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QuikBunny
03-16-2006, 08:24 AM
I was just wondering who all liked J-Pop and if so what do you listen to the most? Right now my favorite group is Arashi - They are a great group of guys and their music just has a nice happy go lucky feel to a lot of it.

After Arashi though I listen to :

BoA (I prefer her Japanese to her Korean music)
Utada Hikaru
Koda Kumi
M-Flo (I know they are considered Hip Hop to some)
melody.
Ryohei Yamamoto
Heartsdales (I think they are more pop myself than hip hop)
NewS (even though after March they are gonna do solo things)

and I know there are more I just can't really think of who else I wanna put up there ... Thanks! ;)

Kxela
03-16-2006, 10:21 AM
Ayumi Hamasaki.
And Utada Hikaru.

anil495
03-16-2006, 10:25 AM
I don't listen to too much j-pop but the ones I do listen to are Megumi Hayaishbara and Maaya Sakamoto.

yukino
03-16-2006, 10:46 AM
I have way too much Jpop...

Ayumi
Hikaru
Soulhead
Arashi
Dragon Ash
Sowelu
Tommy February6(or Heavenly6)
Miriya Kato
Tokyo Jihen
Crystal Kay
Angela Aki....

List goes on, but those are probably my top picks.

Meroko Yui
03-16-2006, 11:22 AM
wow... most of my favorites are on the list above ^_^

vanilla_frosting
03-16-2006, 11:36 AM
Dragon Ash
BoA
Utada Hikaru
(some) Ayumi Hamasaki

random_pie
03-16-2006, 12:39 PM
Ai Otsuka all the way

kimmichi
03-16-2006, 01:51 PM
Jpop hmm:confused:~:D

Kinya Kotani (Bad Luck)
Iceman
T.MRevolution
and just about all that was already said.:cool:

AjisainoHime
03-16-2006, 02:24 PM
Gackt
Sakamoto Maaya
Utada Hikaru
BoA
Amuro Namie
And a couple others...

Caede
03-16-2006, 02:41 PM
For me, it's definitely (In order from favorite to, well, not favorite):

Utada Hikaru
Ayumi Hamasaki
Aikawa Nanase (not sure I spelled that right...)
Kumi Koda
Nami Tamasaki (not sure about that either.)

Kairi
03-16-2006, 03:02 PM
My favorite would have to Utada Hikaru ^_^ She has such a great voice! X3

KoriKageTenshi
03-16-2006, 04:27 PM
I would have to say Utada Hikura. ^^

halfGERMANKANINCHEN
03-16-2006, 04:39 PM
I don't know if they're j-pop or not my my fav band has got to be L'Arc~en~ceil!!! oooohh....... I love Tetsu!! he's adorable!!!

DeathOfSoul
03-16-2006, 04:41 PM
I like very few Jpop songs (let alone people)... but the only one that's ok, even though I half love and half hate him, is Gackt... <.<

Rukida
03-16-2006, 05:11 PM
I like YUKI....

Die_Hateru
03-16-2006, 05:16 PM
Definately have to start off with Utada Hikaru.
Then I guess it's Faye Wong, or maybe Maaya Sakomoto.

Katsura
03-16-2006, 05:55 PM
BoA
Utada Hikaru
Hitomi Takahashi
Nami Tamaki
Maaya Sakamoto
See Saw
Kotani Kinya
YUI
and High and Mighty Color(more like rock)

Sango
03-16-2006, 05:58 PM
Namie Amuro and Maaya Sakamoto

Shuu-chan
03-16-2006, 06:32 PM
Hikaru Utada
Ayumi Hamasaki
See-Saw
Maaya Sakamoto
H^L
Nami Tamaki
Rie Fu
Ritsuko Okazaki
Yoko Ishida

Hotaru
03-16-2006, 06:34 PM
Some of my favorites are BoA, Glay (don't know if that counts), Kotani Kinya,
Shiina Ringo (don't know if that counts too), and the queen Utada Hikaru. :cool:

Sangodare
03-16-2006, 06:37 PM
Umm...

