J-Pop artists you used to love but now lost interest in

[UHPlus]

used to love ayumi and hikki, now nothing from ayumi excites me anymore...
i'm not that hard-core hikki fan like i used to be but i still like her new stuffs.

my interests in namie , BoA and D.A.I (although they are disbanded) increases alot over the year...

i also started to listen to koda kumi, angela aki and yuna ito...they're quite gd ^_^

[Annabelle]

Nami Tamaki. I dropped you after Result, which was your last good song. Sanctuary and onwards just sucked.

misono. ROFL. Anything after your 2nd single was crap.

Ayumi Hamasaki. (miss)understood to present. Sorry, your new songs can't reach my heart anymore. I still listen to pre-(miss) songs.

Kumi Koda. STOP PUTTING OUT CHEAP MUSIC. Your 12 singles event was great at first, but it got crappier after No Regret. Black Cherry was utter crap. FREAKY (all except the title track) are kind of better though.

[omgpeachsnapple]

Originally Posted by Annabelle

Kumi Koda. STOP PUTTING OUT CHEAP MUSIC.

If I could yell anything at Koda Kumi, it would be that.

Originally Posted by Annabelle

Kumi Koda. STOP PUTTING OUT CHEAP MUSIC.

Originally Posted by omgpeachsnapple

If I could yell anything at Koda Kumi, it would be that.

You've changed so much since summer! :O

[Keishi]

Originally Posted by Annabelle

Nami Tamaki. I dropped you after Result, which was your last good song. Sanctuary and onwards just sucked.

misono. ROFL. Anything after your 2nd single was crap.

Ayumi Hamasaki. (miss)understood to present. Sorry, your new songs can't reach my heart anymore. I still listen to pre-(miss) songs.

Kumi Koda. STOP PUTTING OUT CHEAP MUSIC. Your 12 singles event was great at first, but it got crappier after No Regret. Black Cherry was utter crap. FREAKY (all except the title track) are kind of better though.

OMG. QFT. I totally agree with everything you said, with exception of Ayu. I still can tolerate one or two tracks from Secret.

[Partino]

hmmm tough

OLIVIA ... her new songs just felt like she's copying herself

BoA ... can't stand her anymore. Dunno why but it was like I woked up one day
and decided not to listen to her music anymore. Have I mentioned that I'm a crazy person?

Ai Otsuka ... what was I thinking? Maybe it was just a "I-have-to-listen-to-uber-cute-music-or-I'm-going-to-die-phase"

[Cyria]

I'm still a fan of the artists I loved when I was an AHS newbie, but some of the ones I was casually interested in at that time (like BoA, Gackt and Mika Nakashima) I no longer take the time to follow. I might download a single if I notice it here on AHS, but overall their material stopped being exciting IMO.

[Cloudsoldier]

misono (VS is great single, the rest are not, i still like DAT-misono)

Ayu (nothing new, doesn't excites me so much but i still like her)

Suzuki Ami ( the whole "join" project collaboration sucks. I don't like Conetta album much, but i LOVE her ATW days)

I still listen to them though..

[ladytaboo]

BoA- She was one of the first Jpop artist I got into but she hasn't really wow-ed me since GOT. A lot of her recent singles sound like stuff she's already done (Sweet Impact, Nanairo no Ashita, Key of Heart). I still like her music, I just wish she would do something new.

Van Tomiko - The only song I've liked so far is Farwell. I agree with whoever wants DAI back.

[Alessia_Tateno]

Nami Tamaki - I was in love with her first songs but now she's just blah

BoA - Oh how I loved BoA..I loved her first albums a lot but she really disappoint me with videos and songs like Key of Heart, Nanairo no Ashita Brand new beat (this one sounds like she wants to make fun of her fans -.-), Sweet Impact..-_-

Ayumi Hamasaki - Her music sucks now, I prefered the older Ayu even if her real vocals werent good for a real singer, her music was sooo much better and addictive

Mika Nakashima - Her latest singles are good but I am enjoying a lot of other artists and never listen to her

Anna Tsuchiya - I thought she was good but after hearing her latest music I completely changed my mind

Ayaka Hirahara - When I heard her debut single I thought she was going to be one of my fave artists..but her music is sooo boring and has the same style -_-

Every Little Thing - They used to make addictive songs but in the end their latest music sucks.

Jrock - In general..those old bands were sooo good while now the 90% of new Jrock bands are only bad imitation of older ones..

[henrydawg87]

Koda Kumi - OMG. She needs to slow down and listen to her music. Best~second session~ was pretty all that she had going for her, but the 20,000 singles she decided to release in the following months pretty much lost my attention. I just kept asking myself, "Wait. Didn't she just release
something last month?" Black Cherry was a mess and a half, not to mention the TERRIBLE song order. JUICY, Candle Light, and then Cherry Girl. SERIOUSLY? JUICY makes me want to dance, and then I want to slit my wrists with Candle Light before dancing some more to Cherry Girl. She has talent, but I think she needs to concentrate on putting it into one amazing song.

