Your Favorite Top 10 J-Ballads
 

We all love when (our Fave) J-artist make songs and we love them even more when the song is ballad.....well, at least I do. So I think a thread like this needed....So what are "Your Favorite top 10 Ballads"?

Here's my fave:

1. FINAL DISTANCE - Utada Hikaru
2. M - Ayumi Hamasaki
3. White Light - Namie Amuro
4. Winter Love - BoA
5. Kiss - Crystal Kay
6. First Love - Utada Hikaru
7. HEAVEN - Ayumi Hamasaki
8. Everlasting - BoA
9. Flavor of Life ~Ballad Version~ - Utada Hikaru
10. Across My Heart - Sowelu

My Favorites are:

01. HEAVEN - Ayumi Hamasaki
02. CAROLS - Ayumi Hamasaki
03. A Song is born - Ayumi Hamasaki & Keiko version
04. Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version- - Utada Hikaru
05. Yesterday & Today - DAI
06. Promise - Koda Kumi
07. FINAL DISTANCE - Utada Hikaru
08. Mikazuki - ayaka
09. under the moon - Do As Infinity
10. Tadoritsuku Basho - HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR

My favourites: (there's 2 ties)

01 "you" - Koda Kumi / "Tada...Aitakute" - EXILE
03 "SEASONS" - Hamasaki Ayumi
04 "Planetarium" - Otsuka Ai
05 "Merikuri" - BoA
06 "Yuki no Hana" - Nakashima Mika
07 "Sign" - Mr. Children
08 "Precious" - Ito Yuna
09 "Mikazuki" - ayaka
10 "Hitomi wo Tojite" - Hirai Ken / "First Love" - Utada Hikaru

10) Mai Kuraki - Ashita e Kakeru Hashi
9) Ayumi Hamasaki - Voyage
8) BONNIE PINK - Last Kiss
7) Ayumi Hamasaki - Moments
6) aiko - erashi
5) Mika Nakashima - FIND THE WAY
4) Ayaka Hirahara - Chikai
3) Chihiro Onitsuka - Ryuuseigun
2) Mika Nakashima - Oborozukiyo~Inori
1) Ayaka Hirahara - Eternally

In no particular order...

1. Ayumi Hamasaki - HEAVEN
2. Hikaru Utada - Flavor of Life ~ballad version~
3. Ai Otsuka - Daisukidayo
4. Hikaru Utada - First Love
5. ayaka - Mikazuki
6. Masami Okui - Toki ni Ai wa
7. Do As Infinity - TAO
8. Mika Nakashima - FIND THE WAY
9. YUI - Good-bye Days
10. Ayumi Hamasaki - HANABI

Namie Amuro - CAN YOU CELEBRATE

Ayumi Hamasaki - M

Ayumi Hamasaki - voyage

Aya Matsuura - Zutto Iin Desu ka

Matsu takako - toki no fune

W - Shiroi no koibito no iro

Shimatani Hitomi - Poinsettia

ayaka - I believe

Ayumi Hamasaki - Moments

Argh, can't remember the name - Tune the rainbow.

01 - "Aishiteru" by Mika Nakashima
02 - "Who...'Across The Universe'" by Ayu
03 - "Renai Shashin" by Ai Otsuka
04 - "You" by Koda Kumi
05 - "First Love" by Hikki
06 - "Heaven" by Ayu
07 - "Believe" by AI
08 - "CAROLS" by Ayu
09 - "Everlasting" by BOA
10 - "so you" by hitomi

I tried to list as little Ayu as possible , I really like her ballads. but I wanted to list some ballads by other artists too :)

1. HANABI - Ayumi
2. Hitori - Mika Nakashima
3. Shabondama - Ai Otsuka
4. Kingyo Hanabi - Ai Otsuka
5. Oborozukiyo~Inori - Mika Nakashima
6. Faith - Ruppina
7. Yesterday & Today - Do as Infinity
8. Momo no Hanabira - Ai Otsuka
9. Sotsugyou ~ashita no tame ni~ Tackey & Tsubasa
10. Ame no Naka Melody - Ai Otsuka

I love Ai's ballads *_*

I change my opinion...