BoA
Gackt
Orange Range
Utada Hikaru
La Arc Cen Al - I don't know if that's how you spell it gomen if its wrong
I have a lot of others but I can't think of 'em at the moment..

kkunurashima
03-16-2006, 06:58 PM
I like YUKI....

YES. YES. YES. I was only introduced to her when I heared "Dramatic", but her stuff is great. Part of a group of artists I have dubbed the cute voices group (Yuki, Shakka Labbits, and Little by Little).

omnistry
03-16-2006, 08:40 PM
Puffy (great live), Yui Horie, Megumi Hayashibara (awesome version of "Fly Me to the Moon"), Ayumi Hamasaki, Caroline (who graduated from Boston's Berklee School of Music), and Yui (does 4th theme of Bleach).

Why is it that there are so many great Pop acts in Japan; but there isn't a single ONE in America?!

M0M0
03-16-2006, 08:48 PM
Arashi, Ayumi Hamasaki, CHEMISTRY, KAT-TUN, Kotani Kinya, m-flo, Maaya Sakamoto, Mikuni Shimokawa, Nami Tamaki, Orange Range, RYTHEM, T.M. Revolution, Utada Hikaru, w-inds., & Yui Horie. <3

Durante
03-16-2006, 10:38 PM
ORANGE RANGE, Rie Fu, HOME MADE KAZOKU. Anyone heard of RoST? I.D.E.A. by RoST is wonderful! The song is composed by Shoutaro/Showtaro Morikubo, who's also a great J-Rocker! Aiuchi Rina (Rina Aiuchi for those in Europe. In Asia, we put our surnames first to show that we're proud of our lineage) is the most fantastic! Not only does she do J-pop (Ruby Stars), she also does some serious J-Rock (CODE CRUSH)!

dessa
03-16-2006, 11:08 PM
Ken Hirai is by far my favorite. I also like 175R, Weiß, and I like YUI's stuff (Life is probably my least favorite, though).

**turns on "Feel my Soul"**

binaryfaye01
03-16-2006, 11:38 PM
I'm gunna be so teased for this but... Morning Musume... *hides*

But really! It's so happy, always puts me in a good mood and makes me want to sing and dance along. I mean, 14 girls running around being silly. Adorable! Yaguchi Mari and Tsuji Nozomi were the best... And all the sub-groups and yeah... I'm such a loser... anyway...

Alpha
03-17-2006, 07:20 AM
Koda Kumi

BoA

Chemistry

Ayumi Hamasaki

Utada Hikaru

Durante
03-17-2006, 08:42 AM
I'm not so sure why, but I really loathe Ayumi Hamasaki...maybe it's because of her *ahem* voice...

TwilightxLove
03-17-2006, 10:33 AM
Gackt
Utada Hikaru
Yoko Ishida

are these considered J-pop??

sonia
03-17-2006, 11:23 AM
L'Arc~en~Ciel!! *lovelove*
Utada Hikaru
KOTOKO
Do As Infinity
Every Little Thing
Maaya Sakamoto
Bonnie Pink

Rykukai
03-17-2006, 12:13 PM
Favorite J-pop? prolly:
Gackt
Psycho le Cemu
Theres this band named Bulldog Mansion, their one song "happy Birthday To Me" is in Jap, I liked it.
Oh and Hayashibara Megumi is good too..

I also find J-Rock better than J-Pop sometimes. Miyavi is great:D

Satsukiyami
03-17-2006, 01:05 PM
Suga Shikao is one of my all time fav's, such a calming voice. Chemistry rock my world and so do The Gospellers. Excellant harmonies and beautiful voices!

Louann1
03-17-2006, 01:14 PM
Most J-Pop I hear is from the OP and EDs of anime. It was where I first heard BoA, Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru, Chieco Kawabe, Maaya Sakamoto, the list is endless.

