[Request] Reintroduction to current Japanese music!

[UHPlus]

1. Put 'Em Up (Namie Amuro)
2. Good-bye days (YUI)
3. VALENTI (BoA)
4. Deep River (Utada Hikaru)
5. M (Ayumi Hamasaki)
6. Yesterday & Today (Do As Infinity)
7. Kiss me good-bye (Angela Aki)
8. Endless story (Yuna ito)
9. WILL (Nakashima Mika)
10. Real Emotion (Koda Kumi)

[sanzo2011]

here's mine :
1. Gekkou - chihiro onitsuka
2 . Kiseki - Greeeen
3 . Harukaze - Yuzu
4 . Infection- Chihiro onitsuka
5 . Gekkouka - janne da Arc
6 . Ai no tame ni - aya ueto
7 . Sekaijuu ga HAPPIIBAASUDEI - Aya ueto
8 . Harmony of december - kinki kids
9 . Natsumoyo - kinki kids
10 . Tada .... aikute - EXILE
and of course all Ayu's stuffs .

[*Petit*]

alan

Tibetan singer who released many japanese singles this year. I ould recommend RED CLIFF, ashita e no sanka and sakura modern.

Ami Suzuki and anything nakata produced including FREE FREE super music maker, Can't stop the disco and her new album.



Also look into the new albums from ayu, they're actually rather good, especially GUITLY.

Oh and also try Edo temari no uta II by C-ute.

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by sanzo2011

here's mine :
1. Gekkou - chihiro onitsuka
2 . Kiseki - Greeeen
3 . Harukaze - Yuzu
4 . Infection- Chihiro onitsuka
5 . Gekkouka - janne da Arc
6 . Ai no tame ni - aya ueto
7 . Sekaijuu ga HAPPIIBAASUDEI - Aya ueto
8 . Harmony of december - kinki kids
9 . Natsumoyo - kinki kids
10 . Tada .... aikute - EXILE
and of course all Ayu's stuffs .

I love Harmony of December , that's the 1st song I heard from KK & it's such a beautiful song

The guys's latest single Secret Code's fantastic as well especially strategie

[sanzo2011]

yup !!! totally agree with u !!! this 's also the first song i heard from them and i can't stop listening this song !! i think KK's ballad 're great !.

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by sanzo2011

yup !!! totally agree with u !!! this 's also the first song i heard from them and i can't stop listening this song !! i think KK's ballad 're great !.

yep me too

You should try their other ballads if you want , I highly recommend Anniversary which's their 20th single

[MsMiyabi]

She said for the past 2 years I noticed people or going way back lol . 2004, 2005 lol

[omably]

Hey, It's great to here you wanna get back into J-Music!! Any chance of you maybe getting into K-Music? ^ ^

Anyway these are a couple of album and song recommendations from myself!

BoA - THE FACE and Eat You Up (just the song)
Utada Hikaru - ULTRA BLUE, HEART STATION (These albums are epic <3)
Perfume - GAME
Koda Kumi - Black Cherry, Kingdom, TABOO
Namie Amuro - BEST FICTION!!!
Morning Musume - Latest singles Resonant Blue and Pepper Keibu
Goto Maki - how to use SEXY
ayaka - First Message and Sing to the Sky... oh and anata to
mihimaru GT - mihimarise


And some K-Music recommendations in case you wanted some ^ ^

Wonder Girls - Anything from 'em
Girls' Generation - Likewise 8D

Hmm, thats all I can think of LOL

[ayumixfan]

^ lol ~! ayaka =) ~! I definitely reccomend her !! I liked Ai's single Pocket A LOT lol ~! I thought it was cute XD, Kurage Nagareboshi is pretty good too ~! and UTada hikaru Heart Station <333 Uhmm I Like aiko too ~! but she isn't very popular here XD I love her songs kirakira, Hoshi no nai Sekai, and Shutter( album track tho ~ I'll upload it if u want to hear it =D I just need to learn how lol!) and many more but those 3 are like my MOSt favourite XD

[Delirium-Zer0]

Not in any particular order...

abingdon boys school - Desert Rose
alan - sora uta
BoA - Brave
Hero from DBSK - Maze
AAA - ZERO
Perfume - love the world
YUI - LOVE & TRUTH
Utada Hikaru - Kiss & Cry
Tsuchiya Anna - Crazy World feat. AI
Puffy - All Because of You

[elepop]

Here's my list, in no particular order! I love love love those songs, so I hope you like them as much as I do. Gosh, I wish I could add more songs!

1) Shoko Nakagawa - Kirei.À.La.Mode
2) Shoko Nakagawa - Sorairo Days
3) aiko - KissHug
4) ayaka - Ai wo Utaou
5) ayaka - Real voice (basically, everything by ayaka is excellent!)
6) REMIOROMEN - Konayuki
7) ERIKA - Destination Nowhere
8) Perfume - love the world
9) Hatsune Okumura - Honto wa ne
10) Ami Suzuki - Aozora to Water

As for Ayu, I'd recommend "alterna" the most. "kiss o' kill" too.


And if you're interested in K-Pop, check out:
- Girls' Generation
- Wonder Girls

They are awesome.

[hikaricore]

10. Saiai - KOH+
This song is really amazing!! It's really sad and moving, but has an amazing melody you can listen to over and over again. KOH+ is a collaboration between Kou Shibasaki and Masaharu Fukuyama
9. GIRL TALK - Namie Amuro
Just a really fun song to sing along and dance to.
8. Japanese Girl - hitomi
This song gets caught in my head all day long... addictive to say the least.
7. A Perfect Sky - BONNIE PINK
I like the chorus of this song. I totally see why it was a hit.
6. still doll - Kanon Wakeshima
Her vocals are quite haunting, and they add alot of depth to the piano and cello backup.
5. Urban Mermaid - Yuna Ito
I always seem to speed up the beat of this song when I run it through my mind. Her English lyric injections add alot to the overall quality of the song.
4. SUMMER SONG - YUI
I adore YUI. Her music and voice is perfectly suited to her musical style. It's a folksy-pop sound, and her vocals are pitched to soar along her guitar chords, especially in this song.
3. boku wa kuma - Utada Hikaru
Most people think this song is weird or childish, but it's so cute! I put it on repeat and it makes me feel happy whenever I'm down.
2. Sakura Modern - alan
Just a really cool song. Sounds so Asian, it's amazing, and the guitar doesn't overpower alan, who has a golden voice.
1. SAYONARA Baby - Kato Miliyah
I love Kato. I recently became a fan of hers, and this was the first song of hers I listened to. I was hooked immediately. Overall, easily the best release of the past few months, in my opinion.

Added to these ten songs, almost EVERY Ayu album and song since your Ayu-hiatus has been really good, especially the Startin'/Born to Be... single.