Recommendations

[KarenPang]

BRIGHT also sang a couple of songs with Matsushita Yuya as well . Last year they sang with him in Secret Love which's a B-side track in his Paradise single , alongside with rapper SHUN

And most recently , in their 1st best album BRIGHT BEST , Matsushita returned the favour by singing with them in a new song titled Forever which's well recommended

[Huaka]

Maybe you'll like Miura Daichi? He does upbeat pop music. He's not you know those super pretty guys but the music is supposed to be what's first, right? LoL. He's an AMAZING dancer.

[AyuHamasaki01]

Some Kpop suggestions for female solo artists

Lee Hyori
G.NA
HyunA (she's from 4minute but she also have some solo singles).
Son Dam Bi (same company as After School)
IU


Solo Male (Kpop)

PSY (he's from the same company as 2NE1 )

Group (Kpop)

Big Bang (same company as 2NE1)
4minute
Hello Venus (sister group of After School, they have a more cute image)
NU'EST (also same company as After School)
Wonder Girls
Girls' Generation (aka So Nyuh Shi Dae or SNSD)
KARA
Nine Muses
Super Junior

[koumori]

I'm glad you liked my recommendations You're really listening to so much music, so kudos to you! I might try out some of these people too..

[x-megumi-x]

I think you might like immi. She's making electro/pop music.
And since you liked Karen's rock recommendations, I recommend L'Arc~en~Ciel lol They are my favorite band.

Also Crystal Kay. Her latest album, VIVID, was AWESOME!
mini, MiChi, ONE OK ROCK, ikimono-gakari and Aoyama Thelma are great as well.

And some Kpop: miss A, Ivy (especially her 'I Be..' album) and Lee Jung Hyun.

[KarenPang]

^ lol thanks Aurelie , I think xD & rock is my fave music genre so x)

Other rock music recommendations from me aside from the ones you already have gotten

- abingdon boys school ; they were the very 1st Jrock band I supported/listened to . I still have a lot of respect for them but obviously now , BREAKERZ are my pride & joy x)

- SPYAIR ; they're my 2nd fave JRock band now & their debut album Rockin' the World is awesome . A few months back , they released O GAME which was used in the Japan promo for The Amazing Spiderman movie . They will release their 2nd album Just Do It on 19th Sept

- SID ; they were very visuel kei in their indie days but since I don't listen to their earlier stuff , go with their main labelled stuff from Monochrome no Kiss onwards

- GLAY ; very influential rock band , been around forever & probably as long as L'Arc~en~Ciel

- flumpool ; their earlier works are still the best . Unreal EP is highly recommended . Their recent releases I feel are not as good as before but for them , old is gold

- Aqua Timez ; they produce very inspirational & melodic songs . Tsubomi which's their latest single is a perfect prime eg. of it

- school food punishment ; sadly they have disbanded this year but if you want something different/indie , they might be just the band for you to check out

- WEAVER ; I'm going to see this group live in less than 2 weeks alongside with flumpool when both of them make their way down here to perform . But anyway , their debut single HARD TO SAY I LOVE YOU is really good *_*

- Kobukuro ; I remembered a lot of people flipped out when 5296 kicked GUILTY's butt way back then but they're good & after listening to some of their songs , I can understand why now they were able to stop ayumi from attaining #1 with GUILTY

- UVERworld ; not the biggest fan of them but they do have some good songs in their discography such as Colours of the Heart , Gekidou & NO.1 (which's pure ace)

That should all for now I guess xD

[Queen Bee]

Originally Posted by emi♡

The s in this thread warm my heart lol

So much Eiko love and yey for MAA and Mademoiselle Yulia~

you are totally stellar for listening to all of those *_*


Have you listened to SNSD?

There needs to be more artist out there like Eiko, MAA and Mademoiselle Yulia! They are just super amazing!

I decided to have a listening party yesterday! I'm a music junky and music inspires me A LOT!