Sora92
03-17-2006, 05:00 PM
i listen to J-pop (i just don't know who does it). but does DDR music count too???

Tessa
03-17-2006, 08:28 PM
My fav is Hikki! She has a beautiful voice <3

Rukida
03-17-2006, 08:42 PM
YES. YES. YES. I was only introduced to her when I heared "Dramatic", but her stuff is great. Part of a group of artists I have dubbed the cute voices group (Yuki, Shakka Labbits, and Little by Little).

I LOVE her voice x3!!! The first time I heard her was when she did the Naruto movie theme. When I found out she did Dramatic, I squealed with joy XDXD.


And yesh, little by little too :).

megun
03-17-2006, 09:24 PM
Orange Range Rock!!!!!!!!

luccii
03-18-2006, 02:24 AM
ayumi hamasaki
ai otsuka
arashi
w-inds
shuji & akira
se7en (japanese songs)
nami tamaki
T.M.Revolution

QuikBunny
03-18-2006, 03:02 PM
You know I haven't heard any of Se7en's japanese stuff - I should download it... he seems to be really good

Sakuya
05-04-2006, 05:45 PM
BoA - http://youtube.com/watch?v=7yscJrmgXUM
Yellow Generation - http://youtube.com/watch?v=CdHHUmDV8po
Asian Kung-fu Generation - http://youtube.com/watch?v=1QoEDuHsGX0, http://youtube.com/watch?v=4JhGccpsxdk
Utada Hikaru - http://youtube.com/watch?v=oKlbBACNFeY
Cool Joke - http://youtube.com/watch?v=tNZxfuBgP5U
Do As Infinity
Porno Graffitti - http://youtube.com/watch?v=hWgX2wO7SpA
Arashi - http://youtube.com/watch?v=qwtKy39sFWM

feder
05-04-2006, 08:16 PM
Not in any particular order

Ryohei Yamamoto
m-flo
the pillows
Flow
HomeMade Kazoku
Glay
Hyde
L'arc~en~Ciel
Porno Graffitti
Asian Kung-fu Generation
Rip Slyme
Kimeru
Rie Fu
Miyamoto Shunichi
Hoshi Souichirou
Seki Toshihiko
Weiß
Spitz

and more people that I can't think of X.x

Sango28
05-07-2006, 03:22 PM
I like:

Amuro Namie
Do As Infinity
Tackey & Tsubasa
V6
BoA
Utada Hikaru
Dream
EveryLittleThing
Hitomi Shimatani
Day By Day
Hamasaki Ayumi
Aikawa Nanase
Hitomi
Flow
Maa'ya Sakamoto
Miyamoto Shunichi
Rei Kugimaya

(Has anyone notice that all the artists that I named sing the opening and ending themes for Inuyasha except the last 3? xD)

Rose
05-07-2006, 03:41 PM
I like Nami Tamaki :D Shining Star is my favorite song of hers.

DigiDigi
05-08-2006, 01:40 PM
I just started to listen to j-pop a little while ago, i'm really diggin on:

Maaya Sakamoto
BoA
Do as Infinity
Asian Kung-fu Generation
TM Revolution
Gackt
and of course Hikaru Utada

kairi990
05-08-2006, 07:07 PM
My Favorites

R&B-Pop
Namie Amuro (my all-time favorite)
Yoshika
A.I
Soulhead
Utada Hikaru
Crystal Kay
HI-D
Michico
Miliyah Katou
YA-KYIM

Hip-Hop/Rap
Hime
Brier
Heartdales (their old material of course..)
Norisham-X
DABO
Maria

DeathJr
05-08-2006, 07:20 PM
i dont really listen to j pop outside of utada hikaru and a few others but im all over J-rock Moi Dix mois, dir en grey, Uverworld, asian kung fu generation, all great bands

mono
05-08-2006, 07:33 PM
ummmm.....Utada Hikaru and...........that person who sings Gundam Wing's "White Reflection"

miskaihyuga
05-10-2006, 04:42 PM
I was just wondering who all liked J-Pop and if so what do you listen to the most? Right now my favorite group is Arashi - They are a great group of guys and their music just has a nice happy go lucky feel to a lot of it.

