JPOP... and the discussi... nm

fpd · Post by **fpd** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:58 pm

So yeah, who likes Jpop? I'm looking for some more groups to obsess over, I've already got all of HP! covered. Ayu also.
Other groups I like that I don't have music of (cause there's no room on my computer

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Speed
175R(Inago Rider, yeah they're not jpop, but w/e)
Otsuka Ai
Tsunku (yeah, I actually like his music, who knew? lol)
uh.... what else
Mr Children
KODA KUMI! (big one, love the groove)

but yeah, I'm going to a Japanese bookstore in New York over spring break and might pick up some stuff other than HP!, so I was just wondering what some other good stuff is.
Oh and Kinki Kids are good too.
smap sucks though

lol

(As you can tell from the siggy, I <3 Yaguchi the most! ) :wub:

Mr. Worm · Post by **Mr. Worm** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:11 pm

J-Rock > J-Pop

Rock on, The Pillows!

God Of Rock · Post by **God Of Rock** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:15 pm

BoA
Ayumi
Morning Musume
(and all it's subgoups)
TM Revolution
Koda Kumi
Psycho De Lemu

Secef · Post by **Secef** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:16 pm

Hmm... JPop is good. I scarcely listen to what is like the dictionary definition of JPop, but I enjoy it nevertheless. I'm more of a JRock and, uhh... "JFunk/JHipHop" kinda guy, I think. The latter skirts into the realm of JPop more than likely, but still.

I think in terms of what most people call JPop, Ayumi Hamasaki, Hitomi, Shiina Ringo, Aiko, Cocco, Kahara Tomomi, Shimatani Hitomi, and Yaida Hitomi are some artists I listen to that fit into the common idea of JPop. On the other hand, I listen to stuff like Spitz, Do As Infinity, and Every Little Thing which are like pop rock/light rock and I don't think really fit in with JRock. So a lot of stuff I listen to is kinda caught in limbo between the huge blanket genres of JPop and JRock.

I can pretty much tolerate anything I hear on JPop radio stations, so I can't say for certain what artists I really dislike... but I CAN say this: Gackt and SMAP. I do not like them at all. I also don't like visual JRock. I don't care about how much hair a band has, how much makeup they wear, or how elaborate their stage show is. The music from such bands is usually mediocre in my opinion, so I could really go without hearing them (or seeing them for that matter).

Annnnd, here're some artists/bands that I usually listen to and haven't already mentioned. Some are JRock, some on the rock-end of the JPop spectra, some I don't feel comfy genre-izing: GO!GO!7188 (awesome AWESOME band), J, The Pillows, Judy & Mary, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Beat Crusaders, Orange Range, Tokyo Jihen, Hysteric Blue, L'Arc~en~ciel.

Annnnd, here's some really good stuff I need to look more into but I listen to currently (like I have a couple songs or maybe an album of them): Polysics (pretty cool synth stuff!), Puffy Amiyumi (sounds surprisingly good, at least to me), RIP SLYME, Multi Colored Vox, Husking Bee, Road of Major, Fairy Fore, Tomosaka Rie, Ellegarden.

Sorry for derailing the purpose of the thread slightly with my talk of JRock, but I kinda felt it'd be more appropriate to work it into this thread rather than go and create another thread called "JRock and the blah blah blah of it," y'know? Also, on a final unrelated note... I need an import store closer to my apartment so I can actually BUY some of this music. I'd really much rather purchase this stuff, but #1) no money in checking to use at places like cdjapan (that and waiting on shipping sucks) and #2) no place to buy close to home (as in, not the Mitsuwa near Chicago). >_<

Ebola Gay · Post by **Ebola Gay** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:25 pm

Secef wrote:Polysics (pretty cool synth stuff!)

Thank you, you are my hero.

WHY MUST THEY ONLY TOUR CALIFORNIA?!

Original Sin · Post by **Original Sin** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:28 pm

I don't listen to much Jpop, but I usually like what I hear, though I'm never really sure what I'm hearing. I do seem to like Ayumi, though.
I still like X Japan better, but meh....Ayumi's cute.

Mr. Worm · Post by **Mr. Worm** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:59 pm

Secef wrote:SMAP. I do not like them at all.

Concur'd

My Japanese teacher would sometimes play a music video of theirs at the request of a classmate with...really bad musically tastes.

Quite annoying, I must say.

fpd · Post by **fpd** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 8:55 pm

Mr. Worm wrote:
Secef wrote:SMAP. I do not like them at all.
Concur'd

My Japanese teacher would sometimes play a music video of theirs at the request of a classmate with...really bad musically tastes.

Quite annoying, I must say.

Haha queer.
I made a video that I played in class at franklin.
morning musume Boa, utaban, a few new years shows (Kouhaku! WOOT) and mech mecha Iketeru (Greatest show almost evar!)
and of course, Hello Morning (Greatest show evar!)

and yeah Secef, Go! Go! freaking rocks hard!

I just dl'd a cd from a Korean group called GOD last night, and LOVE it, really calming r and b/rap sorta stuff.

Fujiwara Bunta · Post by **Fujiwara Bunta** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:04 pm

gas this fucking thread.

Original Sin · Post by **Original Sin** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:12 pm

If you don't like it, don't read it.

Mr. Worm · Post by **Mr. Worm** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:33 pm

fpd wrote:
Mr. Worm wrote:
Secef wrote:SMAP. I do not like them at all.
Concur'd

My Japanese teacher would sometimes play a music video of theirs at the request of a classmate with...really bad musically tastes.

Quite annoying, I must say.
Haha queer.
I made a video that I played in class at franklin.
morning musume Boa, utaban, a few new years shows (Kouhaku! WOOT) and mech mecha Iketeru (Greatest show almost evar!)
and of course, Hello Morning (Greatest show evar!)

and yeah Secef, Go! Go! freaking rocks hard!

I just dl'd a cd from a Korean group called GOD last night, and LOVE it, really calming r and b/rap sorta stuff.

I was talking about Tyler. <_<

I liked the videos Thanh showed me, but not because of the music. ^_^

Mei-Mei · Post by **Mei-Mei** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:08 pm

The only groups I commonly listen to anymore are Dir en Grey and Rip Slyme.... both of which aren't really considered "j-pop". DeG is rock and Rip Slyme is rap-ish/hip hop, whatever.

But the language doesn't stop me from listening to music I enjoy.

Edit: oh, and T.M. Revolution.

hascoolnickname · Post by **hascoolnickname** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:42 pm

Mr. Worm wrote:J-Rock > J-Pop

Rock on, The Pillows!

Have you heard the Dudoos or Nemo? Pretty good Japanese rock bands.

Mr. Worm · Post by **Mr. Worm** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:45 pm

hascoolnickname wrote:
Mr. Worm wrote:J-Rock > J-Pop

Rock on, The Pillows!
Have you heard the Dudoos or Nemo? Pretty good Japanese rock bands.

No, but now I will check into them.

Soma · Post by **Soma** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:41 pm

Ebola Gay wrote: Thank you, you are my hero.

WHY MUST THEY ONLY TOUR CALIFORNIA?!

One of my damned friends has seen them 3 times now, grr!

Aside from that comment, lots of my current taste is shared with Secef; though I'll happily cut out the idol chicks (and hey, Ringo totally doesn't count on that one, she's a rock broad!) and wager a vote towards actual well done visual. Not that it's actually common anymore, but it's still where a ton of great rock bands have come out of, so eh.

As for SMAP hate, well, I'd concur, but Katori Shingo is simply awesome. I actually like his work in drama, and what isn't there to love about a grown man singing children's songs in terrible drag?