What are your favorite Japanese Bands/Artists?

boardj · Post by **boardj** » 05 Mar 2019, 13:56

Hi!

Love Japanese music? Share it here! I would love to hear about who you enjoy listening to!

Here is my list of bands/artists:

Utada Hikaru

Gackt

Namie Amuro

The Oral Cigarettes

Kana-Boon

Hello Sleepwalkers

Sun_shi_nii · Post by **Sun_shi_nii** » 06 Mar 2019, 08:50

Hello

I am not totally an avid fan of Japanese bands but this one makes me wanna scream with them, "One OK Rock," very nice band for me. Check it out. You will love them.

OskaWrites · Post by **OskaWrites** » 16 Mar 2019, 14:02

Oh yes, my sort of thread! Been a Gackt fan for years!
Also:

Versailles Philharmonic Quintet / Jupiter

D=Out

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An Cafe

Scandal

Stereopony

Miyavi

Band Maid

XOX

Most of the EXILE TRIBE groups

Hyde

Faky

AAA

Da-Ice

Fairies

World Order

There's probably more but I just can't remember right now, haha.

I haven't heard of some of the groups you've listed. Could you recommend some songs?

Shirayuki Hime · Post by **Shirayuki Hime** » 16 Mar 2019, 21:23

As for me, I listen to alot of japanese band/artist such as Arashi, Yui, One Ok Rock, Sakurako Ohara, and the list goes on. There also a japanese movie about music which is a must watch, it's Kanojo wa uso wo aishisugiteru also known as The liar and his lover. The song in this film are great and fun to listen. Other emotional movie about music that i enjoy is taiyou no uta, in english it is called Song to the Sun, and the main character is Yui(in the list above,) her song are great.

imSunshine · Post by **imSunshine** » 19 May 2019, 05:24

i use to listen to one ok rock..they are from japan..a good rock band

Zion Mesa · Post by **Zion Mesa** » 28 Jan 2020, 05:10

Yeah, I just like One ok rock and Ame No Parade.

Fernando Purba · Post by **Fernando Purba** » 29 Jan 2020, 08:18

L'arc en ciel is one of the my favorite Japanese bands

innocentdemand · Post by **innocentdemand** » 02 Feb 2020, 17:15

I miss when visual kei was big, anyone else? I was way into groups in that genre and the bands that were a part of it back as a teenager.

Most of the Japanese music I listen to these days is older stuff; I haven't really kept up with anything modern from over there. BUCK-TICK, Luna Sea, X Japan, hide, some older Dir en Grey (pre 2009), L`arc~en~ciel, HYDE, Plastic Tree, MERRY, OreSkaBand, nujabes, Utada Hikaru, kagrra, ... okay I didn't realize how long my list would be. But yeah, I recently got heavily back into listening to some of these so I've been enjoying the blast from the past.

ms_vinkel · Post by **ms_vinkel** » 08 Mar 2020, 01:49

Well... I'm absolutely IN LOVE with Taichi Mukai ever since I heard his song on Run with the Wind anime. I'm only exposed to JPop artists because of anime and JDrama so excuse the references (and if you're into anime too, you can probably guess from where I've heard them). Other band/artists I like: Luck Life, TK, asphyxia, Radwimps, Bump of Chicken.

Special mention is the work of Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts for the soundtrack of Cowboy Bebop.

edztan15 · Post by **edztan15** » 04 May 2020, 07:26

TOE. Amazing instrumental band, you. should all check them out.

Lutalica · Post by **Lutalica** » 09 Jun 2020, 12:03

LAMP, Pizzicato Five, Serani Poji, Nujabes : )

yapashley · Post by **yapashley** » 02 Jul 2020, 04:20

Animenz! He's not a typical artist but he covers anime songs on piano. He's had piano concerts around Japan and can't wait for the opportunity to be able to listen to him.

EN-EL-CIELO · Post by **EN-EL-CIELO** » 04 Jul 2020, 07:13

I don't know many Jpop bands or artists, but I do enjoy Japanese trap! Jin Dogg, over kill, Awich and Anarchy to name a few!

White Dragon · Post by **White Dragon** » 06 Jul 2020, 13:29

There were two female singers who sang songs for the anime Nana. They were awesome.

Those songs Broken Rose, Kuroi Namida and A Little Pain are top class. A must to listen.