After Arashi though I listen to :

BoA (I prefer her Japanese to her Korean music)
Utada Hikaru
Koda Kumi
M-Flo (I know they are considered Hip Hop to some)
melody.
Ryohei Yamamoto
Heartsdales (I think they are more pop myself than hip hop)
NewS (even though after March they are gonna do solo things)

and I know there are more I just can't really think of who else I wanna put up there ... Thanks! ;)





I like Ayumi Hamasaki!! She's totally asome!!

pinkxkyou
05-11-2006, 06:17 PM
DAISUKE ASAKURA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only JPop I listen either comes from him or bands he's affiliated with (Iceman, Access, Mad Soldiers, The Seeker, T.M. Revolution (until the split of T.M.R-eTTD) etc.)

Other than that, I only listen to rock in various languages...

mono:: TWO-MIX sings practiacally all the songs from gundam wing. they sing "White Reflection", "Just Communication", "Rhythm Emotion", among others. Their CDs can be found cheap at various used CD stores (lol, I found a couple legit copies at Rasputin Records. You can find Taiwan bootlegs all over the web). I hightly suggest purchasing one of their albums, they have created many good songs over the years.

MephistoWaltz
07-14-2006, 09:20 AM
Who is your favorite Jpop artist? I have a bunch. Here we go:
Daisuke Kawaguchi
Ali Project
Porno Graffitti
Makihara Noriyuki
Lead
Hitomi Shimatani
Tackey & Tsubasa
BUZY

I know I'm forgetting some. >.<

Cowboychamploo44
07-14-2006, 09:57 AM
I like Midicronica

dronedevil
07-14-2006, 12:04 PM
gabriela robin

omnistry
07-14-2006, 12:06 PM
Ayumi Hamasaki
Hikaru Utada
BONNIE PINK
KOTOKO

Iblis
07-15-2006, 01:09 AM
Pop-wise, I really like Porno Graffitti and SMAP. Other-wise, I love B'z and Kishidan. I guess they could vaguely be considered pop as well, but I like to think they are rather rock!!

KaGoMeFaN13
07-15-2006, 01:10 AM
Ayumi Hamasaki
Hikaru Utada
Heartsdales
Amuro Namie

kairi990
07-15-2006, 09:41 AM
****Namie Amuro****

feder
07-17-2006, 02:45 PM
Home Made Kazoku
m-flo
are my favorites

I also like:
Shunichi Miyamoto
Monkey Majik
L'arc~en~Ciel
Uverworld
Porno Graffitti
Ryohei Yamamoto
Asian Kung-fu Generation
the pillows
Flow
Rip Slyme
Rie Fu
Seki Toshihiko
Charcoal Filter
Hoshi Souichirou
Flow-War

MephistoWaltz
07-18-2006, 04:11 PM
Oh yeah I forgot Home Made Kazoku!

Fighterspledge
07-18-2006, 10:34 PM
I like Ayumi Hamazaki and L'arc~en~Ciel. Porno Graffiti is really good too.

