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^ well chinese people have common surnames XD
but they're not related~ the album..wasn't exciting, i liked when he experimented more, like in Seven mile fragrance or Ye Hui Mei, i can see how Mayday's album totally took his number 1 spot... |
(this list is excluding Ayumi Hamasaki because in general she is my favourire Japanese singer and that will never change)
So now on to the list: 1) Koda Kumi Only recently got into her actually. Kingdom was such a fantastic album with a lot of diversity, I was pleasantly surprised by what I heard considering I didn't have high hopes, knowing previously that she had been labelled as a Pop/RnB artist 2) Nana Kitade It's been a bit of a slow year for her. But her new singles have all been absolutely fantasic. My personal favourite is the song she's done for the Japanese release of Ruby Gloom; Siren 3) Nana Mizuki Another one with a bit of a slow year. Lovely DVD though and her two new singles have been awesome. I just love her as well so that's mainly why she's here 4) Kanon Wakeshima Only just entered the music scene and she already has me hooked. skip turn step and still doll and two simply amazing songs and Suna no Oshiro is so gorgeous as was Kuroi Torikago 5) Aya Hirano I've been following her quite closely since 2007 and then she finally released her full-length album this year. Not that happy to find that half of the songs I'd already heard through the singles. However, she is still awesome and definately a good album 6) Younha Her newest Korean album was fantastic. I'm a relatively recent Younha fan but yeah it was made of rather a lot of win. Very happy with it 7) OLIVIA I have to admit, I prefer The Cloudy Dreamer to Trinka Trinka, but I do still love Trinka Trinka. I just wish she'd start releasing more full-length albums instead of these mini-albums 8) Aya Kamiki I really really like her newest album Are You Happy Now? and the singles she's put out for it are equally good. I don't think I like it as much as Atashi no Tame ni ~Forever More~ 9) Utada Hikaru Not fantastically amazed by her newest album. The single tracks were definately the high points of the album and I did love Boku wa Kuma. Kind of a shame it was fantastic, because Flavor of Life has become one of my favourite Hikki songs 10) KOTOKO Very slow year for her. She's made two wonderful singles, but here's hoping for a new album soon. She hasn't managed to disappoint me yet though so it's all good |
01. L'Arc en Ciel
02. Aya Kamiki 03. Y2J 04. Yoga Lin (rofl, I'm like the opposite of pommy, since I think Yoga>Jam) 05. aiko 06. Kenji Wu 07. IU 08. Ock Ju Hyun 09. Seo Taiji 10. Queen Wei I wasn't sure about the last spot. |
^ i like yoga's song...just i don't love them as much as jam's XD...taiwanese artists these days..such funny name~
but :hi5 for another Y2J lover |
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ugh, this was hard for me. :P
01. KAT-TUN : they released some pretty amazing stuff this year, IMO. they keep evolving, changing, and solidifying their work. they always do something new and i'm never bored with them. "KAT-TUN III -Queen of Pirates-" is hands-down the best JE original album i've heard. 02. Perfume : i put them this high up because i'm never into the typical-female-idol-groups (i despise them, in fact, LOL). but Nakata is a genius and i love his work. he can make something i hate into something i like. i also like the edgier side they portrayed with their 1st original album "GAME". it shows they can do various styles also. 03. capsule : so, they only released one album & a vinyl, lol. but "More! More! More!" has to be one of my favorite albums of the year! "FLASH BACK" was a disappointment, but damn, Nakata really stepped up this capsule release. "JUMPER" is already one of my favorite songs, period. 04. Amuro Namie : her last couple of releases have been stellar! i absolutely love her "60s 70s 80s" single and i congratulate all her success on "BEST FICTION". she's gone a long way from her 90s boom and she's back on top! 05. Suzuki Ami : Nakata really did a great job this year balancing all his acts and making great music. i genuinely like all the material Amigo has released this year. i still have issues with her voice on the vocoder, but the music's hot! 06. KANJANI8 : i wasn't expecting them to be so MIA after their "Wahaha" release, but the wait was good enough for me. "Musekinin Hero" is one of their best singles, hands down. every song on the single is different from one another! JE knows how to treat fans, for sure. and make us fangirls waste money. 07. Utada Hikaru : Hikki's done a great job this year. "Prisoner of Love" is one of my favorite songs from her and it's the theme song to one of my favorite j-dramas! "HEART STATION" was a really solid album, IMO. and i'm looking forward to her 2nd english album. 08. Hamasaki Ayumi : if it was one artist who celebrated her 10th anniversary in style, it was definitely Ayu! "Mirrorcle World" was an awesome, awesome 10th anniversary single and i was super-excited that she created a full song to "Mirror". also, "A COMPLETE" was a really nice treat for her fans and her upcoming single "Days / GREEN" looks to be a hit with me too! 09. GReeeeN : "Kiseki" is one of the best singles of the year, IMO. and their 2nd album "Aa, domo. Ohisashiburi desu." was a definite step up from their 1st album. they're so unique & fun. i can't wait for their upcoming releases. 10. OLIVIA : OLIVIA's slow with her releases, but waiting is definitely worth it. i genuinely love all her music & her mini-album "Trinka Trinka" was no different. she always comes up with something creative and out of the ordinary and that's what makes her stand out to me. but i hope she doesn't take too long with her next release, please! xD |
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Oh let's see....