BoA - For some reason, this is one artist that I love to hate. Her latest single - sweet impact - is garbage. I think it was the beginning of the end after the release of Love and Honesty. There's something about her voice that is so annoying that I just have to keep listening to it. Whenever she wants to be dramatic, she sounds like a goat. Merikuri? ZUTTO! ZUTTO! SOBA NI ITE! Ugh. Nails across a blackboard. There's no more excitement. It's the same old stuff, single after single.

Utada Hikaru - She was one of the first artists I adored when I discovered Jpop. After her English album, Exodus, she's failed to capture my heart like she used to. I dunno. It seems like she just remixes her old stuff and adds new lyrics. I also recently realized how annoying her voice is. She can't sing without breathing every 2 seconds, and when she holds out a note, it just fades away and makes this annoying noise. It's the Utada noise. Be My Last? BE MY LAST...ttt...ttt...tt...t...

Hitomi Shimatani - She has such a pretty voice and BEAUTIFUL black hair, but her music is so generic and plain I could die. Except for maybe Mahiru no Tsuki, her entire Prima Rosa album is skip-worthy. I can barely listen to an entire song the whole way through without saying, "Didn't she already sing this song?"

Beni Arashiro - I thought this girl had potential to hit it big. I really loved Harmony and Miracle, but she just went downhill from there. I don't even know how she keeps releasing so many albums without realizing that her music is crap. It's like she's allowed to only sing the songs that even BoA rejected. I can't find a single emotion in her songs. It's just full of random beats and sounds with vocals thrown into the mess.

Ai Takaoka - Her debut album, Sunny, was amazing. I thought she knew how to play her guitar like a master. And then she released her second album, and I was like, "Wait, is this a remix album?" I swear, every song on Sunny was remade for acoustic love. Same guitar sounds. Same beats. Same everything. It was like she forgot how to play the guitar and was desperate for a new song.

Chihiro Onitsuka - I dunno. It's not like she's bad, but she's really depressed or something. ALL of her songs are slow, and she has that goat-like roar that puts me to sleep. Her new single sounds like every other ballad she's made. I'm just so tired of her being sad.

[Uemarasan]

A lot of vitriol here

Mika Nakashima, BoA, and Mai Kuraki

What happened? After Glamorous Sky, Love & Honesty, and Fairy Tale, it all went downhill fast.

The biggest disappointment:Hikaru Utada

I struggled and I struggled over who I liked better before: Ayu or Hikki. And then Exodus came along. Flavor of Life had me fooled as a great song for a few weeks, and then I realized it was just an inferior version of Colors. Kiss and Cry, I will have to see...

Never really liked:Koda Kumi

I like a handful of songs. I like her personality. Too bad the overall music isn't as great as the sales numbers make it out to be.

Through it all, Ayu's music has remained consistently appealing to me. Not as intensely exciting as before, but now more like a plateau of bliss. Thankfully, I never really fed off the hype, so I know my love is genuine Hehe. I've been having an eight-year affair with Ayu. I am not giving up anytime soon!

Namie, too, hasn't failed me yet. Some singles are terrible, but she always makes up for them with better ones or a great album.

Been doing well so far: Angela Aki and Chihiro Onitsuka (new single rekindled the love).

Why no men? Well...

[AmyRoseM]

Originally Posted by Uemarasan

Through it all, Ayu's music has remained consistently appealing to me. Not as intensely exciting as before, but now more like a plateau of bliss. Thankfully, I never really fed off the hype, so I know my love is genuine Hehe. I've been having an eight-year affair with Ayu. I am not giving up anytime soon!

AMEN. :p My affair has also been 8 years long, and while I'm not in awe of her songs anymore(like Endless Sorrow.. I remember listening to it when it first came out and thinking, "how does she keep doing it?"), I'm consistently pleased with whatever she puts out. I don't think I'll ever lose interest in her. Which is pretty awesome, actually.

Okay, back on topic:

Mai Kuraki: DUDE. where did she go?!? I miss her awesomeness.

Utada Hikaru: I was SUPER IMPRESSED with Ultra Blue, but her latest singles have just not done it for me. *shrugs* But I have faith.

Otsuka Ai: um..wtf. PEACH, while pleasant, is NOT what she is capable of. And for this, I am disappointed.

Originally Posted by henrydawg87

Hitomi Shimatani - She has such a pretty voice and BEAUTIFUL black hair, but her music is so generic and plain I could die. Except for maybe Mahiru no Tsuki, her entire Prima Rosa album is skip-worthy.

...You're joking, right? Hitomi Shimatani, generic and plain? She's like one of the most unique artists Japanese music has to offer! Her crossover genre is just so OMFGLYK.

And PRIMA ROSA is probably her best album too.