I've heard Mr. Taxi (Korean Ver.) and Paparazzi and I really like both of those songs. I'll check out their material too! Which would you suggest first? Their Korean or Japanese Music?

Originally Posted by KarenPang

BRIGHT also sang a couple of songs with Matsushita Yuya as well . Last year they sang with him in Secret Love which's a B-side track in his Paradise single , alongside with rapper SHUN

And most recently , in their 1st best album BRIGHT BEST , Matsushita returned the favour by singing with them in a new song titled Forever which's well recommended

Ooh! I'm go to go listen to that now!

Originally Posted by Huaka

Maybe you'll like Miura Daichi? He does upbeat pop music. He's not you know those super pretty guys but the music is supposed to be what's first, right? LoL. He's an AMAZING dancer.

Music is what should come first! I honestly could care less how an artist looks, to me what's important is the music. I've heard him before from a duet with Miho Fukuhara and now after listening to the song you posted I'm going to go try out some more of his stuff.

Originally Posted by AyuHamasaki01

Some Kpop suggestions for female solo artists

Lee Hyori
G.NA
HyunA (she's from 4minute but she also have some solo singles).
Son Dam Bi (same company as After School)
IU


Solo Male (Kpop)

PSY (he's from the same company as 2NE1 )

Group (Kpop)

Big Bang (same company as 2NE1)
4minute
Hello Venus (sister group of After School, they have a more cute image)
NU'EST (also same company as After School)
Wonder Girls
Girls' Generation (aka So Nyuh Shi Dae or SNSD)
KARA
Nine Muses
Super Junior

Thank you for all the K-Pop recommendations! I can't wait to try them all out!

Originally Posted by Koumori

I'm glad you liked my recommendations You're really listening to so much music, so kudos to you! I might try out some of these people too..

You definitely should try out some of these artist as well! You will not be disappointed!

Originally Posted by x-megumi-x

I think you might like immi. She's making electro/pop music.
And since you liked Karen's rock recommendations, I recommend L'Arc~en~Ciel lol They are my favorite band.

Also Crystal Kay. Her latest album, VIVID, was AWESOME!
mini, MiChi, ONE OK ROCK, ikimono-gakari and Aoyama Thelma are great as well.

And some Kpop: miss A, Ivy (especially her 'I Be..' album) and Lee Jung Hyun.

Oooh! thanks! I'll try out all of them as well!

Originally Posted by KarenPang

^ lol thanks Aurelie , I think xD & rock is my fave music genre so x)

Other rock music recommendations from me aside from the ones you already have gotten

- abingdon boys school ; they were the very 1st Jrock band I supported/listened to . I still have a lot of respect for them but obviously now , BREAKERZ are my pride & joy x)

- SPYAIR ; they're my 2nd fave JRock band now & their debut album Rockin' the World is awesome . A few months back , they released O GAME which was used in the Japan promo for The Amazing Spiderman movie . They will release their 2nd album Just Do It on 19th Sept

- SID ; they were very visuel kei in their indie days but since I don't listen to their earlier stuff , go with their main labelled stuff from Monochrome no Kiss onwards

- GLAY ; very influential rock band , been around forever & probably as long as L'Arc~en~Ciel

- flumpool ; their earlier works are still the best . Unreal EP is highly recommended . Their recent releases I feel are not as good as before but for them , old is gold

- Aqua Timez ; they produce very inspirational & melodic songs . Tsubomi which's their latest single is a perfect prime eg. of it

- school food punishment ; sadly they have disbanded this year but if you want something different/indie , they might be just the band for you to check out

- WEAVER ; I'm going to see this group live in less than 2 weeks alongside with flumpool when both of them make their way down here to perform . But anyway , their debut single HARD TO SAY I LOVE YOU is really good *_*

- Kobukuro ; I remembered a lot of people flipped out when 5296 kicked GUILTY's butt way back then but they're good & after listening to some of their songs , I can understand why now they were able to stop ayumi from attaining #1 with GUILTY

- UVERworld ; not the biggest fan of them but they do have some good songs in their discography such as Colours of the Heart , Gekidou & NO.1 (which's pure ace)

That should all for now I guess xD

Wow! Thanks for the other recommendations! I'm so excited to hear what they sound like!