01 - Dir en grey Well, first of all, there's the Glass Skin single, which has really grown on me, but the real highlight here is Uroboros. I thought for sure the album would've been pushed back to 2009, since they're generally pretty slow with their releases and it didn't feel like there was a long time in between Uroboros and The Marrow of a Bone. The album's totally killer in every way - music, vocals, lyrics, packaging. And, I also got to see them in the US this year. That was my 4th time seeing them and it's the best they've been! 02 - MUCC If my love for Dir en grey wasn't so strong they'd be first. They released the amazing album Shion in March and followed that up with the really great Ageha singles. I also got to see them for the first time in March and they were incredible. They're just so talented and consistent with amazing releases. Unfortunately, they are releasing another Live Chronicle... which, imo, is a bit much. 03 - Koda Kumi Kingdom was so fantastic and her follow up singles were great, too. I really the style of music she went for in these releases and it certainly shows promis for further releases. 04 - Aira Mitsuki Although she's a newer discovery of mine, her music is so cute and energetic; I love it. Everything she releases this year was awesome and I can't wait for more releases. 05 - Superfly Her music really is a breath of fresh air. She has a great voice and her style's really fun to listen to. 06 - capsule 07 - Perfume 08 - Utada Hikaru 09 - alan 10 - Namie Amuro |
01. ayumi hamasaki
she doesn't release much this year, but GUILTY album, Mirrorcle World, and Life definitely bring me an ayu fever this year :D. they're all great. also A COMPLETE really makes me found a new love of her old songs. and CDL 07-08 is the best concert ever!!! 02. alan i enjoyed all of her songs this year. she has the best b-sides and single covers ever! she deserves popularity, i hope she can get it from her debut album next year. 03. Namie Amuro the queen is back! 60s70s80s is her best single imo. and BEST FICTION really got me into namie this year. 04. Utada Hikaru HEART STATION is a great album, i really enjoyed it a lot. too bad she doesn't really active this year. :( but well, that's hikki for you :D 05. Mika Nakashima she released enjoyable and unique singles like LIFE, I DONT KNOW and eien no uta. and i really love ORION. this skinny girl rocks! 06. Koda Kumi Kingdom was decent but kinda forgettable, the only good thing Kuu did this year is That Ain't Cool, Once Again, and TABOO. the other was crap. 07. BoA not a fan of THE FACE, but i like some songs from the albums. Vivid and Eat You Up was great, too bad she didn't huge promotion yet in US. 08. Superfly The girl's voice really good! ai wa komete hana taba wo definitely her best song in a while. i love that song to death! 09. ayaka she has a sweet voice, but her music sounds the same. i get boring with STTS pretty fast. 10. DBSK i don't really got into boyband, but Purple Line and Mirotic is few of my favourite songs this year :D |
ooops double post sorry :D
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My list goes like this...
1. NAMIE AMURO: The Queen is back! Definitly, this has been the year of the new Amura boom, with the amazing single 60s70s80s, the incredible colaboration with DOUBLE and, of course, BEST FICTION. She has reinvented herself and have managed to be on top again, with all the stigmas she carries: her tragic personal life, her pregnancy and her "fail" from grace. PLAY anticipated this, but who could think that she would turn as succesful as this again? Congrats to her! 2. AYUMI HAMASAKI: Even when compared to other years, it isn´t as spectacular, I thought that the Empress was worth of the spot because of her 10th anniversary. What she´s done with the music industry is unbelievable, and this year has been superb:GUILTY was such a good album, and Mirrorcle World just shaked the charts. Her ASIA TOUR is her most spectacular to date, and the new single promises to double the amazingness of Mirrorcle. And we still have the PREMIUN COUNTDOWN LIVE before she´s done this year, so, indeed, this year has been top-quality for the diva. 3. ANNA TSUCHIYA: Great singles this year, and a SUPERB album, NUDY SHOW!. Probably the best album of 2008, she experimented with new genres in a gret way, and sher has really refined her style. Also she has done great collaborations with AI and MONKEY MAJIC. She really deserves the 3rd spot, much more than... 4. KODA KUMI: Ups and downs is all I´ve got to say. Utada would have come before her if not for her big amount of releases. With a great album, Kingdom, she started the year quite well, but with the scandal, she deceased her level of quality. MOON was nothing new, and this year has had an overdose of drama from her. The Kingdom Tour has also been quite boring, except for a few performances, and from the singles, only TABOO stands out (greatly.) It has been a good year, but I really hope the next one is better for Kuu. 5. UTADA HIKARU: Although a bit boring, this year has been great for her. She has released amazing music, like the HEART STATION album. Anyways, I´m a bit disappointed: no Single Collection, no tour, no new singles, no new english album. The only "new" thing apart from HEART STATION is a remix of Eternally xD 6.GIRL NEXT DOOR: These guys have made an incredible debut! 3 amazing singles and an album in the making really make their music worth of a listening. Chisa & her guy´s have released also AMAZING PVs, and I can´t be more pleased with avex for giving them so much money. In some times they will be of the tops, too. 7.MILIYAH KATO: Quite her year, she has released very good singles like SAYONARA Baby, and her BEST DESTINY album reached the top spot in Oricon. Give her a few years and she will be one of the tops. 8. ayaka: Following the footsteps of Utada in slow and boring releasing schedule, but of course she´s not as great. Sing to the Sky was quite a disappointment for me, but her singles this year are quite nice. Okaeri was just great, and I wish she went back to the CLAP & LOVE/Why style more often. Her great voice deserves it. 9. DOUBLE: With her colaboration with Amuro, she gained more of a mainstream popularity, and with her 2 best albums selling very well, she has assured her place as the Queen of RnB in Japan. |
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1. NAMIE AMURO - When I say 2008 was the YEAR of NAMIE. It damn sure was. Having the number album in Japan for 3 weeks & having one of the best selling singles of the year. I mean what more can I say?
