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10th July 2008, 05:28 PM
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[REQUEST]recommendations on some Jpop/Jrock male artists/bands?
Everything by I listen now is Female Jpop/Jrock.
I never really even though about trying male artists or bands...but I decided to try some out,but I don't know which one should I start from or which songs are good. So can anyone help me please? I'm sure lots of you here listen to a lot of Jpop male artists ^^ So which ones do you think are the most worth to listen to? Thanks in advance! 
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10th July 2008, 05:38 PM
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I would definitely, HIGHLY recommend these two artist:
- UVERworld; A Japanese 5-man Rock band, formed in 2003, now under gr8! Records, since 2005. Up to now, they have 10 singles and 3 albums. I've loved UVERworld since their debut, and surprisingly, I like every single one of their songs. They sing from rock to ballads. Takuya (the vocalist), also beatboxes and raps. IMO, their lyrics can be really nice~ I'll link to their new songs and some that I like. From their new single: Gekidou Just break the limit! ------- Kimi no Suki na Uta ~ Acoustic Colors of the Heart UVERworld is my favorite band, so I hope you'll like them!! If I think of anything else, I'll post again, okay? ^^ EDIT Are you interested in boyband pop? If yes, then I have a lot for that XD
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10th July 2008, 05:55 PM
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I don't have much patience for male Jpop, so I can only go with some Jrock here... (surprise surprise) I'd recommend Dir en grey.
They've been around for about 10 years, have out 6 full albums, 1 remix album, 1 mini-album and three compilations ones (just released last year) and have gone through some really interesting musical changes on each album. Each record, IMHO, is just as good as the last, though I generally favor one or two over another, they're still not bad and haven't disappointed me yet. Some of these musical changes range from Kyo, the vocalist, actually singing to Kyo peppering the songs with interesting.. screams. He still sings, but he does what I like to call "vocal gymnastics" in some songs, in that he goes from a falsetto to a regular male singing range and then to something crazy all together that sounds like a puma. o_o; Honestly, it's good music, though. Kyo writes all the lyrics and the band does the music (individual members sometimes or the band as a whole), and honestly? Kyo is one of my favorite lyricists in music today. He's probably up there / surpasses Ayumi and Hikaru and I LOVE how those two write. He tells such fascinating, albeit a little disturbing, stories with each song, and then the WAY he sings them just rips your heart in half. ;~; particularly on tracks like "zakuro" and "-mushi-", which I think have a LOT more oomph if you can manage to track down their "Blitz 5 Days" versions - if not, I can send them to you if you're curious. Since I'm a writer and not a musician, I tend to focus on the person responsible for the lyrics (in this case, Kyo) so while I know about the other lovely men in the band I feel a little silly commenting on them besides to say that they're all very talented and a vital, necessary component to the band. Everything they do just fits. Recommended songs~ from their first record, GAUZE: - Tsumi to Batsu - -Zan- - Akuro no Oka - Cage from their second record, MACABRE: - Deity - Hydra - Hotarubi - MACABRE - Sanagi no Yume Wa Ageha no Hane - - zakuro from their third record, Kisou: - ZOMBOID - undecided - -mushi- - Karasu from their fourth record, VULGAR: - audience KILLER LOOP - KASUMI - CHILD PREY - OBSCURE from their fifth record, Withering to death.: - Merciless Cult - -saku- - dead tree - THE FINAL - Beautiful Dirt - Kodou - Higeki ha Mabuta wo Oroshita Yasashiki Utsu from their sixth record, The Marrow of a Bone: - CONCEIVED SORROW - Ryoujoku no Ame - THE PLEDGE - GRIEF I'm pretty sure someone posted their discog on this site, too, so... enjoy if you go through them?  (I was thinking of recommending the Gazette but from what I've heard of their music, it's really just like a watered down version of Dir en grey, with very few exceptions :\)
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Last edited by Bad Wolf; 10th July 2008 at 06:00 PM. Reason: wanted to fix my Deg pitch :3
