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Any Good Japanese Music Reccomendations?

Alec Page
Hey, I'd love to listen to some good japanese music, but I don't know many of the artists. I'm not really into the whole harajuku (?) punk/pop-ish movement. Is there anything similar to the U.S. indy movement? Like, light rock, but not too much pop-ness. Let me know, and maybe I can recommend some of my favorite bands (Unfortunately my knowledge is limited to mostly U.S. and European music).
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  • Posted by Alec Page 6 month(s) ago
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I found a website which has all the latest Japanese music
www.jpopasia.com
you can also watch music videos and find out which music is in the official Oricon charts. There are many genres including J-pop, J-rock J-rap etc. 
  • By CosmicCat 6 month(s) ago
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CosmicCat posted 6 month(s) ago
I found a website which has all the latest Japanese music
www.jpopasia.com
you can also watch music videos and find out which music is in the official Oricon charts. There are many genres including J-pop, J-rock J-rap etc. 


You should try :
The Mops (60s psychedelic/garage rock)
The Golden Pop (60s Pop Rock)
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant ( modern garage )*
9mm Parabelum Bullet ( Punk Rock )*
The Stalin ( 80s Punk Rock )
Maximum the Hormone ( J Metal )
X Japan ( J Punk/Rock )
Miyavi ( J Rock )
Coaltars of the deepers ( J Heavy Metal/ Screamo ?)

The ones with * might interest you more than the other ones :) !
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you can try sparta locals?

i was watching this jdrama once, and i got into this band called lego big morl.

personally i like last alliance. but you mentioned light rock, i don't really think they're quite... light. :)

all the best!
  • By diana 6 month(s) ago
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umm...
Do As Infinity
Ikimono Gakari
MiChi
Utada Hikaru
Flow
hmm...this is hard

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Easy..

(dance, dance/rock)

Bump of Chicken
An Cafe
Amuro Namie
Kumi Koda

if you like heavy metal

Versailles
  • By エイちゃん 6 month(s) ago
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im listening to mostly johny's entertainment artists like arashi, KATTUN, NewS, Kanjani8.
on j-rock/pop i like uverworld, greeen, aqua timez and YUI..
and of course, utada and BoA
  • By cham 6 month(s) ago
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if you like Jpop i'd recommend Mika Nakashima or Ayumi Hamasaki.
if you like Jrock then try some L'Arc en Ciel. try the GazettE or Miyavi for some heavier rock. they're all my personal favorite ^^v
  • By kureha 6 month(s) ago
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i recomened Gackt, or angelo, or VAMPS
they are all great bands
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oh or  ONE OK ROCK, OR UVER WORLD
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Hmm, well their korean like BoA but they are huge in japan, Tohoshinki..
I like them a lot.  But as far as rockish goes I really like The GazettE, Alice nine.
The band Dir en grey is acctually really big in america right now too and I like them.

  • By Keegan 6 month(s) ago
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