"Do Me More", "Sexy Girl", "Rock Steady", & "What A Feeling" 2. Ami Suzuki - I was very impressed with Ami's New Singles & New Album this year. "Even it being her 10th Anni. I can say she build me up with Hype & Gave me what I needed. Can't STOP the Disco & One are few of my favorite singles of 08' "Can't STOP The DISCO", "One", "Change My Life", & "A Token of Love" 3. VAMPS - As a new band with old faces. ONE single yes but it left a lot me. I still listen to those 2 songs over and over. Plus I love Hyde's attempt at english I could actually understand what he was saying for once lol. "LOVE ADDICT" & "TIME GOES BY" 4. HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - Sadly this the group last year with Makii and with that said they still managed to deliver good songs. I figured with the band falling apart they would show it but NOPE. They kept it together and Maki's leaving with the last few songs leaving a impression that NO ONE can replace her. "Remember", "Flashback" "Break now!" "Toxic" & "Rosier" ( luna sea cover) 5. Koda Kumi - Well we all know this is my NUMBER 1 Jpop star but. I think she did good as well for 08'. I think TABOO is the song of the year & following Taboo she has other Great hits for her Moon single & Kingdom Album. She also Brought Decent sales as well. Even with the Scandal and all PROMOTION for KINGDOM stopped in the first week she still manages to pass 600,000. "Under", "TABOO", "Once Again", "Himitsu", & "MORE" 6. Ayumi Hamasaki - The album GUILTY speaks for it self. When I mean I LOVE THIS ALBUM I DO. Forget to her to be released singles for 08' I think Album make ups for it. Favorite song would have to be Guilty & then she came out with Mirrorcle World. The conclusion to Mirror. Ayu played her part. "Guilty", "Mirrorcle World", "Mirror", & "Marionette" 7. L`Arc~En~Ciel - Since 1991 til Now and this band is still making music? STILL BRING IN HIGH SALES. They deserve to be in the top 10 of 2008. This band had 2 hit singles & classic remakes of old singles. (i.e P`unk~en~Ciel (Dune 2008) ) These guys are damn near 40. "Dune 2008", "Drink It Down" "NEXUS 4", & "Shine" 8.Miliyah Kato 9.Yui 10.Anna Tsuchiya |
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Yeah, I´m gonna buy their album for Christmas <3 They are one of the new discoveries of the year for me |
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me too I'm gonna get their album too & of course if I were to crown my fave new act of the year , it will go to BREAKERZ :love & of course GND , alan will be on the list alongside with GReeeeN too |
1. Koda Kumi
2. Tae Yang 3. Big Bang 4. DBSK 5. Emi Hinouchi 6. Miliyah Kato 7. AYUSE KOZUE 8. Ayumi Hamasaki 9. Minwoo 10. Son Ho Young that was really hard! |
The artists who I listen to had a pretty slow year and even tough I loved their releases there weren't that many of them, and with the generic boyband wave I am kinda sad that Japanese music industry is heading that way. It's good to know that there are still people who write their own stuff or/and do what they want regardless of how well it sells like Ayu, Hikki, Ami Suzuki, ayaka (even tough I don't like her that much), Hitomi Shimatani, Ai Otsuka and OLIVIA. I didn't really discover anything new this year, alan had a couple of songs that caught my attention and so did arashi ("truth" was damn good). And I forgot to mention BoA who really surprised me with THE FACE album, as after MIT I didn't really expect such a great album~
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