ZaftAce01
07-20-2006, 06:50 PM
TM Revolution
High and Mighty Color
See-Saw

...just to name a few

Nikora
07-20-2006, 07:01 PM
Gonna have say UVERworld is me fav.
but also really enjoy listening to:

Dreams Come True
HOME MADE KAZOKU
Do As Infinity
Orange Range
+ a few others

midnitesanctity
07-20-2006, 10:56 PM
i really love Tohoshinki, Hitomi Shimatani, the Trax, T.M. Revolution, Uverworld, and some Asian Kung Fu Generation songs.

shojogrl2
07-20-2006, 11:48 PM
I love Ayumi Hamasaki and Hikaru Utada so much. I like Ken Harai too.

tri-edge
07-21-2006, 02:21 AM
Hikaru Utada, See-Saw, Akino Arai, and Dream.

yura
07-21-2006, 12:15 PM
Miyavi
Suneohair
& Spitz

dani
07-21-2006, 11:41 PM
Arashi
Lead
Kotani Kinya
Berryz Koubou
Hinoi Team
hide
SweetS (but I agree with other fans that their newer stuff is bland ): )
capsule
Iceman
Judy and Mary

and so on...

Kyattsuai
07-22-2006, 06:01 PM
KINYA(love his single IT'S)
Flow
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
L'Arc~En~Ciel(although I can't kinda really distinguish some of their songs from the other, the only ones I recognize are Jiyuu e no Shotai and Ready Steady Go)
KOTOKO(I got her autograph! <3)
See-Saw
FictionJunktion(sp?)
Tamaki Nami(love all her songs that I've heard)
T.M. Revolution
Rie Fu
Tanaka Rie(my favourite is Ningyo Hime)
UVERworld
High and Mighty Colour
Nana Kitade

and so on.

Eiri Yuki
07-22-2006, 10:12 PM
Ayumi hamasaki, Utada Hikaru, and namie amuro.

Nokemy
07-23-2006, 03:47 PM
I like:
L'Arc~en~Ciel
Uverworld
T.M. Revolution

MephistoWaltz
07-27-2006, 07:02 AM
Ah Suneohair. I love his song Waltz.

visualxkei
07-29-2006, 11:19 PM
my favorite jpop group has got to be either w-inds., NewS, or Kat-tun.

Mushee
08-04-2006, 11:15 PM
Ayumi HAmasaki (she's the greatest)
Namie Amuro (probably the only singer who isn't "Cute" but very sexy)
Morning Musume (VERY VERY CUTE)
Utada Hikaru

MoonlightSoldier
08-05-2006, 01:55 AM
I'm a fan of Angela, and m-flo is my current guilty pleasure.

BlackClover
08-12-2006, 08:02 AM
I like: Utada Hikaru
Ayumi Hamasaki
w-inds
T.M Revolution
Porno Graffiti
Ice Man
And I like Gackt, but some people consider him rock some pop so I'll just mention him.

Meruchan
08-12-2006, 10:00 AM
I like BoA and Utada Hikaru. x3.

~~BlindedStars~~
08-12-2006, 01:12 PM
Ayumi Hamasaki, Gackt, Tamaki Nami. They all rock. X3

And I LOVE Morning Musume.

vancha
08-12-2006, 01:24 PM
my favorite is
The Pillows

are they considered pop?

bookviper
08-13-2006, 02:29 PM
Mika Nakashima and Utada Hikaru currently holds the top spot for me as far as vocals go.

renrenren
08-16-2006, 11:26 PM
so far i love amuro namie. but i'm keeping my eyes & ears on this newcomer named melody... :)

omnistry
08-17-2006, 01:54 PM
my favorite is
The Pillows

are they considered pop?

Sorta; but I label them as J-ROCK.

Manga_Addict
08-17-2006, 03:49 PM
I like Koda Kumi

vancha
08-18-2006, 07:17 PM
Sorta; but I label them as J-ROCK.



yeah i think there more on theJ-Rock side to

ragebeat1
08-24-2006, 12:44 PM
T.M.Revolution
ah his music makes me swoon :p

Haiku
08-24-2006, 12:53 PM
I don't listen to J-Pop. But I found a band on MySpace called Tokyo Rose.

They sound pretty good!

ragebeat1
08-24-2006, 01:03 PM
I don't listen to J-Pop. But I found a band on MySpace called Tokyo Rose.

