01 Namie Amuro - Uncontrolled
02 Mai Kuraki - OVER THE RAINBOW
03 ayaka - The beginning
04 Koda Kumi - JAPONESQUE

Yamashita Tomohisa - Ero

Had 0 expectations for this album (no thanks to the terrible album title if not crappy covers) but turns out it's a very solid & enjoyable album . Gazillion million times better than his debut

Blaise Plant (MONKEY MAJIK) - MOTION PICTURE.

Holy CRAP, this album is amazing. He knows how to make music.

Just listened to Ayaka's The Beginning.

Wow.

Just wow.

Wow, no one has mentioned alan's LOVE SONG That's definitely the best one.

Also miss A's Touch

And I am sure I will love the new Morning Musume album 13 Colorful Character

Absolute 2012 favorites would have to be Koda Kumi's JAPONESQUE and Beach Mix.

Other albums that I enjoyed:
L'Arc~en~Ciel: BUTTERFLY
Meisa Kuroki: UNLOCKED
capsule: STEREO WORXX
Koda Kumi: Driving Hit's 4 (but I like Beach Mix a whole lot better)
MiChiL: Therapy
Crystal Kay: VIVID
Namie Amuro: Uncontrolled
XIA: Tarantallegra (I downloaded this but I ended up wishing I had bought it by the time I finished listening to the whole album)

I have AAA's 777 ~Triple Seven~ preordered so I'm looking forward to that. I'm also half-excited on Kana Nishino's new album, Love Place.

Many more adds! I got TaeTiSeo's mini album Twinkle for my birthday and it was lovely and addictive. I recently discovered After School through their fifth maxi single Flashback, and I know it's not an album but it has more tracks than Hello Venus' first mini so I think it's eligible for the list.

I'm still really looking forward to Kana's new album, now entitled Love Place. Also, I'm excited for a possible 2NE1 album and Girls' Generation Japanese album.

I'm looking forward to the release of SPYAIR's 2nd album Just Do It . Hopefully it will sound equally as good as their debut album Rockin' the World which's a joy to listen

And also BREAKERZ's 1st best album . Ok it's not a studio album but it's their very 1st best album & I can't wait to find out the title of their 1st best album & also the tracklist & how many editions it will be sold in haha :P

OMG. Miss A's LIPS :mtongue
Probably one of my favourite tracks of the year so far.

Crystal Kay's VIVID is now on my favourite list, probably my favourite album so far this year.

It's just been perfect all summer.

I'm almost shocked to say this, but: none. I can't think of a single satisfactory work of any of the Asian artists I've ever listened to that was released this year and left a big impression on me. Shame.

I'd like to add in Angela Aki's Blue. That was good (for me, that is). I know a lot of people don't really like it and such, but meh.

Namie Amuro's Uncontrolled
EXO's Mama

These are the only works that stood out to me so far. Let's hope there will be more good albums soon...

I'd like to add SISTAR's summer special album, Loving U to the list because I loved the title track and it's one of the first albums that I liked the remixes on.

SPYAIR - Just Do It

Released only this week but such an enjoyable album <3 Much more experimental than their debut Rockin' the World & they're not my 2nd fave JRock artiste for nothing x)

The only one that comes to mind is Crystal Kay's VIVID.

Domoto Koichi - Gravity

Awesome album , SO much better than his previous BPM which was a major BORE D:

Although I still feel/say that his debut mirror is still the best , nothing can match that album as he composed all the songs in there , unlike in Gravity

Still compare between BPM & Gravity , Gravity is so much better like way & the PV for Danger Zone is just so very :thud :dead2

Nishino Kana's Love Place is probably my favourite from this year so far. But Nana's new album might top it have to see.

Okay, so GaIn's Talk about S. really impressed me, especially Bloom.

M Y T O P 3


Kumi's JAPONESQUE ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
like the whole concept, nearly every song, title, covers etc...
for be a long waited hq album... since Kingdom


ayu's Party Queen ♥ ♥ ♥
more love than hate... cool title, fresh covers, individual track(names)...
not so good quality as her previously albums (Love Songs, Rock 'n' Roll Circus, NEXT LEVEL)


Kumi's Beach Mix ♥ ♥ ♥
better than i've ever imagine...
really love Whatchu Waitin' On? and nearly every track on this CD!
great choice on the tracks which were used ^^
much better than every release of her Driving Hit's series!