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1. Utada Hikaru - In my eyes Hikki can do no wrong (ignoring Boka wa Kuma). Great to see her releasing music this year and performing more on the music shows. Although, some can argue her vocal ability to perform live is dwindling I felt she gave her all when she made "Heart Station". I love all tracks on that album (except Boka wa Kuma)
2. Namie Amuro - Namie definitely did not waste time this year at all. 60s70s80s is a work of art by doing her own spin on some of music's memorable hits without turning it into crap definitely deserves to be in my top 3. She reminded people was she's called the Queen of Hip-Pop. 3. Koda Kumi - The Kingdom...where do I begin. I was happy to know that Kumi returned to a more R&B sound for that album. That album alone shows me why I have Kumi as my top 5 Japanese artist. Tracks like "More" surprised me because I would never expect to hear such a soulful ballad from her that showed off her vocals. No rotten fluids can hold her down as she returned with Moon Crying which was a slight step down but "Taboo", damn, that title alone is hot. I wanna see what "TRICK's she has in store for next year. 4. Hyori Lee - I've been waiting for Hyori Lee to release a full length album since last year after the single "Toc Toc Toc" I still wanted more Hyori. It was worth the wait with the album "Hyorish" (she created her own adjective I hope your getting this Oxford dictionary). The album to my ears is amazing and her performance with Big Bang at the MKMF last week was so hot. 5. Miliyah Kato - I've been listening to this girl forever when no one gave a damn about her. I always knew that she deserved more attention than she was receiving and finally...she got it. Miliyah is not one to screw up cover songs, so her great rendition of Namie's "Sweet 19 Blues" came to me as no surprise. Her "Tokyo Star" album is another great album from her to add to her discography. I can't wait to see what she has in store for next year. 6. Wonder Girls - With their addictive songs that not even the haters can escape. These girls definitely stepped up their game this year from going to girls in school outfits to slowly entering diva status. JYP is banking off these girls like its no one's business 7. DBSK/Tohoshinki - I'm going to be honest, when I first started listening to jpop I was not a fan of this group at all. Since I wasn't to thrilled with boybands and their songs didn't seem to get me hooked. Then they released Purple Line...I honestly think this line in the song was dedicated to me "Gotta introduce myself". They sure did introduce themselves to me all over again and now I'm a fan of this group. Funny how things can change. 8. Shinee - With of the help of Tohoshinki, I was getting comfortable listening to boybands again. Then the group Shinee debuted in South Korea. I decided listen to the saying "Don't judge a book by it's cover". When I gave these boys a listen, I was surprised at how good they were. Their vocals are great, dancing enjoyable to watch. This group will offer amazing music to their fans next year. 9. Big Bang - I listened to them occasionally but I already knew they were a good group. This year I felt they stepped up their game a lot and is expanding their fan base by releasing albums in Japan now. Keep up the great job guys 10. Anna Tsuchiya - Anna is so unique and different. I love how she's not afraid to experiment with her music and try new things. A great example of her experimentation that was a creative work of art would have to be "Crazy World". I haven't heard such a song like that in my life. I will have to say that 2008 was the year of comebacks and newbie's entering the music scene. I hope 2009 is even better.:D |
In terms of their releases this year (in no particular order either)...
