[2009] Your favourite Asian Album and Single of 2009
 

Like the title says,
now that the 2009 oricon year is over what is your favourite album and single for the year?
It must have been released in the 2009 oricon year, just to give this some guidelines.
Try your best to only pick one album and one single!?! ;)
You can say music DVD too if you would like.
It can be a best album too if you think it deserves the title.
Feel free to explain why you think so, or you can just list them.

Here's mine:

Album
KOTOKO - Epsilon no Fune

Single
Ayumi Hamasaki - Rule/Sparkle

DVD
Nana Mizuki - Live Fighter ~Red Side~

Perhaps I will explain why later
but now it's your turn!!! :)

Album:
Perfume - ⊿

Single:
Perfume - Dream Fighter

DVD:
Ayumi Hamasaki - Asia Tour 2008 Live in Taipei

Album
Ayumi Hamasaki - NEXT LEVEL

Single
Ayumi Hamasaki - Rule/Sparkle

DVD
Namie Amuro - BEST FICTION TOUR

Album: Superfly - Box Emotions

Single: Hard to decide. If I could choose You Were/Ballad, I probably would.
tie between Namie Amuro - Wild/Dr. and Arashi - My Girl (strictly because of the greatness of the b-sides on that single)

DVD: Arashi 2008 live in Kokuritsu (just spectacular in every aspect; definitely deserves its high sales)

Album
alan - Voice of EARTH

Single
alan - Gunjou no Tani

DVD
Namie Amuro - BEST FICTION TOUR

Album: Next Level - Ayumi Hamasaki (yeah, I really loved it)

Single: Rule/Sparkle

DVD: Love Letter Tour 2009 on 17th of May 2009 at Yokohama Arena - Ai Otsuka

just 1 for each category ?!?! D: D:

that's hard but anyway

Album

BREAKERZ - FIGHTERZ

amazing album . Way better than last year's BIG BANG ! which was a full straight on rock album

For FIGHTERZ's case , it's a lot more experimental with latin , pop , jazz , acoustic , orchestra , electro , synth influences that they mixed alongside with their signature rock sound

THEME OF FIGHTERZ is to me the best opening track that I came across for 2009 . Pity it's so short , it should have been longer :P

Single

oh this's tough as I really like all the 4 BREAKERZ singles that they released this year D:

but I go with their most recent one , LOVE FIGHTER ~Koi no Battle~ xD

Both the A & B-sides received PVs & the dance segment making of clip is pure win 8D

lots of members ai going on with a stripshow that they thrown in for free xD xD xD

DVD

BREAKERZ - LIVE 2009 "WISH" in Nippon Budokan

I haven't watched it yet D: but soon , it's their 1st DVD somemore :heart

I'm going to watch it later before I leave tomorrow morning for more members ai moments 8D

Album: Kana Nishino - LoveOne

Single: Superfly - Dancing on the Fire

DVD: --- (I don't watch them)

I was going to make a top 5/10/20 etc. list but now that this thread is made...I'll just post my top 5 here :angel

~in no order~
album
Seira Kagami - Celebration
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SWEET BLACK feat. MAKI GOTO - SWEET BLACK
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Mano Erina - FRIENDS
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Jewelry - Sophisticated
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HANGRY & ANGRY - Sadistic Dance
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single

Ami Suzuki - kiss kiss kiss/aishiteru...
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Kato Miliyah - WHY
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immi - Alice (ya i know this is a mini album but I consider it a single so w/e)
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Namie Amuro - WILD/Dr.
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V6 - Spirit (the limited version w/ all the extra songs)
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Missing a lot but I don't wanna do a top 10..

dvd
Hello Pro Award '09: Elder Club Sotsugyō Kinen Special & Hello! Project 2009 Winter Elder Club: Thank You for Your Love!. Didn't watch a lot of concerts from this year.