Thanks you everyone! I know it sounds silly but these recommendations mean a lot to me. I guess it's time for me to start sampling music again! Please keep the recommendations coming!

[AyuHamasaki01]

^If you want I can even send you some good songs of those artists (well by good songs I mean songs I like ). Just let me know if you feel like it

[Queen Bee]

^Go right ahead!

[Yoake]

I'm glad that you like Kalafina. & As you like them you can try FictionJunction too. It's also a Yuki Kajiura's band & solo (my favourite is FictionJunction Yuuka).

I forgot to suggest you moumoon. I wonder how I could forget them. Their ballads are amazing & YUKA's voice is so fresh when she sings pop songs as sunshine girl or Chu Chu.

As you like Jrock you can try The Sketchbook too. It's an avex band that was created from Sket Dance anime. Their music is not revolutionary but it's pleasant for the ears.

[primavera♥]

^FictionJunction YUUKA is lovely. I'd suggest that too.

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by Queen Bee

^Go right ahead!

I sent you a PM

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by Queen Bee

There needs to be more artist out there like Eiko, MAA and Mademoiselle Yulia! They are just super amazing!

I decided to have a listening party yesterday! I'm a music junky and music inspires me A LOT!

I've heard Mr. Taxi (Korean Ver.) and Paparazzi and I really like both of those songs. I'll check out their material too! Which would you suggest first? Their Korean or Japanese Music?

Honestly, a good album is their "Girls Generation ~The Boys~ Repackaged album. Because it has good Japanese songs like Mr. Taxi, but it also has some of their Korean hits, like Hoot, Genie, and Gee, and Run Devil Run.

Even though....I prefer the Korean versions...the japanese versions are pretty much the same. I also...LOVE the song "Oh!"

I also love the 2nd Korean album, Run Devil Run. It has those korean originals~

If you want to see a tour that has like every good song they ever created, watch the First Japan Tour

This *guy* turned me into snsd super fan omg lol look at this post hahaha

[YuriChan]

Originally Posted by Queen Bee

Tomomi Kahala: Not bad but not my cup of tea.
YU-A: So amazing!
BENI: She's really good! I can't wait to hear what else she releases in the future!
Akina Nakamori: She's pretty good but I'm not a huge fan but that could always change.
Seiko Matsuda: Hmm...gave her a shot but I couldn't get into her songs. Thanks for the recommendation though
B'z: Not bad!
BRIGHT: These girls are amazing! I love their songs Girls Be Ambitious, BAD GIRL, lonely tears, and hana!
globe: I've always seen people talking about them but I've never taken the time to listen to them but now that I have they are pretty good!
2NE1: Thank you for coming into my life.
Koshi Inaba: Adding him to the list of artist I now listen to!

Glad to know that you like Koshi's stuff (even though, he rarely releases) and B'z! As for Kahala, I like her 90's stuff (mainly because those songs are composed by Komuro). As for both Seiko and Akina, I prefer their 80's stuff myself. ^^;; Anyway, I have some more artist recommendations.

Group
Porno Graffitti (They have some seriously catchy songs! <3 I don't even know where to start, honestly. I would say start off with <TRIGGER or their latest album PANORAMA PORNO.)
SCANDAL
B.A.P (They're also amazing! <3 Especially their song WARRIOR! )
the brilliant green
moumoon (Honestly? They're soothing, really. I highly recommend starting off with their mini album SPARK! )

Male solo
Shirota Yu (or U) (Highly recommend his latest album UNO! He's got some amazing songs on that album too! )
Hata Motohiro

Female solo
Kitano Kie
Mai Kuraki
Erica Hashimoto
Ms.OOJA
Tomomi Itano

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Check out JAMOSA:

[Queen Bee]

Originally Posted by Yoake

I'm glad that you like Kalafina. & As you like them you can try FictionJunction too. It's also a Yuki Kajiura's band & solo (my favourite is FictionJunction Yuuka).

