Voting Poll. Who's Your Favourite Japanese Music Artist?

[R-sanichi]

I vote one for Koda Kumi. Apart from the obvious kawaiiness and sekushiness, after studying the 3 dvds that me and my wife often watch, shes a talented singer.

My second vote is rock band 8-Ball from Okinawa. I recently bought their 'Sound of Drift' albumn. You'll know their D1 theme music. They really do rock like an 80's rock band, and they look the biz too! They performed at Tokyo Auto Salon this year.

Number three is Hirai Ken. His cheesy tune 'I wanna be a popstar' caught my attention last year. It became me and my wife's theme song. (not that we wanna be pop-stars).

I'm wondering if this thread will be of interest to ppl.?? Please, list your top 3.

[Laurence]

Ken Hirai is good, I liked Popstar as well, the video is really cute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jancee8B4Xo

Koda Kumi (Kumi Koda? I dunno) is very "erotic looks good" to transliterate.

I have Cutie Honey as my phone's ringtone...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6661821020567592678

I guess The Pillows would have to rank up there for me, they have some good

music which is usually a ripoff of some other genre but they are so prolific that

there is bound to be something for everyone in their discography.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4taYyYY8AU

There is some tryhard Japanese reggae and stuff that is actually quite good

and at clubs they sometimes have life R&B singers who are sometimes good too!

[sleeper_et]

Gotta agree with Koda Kumi she rocks, and the picture of her sitting on the bench top drinking milk makes me wana go to the fridge right now and get some.

Big fan on the Bz's, Remioromen, Boa and Hirai ken. my list would be

1. BZ's

2. Remioromen

3. Koda Kumi

There are a couple of one hit wonder songs at the moment that are really good, but not too sure who the bands are, will have to find out before i come home.

[Rezz]

I'm absolutely disgusted to the core that no one has mentioned SMAP! yet...

I'm gonna have to put in a vote for Ayumi. I know 99% of people think she's a squealing airhead, but I rate her simply for resilience if nothing else. How could 950,000 bosozoku be wrong?

[akeenan]

ayumi is pretty good. I like some of smaps songs,... but i think they are girls. the same with Ka-Toon.

I like a lot of japanese love songs, but as for the artists im not sure.

However my favourite Japanese artist is DJ krush

[JeeTeeEss25Tee]

Gackt. I love her. I mean him.

[`nigno]

HOW COULD YOU ALL FORGET YATTA!!!

[Mazinger]

HOW COULD YOU ALL FORGET YATTA!!!

M.O.V.E

and add pretty much everything super robot to the list.

[midnight]

Guitar wolf

[SKYLVIA]

i only really follow songs, not artists...

UVERworld - D-Tecnolife

Takashi - Movin!!

Yui - Rolling Star

[NathR32]

Ayumi Hamasaki for sure.

[SKYLVIA]

i only like evolution and (some other song i cant remember the name of) from ayu...

just seems all fan-girls/boys love her music... too common now...

[Leon.T]

Utada Hikaru

Koda Kumi

Angela Aki

and

Do As Infinity

love those 4! drooolll

Edited October 19, 2006 by Leon.T

[R-sanichi]

OOOH, i really liked those Vodafone ads with Kumi-Chan......

[SKYLVIA]

i only liked hikaru from utada