charisma.com is absolutely fantastic! they're been on my radar for a little while now (bought ai ai syndrome, soon di stopping). they feed a desire for newness and fill the void left by halcali. can't not love them.
i've had a crush on Hanae for a while too now.
Hitomi Kaji is interesting. I want to like her way more than I do, but her songs are just...kinda bland. :/ There is something there though. She kind of reminds me Takasugi Satomi in a few ways, which is worisome. Takasugi had two good albums, a third that was bland, followed by a cover album on a different label. Now, her official website links you back to her talent agent's headsheet. She had soo much potential!!! ;__________;
Faint⋆Star reminds me of Vanilla Beans. Cute stuff.
Aoi Eir and Leo Ieri are both cool too, if familiar sounding in the vaste soundscape of jpop. These are girls whose development will be interesting to follow.
Suiyoubi no Campanella is great! Woooah! Thanks for sharing them! Seriously cool and interesting stuff, really refreshing.
Hatis Noit is amazing! Spent a lot of time listening through youtubes last night, and she is great. At first reminded me of Azam Ali, then Bjork, Miu Sakamoto and Kate Havnevik all swishing back and forth like waves. Illogical Lullaby is absolutely incredible!
There are some things happening in jpop, even if it's not earth shattering, there is still talent and energy going around for us to enjoy.