What J-Rock / J-Pop you listen to?

[Kenchii]

I listen to a lot of J Rock and some J Pop. Mainly Ayumi Hamasaki, Duel Jewl, Liv, Gackt, Dir En Grey (some songs only.. ), The Pillows, 'Lar~En~Ciel, Glay, and my personal fave band X Japan. Great bands, greats songs. What do you J bands do you listen to?

[RoyalWing]

[panegryst]

I love Asian Kung-Fu Generation, L' Arc En Ciel, and Porno Graffiti. I like some J-Pop, especially The Pillows, Ayumi Hamasaki, Puffy AmiYumi, and FictionJunction Yuuka.

[shooraijin]

I don't have a specific group or singer, but I like the cast albums and image albums of a large number of anime series, and I think that qualifies ^^

[Kenchii]

I love Asian Kung-Fu Generation, L' Arc En Ciel, and Porno Graffiti. I like some J-Pop, especially The Pillows, Ayumi Hamasaki, Puffy AmiYumi, and FictionJunction Yuuka.

The only Asian Kung-Fu Generation song I know is The Far Far Side. Its really good!

[Elric_kun]

Miyavi, Gackt, L'Arc~en~Ciel, Porno Graffiti, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Flow, Cool Joke, The Pillows, and Dir en Grey ^^

[PumpkinKoRn52]

Once again, What is Jrock???

[panegryst]

Japanese Rock

[EvilSporkofDoom]

J-rock I like: Malice Mizer, Noir Fleurir, Velvet Eden, Lareine, Moi Dix Mois, Gackt, Pride of Mind, Aioria, Fiction, Psycho le cemu, Amadeus, some Dir en Grey
J-pop I like: Megumi Hayashibara, Ayumi Hamasaki, Morning Musume.. yeah, I'm more of a j-rock fan, but I love Megumi Hayashibara ^_^

[PumpkinKoRn52]

Thank you. How does it differ from regular rock? Is it just the way they sing or what?

[DrNic]

I don't listen to any JPop really (must be the POP part), but I've really gotten into JRock more recently. I like Luna Sea, Miyavi, The Gimmies (although they're quite new, I like what I've heard) and some stuff by bands like Nightmare and Kagerou. I don't know whether anyone else has thought this though (I could just be being paranoid), but does it seem like all these 'visual-kei' bands (i think thats correct) are making their image more important than the music they're writing? Or is that me just thinking blankly at 1:00 in the morning. Not got a problem with it mind you, Gothic bands rule.

I've got to say though, before I got into JRock, the Mad Capsule Markets were my favourite band, and they still are now and no doubt will be in the future because they just rule on so many levels!!!

(i bet none of that made any sense, well, what can you expect from an insomniac such as myself)

Edit: soz, i just remembered, could anyone recommend some good rocky, non gothic jrock bands for me to check out (my sources aren't very good saddly, thx)

[panegryst]

Thank you. How does it differ from regular rock? Is it just the way they sing or what?

nah, it's the same, just in Japanese


of course, it's not quite the same...


DrNic: try Asian Kung-Fu Generation, they aren't gothy, and they're supercool. they did 'Haruka Kanata', a Naruto OP song

[FunkerVGirl]

I LOVE TMREVOLUTION!!! He is soooo creative! and he's cute when he actually dresses like a guy

Ive recently got into Larc, in the process of getting SMILE.

[DrNic]

Kool, thx Panegryst.

Oh, I almost forgot Bleach!
Good punk girl band. Very loud. Very wierd. Very Kool. (Had to take a paracetamol after the first time I heard their album) =^^=

[blkmage]

What, no one likes Utada Hikaru?

I also listen to See Saw, Ayumi Hamasaki, and Do as Infinity.

[Yahshua]

Rin', Bonnie Pink, The Pillows, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Move

[panegryst]

hah, oh yeah, I forgot about Do As Infinity...

Melocure is really good too

[PumpkinKoRn52]

Thanks for answering my questions. I'll check it out.

[bakura_fan]

I usually just listen to the soundtracks of the shows I like. Right now the only one I can think of is Hyde. ^_^

[kaze]

i love jpop+jrock ^^ ...

L'arc~en~ciel (Hyde)
Kagrra
Pierrot
Plastic Tree
Luv'ra-doll
Blood
Schwarz Stein
D
Fayray
Nakashima Mika
Utada Hikaru
Every Little Thing

I heard a song by Kagerou on a plane ride and i really liked it, and Luna Sea is cool too (from the song i've heard ^^;)

[DrNic]

I heard a song by Kagerou on a plane ride and i really liked it, and Luna Sea is cool too (from the song i've heard ^^

Hey I downloaded one of Kagerous E.P's, it was pretty good, the intro track (Eroa) is really kool. Luna Sea are just awesome though.

[Roy Mustang]

J-Pop and JRock is about all I listen to now.

I'm a big fan of Maaya Sakamoto.


Since I like US 80's Pop and some rock. I like J-Pop and JRock alot, since it has a 80's feel to it.

[TwilightApostle]

When I was in Japan I bought a CD from a pop hip-hop group called Nobody Knows. It has some of the most positive lyrics I've ever heard in a non-Christian CD. Seriously, their music is fun and poppy, and they have one big hit out (The Seibu Lions used it as their theme, I think). I advise anyone interested in J-pop to find a song called Kokoro Odoru. It's like delicious honey for your eardrums, only without the embarassing doctor visit that inevitably follows putting actual honey in your ears.



Twilight Apostle
-I can't wait to get another cat, so I can name him Reverend Fluffy. Whenever people come over I can tell them not to sit down because the Reverend just coughed up a hairball on the couch.-