1. Ami Suzuki 2. ayaka 3. JYONGRI 4. BoA 5. Mai Kuraki 6. melody. 7. alan 8. Koda Kumi 9. Ayumi Hamasaki 10. Hitomi Shimatani |
1) ai otsuka
2) ayaka 3) utada hikaru 4) kobukuro 5) aiko 6) DBSK 7) ami suzuki 8) mika nakashima 9) namie amuro 10) ayumi hamasaki |
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well BREAKERZ's tops for me simply because they're a new act as they were formed just last April & if not for MTV Taiwan , I wouldn't have discovered how great their music's I could have put both ARASHI & BREAKERZ together but you know , cos of the hot frontman DAIGO that's distracting me big time on this :innocent :laugh |
1) Koda Kumi
2) Tsuchiya Anna 3) BoA 4) Amuro Namie 5) Hamasaki Ayumi 6) ayaka 7) YUI 8) Otsuka Ai 9) Kamiki Aya 10) Tohoshinki Mika, Yuna, Ami, OLIVIA, misono falls behind them, kinda disappointing. |
This is a very difficult list to make for me because so many of the artists I used to keep up with for good music have been disappointing.. :( I'm not even sure I can come up with ten artists that I think deserve a place on a list. Here it goes anyways:
1: alan She ends up on top of my list, however her works have not really been really versatile. I love her voice, her songs are spectacular at best, but all she's been doing 'till now is just ballads or very mellow pop. I hope to see and hear LOTS more of her in the coming year! (did I mention she's extremely beautiful as well? ;) ) 2: Namie Amuro Namie released some fantastic songs with 60s70s80s, however along with the BEST, + BLACK DIAMOND that's all she did release this year. She has released the highlights of jpop this year and reminded us of why she's still the queen of hip pop with her former hits. 3: Ayumi Hamasaki I decided to put AYu behind Namie due to the number of tracks released, her next single included. I LOVE the new direction she's taking though and look forward to hearing more. Great year for ayu as well. 4: perfume good album + more good singles after. what can I say, Nakata is on a roll. 5: Ami Suzuki Allthough her 2008 album has some "dormant" tracks, the overall impression is really good and she's definetly found her niche for a while. I love songs like can't stop the disco, SUPER MUSIC MAKER and TRUE. I'm going to include a non-asian as well: 6: Christophe Maë French singer-songwriter that has a great voice, tons of emotion and songs that really grasp you right away. Mon p'tit gars is my favourite! 7: C-ute Ok I know what you're thinking. THis is the whining child group created to milk money out of drooling old salary men. This may be the truth, but this year they have also released a couple of songs that make me still be able to keep an interest in tsunku's music; namely the genious Edo temari no uta II, Do Don Ga Don Ondo and :o LALALA shawase no uta. DOn't ask me about the rest, cause I don't know. 8: Mai Hoshimura I've just gotten into her music, but basically I think every single she released after sakura biyori is great. 9: Angry&hAngry Two of the most famous idols of H!P together promoting very gimmicky punk goth fashion actually results in listenable haunting music! Only one mini album and they're on my list. :yes 10: Morning Musume Only two singles an an album with songs we've heard before? Barely enough to make onto the list, if only for the greatness of Resonant Ble and the tsunku cover version. X-D DIsappointing: Shimatani Hitomi Otsuka Ai Big gang of H!P soloists Koda Kumi sifow Mai Kuraki |
Ooooh, difficult topic. So many artists have made an impression of me this year!
01 SHINee Well definately my newcomer of the year. I just can't seem to get bored of them. All of their songs are rated 5 stars on my itunes with umpteen amounts of plays. They're just awesome in general. 02 Dong Bang Shin Ki My boys never cease to amaze me. "Why did I fall in love with you" is an amazing song, and the MIROTIC album and their successfull Korean comeback just blew me away. 03 Koda Kumi Koda Kumi last year was at the bottom of my artists lists even though for years she was at the top I thought her singles last year were awful (Except for "BUT") but the Kingdom album made it up for me. It was amazing and I think her singles from this year have all been top notch! 04 Nana Tanimura I got hooked on Nana after listening to "if i'm not the one" in my eyes she is certainly an up and coming artist to look out for. 05 alan Two words: RED CLIFF 06 Lee Hyori "It's Hyorish" is definately one of my favourite albums of the year by far! U-Go Girl is going to be a song I will be singing for yeeeeeeeeeeeeears to come. XD 07 Big Bang Big Bang are another group I always love and don't really dislike anything by, their new album is amazing, their Stand Up mini album was great and their Japanese album was cool. 08 H!S!J Hey Say Jump is a group I never thought I'd like but I guess they're my "surprise" of the year after hearing "Your Seed" and "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" is definately one of my songs of the year. 09 GIRL NEXT DOOR How could I forgot GND! XD I was hooked from the moment I herd the 30 second preview of Guuzen no Kakuritsu! I love them and hope they go on to release lots of singles and albums...just avex...tone down the publicity please. I can't deal with all the releases. XD 10 CSJH My girlies! CSJH are my number one girl group and it was amazing to see them do well in the oricon this year with "Here". Well done girls and I hope to see you climbing slowly up the charts with future singles and getting as big as DBSK =3 |
10. BoA - Even though there was a lot of songs I didn't like off of "THE FACE" nor "Vivid" pique my interest...Eat You Up is definitly my guilty pleasure this year...I agree needs a Korean album sometime soon.
