J-pop...PLEASE! SAVE ME FROM IMPENDING DOOM! >O<

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J-pop...PLEASE! SAVE ME FROM IMPENDING DOOM! >O<

Postby Madeline » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:48 pm

PLEASE...*drags self forward* Tell me of some clean j-pop bands to recommend to my little sister! She is driving me ABSOLUTELY OUT OF MY MIND!!!!! :waah!: Ever since she got addicted to Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi, she is singing their songs everywhere she goes, every day, every hour, every cheesing minute of the day! She knows all of the soundtrack songs (I wouldn't let her see any of the lyrics to their other albums) backwards and forwards, in English and Japanese...one of these days I know I am going to lose it. She recorded all of the songs on our mini tape-recorder and plays them non-stop in her room. She has little signs taped all over her door saying "I LOVE J-POP" and "PUFFY AMI YUMI ROCKS"...complete with a full episode listing and all of the song lyrics. *sigh*

Please, I need to get her interested in another band because if I hear those songs ONE MORE TIME I AM GOING TO HURT SOMEONE!!! *twitchy eye* -__-

She says she wants to join CAA and make a j-pop thread. (in which to post pictures of goofy-looking people with poofy hair that cannot play an instrument...@_@)

I'm on the verge of destroying everything J-pop/kawaii at this moment...not even Hello Kitty will survive! MUAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!! *dies*

*resurrects* In other words, I'd really appreciate if anyone could point me towards some j-pop that my sister would enjoy listening to that is NOT Puffy Ami Yumi. I don't care how dumb it is...just please...please don't make me listen to "planet tokyo" again. :angel:

Okay, I'm done ranting now :sweat:
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Postby Debitt » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:55 pm

Asian Kung-Fu Generation and Utada Hikaru are the first two that come to mind. :sweat: I don't listen to much j-pop. ^.^; I prefer heavier, more gothy stuff.
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:56 pm

ano...I really don't know jpop very well. I'm more of a rock fan. but maybe check out Utada Hikaru, or Tamaki Nami, or Hamasaki Ayumi.
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Postby Ren_sama » Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:05 pm

AK-FG is Jpop!!?? O_O Ack! I had no idea...T_T O well, they rock anyway!!
I'd say Utada Hikaru, Hamasaki Ayumi and BoA! BoA is amazing! She can sing in like...3 different langueges!! She's amazing! ^^
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Postby blkmage » Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:08 pm

I'm on the verge of destroying everything J-pop/kawaii at this moment...not even Hello Kitty will survive! MUAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!! *dies*
That's ironic, considering most people would have Hello Kitty up at the top of their things to destroy list.
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Postby Debitt » Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:33 pm

Ren_sama wrote:AK-FG is Jpop!!?? O_O Ack! I had no idea...T_T O well, they rock anyway!!

:lol: I dunno - they sound kinda poppish sometimes. O.o; I just figure they're pretty cool so I suggested them. :sweat:
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:49 pm

nana kitade! she sung the first ending of Full Metal alchemist (kesenai tsumi)

Minami Kuribayashi sun the opener of mai-hime. Song is called shining days its so good

little by little is also good

but those cds will be very difficult to find, unless you find an mp3 from somewhere *looks around*
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Postby The Doctor » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:13 pm

I would not at all recommend Utada Hikaru. Her lyrics are BAD for some of her songs.
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:18 pm

I would not at all recommend Utada Hikaru. Her lyrics are BAD for some of her songs.


really? o.O
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Postby Syaoran » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:20 pm

What about weard al yanckivech
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Postby Fireproof » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:27 pm

He's not exactly... JPop...
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Postby Arnobius » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:36 pm

That's what I thought
(Imagines Japanese girls that look like Weird Al... :eh: [no barfing icon available])

Here's some from a quick Amazon search here
There are more available.

And trust me on this: as annoying as Puffy AmiYumi sound (personally I like them), Shonen Knife is much much MUCH worse :shake:
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Postby Debitt » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:37 pm

The Doctor wrote:I would not at all recommend Utada Hikaru. Her lyrics are BAD for some of her songs.

For example?
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:58 pm

I'll agree that Shonen Knife is annoying >.>;
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Postby Yahshua » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:01 pm

Depend on your internet connection speed if you have DSL or Cable do go to http://www.japanaradio.com you can listen to some Japanese pop music.
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Postby plutogrl03 » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:17 pm

Sowelu, Crystal Kay, Soulhead, and CHEMISTRY are all good choices. You said that your sister has learned Puffy Ami Yumi songs in Japanese. Maybe you should see if you can get her on the bandwagon to learn the language.
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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:19 pm

I'd just be into anyone if they're not crossdressers. (Which is a sin in the Bible btw.) Asian Kung fu Generation rocks. And Orange Range. They both did music for Naruto and Orange Range did the theme song for Bleach, Asterisk.
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Postby Arnobius » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:20 pm

Yahshua wrote:Depend on your internet connection speed if you have DSL or Cable do go to http://www.japanaradio.com you can listen to some Japanese pop music.