I forgot to suggest you moumoon. I wonder how I could forget them. Their ballads are amazing & YUKA's voice is so fresh when she sings pop songs as sunshine girl or Chu Chu.

As you like Jrock you can try The Sketchbook too. It's an avex band that was created from Sket Dance anime. Their music is not revolutionary but it's pleasant for the ears.

Originally Posted by primavera♥

^FictionJunction YUUKA is lovely. I'd suggest that too.

I'll add FunctionJunction and FunctionJunction YUUKA to the list of artist to try out!

Originally Posted by emi♡

Honestly, a good album is their "Girls Generation ~The Boys~ Repackaged album. Because it has good Japanese songs like Mr. Taxi, but it also has some of their Korean hits, like Hoot, Genie, and Gee, and Run Devil Run.

Even though....I prefer the Korean versions...the japanese versions are pretty much the same. I also...LOVE the song "Oh!"

I also love the 2nd Korean album, Run Devil Run. It has those korean originals~

If you want to see a tour that has like every good song they ever created, watch the First Japan Tour

This *guy* turned me into snsd super fan omg lol look at this post hahaha

They are actually pretty amazing! I live what I've heard so far!

Originally Posted by YuriChan

Glad to know that you like Koshi's stuff (even though, he rarely releases) and B'z! As for Kahala, I like her 90's stuff (mainly because those songs are composed by Komuro). As for both Seiko and Akina, I prefer their 80's stuff myself. ^^;; Anyway, I have some more artist recommendations.

Group
Porno Graffitti (They have some seriously catchy songs! <3 I don't even know where to start, honestly. I would say start off with <TRIGGER or their latest album PANORAMA PORNO.)
SCANDAL
B.A.P (They're also amazing! <3 Especially their song WARRIOR! )
the brilliant green
moumoon (Honestly? They're soothing, really. I highly recommend starting off with their mini album SPARK! )

Male solo
Shirota Yu (or U) (Highly recommend his latest album UNO! He's got some amazing songs on that album too! )
Hata Motohiro

Female solo
Kitano Kie
Mai Kuraki
Erica Hashimoto
Ms.OOJA
Tomomi Itano

Time to add more to the list!

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

Check out JAMOSA:

She sounds like someone I could get into! I'll have to list to more of her work!

Unfortunately I didn't get to listen to as many as I thought I was going to but here are my thoughts so far. As of right now I'll leave it like this, I'm a little too tired to write much else:

Miura Daichi:
Lee Hyori:
G.NA:
HyunA:
Son Dam Bi:
IU:
PSY: Not really my cup of tea but his MV for gangnam style was funny
Big Bang:
4minute:
Hello Venus:
NU'EST:
Wonder Girls:
Girls' Generation: I really like they them, not as much as I do After School but these girls are super talented!
KARA:
Nine Muses:
Super Junior:

[love in music]

I don't think anyone has recommended these female solo j-pop artists to you but I definitely highly recommend them!

Ayaka Hirahara (her voice is gorgeous, she is my favorite female solo artist as of now). I think this song is her strongest vocally, her voice is so beautiful..
Her latest album "Doki!" is one of my favorite J-pop albums. I like her "My classics" albums a lot too (she has 3 of them). Highly recommended!

Maiko Fujita - Beautiful voice too. I'd recommend starting out with this song, it's one of my favorites .

[Mayayu]

Looks like we have similar tastes ^^

recommending
Solo females: Alan and Kana Nishino. Both have the voice of an angel. Alan does ballad/traditional and Kana does pop.

Bands: (male) L'Arc~en~Ciel. Try songs XXX, HONEY, Bless, The Fourth Avenue Café... Hyde has the most beautiful voice.