaki
Darkwave Surfer - Aural Vampire
Meteor - T.M. Revolution
I love these songs. :o
long list. hehe sorry.
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Oh, not a problem at all. <3 I like it when people recommend specific songs. Also, I think I now have a mental list of anime you've watched. XDD"
I have to admit, though, that a lot of anime soundtracks tend to be pretty good. They usually get really good singles from whichever singer they pick, it seems. Sometimes I listen to someone and then find out that the song I really like from them is the opening/ending/insert song for some anime series I've never heard of, lol.
I started listening to japanese music with animes. Can't get enough. If I had to pick my favorite song it'd be Ichirin no Hana by High and Mighty Color. If the vid doesn't work press HQ
Oh oh! *grins* I have SOME suggestions and they are some of my favorite artists as well.
For the bands, I think UVERworld is nice. Plus, 'Aozu' is pretty awesome as well. 'Cap to Bin' and 'Pull Tab to Kan' are worth and cool as well. Probably, most of the artists I will say here are from opening and ending themes of animes.
Yui - Her song; 'Rolling Stars' that was used for the opening of Bleach was pretty good. Plus, her newer song 'Again' used in the opening of FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood is good. Although, it is HARD to memorize and try to pronounce the lyrica of Again, it is pretty catchy.
Ayumi Hamasaki - I liked the song 'Moments' there that was used for the opening of 'Blue Bird's Illusion'.
Miho Fukuhara - 'Let it out' Is pretty catchy as well. It was used as the Ending theme of FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood.
Ai Otsuka - 'Cherish' was good. It's a sad song though. I recomend you watching 'Draw With Me' in YouTube and that's where I got the song.
Junichi Suwabe - Okay, besides the fact that he is a voice actor, he has some numerous songs that are good. I recomend 'October' especially if you like mixing harmonies together. Plus, his 'Valentine Kiss', 'Sukisa, Sukisa, Sukisa' are adorable! Not to mention 'Charm Point Wa Naki bokuro'. XD So, yeah...
Suara - 'Free and Dream' was good. It was used for the opening theme of 'Tears to Tiara'.
Vic Mignogna - 'Brothers' was pretty much sad. I keep feeling hollow after I keep listening to it.
Unknown Kunoichi: I also love ajikan!!! <3 But High & Mighty Color and Boom Boom Satellites are love too, when it comes to JRock. And of course, I can not forget my baby daddies of Laruku! L`Arc~en~Ciel will always be a fave.
I like some random JPop songs, but Ayaka Hirahara has been one of my faves for quite a while. I love her voice. Thanks for this thread! It's great to see everyone else's recommendations. ^^
Yui - Her song; 'Rolling Stars' that was used for the opening of Bleach was pretty good. Plus, her newer song 'Again' used in the opening of FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood is good. Although, it is HARD to memorize and try to pronounce the lyrica of Again, it is pretty catchy.
I've never been a fan of Yui's vocals (I think she writes/composes great songs, but can't sing them), but Again is probably the best song I've ever heard from her.
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Ayumi Hamasaki - I liked the song 'Moments' there that was used for the opening of 'Blue Bird's Illusion'.
I like Hanabi, Inspire, A Song For XX, No More Words, Independent, No Way To Say, talkin' to myself, Together When..., Jewel, Voyage, Depend on You and Heaven as well. Actually, there are very few songs Ayumi sings that I don't like. It's a huge plus if you understand the lyrics because they're usually very meaningful, and she writes them all herself.
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Miho Fukuhara - 'Let it out' Is pretty catchy as well. It was used as the Ending theme of FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood.
My favourite from her will always be Himawari. =)
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Junichi Suwabe - Okay, besides the fact that he is a voice actor, he has some numerous songs that are good. I recomend 'October' especially if you like mixing harmonies together. Plus, his 'Valentine Kiss', 'Sukisa, Sukisa, Sukisa' are adorable! Not to mention 'Charm Point Wa Naki bokuro'. XD So, yeah...
Oh SuwaJun. My recommendation from him is Chaser, actually.
