Your Japanese Music 2005 TOP 5
 

Hey everyone,
What were your favorite songs of this year?
Mine are as follows
1. B'z - Ocean
2. Orange Range - Kizuna
3. Ayu - Step You
4. Glay X Exile - Scream
5. Mr Children - ...and love you

1- Ai Otsuka - SMILY
2- aiko - Kirakira
3- Morning Musume - Iroppoi Jirettai
4- REIRA starring YUNA ITO - ENDLESS STORY
5- Ayumi Hamasaki - STEP you

Runners up: Ken Hirai - POP STAR, Toraji Haiji - FANTASTIPO, Ai Otsuka - Neko ni Fuusen, Crystal Kay - Kiss, B'z - OCEAN, Ami Suzuki - Delightful, BENNIE K - Dreamland, NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA - GLAMOROUS SKY and tons of other songs :D

1. Ayumi Hamasaki ....
2. Ayumi Hamasaki ....
3. Ayumi Hamasaki ....
4. Ayumi Hamasaki ....
5. Ayumi Hamasaki ....
:D

1. Ami Suzuki - Eventful
2. Ayumi Hamasaki - HEAVEN
3. Hitomi Shimatani - Mona Lisa
4. Ayumi Hamasaki - STEP you
5. Ami Suzuki - Hopeful

1] ayumi hamasaki - Will
2] NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA - GLAMOROUS SKY
3] L'Arc~en~Ciel - Jyojyoushi
4] Ami Suzuki - AROUND THE WORLD
4] Koda Kumi - NO TRICKS (from her best album)

1. Hikaru Utada - Be My Last
2. Ayumi Hamasaki - Will
3. Ai Otsuka - PLANETARIUM
4. Every Little Thing - NECESSARY (Acoustic Version)
5. m-flo <3 YOSHIKA - tO yOUR bEAT

Top five, though it's still a bit early, Bold&Delicious / pride is not out yet ;) :

1. STEP you by Ayumi Hamasaki
2. WANT ME WANT ME - Namie Amuro
3. Judgement - globe
4. Garnet moon - Hitomi Shimatani
5. Suki Sugite baka mitai - Def. Diva (My fav song right now at least.... :headache )

Runner ups:

hitomi - Japanese girl
ayumi hamasaki - HEAVEN
Porno Graffitti - Neo Melodramatic
kiroro- ikitekoso
Hitomi Shimatani - Falco
Aya Ueto - Yume no chikara
Ai Otsuka - Planetarium

01 hitomi - Japanese Girl
02 Ayumi Hamasaki - HEAVEN
03 hitomi - Love Angel
04 JHETT feat LISA - Sweetest
05 Ayumi Hamasaki - Will

It's really hard for me to name only 5 . my list only consists of 3 of my favorite J-pop singers but whatever , I just like these songs the best :P
runners-up include some songs by Koda Kumi and Namie Amuro ...

[1] BoA - Dakishimeru
[2] Dir en Grey - CLEAVER SLEAZOID
[3] Ayumi Hamasaki - STEP you
[4] Hikaru Utada - Be My Last
[5] Ai Otsuka - SMILY

1 - miyavi - PAPAMAMA -nozomare nu baby-
2 - ayumi hamasaki - is this love?
3 - gackt - todokanai ai to shitteita......
4 - namie amuro - want me want me
5 - hitomi - japanese girl

1. Ayumi Hamasaki - STEP you
2. hitomi - Japanese girl
3. Ayumi Hamasaki - is this LOVE?
4. Namie Amuro - Violet Sauce
5. Kou Shibasaki - Glitter

With the new releases, I'm changing my top 5!

1) ayumi hamasaki - Will
2) hitomi - CRA"G"Y*MAMA
3) hitomi - TIME OVER
4) ayumi hamasaki - Pride
5) Ai Otsuka - Planetarium

1) Utada Hikaru - Be My Last
2) Zwei - Dragon
3) Bonnie Pink - Mirror/So Wonderful
4) Utada - You Make Me Want to be a Man (Tom Neville Mix)
5) Ayumi Hamasaki - is this LOVE?


well...something like that....if the single were out I'd probably have HALCALI's Tip Taps Tip up there somewhere too.....