Nice find. I bookmarked that one...
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Postby Fireproof » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:20 pm

plutogrl03 wrote:Sowelu, Crystal Kay, Soulhead, and CHEMISTRY are all good choices. You said that your sister has learned Puffy Ami Yumi songs in Japanese. Maybe you should see if you can get her on the bandwagon to learn the language.

How did I miss that bandwagon? *Chases after it*
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Postby Knuckles » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:21 pm

I always loved Maaya Sakamoto
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Postby Jasdero » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:24 pm

*o*/ besides all the other awesome singers listed here.. there is.... \ *O* / Nami Tamaki! >X333 here.. let me go upload the song...
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I bought the Limited Edition version of this single.. and it looks like they're not selling it anymore, so.. *o*/ here's the normal edition.
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Postby Stephen » Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:15 pm

Please people...post on the right board. This belongs in the music area.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:55 pm

Yahshua wrote:Depend on your internet connection speed if you have DSL or Cable do go to http://www.japanaradio.com you can listen to some Japanese pop music.


GAH! you FINALLY tell me where you were getting music streaming of jpop!!! finally! mwahaahhaha *bookmarks*
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Postby LorentzForce » Wed Feb 23, 2005 9:53 pm

http://www.muzie.co.jp/ fills all my music needs, and not just J-Pop, although there are lots of them. Warning: most of the artists are below the sucky level, avoid.

vin-PRAD is nice.
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Postby Madeline » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:21 am

Oh, okay ^^;;; I'm sorry for posting in the wrong board. I was a little tired last night. :P

Thanks for all the links. :) I'm sure my sister will be overjoyed ^______^
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Postby dragonshimmer » Sun Feb 27, 2005 7:59 pm

The Doctor wrote:I would not at all recommend Utada Hikaru. Her lyrics are BAD for some of her songs.


Wow...really? I have two of her albums. One is "Deep River" and the other is "Exodus", her crossover to America cd, in English. The lyrics for these two albums are fairly clean...I'd rate them PGish, at worst. Perhaps I'm not as exposed to her work as I had thought. At any rate, those two should be okay. She's got incredible talent, and her music is just beautiful.
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Postby faithfighter » Sun Mar 06, 2005 10:34 pm

This is probily not what you want to hear but you can't force her out of a fade, But that is all it is a fade. It wouldn't last long so just talorate it while it last.
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Postby Aka-chan » Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:18 pm

I'm more of a Jrock person, but SMAP fill my Jpop needs when I crave it. ^__^ Unfortunately, they've been doing more dramas than albums recently, but even their older music is pretty good. And they have some nice lyrics (and beautifully horrible Engrish--what more can you ask for?)
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Postby true_noir_chloe » Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:29 pm

I'm a big Maaya Sakamoto fan (she does lots of Yoko Kanno songs) - thanks to Mave indoctrinating me into her music while visiting XDDDDDD. I like Utada Hikaru and have listened to a good amount of her songs. I'm not sure if the Doctor has been listening to the same person I have. o_0

Also, Nami Tamaki, Yui Horie (cute and infectious stuff, but not as irritating as Puffy Ami Yumi. She is also the Japanese voice actress of Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket), Hitomi Shimatani (not my fave, but some good stuff), Aikawa Nanase (she has some very rock-like songs too), Ayumi Hamasaki (one of the most prolific of j-pop artists), and Boa Valenti (she might be K-pop?).

I also love Orange Range - one of my favorite anime theme songs from Bleach "Arigato" - but I believe they are more j-rock, not j-pop. In fact, a lot of people mentioned j-rock artists.

Overall Maddie, J-pop is great music. ^_________^

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Postby Mave » Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:52 pm

true_noir_chloe wrote:I'm a big Maaya Sakamoto fan (she does lots of Yoko Kanno songs) - thanks to Mave indoctrinating me into her music while visiting XDDDDDD.


*nods nods* Maaya Sakamoto is the best female Japanese singer in my books. ^___^ Take heed. XDD

I don't really listen to any specific Jpop artist apart from Maaya Sakamoto and Porno Graffitti. In general, I think most female Jpop singers' voices are too high-pitched for my taste.
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