- - - - -

YUI Boooring. Her music keeps getting worse and sounding more similar since CAN'T BUY MY LOVE. I honestly was not looking forward to I LOVED YESTERDAY, and as expected - with the exception of 2 or 3 tracks - it was bland as, ummm, bread. LOL
LISA In LISA standards, this past year or so has been so below-par. I only really liked crave on ready to disco.
Koda Kumi Come back soon with your new single, and make it good. Kingdom didn't last me 2 weeks before I deleted it from my library. Well, it's back up again now though, not that I listen to it. All that hype for nothing. Her musical quality peak for me was definitely secret.
Tenjo Chiki Bleh. I was addicted to them for a while back. Now I've come to the conclusion that they suck.
Hitomi Shimatani I never thought I'd say this, but it's true. Since PRIMA ROSA she hasn't made a really strong crossover track - which is what made me a fan. Ever since Neva Eva the only song I've really liked is Shinku, and Neva Eva itself was only alright. I hope crossover isn't gone forever... can't say I'm looking forward to the upcoming album if it all sounds like this! I still adore Hitomi though, jsut going through a rough patch.

[CatGirl]

Koda Kumi - I was really liking Kuu's stuff until late 2007ish >> Like, honestly, 2007 was just a repeat of 2006 for Kuu. And is it just me or is Kuu's voice getting really annoying? O-o; If you compare her vocals in songs like Ai no Uta or LAST ANGEL, for example, to stuff from secret, they sound a lot more whiny, imo. I don't really like it X_x; I didn't even bother with KINGDOM 'cause I know I was just gonna be disappointed x.x However, I DID download her 1st best, so it's revived my interest in her a bit~

Mika Nakashima - I used to LOVE Mika but I've lost so much interest in her lately >: I think it's because the majority of her songs are slow/ballads, and I just haven't been a ballad person lately X_x; And her new single isn't very impressive either, imo. I wish she'd experiment a bit more and make more songs like Kumo no Ito instead of either ballads/jazz songs all the time :/

[ayu_ready?]

mmm...I guess it's BoA, Gackt & Shimatani

[MsMiyabi]

High and MIghty Color

& BOA

[Hazuki]

There are so many, I'll write more~ I added some Jrock artists too ^^

Nami Tamaki
She used to be one of my favorites, I bought her CDs, I really liked her.But then she released Get Wild, I stopped listening to her after that because I didn't like the music she released. It seemed all different from the Nami I liked.

BoA
BoA was the first JPOP artist I listened to, she was great and her dance moves from Girls on Top ALBUM was amazing. Lately, she's been putting out random cheap music that I don't like at all. Nanairo no Ashita ~BRAND NEW BEAT~ and everything after that is just horrible. I haven't been able to like any of her new songs.

L'arc~en~ciel
They were cool. But then they disappeared and everyone ended up being a solo artist or in another band. P'UNK~EN~CIEL was a good side project too. I just abandoned them ever since Link. Then SEVENTH HEAVEN came, I hate it.

Miyavi
Miyavi was my NUMBER ONE JROCK ARTIST, he really was. The acoustic/POP phase didn't work for me. I tried to listen to it, but I got bored really fast and the music didn't seem appealing to me. The "POP IS DEAD" Miyavi was great. I was hoping he would switch back to Rock after the POP phase, but I guess not. I hope he'll go back to rock soon because I'm getting tired of the material he's currently releasing and I really want to get back in touch with him.

omg. i'm bringing this thread back to the first page!

Ami Suzuki
what the hell happened??
i lovedx1000 all of her ATW singles, especially "Delightful" [#2 on my "Top Songs Of 2005 List".] and ATW itself was amazing!
but then all the singles from "CONNETTA" were slow and boring, with the exception of "Fantastic" which was quite good.
that 3-songs-in-three-months thing was utter shite too!

misono
just read the others.

Mika Nakashima
imo. she never should've been Nana.
then all this, "i'm gonna be a rock star!" shite would'nt have happened.
but in the end she released boring gospel and reggae music!
STICK TO THE SEXY JAZZY STUFF <3 [though i like "My Sugar Cat" and really enjoyed "YES", and "LIFE" seems promising.]

JYONGORI
or however you spell it!
"POSSESION" was amaaazing!
but so far everything else has bored me, and if she doesn't release a song that i'll like next, i'm gonna jump off the wagon, and never get back on.
although i'll keep "POSSESION" on my iPod




DOES ANYBODY ELSE LOVE BOA'S NEW STUFF?!
or is it just me? :[[

[Libriya]

Originally Posted by thisinnocence

DOES ANYBODY ELSE LOVE BOA'S NEW STUFF?!
or is it just me? :[[

You're not alone! I like her new stuff too!

Back to the topic:

Utada Hikaru - ULTRA BLUE is awesome! But the latest singles... too week. Flavor of life is pleasent song, but not so great as it can be! (I hate original version) Too boring for me... but I don't lose hope!!!

Koda Kumi - she (and Ayu) were very first singers I liked, but Kuu's new stuff is the same to my ear, there is no emotions at all. How she can write songs without any emotions? I still like her upbeat stuff,but mostly pre-Black Cherry era... Besides her image's too dirty for me...

Ai Otsuka - I'm tired of this funny childish songs!