[tommeh]

name ur favourite japanese rock/pop bands . i'm into japanese rock but not the really hardcore rock, got any recommendations ? thx

[driftwood023]

Hmm..my J-rock faves are Miyavi (former guitarist of Due'le Quartz), Janne da Arc, The Brilliant Green (pop rock-ish) and Do As Infinity (pop rock-ish too). Gee..all of them are disbanded. XD I also like Dir en Grey..and The TRAX although they are K-rock but they have japanese singles.. XDD

[Dachink]

my list:

Acidman
AJICO
Bloodthirsty Butchers
Bugy Craxone
Core of Soul
deadman
Dir en Grey
Do As Infinity
Eastern Youth
fra-foa
globe
L'Arc~en~Ciel
Luna Sea
M-Flo
Malice Mizer
Mr Children
Noodles
PE'Z
Quruli
Spangle call Lilli line
Supercar
Syrup16g
The Yellow Monkey
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
YeLLOW Generation
Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts
ZONE

I don't kno whats ur definition of "hardcore" so I had to limit myself

[GoongLOVExx]

These are my favorites. =] Some are j-pop, some j-rock.

Every Little Thing
globe
Do As Infinity
Dir en Grey
HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR
L'Arc~en~Ciel
ZONE
The Pillows
Arashi

^____^

[broken.wings]

These are my favorites:
L'Arc~en~Ciel
GLAY
Plastic Tree
Alice Nine
Pierrot
Malice Mizer

[XhoXho]

My Japanese music selection is limited, 'cause I usually only go on what my mom's friend recommends from the Oricon charts (she's in charge of getting japanese CDs for our library so they're free!)
& Ok, so I admit don't really listen to Japanese rock music. (I'm not too fond of the "look"). BUT! I do know a few that I really like. The music/look isn't like those hardrock peeps at all.

Asian Kung-Fu Generation
UVERworld
Orange Range

[catchlight]

Alright this some of the Japanese music I listen to:

Dir en Grey
Gackt
L'Arc~en~Ciel
Miyavi
Malice Mizer
Hyde
Moi Dix Mois
Utada Hikaru
Plastic Tree
Penicillin
Luna Sea
X JAPAN
D'espairsRay
hide
Yoshiki
Gazette
Klaha
Chachamaru
Alice Nine
M-Flo
baroque
Maaya Sakamoto
Do As Infinity
Shiina Ringo
Pierrot
Spiky
UVERworld
Ai Otsuka
THE FLARE
Arashi
An Cafe
globe
Zwei

[sgwannabe]

Kat-tun
Miyavi
Arashi
Yuna Ito
Mika Nakashima
Ayumi Hamasaki
Namie Amuro
Utada Hikaru
DBSK
BOA!!!!!!
Yamashita Tomohisa
melody
m-flo
morning museume
Shimatani Hitomi

Haha.. I basically like all the popular ones. These are basically the artists that I listen to in j-pop mostly.

[DaRkViEt73]

Morning Musume, M-Flo and Do As Infinity! Oh and can't forget Sugar's japanese stuff <3 even if they themselves are korean.

[tommeh]

lol k thx. no offense but gackt's voice sounds freaky to me . LOL and by hardcore i mean like those crazy emo type of music where they scream the mini cooper out of the mic. whats a good site where i can get japanese music torrents ;p ?

[XhoXho]

^---No idea for torrents...but yea I know what you mean by the whole hardcore thing.
Oh, and pop bands count too??! Like Cocco?

[Jeong]

Alright this some of the Japanese music I listen to:

Dir en Grey
Gackt
L'Arc~en~Ciel
Miyavi
Malice Mizer
Hyde
Moi Dix Mois
Utada Hikaru
Plastic Tree
Penicillin
Luna Sea
X JAPAN
D'espairsRay
hide
Yoshiki
Gazette
Klaha
Chachamaru
Alice Nine
M-Flo
baroque
Maaya Sakamoto
Do As Infinity
Shiina Ringo
Pierrot
Spiky
UVERworld
Ai Otsuka
THE FLARE
Arashi
An Cafe
globe
Zwei

azn@h3art's got it down!

[trashstar]

miyavi
gackt
gazette
pierrot
l'arc en ciel
SID
do as infinity
alice nine
janne da arc

ayumi hamasaki
mika nakashima
koda kumi
m-flo
utada hikaru

[NotGuilty]

arashi!


they're the reason i'm into jmusic!


^___^ some of their songs are kind of different, haha. but very good!

[dr jung]

I like all of Johnny's boys

Arashi
NewS (suspended right now =_=)
KAT-TUN
V6
Kinki kids

then I like
w-inds
m-flo
UVERworld
chemistry

blah blah
too many to name xD

[Take Five]

tokyo jihen is good stuff.

[SwtMsT]

Pop-rock?:
Mr. Children
Shiina Ringo
Janne da arc
Plastic Tree
The Pillows
Go! Go! 7188
^ Not hardcore stuff...

[izumi]

Let me contribute some too ^^

I like...
Kinki Kids - they made world record with their album sellings
Sakamoto Maaya - So soft, pure, tender and gentle voice
Otsuka Ai - Love her voice so much
L'arc~en~Ciel - No need further explanation ^^ They're one of J-Rock legends!
X-Japan - Another J-Rock legend. Their songs always move my soul whenever I hear them...
Fukuyama Masaharu - Beautiful voice
Yonekura Chihiro
and still a lot more...

And if you like music compositions, you might like to try Kanno Youko ^^

[Dachink]

^---No idea for torrents...but yea I know what you mean by the whole hardcore thing.
Oh, and pop bands count too??! Like Cocco?

she's a pop artist

[JFaith]

Hardcore Japanese music...?

--Dir en grey, most definitely. Their vocalist (Kyo) is crazy. <3 In a good way, of course. (Their music videos are just as... "hardcore" as their music. T_T;)
Recommended Dir en grey (Diru) songs:
FILTH
Ain't Afraid To Die
Kasumi
Obscure
Mr. Newsman


--Plastic Tree -- Not as well-known as Dir en grey, but just as good.
Recommended PuriTuri (Plastic Tree) songs:
Yuki Hotaru
Moshi Mo Piano Ga Hiketa Nara (I love this song. XD; )
Harusaki Sentimental

--Utada Hikaru 's songs mostly fall into the "JPop" category, but a few are pretty hardcore. (Check out "Uso Mitai Na" and the full PlanitB Remix of "Hikari"/"Simple And Clean.")

--D'espairsRay ...ugh... I ran out of things to say. XD; They're really, really good.
(Check out their "Tainted World" song.)

--Alice Nine is a JRock band pretty new to the scene...
(Check out "Yami Ni Chiru Sakura" and "Fantasy.")

Here are some really good songs from other JRock artists/bands:
(First is the band and then are the songs.)

Penicillin -- Chaos
Malice Mizer -- Syunikiss, Beast Of Blood
hide -- Pink Spider
Cocco -- Countdown
UVERworld -- Just Melody, Ai Ta Kokoro
Asian Kung-Fu Generation -- Haruka Kanata
No Regret Life -- Nakushita Kotoba
Psycho le Cemu -- Love Is Dead
Do As Infinity -- Raven, Shinjitsu No Uta, Fukai Mori
Siam Shade -- 1/3 No Junjou Na Kanjou
Fra-Foa -- Light Of Sorrow
Miyavi -- Jibun Kakumei
Gackt -- Oasis, Lu:Na, Secret Garden, Emu for my dear, Kimi Ga Matte Iru Kara Remix
HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR -- Pride, Ichirin No Hana
Hyde (From L'Arc En Ciel) -- Shallow Sleep, Cape Of Storms
Judy and Mary -- Sobakasu
Ayabie -- Gothic Party Speed Session
Kagrra -- Yume Izuru Chi
Retrer en Soi -- Protoplasm, Strawberry Oblaat
D - Yami Yori Kurai Dokoku No Acapella To Bara Yori Akai Jonetsu No Arai (That's the title of ONE song. @_@ Long, huh?)


I listed a few songs for each artist because I thought it'd help you out a bit. (Most JRock songs need to listened to more than once for it to be actually liked. Remember to listen to each song THROUGHLY. Most of the best parts are in the middle or at the end.) I don't know where you can get many torrents, but if you have trouble getting any JRock mp3s, chances are that I may have some. So... feel free to ask. You can also watch a few music videos on youtube.com.



Oh my God.

XD; I thought you wanted harcore music, but I reread over your post and you said you didn't.

I'm really, really sorry. I'm out of it today...