A lot of voice actors sing, in varying degrees of vocal ability. Some have actually made some pretty good songs, while others should never have been recorded. Sakamoto Maaya is a voice actress that's also a good singer, for instance. On the other hand, Yusa Kouji is a very talented voice actor (love his voice to death, really), but his singing is terrible for the most part. :stare:
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Unknown Kunoichi: I also love ajikan!!! <3 But High & Mighty Color and Boom Boom Satellites are love too, when it comes to JRock. And of course, I can not forget my baby daddies of Laruku! L`Arc~en~Ciel will always be a fave.
I like some random JPop songs, but Ayaka Hirahara has been one of my faves for quite a while. I love her voice. Thanks for this thread! It's great to see everyone else's recommendations. ^^
Oh, Hirahara Ayaka. Yeah, I like her singing, but the songs I've heard from her haven't been especially memorable. Which ones do you suggest?
You're welcome! I'm always looking for new music to listen to, so I hope that everyone benefits from sharing their favourites here. =)
Same here. English music makes up maybe 15% of the music I have.
Hm, I'm neither fond of Tamaki Nami nor Utada Hikaru. Not my kind of style, I guess. Oddly enough, I like just about everything Ayumi Hamasaki sings with a few exceptions. =3
I have to admit I like them both but only their early years, like when Nami was still in school and Utada's music before Kingdom Hearts. Not a lot of people knew her before Kingdom Hearts
Their new stuff is less then interesting.
Ayumi is love <3333333
I think I love all her songs - that I heard so far. She has a lot of music.
I listen to Japanese music alot.
It doesn't really matter if it's J-Rock or Pop.
I like both genres.
Some of my favorites are Dir en grey (absolutely in love with them), D'espairsRay, The Gazette, Perfume, Hello Project, Ayabie, An Cafe, Miyavi (just getting into him), ExistTrace, Malice Mizer, and many more, but I can't remember them at the moment.
I have to admit I like them both but only their early years, like when Nami was still in school and Utada's music before Kingdom Hearts. Not a lot of people knew her before Kingdom Hearts
Their new stuff is less then interesting.
Ayumi is love <3333333
I think I love all her songs - that I heard so far. She has a lot of music.
Hm... I think Utada's first big hits were First Love and Automatic. First Love was okay, but people EVERYWHERE played it ALL THE TIME where I was back when it came out, and about three months down the road, I never wanted to hear it again. I was never fond of Automatic, and she hasn't made a song that I've heard since that I've found myself wanting to listen to.
Admittedly, most of what I've heard from Nami are her songs for Gundam Seed and D.Gray-Man. I also heard a more recent single on music station from her graduation album. Reason and Brightdown weren't bad. Everything else...well, not my cup of tea.
Ayumi DOES have a lot of music, and to be honest, I'm impressed at how much of it is really good music too. More than anything, I love how beautiful or meaningful her lyrics usually are. <3
Oh, bands I haven't heard of! Time to check them out. XDDD
I'm mostly familiar with Johnny's Entertainment guys, with my favorite groups being Kinki Kids, TOKIO, Tackey and Tsubasa, and Kanjani8. Outside of JE, I love Da Pump, CHEMISTRY, Monkey Majik, and Sukima Switch. (X
Oh! My ipod is FULL of Japanese music!! Um, lessee, some names are:
Orange Range (obviously)
Melody
YUI
Nana Kitade
Yoko Ishida
Skankfunk
and..........Back-on
Oh, (I know this isn't Japanese but it's relevant) for fans of Bleach, if you like the English dub, Johnny Bosch--the voice actor of Ichigo Kurosaki--is the lead singer of a band called EYESHINE. Check them out. They're really good.
ayumi hamasaki
ayaka
news-taiyou no namida + weeeek
kat-tun-rescue
l'arc en ciel-any song is good for me lol
mucc-libra (i really like the lyrics):D
asian kung fu generation
stereopony
Oh, not a problem at all. <3 I like it when people recommend specific songs. Also, I think I now have a mental list of anime you've watched. XDD"
I have to admit, though, that a lot of anime soundtracks tend to be pretty good. They usually get really good singles from whichever singer they pick, it seems. Sometimes I listen to someone and then find out that the song I really like from them is the opening/ending/insert song for some anime series I've never heard of, lol.
Haha that's exactly what I did. :D
I have moments throughout the year, where I'd constantly watch anime, or Korean Dramas.. and everytime, ugh, there's always a song that hits me. :D
I'm really into pop but I also like rock.