They sound pretty good!

Tokyo Rose are pretty kool
i had a look at them earlier

darkheaven2
08-24-2006, 01:33 PM
Hi what's up on here:confused:

shojogrl2
08-30-2006, 02:46 PM
Hikaru Utada hands down. She has such an amazing voice.

Sliverfall
09-01-2006, 05:17 PM
My favorite J-group is Morning Musume and my favorite J-pop solo artist is Matsuura Aya.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a279/sangodare/group_pic_28.jpg
This pic is a little older, but it works.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a279/sangodare/av-20001.gif
Matsuura Aya.

Snow
09-03-2006, 06:48 PM
Mayavi.

Meroko Yui
10-06-2006, 05:47 PM
Does anyone on here like J-pop and if so, what are your favorite artists? Here are some of mine..

Hamasaki Ayumi
Utada Hikaru
BoA
Ito Yuna
Tamaki Nami

kairi990
10-06-2006, 07:37 PM
N-A-M-I-E AMURO!!

And...
Crystal Kay
Chiori
Mika Nakashima
Yuna Ito

Meroko Yui
10-07-2006, 07:04 PM
yes! Crystal Kay is awesome, as well as Namie Amuro...

melusinespuppet
10-11-2006, 10:35 PM
Ai Otsuka
BoA...
I can't remember the others. Oh well.

FiNalDeSire
12-16-2006, 08:58 PM
Koda Kumi for life!!!!:D

I love her so much that there is nothing I could possibly do to express that.

RedmanDemon
12-23-2006, 07:27 PM
alice nine!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTxCGhR9YD0

Iblis
12-24-2006, 01:15 PM
alice nine = bunch of talentless hacks

also tora has a huge nose

SongstressTsukino
12-26-2006, 06:42 PM
of course

BoA forever
Ayumi Hamasaki <3 love her new album
Utada Hikaru
Mika Nakashima <3 she has great ballads


-------------------------------

I don't like Koda Kumi's voice, really!

n3koch4n
12-28-2006, 05:58 PM
I like all of M-Flo's songs...you get hooked onto the beat. =D
BoA, WaT, Ayumi Hamasaki, Kimi Koda, Utada Hikaru, Gazette...& lots more ^^

TonightMidnight
12-28-2006, 08:24 PM
Most Loved

-Hikaru Utada
-Crystal Kay
-M-Flo
-Mika Nakashima
-Chemistry
-Love Psychedelico
(I can't think of any more...)

I Like 'Em

-Namie Amuro
-Minmi
-Flow
-Bonnie Pink
-BoA
-Hyde and L'Arc En Ciel

The "Please Stop Singing" Category

-Gackt (Actually...he should go live in a cave)
-Ayumi Hama-sucky (With her no talent self...)
-Koda Kumi (Hmm...faking blow jobs at her shows? Die.)

Iblis
12-28-2006, 11:27 PM
ok ok I guess it's time to post my loves.

Forever number one: B'z. I own every single one of their albums, singles and DVDs, and love to listen to them as much today as when I first discovered them. My next trip to Japan is mostly dedicated to following their 07 tour, when it's announced.

Second is Kishidan. Same case with their discography, and with listening. They're really fun to listen to, all of the members are amusing and have awesome personalities, they're cool looking, and they're not *******s to anyone. I almost went to see them for their tenth anniversary show in August but alas it was a choice between one show with them or four shows with SMAP and I chose SMAP... this time. I will definitely be there for Banpaku (a huge show they put on every year in their hometown) 2007.

Third: SMAP. SMAP SMAP SMAP. They've got no singing talent and the music is standard pop, but I love them anyway because of everything they do besides singing.

Fourth: Imitation PoPs Uchuu Sentai NOIZ. Electric, hyper colored space warrior rock. Beautiful, happy (and sometimes angry but still happy??) music, great live energy, they love their fans and the choreography at the shows is awesome.