9. Anna Tsuchiya - Ok, NUDY SHOW! was great except for the fact "cocoon" got mishandled, all the songs were definitly in the right place and mind. 8. HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - Even though they are losing a key member of the group, HandMC has a had a really great year. ROCK PIT was pure gold IMO, and even the 3 singles released were good...well maybe except "HOT LIMIT" they did well this year. 7. Koda Kumi - She's had a rollercoaster of a year. "anytime" and "Kingdom released early in the year and the album was OK. Then the whole amniotic fluids = bad happened and she popped MOON which was ugh....luckily TABOO was super hot for me. Gotta love her. 6. HANGRY & ANGRY - Maybe it's a little too soon to talk about Ex-members of H!P, but they really hit the spot with their debut, definitly hoping for more stuff from them. 5. alan - She's finally finished the "5 elements" shindig and even though "Megumi no Ami" was a borefest for me the other 4 + Shiawase no Kane were all different in their own ways and showing us the beauty of ballads. I'm still waiting on the album. 4. Perfume 3 singles released and an album? Perfume has been breaking records left and right this year for sure. GAME was definitly a great album and post-singles love the world and Dream Fighter continues to carry the fire of the ladies throughout the year. I have to say Perfume boomed so much in two years. 3. misono Also 3 singles and an album. misono really improved this year with the release of "Sei ~say~" which is a great album in itself. Though post-single "Kazoku no Hi" was pretty mediocre and kinda blah to me, She couldn't hae had a better year. Oh and an affair? She's totally the sis of Koda Kumi XD 2. Ami Suzuki 2 Singles and 2 Albums? No way. "DOLCE" came out first and everyone pretty much gasmed through the first 9 tracks, I did too so don't worry. Though it didn't end there. "ONE" and "can't stop the DISCO" pushed her popularity further and then the bombshell of a godly album "Supreme Show" was released and she's definitly on her way to being ubertastically awesome. 1. Aira Mitsuki 3 singles and an album were released this year for this up&coming artist. Even though she's compared to Perfume a lot, she's not even covered by Nakata which is definitly refreshing. COPY is definitly one of those albums that defines J-tek for sure and to add up she released "ROBOT HONEY" and it's her best single so far!!!! |
1:- Ayumi hamasaki .. i love her new song green
2:- sifow .... i love the song ' Jewel 3: perfume :- electro WORLD RULES! 4: ami suzuki ... love ' Free Free' 5: shoko Nakagawa ... love all her songs 6: koda kumi ... love black cherry,cherry girl and moon crying the best 7: Ayaka :- love all her songs 8: tohoshinki : i love the song ' why did i fell in love with her ' and that's it ... i try to come up with 10 |
01. DIR EN GREY
They're my fav Jrock band and they did great this year! I love Glass Skin and UROBOROS (I'm getting used to its experimental sound) <3 And! They broke into Billboard's album chart at 114! So my congratulations, i think that's amazing for them^^ 02. Namie Amuro I was very happy when she suprised everyone with Best Fiction and i just love Do Me More and Sexy Girl! I hope she'll release smth soon! 03. Ayumi Hamasaki Ayu is #3 only because i'm not a big fan of MW :( But I absolutely adore Guilty which is amaing! Ayu almost never disappoints me, and i'm sure she'll do her best with Green again^^ 04. Utada Hikaru Even though i found the most songs on Heart Station boring (read: Boku wa kuma):shakehead i can't ignore the love i have for Prisoner of love, Flavor of love, Stay Gold and HS. I really hope she'll release smth soon, and not only when some Jdorama comes out ;) 05. Kanon Wakeshima I love her music! And i love Still Doll and Suna no Oshiro! Since i'm a big fan of VK, this makes my love even bigger :D I'm waiting for your debut album, Kanon...:( Mana did a great job. 06. Alan She's amazing, and she just needs to be promoted more... Her element singles are very nice and i enjoyed listening to her this year. 07. BoA The Face is ok, and i'm not excited with her american debut, but i can enjoy Eat You Up now. 08. AZU She's new and she has such an adorable voice :) Loves RAINBOW! 