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Album:
NEXT LEVEL - Ayumi Hamasaki :heart

Single:
You Were.../BALLAD - Ayumi Hamasaki :heart

DVD:
Ayumi Hamasaki Asia Tour 2008 ~10th Anniversary~ Live in Taipei :heart

Album
Namie Amuro - PAST < FUTURE

Single
Koda Kumi - 3 SPLASH

DVD
Namie Amuro - BEST FICTION tour 2008-2009

Album
Namie Amuro - Past<Future

Single
Koda Kumi - 3 SPLASH

DVD
Koda Kumi - TRICK Tour

Album
hitomi - LOVE LIFE2

its nice to see my favourite artist releasing a brand new album after 2 years and 9 months, its just so exciting and surprising

Single
ayumi hamasaki - GREEN/Days

great cover, amazing songs, flawless PV, what should i say more?

DVD
namie amuro - best fiction tour

Album :
HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - swamp man

First real rock album of them and I love it to death even though it's incredibly short(intro + 9 songs)

Single:
Nana Mizuki - Shin Ai

I love Shin Ai and the first B-Side PRIDE OF GLORY is great

Would have chosen You Were.../BALLAD, but it isn't out yet

DVD: ASIA TOUR 2008 ~10th Anniversary~ Ayu(watching it on repeat at the moment xD)

Album

Undecided.

Single

Undecided.

DVD

Momoe Yamaguchi - "The Best Ten" Complete DVD Box (five discs).

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Complete footage of Momoe's appearances (1978-1980) on TBS' "The Best Ten" music TV show. One word: legendary. Was released only four days ago, but it's rare to be able to watch such old video in HQ. Easily DVD of the year for me.

Album :
Ayaka - Ayaka's History 2006-2009

Single :
Kana Nishino - Dear.../MAYBE

DVD :
Namie Amuro - BFT

album:
Ayumi Hamasaki - NEXT LEVEL 2CD+DVD

single:
Gackt - Last Angels Regular Edition

DVD:
Maaya Sakamoto - Sakamoto Maaya Live Tour 2009 "We Are Kazeyomi!"

:)

Albums
Namie Amuro - PAST < FUTURE
Ivy - I Be...
Kuroki Meisa - hellcat

Single
Ayumi Hamasaki - Rule / Sparkle

DVD
L'Arc~en~Ciel - LIVE IN PARIS

Album: PAST<FUTURE - Namie Amuro

Single: WILD/Dr. - Namie Amuro

DVD: BEST FICTION TOUR 2008-2009 - Namie Amuro

ALBUMS
1. Namie Amuro - Past<Future
2. Miliyah Kato - RING
3. Thelma Aoyama - Emotions

SINGLES
1. AKB48 - RIVER
2. Mika Nakashima - Over Load
3. Namie Amuro - WILD / Dr.

DVD
Namie Amuro - BEST FICTION tour 2008-2009

Album

~NEXT LEVEL

Singles

~Rule/Sparkle
~WILD/Dr

DVD

~Asia Tour 2008

Seems a lot of people missed that this is supposed to be from the 2009 Oricon year. Therefore Past<Future and You Were don't count unfortunately.

I'm downloading that now. :) Up to disc 3. It would have been a toss up for me between that and Arashi, but Momoe's actually would technically count for 2010, not 2009. But damn, when I saw that release I was like :love I really hope they do that for other artists too. What's even more mind boggling is how many performances she did. Just on the Best 10 show alone she performed over 100 times in just 2 years!

Albums:

Clazziquai Project - MUCHA MUSICA
hiromi - RAINBOW
Rie Fu - URBAN ROMANTIC
Sowelu - THE BEST 2002-2009 (Just a good thing for her, I didn't really...care for it lol)

Singles:

Mizca - Robotics
Ruppina+ - Return to Tomorrow
Sowelu - MATERIAL WORLD
koda kumi - alive/physical thing
namie amuro - wild/dr

DVD:
I didn't watch that many...only Namie's and kuu's...so...

