male solo artists ::
Ken Hirai - if you like R&B / Soul , you probably might like him . Then again his music's not considered the typical Jpop stuff so it's either you will like it or not
I was nuts over him for the past 6 months
& even though that infatuation has somewhat died , I still like his music
for starters , try his 1st best collection album Utabaka which contains all his songs from his debut in '95 all the way to '05 .
His latest album FAKIN' POP is good too
T.M.Revolution - if you like dancey stuff , you probably might like his works
recommended tracks - INVOKE , BOARDING , vestige , ignited & the latest reasonance
male bands :
abingdon boys school - they're like 1 of my fave jrock acts ever . They debuted 2 years ago although techincally the quartet has been around for a very long time .
Frontman Takanori who fronts the solo act of T.M.Revolution switches really well between dancey techo stuff to JRock at its best in here . The remaining 3 members in abs has a hand in helping out in Takanori's T.M.R project since day 1 (I think) & also they do a mean cover of Luna Sea's Sweetest Coma Again
recommended stuff - BLADE CHORD (single) & their debut self titled album
KAT-TUN - they dabbed in rock and r&b & somehow they married both genres really well
recommended album - their latest KAT-TUN III QUEEN OF PIRATES which probably goes down as my fave album for the year , it's that good
recommeneded single/s - all of them since debut single Real Face . Latest no. DON'T U EVER STOP is a must
ARASHI - they have great harmonies going on in their songs & some lovely melodies in their material
recommended album/s - personally go for their 6th album ARASHIC . I think it's their strongest album outta the 4th - 8th albums that I have listened from them . Their 7th album Time comes in a close 2nd .
Their latest 8th album Dream "A"live is not bad although you need sometime to get used to the non singles
recommended single/s - Listen from their 12th single PIKANCHI DOUBLE although some of their older works like the rock influenced Jidal , PIKANCHI are great too & of course their debut single A.R.A.SHI is damn catchy
not to mention , their 22nd/latest single One Love's a winner
GReeeeN - I'm sure you probably have somehow heard of this current IT quartet at the mo
I'm still quite new to their stuff but go for their breakthough/3rd single Ai Uta & their latest one , Kiseki