Thanks guys, so much downloading suggestions... :D

|1|Ayumi Hamasaki {STEP you}
|2|Tommy heavenly6 {+gothic Pink+/Lost my Pieces tied}
|3|Ai Otsuka {PLANETARIUM}
|4|YUI {Tomorrow's way}
|5|Mika Nakashima {Sakurairo Maukoro}

And PSYCHEDELICOdust, doesn't FAKE count as 2004, because it was on the LEGEND single in late 2004? But I guess it could also count for the 2005 album.

[1]DEF. DIVA - Any of the mixes of SUKIsugite Baka Mitai
[2]Morning Musume - Iroppoi Jirettai
[3]Ayu - Will
[4]Risa Niigaki - Furusato
[5]Biyuden - Hitorijime

Yeah, couldn't find the release date for LEGEND with my lethargic searching, I'ma change it anyways.

1. BE MY LAST - Utada Hikaru
2. HEAVEN - Ayumi Hamasaki
3. OCEAN - B'z
4. AOZORA - Lia
5. Negai - Ketsumeishi

only 5? this year was so MUCH better than 2004 in terms of great releases that 5 just is not enough to put all

01. Ami Suzuki - AROUND THE WORLD
02. Aiko Kayo - Kokoro no Wakusei ~Little planets~
03. Biyuuden - Ajisai Ai Ai Monogatari
04. SweetS - I am I / MAI
05. Ayumi Hamasaki - fairyland

Sorry, I only listen to a few artist so here I go:

1. Ai Otsuka - Planetarium
2. Ayumi Hamasaki - HEAVEN
3. Yuna Ito - ENDLESS STORY
4. Ai Otsuka - Neko ni Fuusen
5. Ayumi Hamasaki - Will

1. Ayu - Will
2. Gackt - noesis
3. Kirito - DOOR
4. Nakashima Mika - Blood
5. Gackt - Ash

Hey, I didn't know Aaron loves FAKE that much, you rock! :thumbsup

I'd have to agree on this year's releases simply being superior to last year's overall in the Japanese music industry too. 5 is very little. =/

01. YOUNHA - Houki Boshi
02. Mika Nakashima - GLAMOUROUS SKY (I'd like to include a non-NANA song, ie. 'hitori', but this song did have great replay value for me)
03. SOUTHERN ALL STARS - gomen yo Boku ga Baka datta
04. Ayaka Hirahara - Eternally
05. YOUNHA - TOUCH

Runners-up:
- LOVE PSYCHEDELICO - Right now
- Rie fu - I Wanna Go To A Place
- Mika Arisawa - Life Goes On
- Mika Nakashima - hitori
- BONNIE PINK - Mirror
- UVERworld - D-tecnoLife

Ok here's 5...

AI - Story
AI - Sunshine
YUKI - サイダー (Cider)
Amuro - WoWa
Sowelu - Last Forever

And these are also A+ Songs Too!

Ayumi Hamasaki - Step you
Bennie K - Dreamland
AI ft. DELI - 365
AI - California
AI - Another Day
AI - Party
Ayumi Hamasaki - Honey (Classic Remix)
Crystal Kay - Home Girls
Hitomi - Japanese Girl
Kiyokiba Shunsuke - いつか･･･
Koda Kumi - Hot Stuff Feat.KM-MARKIT
Koda Kumi - Trust You
Koda Kumi - flower
Koda Kumi - crazy 4 u 80s style remix
Mika Nakashima - ひとり [single version]
Amuro - I Wanna Show You My Love
Amuro - Free
岡本真夜 - 美しき人
YUKI - キスをしようよ (Kiss wo Shiyou yo)
YUKI - JOY
YUKI - スウィートセブンティーン (Sweet Seventeen)
YUKI - ハローグッバイ (Hello Goodbye)
YUKI - ティンカーベル (Tinkerbell)

|1| WoWa - Amuro Namie
|2| Neko ni fuusen - Ootsuka Ai
|3| HEAVEN - Hamasaki Ayumi
|4| Delightful - Suzuki Ami
|5| Jougen no tsuki - SAYAKA

There are many other favorites, and honestly it's way too hard to pick just five. To truly rate songs above others, I'd need at least 20 rankings!