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10th July 2008, 06:04 PM
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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 musicfor 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
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10th July 2008, 06:19 PM
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I'll definitely DL UVERworld's Gekidou because I really like the song! (and btw. the PV is great!) I also liked Kimi no Suki na Uta and Just break the limit! I may DL their whole album actually because they really sound great!! Oh,and yes,I'm interesed in boyband pop! Thankies!! And InoriNoUta,I just found the DL thread for Dir en grey,and I'll try out the songs you recommended! And,wow,Kyo writes better lyrics than Ayu?! I so gotta try Dir en grey then  (It's because lyrics are the most important to me in the music). to Karenpang,I never really liked the image of Ken Hirai (since I've seen him around here),but I never listened to his music but I think I'll try because,if I'm not wrong,he has a song titled "Itsuka hanareru hi ga kite mo",and LOL,I really like the title!(yeah,just because of that  )T.M Revolution?Hm...dancy stuff? O_o,I think I'll try them out! Lol,abingdon boys school sound kinda weird,but since they are your favourite jrock acts ever,I'll take a look on them as well. Oh,and KAT-TUN,I just DL-ed their HELL, NO song (because I loved the title xD) and I kinda like it! SO I'll definitely be trying out more of them,especially the album you mentioned! I'll give a try to others as well
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10th July 2008, 06:23 PM
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Itsuka hanareru hi ga kite mo - that's his 29th single & it's a recut single from his FAKIN' POP album . It's actually my least fave song on the album though T.M.Revolution - actually T.M.R's 1 man band only which's fronted by Takanori who's incidentally the frontman of abingdon boys school T.M.R's music is very different from abs I can say . If you watched Gundam Seed Destiny , you probably might heard the insert/opening songs before . That's from T.M.R KAT-TUN - I love HELL , NO  It's 1 of my fave songs on their QOP album give ARASHI a shot also if you wish
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10th July 2008, 06:25 PM
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InoriNoUta: Dir en grey FTW
 For rock, I'd recommend MUCC. Like Dir en grey, they've been around for 10 years and have a bunch of albums, singles and DVDs out. All four of them are really talented and their vocalist has a great voice. Not all of their music is really heavy, they venture into pop as well sometimes. Songs I'd recommend: Ryuusei, Fukuro no Yurikago, Gekkou, D.O.G, Haribote no Otona, Suimin, etc, etc. Other good bands are Kagrra, Plastic Tree, Merry, heidi.
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10th July 2008, 06:46 PM
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You're welcome! I'm glad you like them
I found a link for their whole discography in 320kbps! Livejournal It isn't locked~ ^^ I second Karen's recommendations on GReeeeN, T.M. Revolution, abingdon boys school, ARASHI and KAT-TUN! T.M. Revolution: Hot Limit Ignited abingdon boys school: HOWLING Lost Reason BLADE CHORD KAT-TUN: Real Face SIGNAL YOU Since I didn't see that you listen to ARASHI, here's some songs! Kitto Daijoubu Sakura Sake Happiness I adore their upbeat, happy songs, but this is my no.1 favorite from them: Love so sweet Karen pretty much said for the boyband pop, but there are others too~ ^^ NEWS weeeek Taiyou no Namida SUMMER TIME
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10th July 2008, 09:50 PM
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NEWS is pretty good. They are your basic Johnny's boy band really but they have some pretty good songs
from touch -Akaku Moyuru Taiyou Back in the days of 8 members (OLD!!) but its probably the best song on touch. Its kinda dancey/trancey type music -I.ZA.NA.I.ZU.KI Its an ok song but the lives are pretty famous (more like just talked about a lot lol) because of Shige's 'kuchizuke wo' hand movement lol After that album I recommend everything of theirs! Its just fantastic, especially weeeek and BAMBINA
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10th July 2008, 10:58 PM
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Okkk, I'm glad somebody recommended NEWS or I would've been sad.