BEST FICTION Tour lol

Album
Tie between MUCC's Kyuutai and Dir en Grey's Uroboros

Single
Rule/Sparkle

DVD
Premium CDL 08-09

Album --> namie amuro - Past<Future
Album --> Dir en grey - Uroboros

Single --> namie amuro - WILD/Dr.
Single --> ayumi hamasaki - Rule/Sparkle

DVD --> namie amuro - Best Fiction Tour 2008-2009
DVD --> ayumi hamasaki - Arena Tour 2008

Album: LOVE one. - Kana Nishino, NEXT LEVEL - Ayu

Single: Jidai - Hidemi Uematsu, Life2Die - SuG, Punky Heart - LM.C

DVD: TRICK Tour - Kumi Kuu

album
namie amuro - past<future

single
ayumi hamasaki - rule/sparkle

dvd
koda kumi trick tour 2009

ALBUM - B'z MAGIC
SINGLE - ayumi hamasaki Rule/Sparkle
DVD - L'Arc~en~Ciel LIVE IN PARIS

Album: PAST < FUTURE - Namie Amuro

Single: Big Bang - Koe wo Kikasete .. or Koda Kumi - 3 SPLASH

DVD: BEST FICTION TOUR 2008-2009 - Namie Amuro

Album
Ayumi Hamasaki - NEXT LEVEL

Single
Namie Amuro - WILD/Dr.

DVD
Ayumi Hamasaki - Asia Tour 2008

Album:
NEXT LEVEL 2CD+DVD- Ayumi Hamasaki

DVD:
PCDL-Ayumi Hamasaki

Album: alan - Voice of EARTH

Single: Namie Amuro - Wild/Dr.

Wow, I'm impressed. Good choice. You have impeccable taste :)

Ah, yeah, I always keep forgetting that the ORICON year doesn't end on Dec-31. The amount of performances is indeed unreal. She was ranked in the Top Ten 122 (or 120, depending on the count) times, does that mean she didn't refuse/cancel a single appearance? Well, we will know for sure once we have watched all five discs.

1978年(昭和53年)1月26日 - 1980年(昭和55年)9月25日 = 139 weeks.

The Best Ten was a weekly show. Basically, this means that Momoe appeared on TV all the time, doesn't it? :) I also hope that they will do other artists, too. It's a fantastic idea. I was quite surprised (in a good way) two months ago when I read about this release on a Japanese blog. A Seiko or Akina DVD box would be awesome. Although they both had more than 200 Top Ten ranking positions on the show, so the boxes would be humongous. It's a fact that Seiko turned down most of The Best Ten invitations during the later part of the 80s (1987-1989). I'm not too sure about Akina, but I've confirmed that she has done at least 180+ performances. Kyoko Koizumi and Miho Nakayama boxes would be welcome as well. Which artist(s) would you like to see?

Thank you, sir.

Album
Koda Kumi - Trick
- I think Trick is a great album! It has alot of amazing songs, like Taboo or Driving. At first I wasn't really a big fan of the album, but now I've really started to love it!

Single
Ayumi Hamasaki - Rule/Sparkle
- Rule/Sparkle totally deserves the title! Even the covers are great (even though I didn't like them at first). I was really happy that Ayu finally released a single with lots of remixes, and all of them are great!

DVD
Koda Kumi - Trick Tour 2009
- I still haven't watched the whole concert yet (>.<), but I've watched some performances on YouTube and they were all amazing! I loved the opening of the concert and the performance of This is not a love song was amazingness. :heart

Single

AAA - Break Down/Break Your Name/Summer Revolution
DA PUMP - SUMMER RIDER
Koda Kumi - 3 Splash
Koda Kumi - Alive/Physical Thing

Album
Koda Kumi - TRICK
Ayu - Next Level
AAA - DepArture

Single:
JEJUNG & YUCHUN - Colors ~melody & harmony~

Album:
Koda Kumi - TRICK

DVD:
Koda Kumi Live Tour 2009 TRICK

i like making lists, so i hope no one minds me posting my top 10 stuff of the year. i'm going by the ORICON year, so here goes! :P

