Japanese Music - Recommendations/Discussion

YUKI - Kisha ni Notte

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link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5XO55XPJ

credits: j-pop


I like it. both of the songs are really easy-listening and has this feel-good kind of effect. you guys should give it a try

hi everyone,

i'm a regular poster at the yukie nakama thread, but i've been a longtime jpop fan since ten years ago.

i'd like to share my recommended jpop artists/songs (mostly from the 90s):

-PUFFY: of course, jpop won't be complete without them. i enjoy listening to their earlier songs, but their new ones are also great and fun. they haven't lost their charm since their debut.
recommended album: JETCD
recommended song: puffy de rumba

-SPITZ: the best group to listen to when you're on a long trip. their songs are full of emotions.
recommended album: RECYCLE-greatest hits

-SPEED: one of the best girl groups from the 90s. nice songs, plus takako uehara.
recommended album: RISE
recommended song: white love

-BONNIE PINK: beautiful voice. great hair.
recommended songs: it's gonna rain, heaven's kitchen

-NORIKO SAKAI: definitely. her voice and songs have magic.
recommended album: IN SNOWFLAKES
recommended songs: aoi usagi, kagami no doresu

-IKIMONOGAKARI: one of the best bands in recent times. kiyoe's voice is soothing, and the songs are well-written.
recommended album: SAKURASAKU MACHI MONOGATARI
recommended song: sakura

hope you enjoy listening to those songs!

Hi nightvisiongoggles! :dancing: I sampled some of your recommendations on Last.fm.
I don't much like Puffy, I'm sorry to say. I don't like the vocals. :sweat: Except I quite like LOVE SO PURE that I'm listening to now. It reminds me a little of American band Veruca Salt.
Spitz - never much liked what I've heard of them. They just sound very average to me. And Speed aren't my thing.

Bonnie Pink - I know and adore her! The two songs you mentioned are fabulous. I would also pick out songs like So Wonderful, Broken hearts, citylights and me just thinking aloud, Imagination, Gimme A Beat, Do You Crash?, Only For Him and ooh, loads of other songs. She's brilliant.
Lol, she has got nice hair, hasn't she? :mrgreen:

Hmm, can't find last two artists' samples on Last.fm.
Thank you for your suggestions! :victory:

@ Monta - couldn't download file properly, for some reason.

Keps wrote:
Hmm, can't find last two artists' samples on Last.fm.
Thank you for your suggestions! :victory:

Maybe you can search for them using Japanese characters. I'd post them, but I'm on a computer that can't type out Japanese. =T

cori wrote:

Maybe you can search for them using Japanese characters. I'd post them, but I'm on a computer that can't type out Japanese. =T

Of course. *goes off to try to find Japanese names* :victory:

Edited to add: Žðˆä–@Žq and ‚¢‚«‚à‚Ì‚ª‚©‚è are on Last.fm, but no samples. I'll probably check them out on YouTube. Not tonight, as it's late now.

Keps wrote:

Of course. *goes off to try to find Japanese names* :victory:

Edited to add: Žðˆä–@Žq and ‚¢‚«‚à‚Ì‚ª‚©‚è are on Last.fm, but no samples. I'll probably check them out on YouTube. Not tonight, as it's late now.

If you can't find anything, I got that Sakai Noriko "In Snowflakes" album and an Ikimonogakari album. Just let me know if you want me to up any of those. :)

cori wrote:

If you can't find anything, I got that Sakai Noriko "In Snowflakes" album and an Ikimonogakari album. Just let me know if you want me to up any of those. :)

Thank you, but having just checked out these two acts on YouTube, I don't think they are my cup of tea. :D

Recently, I've been listening to songs by Quruli, Sparta Locals, Samurai Dynamites, The 50 Kaitenz, GO!GO!7188, and some others.

Keps wrote:
@ Monta - couldn't download file properly, for some reason.

really??? hhmm... that's weird. the link works fine.

anyway, here's a filesend link, upped by MisuzuChan

http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=9521827a91c8027294719d05faab6496

wew... I just read that Koda Kumi's gonna have a new song in a couple of months. and it's a duet... with Fergie! the title is That Ain't Cool

hmm... this could become a trend. Because HARU's single featuring Daniel Powter turned out good

monta wrote:

really??? hhmm... that's weird. the link works fine.

anyway, here's a filesend link, upped by MisuzuChan

http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=9521827a91c8027294719d05faab6496

This one I got to work - thanks! I quite like Yuki. I think she's someone I will listen to more. :victory:

Keps wrote:

This one I got to work - thanks! I quite like Yuki. I think she's someone I will listen to more. :victory:

I prefer Yuki's old band Judy & Mary to her solo stuff. Hopefully you like these. :)

Recommended songs:
Over Drive (my first JAM song and one of my faves)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mq5Zy85QGoY
Hello! Orange Sunshine
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NmbUsWnzjvI
Cheese Pizza
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SKZdwrRzmFM
Dokidoki
http://youtube.com/watch?v=E--FJ61N23w
Kujira 12gou
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vUrlOuimdIY
Oh! Can Not Angel
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dUhjt2xCmas

More recommended songs:
~ Jesus Jesus
~ RADIO
~ Kiken na Futari
~ Christmas
~ Little Miss Highway

Recommended albums:
~ Miracle Diving
~ Pop Life
~ Orange Sunshine
~ Warp

new stuff!

