1. Epik High
Their two albums (Pieces pt.1 and LOVESCREAM) was off da chain. My gawd! Just mindblowing music. They upped their music ability this year. LOVESCREAM was soooo deep. It touched my heart. Tablo =
If you haven't tried them out then you definitely to try them out.
2. Wonder Girls
Best damn girl group in Asia.
LITERALLY! They spit on Perfurm, SNSD, Brown Eyed Girls, Momusu, and other girl groups that are FAIL imo.
j/k I do think that are better than them. So Hot = national anthem for girls/women all over the world.
I luffed everything they have released this year and I definitely think JYP is a producing god. I hope next year will be an AEWSOME year for them.
3. DOUBLE
OMG! This chic did it so damn hard this year. BEST COLLABORATIONS = BEST best album of 08. LITERALLY! I luffed every track and Black Diamond was to damn loveable. I definitely think people should show her more respect and give her props because she really did an impressive job this year. IMO, she did better sales than Namie. Both albums were great but BEST COLLABORATIONS owned BEST FICTION.
4. Yu Yamada
Although it took like 2 years for her finally release her debut album, I must say that it was hella worth it. lol I luffed EVERY TRACK on the album. fiesta!fiesta! =
I hate that she wasn't fully recognized for MYSIC because it was hella excellent coming from a debuting artist. I hope that in the near future. her music will be more popular as she is as an actress.
(And um, I hope her and Shun Oguri get hitched soon. They are like the best couple in Japan right now. They are so cute together.
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5. Utada Hikaru
Hope you guys aren't suprise that she's not my #1 artist this year.
I think Hikki has been fantastic this year. Heart Station was great and enjoyable album. Prisoner of Love made me luff this chic even more. The song is just so damn irresistible. Gawd, it fitted so well with Last Friends (best drama this year.
). Everytime it came on, I had to sing along with Hikki...while crying because of the stuff Sanosuke did to his girlfriend whose name I srsly can't remember and what that gay girl whose name I can't remember either, had to go through to deal with her sexuality.
.....well, anyway. Hikki really did a fantastic job this year...I just wish she did something BETTER for her 10th anniversary. =/
6. Bi Rain
My baby back with a killa album. Rainism was sexy hawt ok. Love Story was so damn catchy and I luffed the pv. The choregraphy to Rainism (pv) was luff. I wish I could do what he done. It was hot. I hope he'll release his english material soon. I was mad that he "postponed" his english career.
7. Koda Kumi
Despite MOON ever being released from her, Kuu really impressed me this year. Kingdom really sucked me into finally admitting I liked her. The singles from the album were her best releases since Secret and the tour was awesome. IMO, Kuu really redeemed herself with TABOO. I hate that she got such lackluster sales for it but MOON got a better sales. So unfair. lol Stay with me was okay. It's just a basic ballad that you'd typical like if you are a J-pop fan. I can't wait til info about her new album is released. It's gotta be epik.
8. Namie Amuro
Namie did fantastic this year. Her comeback was huge. 60s70s80s = best single of the year.
After 60s70s80s still had its momentum of hawtness, I thought that
Sexy Girl/Do Me More would be just as hawt but IMO, they were complete garbage. =/ It just FAILED in so many ways.
I was really hoping for her to release a studio album instead of a Best this year..and I must admit that I thought it was going to fail so hard...but I was proven wrong. After reading a post of Rocky Raven's that made complete sense, he made me see that BF was a justifible release. I just hope that she'll release a studio album next year and just be as quite as she is now with her music.
9. BoA
THE FACE is honestly one of her worst albums ever released but not in a bad way. I really luved THE FACE. Lose Your Mind = best song on TF
All the tracks were great and showed a new side of BoA. I just hope that once she head back to da east, she'll begin to work on her Korean material. *prays for a new korean album from her*
10. Crystal Kay
Kuri-chan's singles this year were awesome. Color Change was an okay album but I was just really impressed with the new style that she was modeling. lol Namida no Saki ni = pure luff
I really luved that song as it was so hip 'n kewl. The pv sucked but hey, at least song wasn't. lol ONE was pretty and I luff the video.
Kuri looks so pretty. I hope that her next album has better and have better sales.
