1. Namie Amuro - FEEL
2. Tohoshinki - Time

I haven't listened to a lot, but the ones I listened to didn't impress me either way~

Koda Kumi - Color the Cover
Namie Amuro - FEEL
Lee Hyori - Monochrome

These are so far I guess

Namie's FEEL and that's it, no album comes near it.

^ I second that.

Namie's FEEL is really nice, in some points really amazing, but still I don't feel like it's a perfect release. Color the Cover and I Got a Boy still beat it, for me.
Really hoping for Kumi releasing an album by the end of the year.

Ayu's LOVE again and Koda's Color the Cover <3

LOVE again

FEEL is a good album, but it is not album of the year material

I somewhat feel the same. It's great but it didn't really knock my socks off.

Still, since I haven't heard much amazing music this year yet it ranks as one of the best kinda by default.

I have definitely not listened to enough albums to be able to have a say. But whatever's been currently been released, FEEL by Namie is up there. Way up there. 8/10 from me!

This thread just reminds me, that there's so much I have yet to listen to :thud

Imo, Namie's FEEL slays every Japanese release this year. Kumi's Color the Cover was alright (I like about 5 or 6 songs).

Namie's "Feel" just knocked it out of the park for me in terms of a japanese release. Every other artist needs to catch up

FEEL may be a good album but to me it's not an all rounder album

To me , I still feel AKIHIDE's Amber is the best album I've come across for 2013 . From writing to composing to producing & even drawing the art work covers for Amber personally , Amber is pure perfection

Amber digest for all 12 songs



How can anyone NOT like this pure masterpiece coming from AKIHIDE ;__; + somemore he's releasing a 2nd album in Autumn omg :thud

And yeah I guess I'm BREAKERZ biased in this aspect but considering I waited 6 long years for AKIHIDE to come back in front of the microphone to sing again , it's truly worth the wait :heart

Namie Amuro - FEEL
Ivy - I DANCE

I haven't heard FEEL in it's entirety yet (I'm waiting for my physical copy to arrive in the mail), but here are some of my other picks for Best Asian Album(s) of 2013:

SHINee - Chapter 1. Dream Girl: The misconceptions of you
SHINee - Chapter 2. Why So Serious?: The misconceptions of me
きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ - なんだこれくしょん　

I love Ayu to death but I don't think I would consider LOVE again to be one of the best albums of the year. I liked Party Queen much much better. :yes In terms of albums I'm most looking forward to, I would say...

BENI - Red
Perfume - LEVEL3

Namie - FEEL
Jaejoong - MINE (LOVED the rock, wooo!)
Junsu - Incredible - alright, I know this isn't out yet...but it's Xiah Junsu, come on!

Ok so far:

Namie's FEEL
Kyary's Nanda Collection

Really really impressed.

Looking forward to:
LEVEL3- perfume

I might check out the album (Amber). I really liked a few previews, it has an interesting sound.

^ personally you should , it's not my most fave album of 2013 for nothing . If not for Amber , I straightaway will say Namie's FEEL is my most fave album of the year but as usual x)

You can listen to 1 of the tracks ie. Itoshi no Valkyria below



To think I didn't cared about the preview for Itoshi no Valkyria as the full version's so good . Too bad it didn't got a PV , only Hoshi no Kyousoukyoku did

Anyway I want to add NEWS's NEWS to my list . Great comeback album for the guys & this album gives me assurance that they do indeed can survive as a 4 member group now

Yamapi who ?

Noanowa - Cry Like a Monster
Sakanaction - Sakanaction
Kominami Yasuha - Chimera

Namie Amuro's FEEL is great but it's not been out long enough yet to go on a 'so far' list.