Bonnie Pink - Ring a Bell

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it was actually released in the US, as the sound track for xbox360 game Tales of Vesperia

link: http://sharebee.com/724d134a

hmm... just when i finished my national exams, there's a couple of interesting releases this Wednesday :rolly: , except for Tamaki Nami's new album with that crappy dance song thingy with that da pump guy... hideous song.

*edit* comment: wew... the whole song is actually in engrish! >i actually realized it after like nearly 2 minutes :beaten:< .

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Keps wrote:This one I got to work - thanks! I quite like Yuki. I think she's someone I will listen to more. :victory:

when i hear the song, i always imagine it's like i'md doing an exchange thing for like a year in Japan, and then they sang me a farewell song. I'd freakin cry if they sang me this song :beaten:

cori wrote:I prefer Yuki's old band Judy & Mary to her solo

so you like the rock touch of J&M cori? i always thought the style of her solos are very different to J&M.

monta wrote:so you like the rock touch of J&M cori? i always thought the style of her solos are very different to J&M.

Yup, they were one of the first Jpop bands that I got into back in 1996 or 1997. I adored Yuki when she was in JAM, but not so much her solo stuff because it bores me, with the exception of a few songs.

@ Cori - thanks for the links. ...I don't think I'm going to be a fan, though. :sweat: The vocals annoyed me too much.
The videos are great, though - lots of fun. (Well, the ones I could get to work were - either YouTube is acting up, or my laptop is).
I appreciate the effort you've made. :victory:

@ Monta - thank you. I like the song, but for me, it's far from Bonnie's best.
Her voice sounded different somehow - weaker, maybe.

Keps wrote:@ Cori - thanks for the links. ...I don't think I'm going to be a fan, though. :sweat: The vocals annoyed me too much.
The videos are great, though - lots of fun. (Well, the ones I could get to work were - either YouTube is acting up, or my laptop is).
I appreciate the effort you've made. :victory:

That kind of amused me because although I loved JAM, I couldn't stand YUKI's solo stuff because her vocals irritated me. :P I think it's because JAM's music was loud and camouflaged her annoying high-pitched vocals. :hehe:

Have you checked out Kimura Kaela's stuff though? I think her songs are quite addicting and her PVs are fun too. Check out her songs "Jasper" and "Magic Music" if you haven't already. :dancing: Her latest album (+1) is awesome and I've been listening to it for these past couple weeks. Hm..now that I think about it, try listening to all of her albums because they're great. :victory:

manutunia wrote:That's why I'm not her BIGGEST fan (I wish I am!!!) coz I never listens to her earlier songs (album/single version) except for Can you celebrate?... I only heard of her earlier material from her LIVE/CONCERTs performances....

Out of Namie topic... I'm CRAZY about RADWIMPS but it's hard to get their info and lyrics... even I got the lyrics, I can't match which song it represent coz I can't read Japanese... It takes me 2 days of googling to get the DL (i don't use BT)....

You already have their mp3s?

This site has some PVs & mp3s and lyrics. It has translations too.

I like RADWIMPS too. 25 Kome no Senshoku Tai is one of my favorite :woot:

Recommend:

Ketsumeishi, my favorite song is Train, but they have a lot of great songs.

GreeeeN - Tabidachi

Spitz - Spica, Ai No Kotoba

GOING UNDER GROUND - Hatsukoi, a good remake.

Sunset Swish - My Pace, Arigatou

Suemitsu & The Suemith- their album SHOCK ON THE PIANO is quite good.

Acidman - So Far, can't take song off my head.

Dang what is up with Tohoshinki. they keep releasing stuff and all of 'em are just crappy.

Keps wrote:@ Cori - thanks for the links. ...I don't think I'm going to be a fan, though. :sweat: The vocals annoyed me too much.

LOL a lot of people say that when they first hear JAM. i think i've played it in the car with my mom once. the squeaky voice. "is somebody suffocating her or something?"

cori wrote:

That kind of amused me because although I loved JAM, I couldn't stand YUKI's solo stuff because her vocals irritated me. :P I think it's because JAM's music was loud and camouflaged her annoying high-pitched vocals. :hehe:

Hehe. :mrgreen:

Have you checked out Kimura Kaela's stuff though? I think her songs are quite addicting and her PVs are fun too. Check out her songs "Jasper" and "Magic Music" if you haven't already. :dancing: Her latest album (+1) is awesome and I've been listening to it for these past couple weeks. Hm..now that I think about it, try listening to all of her albums because they're great. :victory:

I keep meaning to check Kaela out, as one of my Last.fm pals is a major fan. But I haven't yet. Oops. :sweat:

monta wrote:
LOL a lot of people say that when they first hear JAM. i think i've played it in the car with my mom once. the squeaky voice. "is somebody suffocating her or something?"

I think your mom's onto something, you know. :hehe:

Keps wrote:I keep meaning to check Kaela out, as one of my Last.fm pals is a major fan. But I haven't yet. Oops. Sweat

CHECK KAELA OUT NOW!!! :beatyou: But no pressure. :mrgreen: :beaten:

And right now I'm listening to Perfume's album. It's fun, it's techno-ish, it's cute, it's addicting, but a bit too embarassing to listen to in a doctor's office. :sweat: Ah, no one's really showing up today, so I don't care. :mrgreen: