Japanese Pop

[lupohki]

If you're new to Jpop, you have to ease into the ultra perky, cute, high pitched stuff. Start off with groups that have some English lyrics like the The Brilliant Green (girl with a sorta raspy voice fronts the band), Love Psychedelico (female vocals, very un-Jpop, much more American), and Move (did the Initial D intros and endings .. sorta fast paced, techno, has cool Jap 'rap' and female vocals). Then move onto the more popish main streamers like BoA, Utada Hikaru, and Ayumi Hamasaki. Then get into the more sugary stuff and before you know it, you'll have posters of all the members of Morning Musume hanging on your wall! ^^ (I haven't progressed that far yet)

 

[MaxFusion16]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK
I have a lot of Japanese pop but I don't really listen to it. Too hyper for me.

I only like Utada (Americanized) and BoA (Koreanized).

Boa is korean, she's more like korean being japanized

 

[dc]

Originally posted by: hjo3
Pocket Biscuits.

Black Biscuits.

 

[dc]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Just in anime (Gasaraki, ZOE endmusic, RahXephon, Noir, ...) and I don't really know any of the bands/singers. I did pick up the Boa CD after watching Lain but that's uk-pop not jpop.

BoA is both kpop and jpop. For korean stuff she is with smtown, for the jp stuff she is with avex. oh yeah, she sings in "engrish" too sometimes. -_- hehe

 

[QueHuong]

Originally posted by: Shanteli

Originally posted by: chocobaR

Originally posted by: kage69
:Q *horrified look*


You...like... Japanese Pop?

Yeah I like it. I was meant to be Asian but I turned out White.

Wow...I'm the exact opposite

You're a bananna! Yellow on the outside, white on the inside.

Come to think about it, Twinkie would work too.

 

[dc]

Originally posted by: Silex
Music transcends all languages, remember that.

BoA (3rd jap album out january!)
Every Little Thing
L~arc~en 'ciel (blurr eyes rocks - from anime DNA^2)
Dream
(heck, get all the intros and outros form inuyasha, because they all rock)

Sharan Q - Single Bed (ending for DNA^2) rules too. tsunku woot woot!

 

[Dragnov]

Originally posted by: MaxFusion16

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK
I have a lot of Japanese pop but I don't really listen to it. Too hyper for me.

I only like Utada (Americanized) and BoA (Koreanized).

Boa is korean, she's more like korean being japanized

Yeah I know BoA is Korean, but her Japanese music is fairly Koreanized. Not as hyper as most Japanese music and she actually sings, instead of a chipmunk synthetic voice. Though theres a pretty obvious difference from her Korean songs and her Japanese songs.

Oh yeah, I listen of a few anime soundtracks, but thats just about it for Japanese music.

 

[jacob0401]

Chinese is where it's at...only because i actually understand Chinese. However, I do enjoy j-pop and k-pop for the music and not the lyrics...

BTW Taiwanese rap is the funniest thing i've ever heard...MC Hotdog!!

 

[dc]

Originally posted by: lupohki
If you're new to Jpop, you have to ease into the ultra perky, cute, high pitched stuff. Start off with groups that have some English lyrics like the The Brilliant Green (girl with a sorta raspy voice fronts the band), Love Psychedelico (female vocals, very un-Jpop, much more American), and Move (did the Initial D intros and endings .. sorta fast paced, techno, has cool Jap 'rap' and female vocals). Then move onto the more popish main streamers like BoA, Utada Hikaru, and Ayumi Hamasaki. Then get into the more sugary stuff and before you know it, you'll have posters of all the members of Morning Musume hanging on your wall! ^^ (I haven't progressed that far yet)

tomoko "tommy" of tbg also has a few side projects, Tommy February 6 if you like 80's style synth pop. and she has a weird thing with cheerleaders in her pvs and perfs. haha.

move, i so want to punch the "rapper" guy in the face. he's so annoying. lol.

/me salutes his shelf of morning musume and hello project goods. #1 overseas fanboy signing in.

edit: oh yeah, just got my order from yesasia.com today. woohoo, the limited edition go girl koi no victory single comes with a cool clip thing and picture cards. yay yay. HELLO PRO FOR LIEF.

 

[boyRacer]

I :heart: jpop...

...especially the ones in initial D...

 

[dc]

Originally posted by: jacob0401
Chinese is where it's at...only because i actually understand Chinese. However, I do enjoy j-pop and k-pop for the music and not the lyrics...

BTW Taiwanese rap is the funniest thing i've ever heard...MC Hotdog!!

japanese rap can be pretty ridiculous/hilarious too.

 

[psianime]

I'm not so much into JPOP but I'm really into KPOP.

If you have newsgroups (UseNet) access, there are groups to suit your needs.

alt.binaries.sounds.jpop

 

[Eli]

heh, I thought you meant Japanese soda-pop.

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
first of all, do you know japanese?
I bet you don't, so why would you listen to something that you never understand?

muahhahah. way to be nice.

 

[kami333]

Globe
Mister Children
Tube
Southern All Stars
<- yeah, all kinda old school now

 

[macwinlin]

Namie Amuro is one singer my friend listened to. Personally, I don't listen to that much Jpop.

 

[SSP]

Yuuka - Akatsuki no Kuruma. I saw that from gundam seed and love it!

 

[opticalmace]

Utada Hikaru and Ayumi Hamasaki for me

 

[dc]

you might want to try http://www.japanaradio.com

some of my friends listen to it, not sure how good their selection is.

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: MindStorm

Originally posted by: Shanteli

Originally posted by: chocobaR

Originally posted by: kage69
:Q *horrified look*


You...like... Japanese Pop?

Yeah I like it. I was meant to be Asian but I turned out White.

Wow...I'm the exact opposite

You're a bananna! Yellow on the outside, white on the inside.

Come to think about it, Twinkie would work too.

Unless you like gloating that you're stuffed with cream filling, stick with the banana.

BoA's engrish is a language unto its own, man oh man. I know I'm supposed to understand it but I just can't.

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

Unknown but made famous in PGR.. SmileStreet Feat. Mica - Koi Wa
Ultra famous Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru, Do As Infinity, Gackt, BoA, Mai Kuraki, Hitomi, Nanase, Ken Hirai (black/jap=soul), Namie Amuro.

If you are into unknowns check out www.iuma.com

 

[Dragnov]

Originally posted by: virtuamike

Originally posted by: MindStorm

Originally posted by: Shanteli

Originally posted by: chocobaR

Originally posted by: kage69
:Q *horrified look*


You...like... Japanese Pop?

Yeah I like it. I was meant to be Asian but I turned out White.

Wow...I'm the exact opposite

You're a bananna! Yellow on the outside, white on the inside.

Come to think about it, Twinkie would work too.

Unless you like gloating that you're stuffed with cream filling, stick with the banana.

BoA's engrish is a language unto its own, man oh man. I know I'm supposed to understand it but I just can't.

BoA's english songs make me want to cry... from pain. Thought her song w/ Westlife is fairly nice.

And speaking of BoA....
BoA > Britney

 

[dc]

definitely. BoA doesn't have a skank aura.

 

[atom]

Britney in that Korean dress seems wrong.

EDIT: And yeah BoA's engrish is painful. In fact all Asian singer's English is terrible. Except Utada, that dude from Fly to The Sky, and that girl from M.I.L.K.

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: chocobaR

Originally posted by: kage69
:Q *horrified look*


You...like... Japanese Pop?

Yeah I like it. I was meant to be Asian but I turned out White.

hahaha, you want to be like us because we're smart.

hahah, JK