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SINGLES:
01. Ayumi Hamasaki - Rule / Sparkle
02. KAT-TUN - RESCUE
03. flumpool - MW ~Dear Mr. & Mrs. Picaresque~ / Natsu dive
04. B'z - Ichibu to Zenbu / DIVE
05. Hideaki Takizawa - Hikari Hitotsu
06. LANDS - BANDAGE
07. YUI - again
08. Namie Amuro - WILD / Dr.
09. KANJANI8 - Kyuu★Jyou★Show!!
10. Arashi - My Girl

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ALBUMS:
01. KAT-TUN - Break the Records -by you & for you-
02. KANJANI8 - KJ3 PUZZLE
03. Mr.Children - SUPERMARKET FANTASY
04. Ayumi Hamasaki - NEXT LEVEL
05. Perfume - ⊿
06. SWEET BLACK feat. MAKI GOTO - SWEET BLACK
07. MiChi - UP TO YOU
08. alan - Voice of EARTH
09. Meisa Kuroki - hellcat
10. MEG - BEAUTIFUL

Best Album :

Ayumi Hamasaki : Next Level
EXILE : aisubeki mirai e

Best Single :

Ayumi Hamasaki : Rule/Sparkle (too bad.i can't vote for you were.../BALLAD since it will be counted to 2010)

Best DVD :
EXILE Live Tour 2009 "The Monster" (the staging and the big screen effects is SOOOOO nice and not forgetting,the songs are all very nice too! <3)

Basically all the ones you mentioned, but especially Nakamori Akina. Another personal favorite of mine is Yakushimaru Hiroko. Oh and Itsuwa Mayumi.

The Momoe collection is awesome though. All the performances were top notch and it really makes me miss how great pop music used to be.

Did the Best Ten start in 1978? Cause Momoe was definitely around before then, but nothing prior to 78 is in the collection. Most of my Momoe stuff that I have gotten from online have been from Yoru no Hit Studio (many of which I got from you, haha) I only had 2 Best Ten performances, so this box set is like God coming down from heaven, haha. :)

Hmmm....

Album
01. ANSWER - Angela Aki
(Angela where did you go, you released this masterpiece and then a single and vanished. Come baaack)
02. Voice of EARTH - alan
03. my life - alan

Single
01. WILD/Dr. - Namie Amuro
02. Rule/Sparkle - Ayu
03. Gunjou no Tani - alan

DVD
PCDL08-09 - Ayu

Album: alan - Voice of Earth
Single: Berryz Koubou - Watashi no Mirai no Danna-sama/Ryuusei Boy
DVD: Koda Kumi Live Tour -TRICK-

My choice for best album would be pretty biased but for sure:

Single
Minna sora no shita (ayaka)

omg i cant pick only one album D:

single:
Koda Kumi - 3 SPLASH :luv2

album:
2PM - 1:59
Lee Jung Hyun - Avaholic (is this count as a single or album? its a mini,,)
Son Dambi - Type B
4minute - For Muzik
Maki Goto ft SWEET BLACK - SWEET BLACK

DVD:
only watched kumi's and a little part of Namie's so i pick TRICK Tour!

Album - PAST < FUTURE
Single - Setsugekka/ZAN...
DVD - BEST FICTION TOUR

I'll post my preferences like I did last year LOL


Best Pop Single:
moumoon - EVERGREEN
Abe Mao - Anata no Koibito ni Naritai no Desu
Fukui Mai - Can Can / Promise You
Ayumi Hamasaki - Rule / Sparkle
Best Urban Single:
Kana Nishino - Kimi ni Aitakunaru Kara
Thelma Aoyama - Todoketai... / Kono Mama Zutto feat. KEN THE 390
Miliyah x Shota - Love Forever
Best Rock Single:
flumpool - MW ~Dear Mr. & Ms. Picaresque~ / Natsu Dive
UVERworld - GO-ON
Stereopony - I do it
Kamiki Aya w TAKUYA - W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~
Best Other Genre Single:
Sweet Vacation - Sayonara My Days
MiChi - KiSS KiSS xxx
Best Debut Single:
JASMINE - sad to say
Maria - Getaway
Best Solo Single:
moumoon - EVERGREEN
MiChi - KiSS KiSS xxx
Best Group Single: Base Ball Bear - LOVE MATHEMATICS
Best Collaboration Single: Thelma Aoyama - Todoketai... / Kono Mama Zutto feat. KEN THE 390

