ok part 2 which's solely on Johnny's Entertainment acts
1)
ARASHI
if there's 1 band that you have heard of the name but maybe not music wise it's this band & to be still going on strong for 9 years + & counting since their debut on the scene , it's this 5 piece group ARASHI
recommended single/s - everything since their debut A・RA・SHI ;p but recent hits wise , that definitely HAVE TO BE One Love , truth / Kaze no Mukou e (top selling single in Japan at the mo) & the latest one Beautiful days
recommended album/s - I love love love their 4th - 7th albums which're Iza Now , One , ARASHIC & Time in which their 6th & 7th albums being my fave albums of the guys . (if not for Kitto Daijoubu which got me started on my ARASHI music journey , I would say Time's my fave album but because of this , it's a tie
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Latest album Dream"A"live's not bad too although the non singles on there are not as strong as their previous albums & you need a bit more time than usual to get used to liking or not liking the songs on this record
2)
KAT-TUN
2 lead singers (power to you Akame) , 1 rapper & 1 beatboxer , it doesn't get better than this in this 6 piece group which dabbed & married R&B and Rock harmonisely
recommended singles - everything since their debut ;p (they only put out 8 singles so far anyway so ...)
recommended album/s - I die die recommend their latest album KAT-TUN III -QUEEN OF PIRATES- & somemore it was the very 1st JE album I listened to & this easily goes down as my fave album that I came across for the year too
debut album Best of KAT-TUN is great & so's their 2nd album cartoon KAT-TUN II You although it took me like FOREVER to appericate the 2nd album
3)
NEWS
recommended singles - everything since their debut but to get you started , 7th single weeeek's fantastic as this song was written , composed by GReeeeN & arranged by JIN who's the older brother of GReeeeN's lead singer HIDE . I know cos I started my NEWS journey with weeeek
recommended album/s - they only put out 2 albums so far which're named touch & pacific , I like both actually .
They will be releasing their 3rd album color 2 Wed's later
4)
Tegomass
consists of 2 members who're in NEWS , Tegoshi & Masuda (geddit Tegomass ?)
recommended single/s - Miso Soup (yes I know don't ask) , Kiss ~Kaeri Michi no Love Song~ & their latest Aiaigasa
5)
Hey ! Say ! JUMP
a 10 piece group (yes 10 which's the biggest no. of a JE group)
recommended single/s - Ultra Music Power , Dreams come true , Your Seed / Bouken Rider & the latest Mayanoka no Shadow Boy
6)
Kanjani∞
listen to them only if you want to experience a crazy music journey
jokes aside some of their stuff are pretty good & they sing really well when comes to sane songs like ballads
recommended single/s - everything since their debut but my practical fave ones include Osaka Rainy Blues , Sukiyanen , Osaka. / Oh ! ENKA / Mugendai , Osaka Obachan ROCK / Osaka Romanesque , Zukkoke Otokomichi & the latest Musekinin Hero
albums wise - have to leave ||moments|| aka Irene to recommend on that one
7)
Tackey & Tsubasa
a duo who takes FOREVER to release new material (like who will only put out 10 singles & counting in a 5 years career + T_T)
recommended single/s - pretty much everything since their debut but highly recommended ones include Venus , Yume Monogatari , Serenade & their latest one Koi Uta / PROGRESS but for me most of the time I just listen to Koi Uta as this's their 1st single ballad
8)
KinKi Kids
Every single released since their debut had been number one, giving them a place in the Guinness Book of World Records (that's 27 straight no.1's & counting :O)
& Domoto Koichi's HOT , period ;p
recommended single/s - since practically all their singles debuted at no.1 , these're the ones that I really feel that deserved the top spot :
- Glass no Shounen
- Aisareru Yori Aishitai
- Jetcoaster Romance
- Happy Happy Greeting / Cinderella Christmas (you might find Happy Happy Greeting cheesy)
- Yamenaide, PURE
- Flower
- Jounetsu
- Kanashimi Blue
- Hakka Candy
- Ne, Ganbaru yo.
- Anniversary (1 of my fave KK singles , highly recommended big time)
- Veludo no Yami
- SNOW! SNOW! SNOW!
- Harmony of December (the 1st KK song I heard , an extremely beautiful ballad)
- latest single Secret Code (this's very different from the stuff they used to put out in their career , it's an extremely addictive Jazz influenced pop no. . The B-sides on this single are great too especially strategie <3)
9)
V6
recommended singles - CHANGE THE WORLD , Darling , way of life , Chou , LIGHT IN YOUR HEART / SWING !
10)
Shuuji to Akira
The duo only released 1 single Seishun Amigo which's a 1 off kinda thing & it became the top selling single in Japan 3 years ago
I love the A-side but 1 of the B-side Kizuna is so beautiful & touching
(yes Irene , I know you're giving me the thumbs up on this because of your hubby
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WHEW , that's it
hopefully you can make good use of what I recommended to you <3