I'm going to try and not repeat artist in my Top 5:

01. Hamasaki Ayumi - HEAVEN
02. Younha - Houki Boushi
03. BENNIE K - Dreamland
04. K - over...
05. NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA - GLAMOROUS SKY

Runner ups:

Hamasaki Ayumi - STEP you
Tackey & Tsubasa - Kamen
BENNIE K - Sky
YUI - feel my soul
Ketsumeishi - Sakura
melody. - Next To You
Shibasaki Kou - Glitter
K - Girlfriend
hitomi - Love Angel
Otsuka Ai - Planetarium
w-inds. - Izayoi no Tsuki
Namie Amuro feat. Nao'YMT- Ups & Downs
Koda Kumi - Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT
Nakashima Mika - Hitori
Utada Hikaru - Be My Last
Katou Miliyah - Lonely Girl
AI - Story
Def Tech - Lokahi Lani
Kay Crystal - Koi ni Ochitara
Hirahara Ayaka - Eternally
hitomi - Japanese girl
melody - realize
Masaharu Fukuyama - Tokyo
Sasuke - Eien no Natsu
Shimatani Hitomi - Mahiru no Tsuki
YUI - Tomorrow's way
B'z - Ai no Badukan
CHEMISTRY - Kimi ga Iru
Hamasaki Ayumi - fairyland
+ a bunch of others.

BoA - Dakishimeru
Sowelu - Do You Remember That
NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA - GLAMOROUS SKY
REIRA starring YUNA ITO - ENDLESS STORY

I can't even think of a fifth one... I mean, there are PLENTY of songs that I love that came out this year but there isn't a fifth one that has come to mind that I've had on repeat or anything like that besides those four. >___<"

ayumi hamasaki
01. STEP you
02. HEAVEN
03. fairyland
04. alterna
05. Will
(06. is this LOVE?)

[01] Hitomi Shimatani - Falco
[02] Ayumi Hamasaki - Alterna
[03] Ayumi Hamasaki - Is This Love?
[04] Hitomi Shimatani - Garnet Moon
[05] Ayumi Hamasaki - Heaven.

1 Koda Kumi - Promise
2 BENNIE K - Sky
3 Ayumi Hamasaki - HEAVEN
4 BoA - Dakishimeru
5 Heartsdales - fantasy

i've only heard all of Ayu's singles and Utada's be last my...

1) STEP you and HEAVEN
2) be my last
3) fairyland
4) will and is this LOVE?
5) alterna

1. Endless Story- Yuna Ito
2. Alterna- Ayumi Hamasaki
3. STEP YOU- Ayumi Hamasaki
4. HEAVEN- Ayumi Hamasaki
5. Be My Last- Utada Hikaru

1. Yuna Ito- endless story
2. Mika Nakashima- glamorous sky
3. Ayu- alterna
4. Mai Kuraki- You Look at Me~One
5. Namie Amuro- No pt. 1

Considering only singles...

Aiko - Kirakira
Hikki - Be my last
Aiko - Mikuni Eki
Ayumi - is this LOVE?
Ai Otsuka - Planetarium

Wow! I actually forgot all about her!
That song is awesome though, eh? ^_^
Actually, all of her singles are pretty good....actually.....her album is pretty damned spiffy too.
Have you heard the whole thing?
If not, you should pick it up. Definately. :yes

*when will we get to hear new stuff from her?

I haven't heard her whole album! All I have are "Jougen no tsuki" and "ever since," but from those two I really like her! I definitely would like to listen to more of her, do you know where I can get the rest of her album?

1.Will-Ayumi Hamasaki
2.Chance-UVERworld
3.Shadows of you-Mika Nakashima
4.TEPPEN-NEWS
5.Planetarium-Ai Otsuka

I can upload for you if you so wish.
:)

Otsuka Ai - Planetarium
Otsuka Ai - Neko ni Fusen
Hamasaki Ayumi - STEP you
Utada Hikaru - Be My Last
W - Love Miss Tantei

eheh... double post

01. Hamasaki Ayumi - STEP you
02. Koda Kumi - Butterfly
03. Suzuki Ami - Hopeful ~OVERHEAD CHAMPION REMIX~
04. Otsuka Ai - SMILY
04. Amuro Namie - Violet Sauce

in no order

Ayu - STEP you
Kumi Koda - Star
DEF. DIVA - Suki Sugite Baka Mitai
Mika N. - ISOLATION
Hitomi S. - ~Mermaid~

01. Dir en grey - CLEVER SLEAZOID
02. Kagrra, - Satsuki
03. Zwei - Dragon
04. BUCK-TICK - ROMANCE
05. Gazette - Katherine in the trunk/ Ayumi Hamsaki - Will

5 songs for the whole year... *death*

1. Ayumi Hamasaki - Heaven
2. Ayumi Hamasaki - STEP you
3. Ami suzuki - negai goto
4. Amuro namie - WoWa
5. Yuna Ito - Endless Story

New List:

1.aiko - スター
2.Yuki Otake - tell me how ～終わりのない旅へ～
3.Tokyo Jihen - 修羅場
4.Ayumi Hamasaki - STEP you
5.Ai Otsuka - Cherish

1.- Gackt - Todokanai Ai to Shitteita noni Osaekirezuni Aishitsuzuketa..
2.- Namie Amuro - White Light
3.- T.M.Revolution - Vestige
4.- Gackt Metamorphoze
5.- Ayumi Hamasaki - Alterna

1.Porno Graffitti - Ouch!!
2.Porno Graffitti - Neo Melodramatic
3.Hamasaki Ayumi - Game ~classical version~
4.Hamasaki Ayumi - Alterna
5.L'arc en ciel - LOST HEAVEN

In no particular order:

- SINGER SONGER, "shoka rinrin"
- Younha, "houkiboshi"
- Ando Yuko, "hoshi to WALTZ"
- Tokyo Jihen, "shuraba"
- Sasagawa Miwa, "himawari"

And 5 honourable mentions, because I think it's fair, and in no particular order as well:

- Sakamoto Maaya, "LOOP"
- Mr. Children, "mirai"
- Angela Aki, "HOME"
- Hitoto You, "kagefumi"
- dorlis, "MARIPOSA"

1. Hamasaki Ayumi - HEAVEN
2. REIRA starring YUNA ITO - ENDLESS STORY
3. Hamasaki Ayumi - Bold&Delicious/Pride
4. NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA - GLAMOROUS SKY
5. Utada Hikaru - Be My Last

1. Want me, Want me-Namie Amuro(I didn't like it at first, but then it was eventually implanted into my mind)
2. NO TRICKS-Koda Kumi
3. GLAMOROUS SKY-Mika Nakashima
4. AROUND THE WORLD-Ami Suzuki
5. Passion-Utada Hikaru(yes!!Hikki has made a comeback...well at least in my opinion)

1- Ayumi Hamasaki => GAME
2- Ayumi Hamasaki => Moments
3- Gackt => Todokanai Ai to Shitteita noni Osaekirezuni Aishitsuzuketa..
4- BoA => Dakishimeru
5- Mika Nakashima => Glamorous sky
:love :D

GAME & Moments are 2004, both single and album releases.

Do you mean the MY STORY Classical versions?

1.HEAVEN - Hamasaki Ayumi
2.fairyland - Hamasaki Ayumi
3.STEP you - Hamasaki Ayumi
4. Planetarium - Otsuka Ai
5. Chokkan 2 - Morning Musume

RUNNERS- UP (up to ten)

6. Yakusoku no Kakera - w-inds
7. SMILY - Otsuka Ai
8. kizuna - ORANGE RANGE
9. Violet Sauce - Amuro Namie
10. Bold & Delicious - Hamasaki Ayumi (temp. position)

This is tough.

1. Fairyland- Ayumi Hamasaki
2. Glamorous Sky- Mika Nakashima
3.Be my last- Utada Hikaru
4. Heroine- Nami Tamaki
5. I wanna go to a place...- Rie Fu
6.Houki Boshi- Youhna
7.Sunrise- Bennie K
8.Style~get glory in this hand- High and mighty color
9.Honoo no tobira- Fiction Junction Yuuka (this was so amazing live)
10.Spotlight- Fayray

I couldn't make it 5. It had to be 10 (In no order)

1. ayumi hamasaki - fairyland
2. ayumi hamasaki - HEAVEN
3. Namie Amuro - WANT ME WANT ME
4. NANA starring Mika Nakashima - GLAMOUROUS SKY tied with ayumi hamasaki - BOLD & DELICIOUS
5. BoA - Dakishimeru

ayumi-alterna
-heaven
BoA-dakishimeru
koda kumi- butterfly
namie-want me want me
can't think for the last one

1) Namie Amuro - Violet Sauce
2) Ayumi Hamasaki - HEAVEN
3) Utada Hikaru - Be My Last
4) NANA starring Mika Nakashima - Glamorous Sky
5) Ami Suzuki - AROUND THE WORLD

01. Butterfly (Koda Kumi)
02. Eventful (Ami Suzuki)
03. you (Koda Kumi)
04. HEAVEN (Ayumi Hamasaki)
05. Passion (Utada Hikaru)
...

1. Ayumi Hamasaki - HEAVEN
2. REIRA starring Yuna Ito - ENDLESS STORY
3. Hitomi Shimatani - Taiyoushin
4. Nami Tamaki - Heroine *tied with* Nami Tamaki - Get Wild
5. DEF. DIVA - Suki Sugite Baka Mitai

Runners up:
BoA - Dakishimeru
Morning Musume - Iroppoi Jirettai
Hikaru Utada - Be My Last
Hitomi Shimatani - Garnet Moon
Etc.

not in any order

REIRA starring YUNA ITO- ENDLESS STORY
Ketsumeishi- Sakura
Otsuka Ai- PLANETARIUM
Hamasaki Ayumi- STEP you
ORANGE RANGE- Love Parade

runners up (no order)

Hamasaki Ayumi- alterna
BoA- DO THE MOTION
Otsuka Ai- SMILY
Otsuka Ai- Biidama
NEWS- Cherish

1. STEP you - Ayumi Hamasaki
2. glamorous sky - Mika Nakashima
3. Planetarium - Otsuka Ai
4. endless story - Yuna Ito
5. SCREAM - Glay x EXILE

My new list, too. Not that modified, but anyway

Aiko - Kirakira
Aiko -Star
Ayumi - is this LOVE?
Hikki - Be my last
Ai Otsuka - Planetarium

01 Koda Kumi - Promise
02 Ayumi Hamasaki - Pride
03 BoA - Dakishimeru
04 Ai Otsuka - Neko no Fuusen
05 Heartsdales - Angel Eyes

1) DAI - Ryokuen
2) Gazette - reila
3) Ketsumeishi - Sakura
4) AYU - alterna
5) Arashi - Sakura Sake

namie amuro - white light
ayumi hamasaki - step you
ZONE - egao biyori
NANA feat. Mika Nakashima - Glamorous Sky
melody. - realize

not very acc. of my fav top 5 this yr.

Best 5 albums would probably be (in no particular order):

1. Mr. Children - I <3 U
2. Yaida Hitomi - Here today-gone tomorrow
3. Hirama Mikio - Bunmei koukyou gata VIRUS
4. THE BACK HORN - HEADPHONE CHILDREN
5. Sasagawa Miwa - Amata

(honourable mentions: SPITZ's "SOUVENIR", ART-SCHOOL's "PARADISE LOST", YUKI's "joy", Tommy heavenly6's self-titled debut)

Best 5 singles (ditto)

1. Tokyo Jihen - Shuraba
2. BONNIE PINK - So Wonderful
3. Tommy february6 - Lonely in Gorgeous
4. Mr. Children - yonjigen (or whatever that was called)
5. Ando Yuko - Anata to watashi ni dekirugoto

(honourable mentions: Ayu's "STEP you/is it LOVE?" & "Bold & Delicious/Pride", Garnet Crow's "Itsuka mata aimashou", even if it's a B-side cause it beats the 2 A-sides they released this year, Remioromen's "Konayuki", Younha's "Houkiboshi", Hirai Ken's "POP STAR")

1. Morning Musume - Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana Wa Okiizo!~
2. Koda Kumi - Lies
3. Namie Amuro - WANT ME WANT ME
4. Ami Suzuki - Eventful
5. Koda Kumi - Sweet Kiss

1. Ayumi Hamasaki - Heaven
2. L'arc en ciel - New World
3. ZARD - I can't tell (Kimi to no Distance Mix)
4. L'arc en ciel - twinkle twinkle
5. Remioromen - Konna Yuki