NEWS would be my favorite group. I'm in love with Massu's Superman. But Tegoshi has the best voice (my opinion). :) So Ai Nante (I like it when Tegoshi, Shige and Ryo sing it together more).
Also Hey! Say! JUMP. Found out about them after I discovered Ya-Ya-yah, where were 2 of the members from HSJ - Yabu and Hikaru. In HSJ they are my favorite but in Ya3h it would be Shoon - gotta love Shoon. From HSJ I recommend to listen Your Seed and Jounetsu Jump. Others too, of course :)
Ya3h - Itoshi no Playgirl :).
I don't like female groups/artists that much (anymore) but I can't get over Ayaka Hirahara's Jupiter.
Kuroishi Hitomi is another female artist who has the prettiest voice. Songs I recommend are Continued Story and Lullaby of M.
Gackt Camui. My favorite songs are Returner, Secret Garden, Rain, Lust for Blood, and (of course) Vanilla.
I have Last Song, No ni Saku Hana no You ni and Love Letter to add to that list for mine. Vanilla makes me laugh every time I hear it. <3
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I'm really into pop but I also like rock.
NEWS would be my favorite group. I'm in love with Massu's Superman. But Tegoshi has the best voice (my opinion). :) So Ai Nante (I like it when Tegoshi, Shige and Ryo sing it together more).
Also Hey! Say! JUMP. Found out about them after I discovered Ya-Ya-yah, where were 2 of the members from HSJ - Yabu and Hikaru. In HSJ they are my favorite but in Ya3h it would be Shoon - gotta love Shoon. From HSJ I recommend to listen Your Seed and Jounetsu Jump. Others too, of course :)
Ya3h - Itoshi no Playgirl :).
I don't like female groups/artists that much (anymore) but I can't get over Ayaka Hirahara's Jupiter.
Kuroishi Hitomi is another female artist who has the prettiest voice. Songs I recommend are Continued Story and Lullaby of M.
I admit I've never been a fan of NEWS, but I'll check those out.
Hey! Say! JUMP - I just heard Your Seed and Jounetsu Jump. Not my cup of tea, lol. I'll get back to you on Ya-Ya-Yah, but if their style is similar to HSJ's, I'm guessing I'm not going to be a fan any time soon. XD"
See, I always thought Hirahara Ayaka has a great voice, but somehow, I've yet to hear a song from her that I've found addictive. Jupiter's a great song, certainly, but I'm not feeling it somehow. =3
Code Geass was the first I'd heard of Kuroishi Hitomi. I like the songs she did for that series though, of which Continued Story was one. =)
I was going to embed the YouTube videos into the post, but then the list just kept getting longer, so I opted for linking instead. XD" Of course, there are more (I even decided to skip on Ayumi Hamasaki's stuff, since I like so much of it, and I recall mentioning it recently in this thread), but this post would take up the whole page if I tried to be exhaustive. :lol: It's long enough as it is! And hopefully, it's varied enough for everyone to find something they don't dislike in it. XD"
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My favorites would have to be...
Velonica - Aqua timez
Doubt & Trust - Access
Asterisk - Orange Range
19Sai - Suga Shikao
Koyoi, Tsuki ga Miezutomo - Porno Graffitti
Aikoi - FictionJunction YUUKA
I love listening to japanese music! My all time favorite japanese artist is Nobuo Uematsu. Well, he's more of a composer, but either way, he's the greatest, a musical genius! Anyone familiar with the musical scores of the Final Fantasy series should know what I'm talking about. His band, The Black Mages also kicks major behind.
-Soon the Dream will End is my favorite piece by Nobuo
-Also, I'm a huge fan of Tsukiko Amane. I loved the song Koe, but I think Chou will always be my favorite by her.
-Utada Hikaru is one all time favorite, listen to Deep River, Colors, Sakura Drops :), and Sanctuary. In my opinion, the whole Deep River album is gold.
-I love the song Mugen, so I'll include Terra on this list
-Meiko Kaji is in a league of her own. She's one of the rare japanese artists keeping the enka(i think that's what its called) style alive. Her songs Flower of Carnage, Urami Bushi, Woman's Incantation, and Jeans Blue are my favorites. By the way, you may also know her as Lady Snowblood ;)
So far, heres part of a long list. unfourtunately, it's my bedtime...
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