09. D'espairsRay They were cool at the Taste of Chaos this year so i'll forgive them the lack of creativity from Brilliant and Kamikaze... 10. Koda Kumi Sometimes i really can't watch her or stupid comments, but i'll forgive her because i really like Kingdom and Taboo! ^^ This year was very interesting and enjoyable^^ |
1- one ok rock
2- kagrra 3- w-inds 4- bright 5- Amuro Namie 6- epik high 7- big bang 8- GARNET CROW 9- exile 10- Ketsumeishi |
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01. HAMASAKI AYUMI - Mirrorcle World and GREEN are, without question, superb. And I don't care what anyone says, GUILTY was a well-crafted album.
02. Mr.Children - HANABI. Enough said. (SUPERMARKET FANTASY forthcoming.) 03. KOBUKURO - 5296 was definitely a smash, and ALL SINGLES BEST is still charting. 04. Amuro Namie - She is totally the Queen of ORICON this year. I'm so proud of her. 05. TOHOSHINKI - Fantastic releases this year. Not surprising at all that they finally managed to snag a handful of #1s on ORICON. 06. Koda Kumi - She managed to return to ORICON with a decent selling power in spite of her rather embarrassing scandal. 07. Angela Aki - Tegami~Haikei 15 Kimi e~ made up for the lack of releases over the past seven months prior. 08. ayaka - Her new album was very well made. Though I prefer First Message, I can't deny the fact that Sing to the Sky is excellent. 09. GReeeeN - KISEKI! Great song. And their album あっ、どうも。おひさしぶりです。was phenomenal, too. 10. Jay Chou - I absolutely loved Capricorn. |
I didn't gave my reasons as to why who & who made it to my list yesterday so here we go !
1) BREAKERZ this JRock trio easily goes down as my fave (new) act for the year . If not for MTV Taiwan , I wouldn't have discovered just how great their music's & for a new band that was formed last April , they're doing pretty good so far with the amount of singles they released this year . their 3rd album BIG BANG ! is gonna drop next Wed & I can't wait for that to happen + it helps that frontman DAIGO's a hottie (he's 30 f.y.i) 2) ARASHI if there's 1 band that you know of the name but probably not the music , it's these guys & to survive & stuck together for 9 years + & counting , it's no mean feat . + truth / Kaze no Mukou e's in the running for the top selling single in Japan too . & there's of course the whole Jun-bait going on too :innocent 3) KAT-TUN rock and R&B never sounds as better as it's , innit KAT-TUN ? & when you the dymanic duo Akame in the lead vocalists frontseat , bang ! 4) NEWS / Tegomass they have great some melodies/songs going on in their music material & of course hello Yamapi & sexy Osaka man Ryo ;p 5) Anna Tsuchiya I just love love love this girl , she's so cool & under-rated . I like that she's an individual in her own right & I'm proud to be a fan of hers since her debut solo single Change your life 6) Koda Kumi even though she relatively had a sucky 2008 in the bore snoozefest that's of MOON , at least she bounced back with TABOO which was awesome & 1 of the best singles I come across , hands down 7) GIRL NEXT DOOR lead vocalist Chisa's a babe period but aside from that , I really like their music which's a blend of pop/rock/dance . I guess I have to thank MTV China for