Which ballads do you like the most?
 

My favorite jpop pieces tend to be ballads so I'm putting out a list of my absolute favorites and seeing what you guys think. Choices are:

Koda Kumi:

Moon Crying

Yume no Uta/Futari de (I actually prefer Futari de more)


Perfume:

Negai

I still love U (not sure if this is a ballad really...electro-ballad? @_@)


alan (I feel like I want to list her whole discography LMAO):

Kuon no Kawa

Megumi no Ame

Tsuki ga Watashi

Yume no Garden

Liberty

Red Cliff ~Shin Sen~


Ayumi Hamasaki (yeah I know...its Ayu but I'm keeping this list short. too many good ones):

Walking Proud

A Song for XX (Not a ballad but...rock ballad maybe???)

Moments

JEWEL

Secret


Utada Hikaru:

Deep River

Final Distance

First Love

Flavor of Life

Passion

well all except for the perfume songs and hikki's deep river

final distance

i don't really consider passion a ballad :shrug

All songs by alan except for Liberty
Ayumi - A Song for XX & Jewel
Koda Kumi - Yume no uta/ Futari de

alan-Kuon no Kawa
alan-Tsuki ga Watashi

Ayumi Hamasaki-A Song for XX
Ayumi Hamasaki-Moments
Ayumi Hamasaki-JEWEL
Ayumi Hamasaki-Secret

Utada Hikaru-Deep River

alan-Kuon no Kawa
alan-Yume no Garden
alan-Red Cliff~Shin Sen~
Ayumi Hamasaki-A Song for XX
Ayumi Hamasaki-Moments
Utada Hikaru-Deep River
Utada Hikaru-Flavor of Life

I vote for all that you have listed down except for Perfume because I don't listen to them :P

^hehe. fair enough :P It was kinda hard to pick out the Perfume ballads (that I actually enjoy) and I still dont know if I still love U can be considered a ballad.

All of Hikki's, all of Ayu's and all of alan's except for Liberty, coz I haven't heard it yet :P

Koda Kumi-Moon Crying
Koda Kumi-Yume no Uta/Futari de
Ayumi Hamasaki-Secret
Utada Hikaru-Flavor of Life

:yes :heart


a song for is D:

same here, and also, I didnt choose yume no uta/futari de (havent heard it) and liberty :innocent

almost all but not perfume&alan's
never heard their songs n too lazy to check out but someday i will

Kuu - Yume no Uta/Futari de...
Ayu - A song for XX

alan-Kuon no Kawa
alan-Red Cliff~Shin Sen~
Ayumi Hamasaki-Walking Proud
Ayumi Hamasaki-A Song for XX
Ayumi Hamasaki-Moments
Ayumi Hamasaki-JEWEL
Ayumi Hamasaki-Secret
Utada Hikaru-Deep River
Utada Hikaru-First Love
Utada Hikaru-Flavor of Life

Koda Kumi - Yume no Uta/Futari de
Ayumi Hamasaki - A Song For XX
Ayumi Hamasaki - Moments
Utada Hikaru - Flavor of Life

I picked: RED CLIFF, walking proud, A Song for ××, JEWEL, First Love, Flavor of Life.

All Kumi ballads suck imo, except Aishou.

Perfume, and Hikki's. And also A Song For XX, Moments and Secret.

FINAL DISTANCE
the most incredible and emotional J-ballad ever made for me

Closely followed by JEWEL

All from Ayu
Koda kumi : Yume no uta
Alan : RED CLIFF, kuon no kawa, yume no garden, tsuki ga watashi

Koda Kumi-Yume no Uta/Futari de

alan-Kuon no Kawa
alan-Megumi no Ame
alan-Tsuki ga Watashi
alan-Yume no Garden

alan-Red Cliff~Shin Sen~

Ayumi Hamasaki-A Song for XX
Ayumi Hamasaki-Moments
Ayumi Hamasaki-JEWEL
Ayumi Hamasaki-Secret
Utada Hikaru-Deep River
Utada Hikaru-Final Distance

:yes

Jewel and First love .

KUMI futari de

AYU Jewel
AYU Secret

HIKKI First Love

Koda Kumi - Moon Crying
Koda Kumi - Yume no Uta/Futari de...
ayumi hamasaki - A Song for xx
ayumi hamasaki - Secret
Utada Hikaru - Deep River
Utada Hikaru - FINAL DISTANCE
Utada Hikaru - Passion
Utada Hikaru - First Love
Utada Hikaru - Flavor Of Life

There's my list. :3

I picked:
Ayu - A Song for XX, JEWEL
Hikki - Deep River, FINAL DISTANCE, First Love

Those are the only songs off the list that make me really feel the lyrics and the melody. All five are so beautiful! :cry

I voted for all the ayu and hikki songs :)

alan RED CLIFF
Ayu's Walking Proud

koda: moon crying
Ayu: asfxx and Moments

A Song for xx

Ayumi Hamasaki-A Song for XX

Secret and Final Distance

Ayumi Hamasaki-Walking Proud