01. HEAVEN (Ayumi Hamasaki)
02. CAROLS (Ayumi Hamasaki)
03. Planetarium (Otsuka Ai)
04. A Song is born (Ayumi Hamasaki & Keiko)
05. Koimizu -tears of love- (Hitomi Shimatani)
06. Yesterday & Today (Do As Infinity)
07. Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version- (Utada Hikaru)
08. FINAL DISTANCE (Utada Hikaru)
09. Promise (Koda Kumi)
10. Tadoritsuku Basho (HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR)

1. SEASONS - Ayumi Hamasaki
2. Every Heart - BoA
3. Hiru no Tsuki - Akino Arai
4. Sayonara - Klaha
5. Voyage - Ayumi Hamasaki
6. Promise - Koda Kumi
7. Sweet frozen kiss - Nana Kitade
8. Tsuki no Ie - Akino Arai
9. Penguin - Klaha
10. JEWEL - Ayumi Hamasaki

1. CAROLS ~ Ayumi Hamasaki
2. Konayuki ~ Remioromen
3. No way to say ~ Ayumi Hamasaki
4. Shirushi ~ Mr.Children
5. flavor of Life ~ Utada Hikaru
6. Only Human ~ K
7. BE MY LAST ~ Utada Hikaru
8. Planetarium ~ Ai Otsuka
9. momentum ~ Ayumi Hamasaki
10. Yume no Uta ~ Koda Kumi

Among 10 of them (in no particular order)

RAINBOW (Ayumi Hamasaki)
Dearest (Ayumi Hamasaki)
Hitori (The Gospellers)
I'll be (Mr.Children)
One more time, one more chance (Masayoshi Yamazaki)
Yasurageru Basho (Mr.Children)
and I love you (Mr.Children)
Vanilla (HI-D)
White Light (Namie Amuro)
Manatsu no Kajitsu (Southern All Stars)

These are the Top 10 for the moment:

01. ayumi hamasaki - Endless sorrow
02. ayumi hamasaki - Dearest
03. onitsuka chihiro - Gekkou
04. utada hikaru - First Love
05. ayumi hamasaki - SEASONS
06. tackey & tsubasa - True Heart
07. ayumi hamasaki - JEWEL
08. mika nakashima - Oborozukiyo ~Inori~
09. onitsuka chihiro - Sign
10. ayumi hamasaki - Memorial address

I absolutely <3 ayu ballads. No one can top her in that area.

its hard...because i love so many ballad song...hmm i will try

1. matsu takako - sakura no ame itsuka
2. ayumi hamasaki - CAROLS
3. misia - everything
4. ayumi hamasaki - no way to say
5. ai otsuka - kingyo hanabi
6. ayumi hamasaki - HEAVEN
7. Ken Hirai - hitomi wo tojite
8. ayumi hamasaki - JEWEL
9. kaoru amane - taiyou no uta
10. yuming - tsuite yukuwa

In no particular order:

001. Dearest- Ayu
002. PLANETARIUM- Ai Otsuka
003. rainy day- Ayu
004. My All For You- JYONGRI
005. Oborodukiyo~Inori- Mika Nakashima
006. Four Seasons- Namie Amuro
007. First Love- Utada Hikaru
008. Precious- Yuna Ito
009. I believe- ayaka
010. Suteki da ne- RIKKI

10. Mr.Children - Shirushi
09. Utada Hikaru - Be My Last
08. Namie Amuro - ALL FOR YOU
07. Mika Nakashima - Sakurairo Maukoro
06. Remioromen - konayuki
05. Angela Aki - This Love
04. ayumi hamasaki - TO BE
03. Mika Nakashima - Yuki no Hana
02. ayumi hamasaki - Key~eternal tie~
01. ayumi hamasaki - SEASONS

For now...
1. Missing (the cover)-Mika Nakashima
2. Rain-Koda Kumi
3. Poinsettia-Hitomi Shimatani
4. You Send Me Love-Mika Nakashima
5. Oborozukiyo ~Inori-Mika Nakashima
6. SCAR-Ayumi Hamasaki
7. Yuki no Hana-Mika Nakashima
8. Amaenbo-Ai Otsuka
9. Daisukidayo-Ai Otsuka
10. Love & Honesty-BoA

as of the moment:

01 HEAVEN - Hamasaki Ayumi
02 Endless sorrow - Hamasaki Ayumi
03 Winter Love - BoA
04 Yume no Uta - Koda Kumi
05 Mikazuki - ayaka
06 shirushi - Mr. Children
07 Dream Catcher - OLIVIA
08 This Love - Angela Aki
09 Truth - Ito Yuna
10 ENDLESS STORY - Ito Yuna

1) Dearest - Ayumi Hamasaki
2) you - Koda Kumi
3) HEAVEN - Ayumi Hamasaki
4) First Love - Utada Hikaru
5) Planetarium - Ai Otsuka
6) Precious - Yuna Ito
7) Truth - Yuna Ito
8) SEASONS - Ayumi Hamasaki
9) Winter Love - BoA
10) FINAL DISTANCE - Utada Hikaru