The sad truth of the matter: My playlist revolves around four bands/groups, with some others lightly mixed in. Along with the aforementioned four, I also listen to Arashi, Sex Machineguns, Porno Graffitti, TOKIO, V6, Fujii Takashi, Dir en grey, Gevil, Kome Kome Club (pre-original disbandment only:<< The new stuff sucks), Lareine, Malice Mizer, Raphael and Rip Slyme. And then I check out all of the new major releases just to see if I'm missing anything (which I usually am not).

I can't ****ing stand: Alice Nine, Miyavi, 12012, L'arc en ciel.

I used to really love Gackt and still have a soft spot for him every once in a while, even if I have sold off everything of his that I owned.

YamPuff
12-29-2006, 06:45 AM
The sad truth of the matter: My playlist revolves around four bands/groups, with some others lightly mixed in.
Welcome to my world.

TonightMidnight
12-29-2006, 08:33 AM
Iblis, who's the guy in your avi that you love so much again? Is he a J-Pop musician that you listen to?

Iblis
12-29-2006, 11:45 AM
That's Anchang from Sex Machineguns:
http://rokettobaibii.net/img/anchan4.jpg

They're usually my fifth favorite band, but I'm mad at them right now for repeatedly disbanding so they get put down with the lesser loved bands. Their genre is (obviously) heavy metal.

xXx2kxXx_Sean
12-29-2006, 12:57 PM
Ayumi-chan Is So Freaking Hot, And She Can Sing!!! Hands Down My Fav =)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/YUYUANIME2K/ayumi_hamasaki_009-1.jpg

kairi990
12-29-2006, 07:04 PM
Ayumi-chan Is So Freaking Hot, And She Can Sing!!! Hands Down My Fav =)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/YUYUANIME2K/ayumi_hamasaki_009-1.jpg



EWWW!!! MY EYES! MY FREAKIN' EYES!!!!!!!!THEY'RE BURNING!!!!!!!!!

TonightMidnight
12-29-2006, 07:29 PM
That's Anchang from Sex Machineguns:
http://rokettobaibii.net/img/anchan4.jpg

They're usually my fifth favorite band, but I'm mad at them right now for repeatedly disbanding so they get put down with the lesser loved bands. Their genre is (obviously) heavy metal.

Isn't he...Ayumi Hamasaki's boyfriend? Wait...who did she cheat on again?

Ayumi-chan Is So Freaking Hot, And She Can Sing!!! Hands Down My Fav =)

Ha Ha!

Sure...

Iblis
12-29-2006, 11:56 PM
Ayumi-chan Is So Freaking Hot, And She Can Sing!!! Hands Down My Fav =)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/YUYUANIME2K/ayumi_hamasaki_009-1.jpg

She's pretty gross looking there.

tonightmidnight: Tomoya Nagase.:cool:

TonightMidnight
12-30-2006, 08:02 AM
She's pretty gross looking there.

tonightmidnight: Tomoya Nagase.:cool:

http://tomoyanagase.com/images/tomofrofile.jpg

Um...But he looks better than Hamasaki. He's too cute for her. She looks like an android. Like a really, really bad Chobit.

shaoyouru
01-07-2007, 12:23 PM
Ok, all of them have probably been mentioned (and ridiculed), but anyway:

Utada Hikaru- first J-pop songs I ever listened to

Ayumi Hamasaki- I know, I've read the board, many people hate her, but I don't care, she's good

Do as Infinity- they have some J-pop songs, but they're really good

dream- I don't know why, but I am completely in love with their song Night of Fire

bishoujomae
01-08-2007, 03:53 AM
Lets see first J-pop group who got me into J-pop was Morning Musume :P

Most of the J-pop stars mentioned here are all females ^^

I'll mention some good male group:

Kick the Can Crew
Soul'd Out
M-Flo

For females I really enjoy Megumi Hayashibara and Noriko Sakai. I did really like Ayumi at one some point but after awhile her songs became really dull and listenable only one time. Oh, and the female rap group Bennie K is really good as well. ^^

BTW, Morning Musume songs now are pretty bad, but I still enjoy watching their show Hello Morning (it is a pretty kiddy show in Japan but it's halarious IMO)

cutegirl2
01-08-2007, 04:42 AM
?? are these bands or something??:D

bishoujomae
01-09-2007, 12:26 AM
Kick the Can Crew is a three person rap group
M-flo is a rapper
Soul'd Out is more Japanese rock band
Bennie K is a 2 person female rap group
and the other artists mentioned are just single singers

cutegirl2
01-09-2007, 02:09 AM
ok :D
thnx ... i like rock and metal,, mostly heavy metal like metallica and disturbed
i`ll look them up ..( the ones u mentioned..):D

ArriahNicolas
01-09-2007, 05:00 PM
Asuca Hayashi, Kokia, Rimi Natsukawa, Utada Hikaru, Crystal Kay. Pretty much all my favorites ^^

kairi990
01-09-2007, 09:44 PM
Kick the Can Crew is a three person rap group
M-flo is a rapper
Soul'd Out is more Japanese rock band
Bennie K is a 2 person female rap group
and the other artists mentioned are just single singers

Correction: Two people. A rapper by the name of "Verbal" and a beat-maker,DJ,etc by the name of "Taku"

Taku is great, but I can't stand Verbal! Everything began to go down hill after the "Planet Shining" and "Tunnel Vision" albums IMO... Nowadays, his lyrics are so lame and he's been trying to imitate Kanye West's style lately too...

I think he should go back to Seminary School and finish becoming a priest, because he's just corny in every way :rolleyes:

bishoujomae
01-09-2007, 10:20 PM
Ah, yes of course M-flo has a DJ :P Only reason I didnt mention him is because you dont really see him and when you do hes just spinning on the tables. But there was one video where he raps and lets just say...its really awful :P

Iblis
01-10-2007, 12:09 AM
I liked that TORIIIIIICO song Kick The Can Crew did with Cassette Vision. Too bad none of their other stuff appealed to me :(

bishoujomae
01-10-2007, 01:05 AM
I liked the music video, where they were in a room with a toilet and stuff like that :P The video is very well done, if you look closely they actually slowed down the video to have special effects. Cant remember the video tho :P

waynechriss
01-13-2007, 07:54 PM
MINME is my favorite because she is the only J-POP singer I know.:)

MaeveCosplayer
05-21-2007, 11:45 AM
KOTOKO is my favorite.
I also enjoy Koda Kumi, the Indigo, Akai Sky, Random Ninjas, 5678's, and the PGSM singers-Sae, Komatsu Ayaka, Azama Mew, Kitagawa Keiko, Hama Chisaki, Sawai Miyuu.

Kushinada
05-21-2007, 11:59 AM
Arashi, Utada, there's a few other's but I haven't been listening to lot of it lately so I'm quite out of the loop!! A chinese group has gotten my eye...

TonightMidnight
05-21-2007, 06:19 PM
Arashi, Utada, there's a few other's but I haven't been listening to lot of it lately so I'm quite out of the loop!! A chinese group has gotten my eye...

I haven't been listening to any J-Pop lately either. I'm all over C-Pop: S.H.E. and especially Fahrenheit. (Is Fahrenheit the group you're talking about?)

animegal14
06-07-2007, 11:41 AM
Nana Kitade mostly ^_^

AiSweetio
06-13-2007, 08:38 PM
Ayaya* Aya Matsuura All the way for me!!!
http://ayaya.free.fr/img/pinkmonkeycard-97.jpg
And then comes Ayumi Hamasaki
Utada Hikaru
Mai Kuraki

butterflykisses146
06-17-2007, 09:21 PM
not sure if she's concerted j-pop or not but i love BoA