NEWS - Ai no Matador!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! But basically their pacific album and their new singles Taiyou no Namida + SUMMER TIME
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10th July 2008, 11:02 PM
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how about Rain(Bi)? he's korean but sings both korean and japanese songs (and such a hottie
). I highly recommend his japanese album Eternal Rain
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10th July 2008, 11:31 PM
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GLAY ~ is One of Japan's most popular rock bands ^^
recommend: LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL(album), BELOVED(album) the pillows ~ are a Japanese rock band, best known for their music in FLCL, an anime series by Gainax. The band's name is not meant to be capitalized. recommend: Pied Piper(album) their latest album is great ^^ Mr.Children ~ Jrock band.. recommend: HOME(album) great album ^^
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10th July 2008, 11:42 PM
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Yes! Try UVERworld out Chiharo! They are my favorite band too You should also try D-tecnoLife and their newest album PROGLUTION. Also BUGRIGHT, their second album. That one was amazing Also, how about Girugamesh? They are awesome too and the lead vocalist (Satoshi) sounds awesome in their ballads, especial Fuaki no Yami. Listen to that! Hm....that's all I got XD
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11th July 2008, 02:37 AM
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it's still 1 of my all time fave/s coming from the guys . I suppose if I have not heard how great & insanely catchy Kitto Daijoubu's , I wouldn't have come into contact with their stuff + the part that Ken Hirai said that he was so obsessed with it when he mentioned about this during his Ken's Bar '06 Winter performance helped too Quote:
who can't resist a sextet that has been suited up
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11th July 2008, 03:03 AM
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UVERworld is really great, their songs are amazing and TAKUYA's voice is amazing also. I really recommend them, like Hazu did.
ARASHI is that group you listen to when you want to be cheered up. A lot of their songs are really fun, catchy, and poppy. So I definitely recommend them. KAT-TUN has been going into a more rock-ish kind of stage and if you like that, definitely try them out. Their latest album is really great, but their first is definitely the best. Rain (Bi) is OK. Some of his songs are pretty bland, but he does have some great dance ones. If you want really good Korean male music, then try Se7en. His voice is really passionate and strong and his songs are really good too. He also has songs in Japanese and soon English! NEWS is good too. Most of their stuff sounds pretty generic, so if you like stuff from boybands in the 90s, NEWS is definitely a group you should check into. However, they do have some really great standout tracks - but not much. =/
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11th July 2008, 03:15 AM
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KAT-TUN - like what Kaori said , both their 1st & 3rd albums are really good but personally I go for their 3rd 1 there're some great hard rock no.s in QOP like LIPS , Ai no Command
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11th July 2008, 04:22 AM
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@ paper_doll -
Dir en grey is love~ (kinda lolol)Quote:
. There's actually several songs of Ayu and Dir en grey's that remind me of each other on the lyrics alone. I made a whole playlist out of them lol.And lyrics are the most important to me, too~ They can make or break a song, IMHO: if the words don't make sense it can put off a whole song for me. Hope you enjoy them~ But it's okay if you don't XD.
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11th July 2008, 05:43 AM
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11th July 2008, 07:08 AM
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I totally forget to mention Kobukuro and the duo of Tackey & Tsubasa !
Kobukuro : recommended singles - listen from their 11th Single - Kokoni Shika Sakanai Hana which's their breakthough hit they have some great melodies going on in their songs like Sakura , the soaring uplifting Kimi to Iu Nano Tsubasa (Wings that are named you) & of course their 1st no.1 single Tsubomi Tackey & Tsubasa : recommended singles : their 6th single Venus was the very 1st song I heard from them & it's so catchy it hurts ! Go for their 2nd single Yume Monogatari which's incidentally their 1st no.1 single others worth to try are 7th single Ho ! Summer , 3rd single Serenade , their 8th single 8th Single - x ~Dame~ + Crazy Rainbow , 5th Single - Kamen + Mirai Koukai their latest 10th Single - Koi Uta + PROGRESS is not bad although I prefer Koi Uta more You also can try the duo Tegomass too who comprises of NEWS's Tegoshi & Masuda . They only put out 3 singles so far but recommended one has gotta be their latest single Aiaigasa
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11th July 2008, 08:58 AM
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how about miyavi?
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