Susumu Hirasawa has some interesting Electro. Dir En Grey has a few good tunes, X (Japan) has a 30 minute song that really isn't all that great but I keep hearing it all the time and so you should be subjected to it as well. It's called "Art of Life," or "is this damn thing over yet?"
Susumu Yokota, Ken Ishii, Yoshinori Sunahara, Kagami, Takkyu Ishino... if you`re into electronic stuff
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Anonymous2006-07-09 3:02
>>46
ohh Dj Krush, i forgot to mention him.
see if you can get the "Code 4109" Mix...awsome stuff
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Anonymous2006-07-09 9:09
Takako minekawa, Capsule, the Pillows...
HALCALI \,,|(ŏДŏ)|,,/
DOUBLE YOU
SMAP
Shiina Ringo
Utada (evulybody hates her but i like her, although her performance boring)
2nded HARUHI INTRO!!
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Anonymous2006-07-09 13:13
KOJI KONDO
Also: Merzbow is not good. Merzbow makes too many albums.
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Anonymous2006-07-10 1:35
IF Jrocks YOUR TASTE! Larc en Ciel! Dir en GREY! Gackt! yeah...ooh
Jpop Utada Hikaru does have a wonderful Voice!!!!
BOA
Aya Ueto
music by Yoko Kanno if you like instrumentals.
Acid Mothers Temple, Metronome, deathgaze, Boris, Lucifer Luscious Violenoue, and High and Mighty Color are some various rock style Japanese bands that I have enjoyed at one point or another.
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Anonymous2006-07-28 17:43
Envy
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Anonymous2006-07-30 4:55
MORNING MOOSUME.
MIKITTY IS HAWT.
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Anonymous2006-07-31 5:33
Noise/experimental: Melt Banana, Merzbow, Keiji Haino, Boredoms
J-Rock: The Pillows, Bump of Chicken,
Video Games/Based on Video Games: The Black Mages, Nobuo Uematsu, Koji Kondo
J-Pop: Gackt, L'arc en Ciel, Glay, Do As Infinity, Otsuka Ai
I like Japanese music in that order but if you're just starting to listen to Japanese stuff, I'd recommend you start with J-Pop or Video Game stuff depending on how much you're into gaming. If you want some thing a bit heavier I'd recommend you move on to J-Rock first then the Noise stuff.
Enjoy.
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Anonymous2006-08-01 15:18
Shimano Momoe, Swinging Popsicle, Something ELse, Bonnie Pink, Serani Poji, Aco, Akino Arai, and plenty others. It really depends on what type of Japanese music you're looking for. Pop, hiphop, R&B, ska, punk, or whatever.
Gazette, Heidi (new band, 2 singles & album coming soon), Do As Infinity, Ayabie, Youjeen, Hyde, Hide, among many other good ones that have been reccommended.
Try to listen to some internet radio stations. www.shoutcast.com, find a j* station, perhaps you will hear something that you like.
I have a station up sometimes, and I try only to play what I find to be very good. Usually have jmusic playing 1/2 the time or more.