spinning their debut single on heavy rotation :laugh 8) alan for a Chinese artiste to make her mark in the Japanese market that's something to be commended . She has a unique voice & style going on in her & I predict bigger & better things that will befall her next year & in time to come & of course there's her signature yodelling too 9) L'Arc~en~Ciel funny that I used to dismiss HYDE's voice & the band's music but I love it now . KISS's a great album & so's DRINK IT DOWN , NEXUS 4 / SHINE 10) abingdon boys school they were my fave (new) act last year & I really missed them SO SO much :( I want them to release something new as they haven't put out a single thing this year at all ! . J-A-P's really rocking but it NEEDS an official physical single release date :( other mentions include : - GReeeeN - Kobukuro - ayaka - OLIVIA - Hidemi Uematsu - Hey ! Say ! JUMP - Tackey & Tsubasa - KinKi Kids - Namie Amuro - Kanjani8 - otsuka ai - Yuna Ito - Mika Nakashima - Aoyama Thelma - V6 - Utada Hikaru - ayumi hamasaki - GLAY - Shuuji to Akira - T.M.Revolution - YUI - Ken Hirai I think that should be the whole list of jpop artistes I listened to |
01. alan
02. Ayumi Hamasaki 03. Namie Amuro 04. Mr. Children 05. Utada Hikaru 06. Koda Kumi 07. BoA 08. ayaka 09. Ken Hirai 10. GReeeeN |
1. Namie Amuro- She worked so hard this past year and it paid off big time. Do me More and What a feeling is just so darn catchy.
2. Koda Kumi- I got back into her music when "That ain't cool" was released. She making music she likes and having fun with it. 3. BoA- I didn't know BoA had so much talented. Eat You Up definitely made me change my opinion on her dancing ability. She can actually sing too! Don't have a top 10 because I haven't listend to jpop in a while so there's my top 3. |
1. Namie Amuro
2. Lee Hyori 3. Ai Otsuka 4. Kumi Koda 5. Uhm Jung Hwa 6. Ayumi Hamasaki 7. Morning Musume 8. Utada Hikaru 9. alan 10. Wonder Girls |
1. Ayumi Hamasaki; Great job Ayu! GUILTY + Mirrorcle World + GREEN were fantastic!
2. alan; 5 elements in one year! It's .. no more words! 3. Koda Kumi; She really made great songs this year, like TABOO! 4. Namie Amuro: She didn't do really much this year but Do Me More & Sexy Girl were fantastic! 5. Kanon Wakeshima; A total great newcomer! 6. Anna Tsuchiya; I love NUDY SHOW! Anna, you are my new star :3 7. Ragdoll; Wings of Heart had emotion! Great job Girl! That is it.. not more! |
hm in no particular order
1. Ayumi hamasaki Her songs this year have just been love for me!!! 2. Y2J I'm so glad that i discovered them! They're such an amazing group <3 and their debut album is amazing! 3. alan She is probably my favorite debuter this year, i really can't wait for her album to come out already! 4. Namie Amuro Her work this year have been amazing, DMM is still my fave song, she really have come back ;) 5. Epik High Though I've only listened to One...but One is just so amazing, it's hard to put my love for it into words~...it's just..:luv2 6. Anna Tsuchiya Her songs on NUDY SHOW! are so great! i love Serenade and cocoon! 7. Jam Hsiao One of my fave for Cpop now, his smoky voice really got me back into loving Cpop again 8. Elva Hsiao 3-Faced Elva was amazing!! She definitely haven't lost her touch! 9. BY2 They're such a cute group~ i totally :luv2 their songs 10. Utada Hikaru With the release of HEART STATION, she totally have me hooked XD disappointing artists: Jolin Tsai - ...just why :bawl sifow - grr! come back already! Jay Chou - new album..only 2 songs i like..shame shame |
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& I read that Jay's Capricorn received mixed reviews & I guess you don't like it huh ? for me no comment on that |
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