Best Pop Album: Hamasaki Ayumi - NEXT LEVEL
Best Urban Album: Kana Nishino - LOVE one.
Best Rock Album:
flumpool - What's flumpool!?
VAMPS- VAMPS
Best Other Genre Album:
MEG - BEAUTIFUL
Aira Mitsuki - PLASTIC
Best Debut Album: Fukui Mai - MY SONG FOR YOU
Best Solo Album: Kana Nishino - LOVE one.
Best Group Album Base Ball Bear - (WHAT IS THE) LOVE & POP?
Best Compilation Album: ayaka - ayaka's History 2006-2009
Best Remix Album: immi - RimmiX
Best Mini Album
immi- WONDER
Girls Generation' - Gee

Best Pop Video: Girls Generation' - Gee
Best Urban Video: 2NE1 - FIRE
Best Rock Video: Base Ball Bear - BREEEEZE GIRL
Best Dance Video:
Girls Generation' - Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)
Super Junior - SORRY SORRY
Best Other Genre Video: IVY - Touch me
Best Live DVD: Ayumi Hamasaki Asia Tour 2008 ~10th Anniversary~ Live in Taipei

Best Artist: Girls Generation'
Best Group: Base Ball Bear
Best Debut: JASMINE, 2NE1
Best Solo Male: Hideaki Takizawa
Best Solo Female: Kana Nishino

I'll post my preferences like I did last year LOL


Best Pop Single:
moumoon - EVERGREEN
Abe Mao - Anata no Koibito ni Naritai no Desu
Fukui Mai - Can Can / Promise You
Ayumi Hamasaki - Rule / Sparkle
Best Urban Single:
Kana Nishino - Kimi ni Aitakunaru Kara
Thelma Aoyama - Todoketai... / Kono Mama Zutto feat. KEN THE 390
Miliyah x Shota - Love Forever
Best Rock Single:
flumpool - MW ~Dear Mr. & Ms. Picaresque~ / Natsu Dive
UVERworld - GO-ON
Stereopony - I do it
Kamiki Aya w TAKUYA - W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~
Best Other Genre Single:
Sweet Vacation - Sayonara My Days
MiChi - KiSS KiSS xxx
Best Debut Single:
JASMINE - sad to say
Maria - Getaway
Best Solo Single:
moumoon - EVERGREEN
MiChi - KiSS KiSS xxx
Best Group Single: Base Ball Bear - LOVE MATHEMATICS
Best Collaboration Single: Thelma Aoyama - Todoketai... / Kono Mama Zutto feat. KEN THE 390

Best Pop Album: Hamasaki Ayumi - NEXT LEVEL
Best Urban Album: Kana Nishino - LOVE one.
Best Rock Album:
flumpool - What's flumpool!?
VAMPS- VAMPS
Best Other Genre Album:
MEG - BEAUTIFUL
Aira Mitsuki - PLASTIC
Best Debut Album: Fukui Mai - MY SONG FOR YOU
Best Solo Album: Kana Nishino - LOVE one.
Best Group Album Base Ball Bear - (WHAT IS THE) LOVE & POP?
Best Compilation Album: ayaka - ayaka's History 2006-2009
Best Remix Album: immi - RimmiX
Best Mini Album
immi- WONDER
Girls Generation' - Gee

Best Pop Video: Girls Generation' - Gee
Best Urban Video: 2NE1 - FIRE
Best Rock Video: Base Ball Bear - BREEEEZE GIRL
Best Dance Video:
Girls Generation' - Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)
Super Junior - SORRY SORRY
Best Other Genre Video: IVY - Touch me
Best Live DVD: Ayumi Hamasaki Asia Tour 2008 ~10th Anniversary~ Live in Taipei

Best Artist: Girls Generation'
Best Group: Base Ball Bear
Best Debut: JASMINE, 2NE1
Best Solo Male: Hideaki Takizawa
Best Solo Female: Kana Nishino