Ok, haven't written anything in a while, so I'm here to mend the wrong
.
This will be an extensive overview of the Jap music I've listened to.
Now, Jap music is really diverse - they have everything - RnB, rap, rock, metal, ethno and so on. If you decide to start listening to Jap music you have to have two things in mind - it's Japanese so it's weird as it is but then again they tend to put English words in almost every song. And by English I mean Engrish - incoherent noises trying to resemble English but failing to do so most of the time. And if the singer somehow manages to sing the English text so that you can make it out, you'd be amazed at how the lyrics have no logic to them whatsoever.
Now, I'll start describing the artist that are well known to me.
First, my fav Jap band - High and Mighty Color. Yeah, the name is weird, but they have their reasons. They play music a la Linkin Park but the vocals are a guy and a girl so the songs have a hard as well as a soft sound to them.
http://insomnia.wazoomie.com/ - check this site for everything you need to know about them.
I'm not going to make fun of them so on to the next artist
.
Utada Hikaru (Hikaru Utada) - she's by far the most famous Jap singer - that's probably because she wasn't born in Japan. She's got a few albums - one in English which hapens to have a great song on it Exodus 04 and is produced by Timbaland. Otherwise I don't like her very much but I can't think of stuff to make fun of about her or her music so on to the next. :D
Koda Kumi
Well, this one here, she sings RnB. The weird thing is that she looks more ho than any american RnB singer I can think of. Okay, she's as ho as Lil' Kim. And that's bad because she's got talent.
If you don't believe me, watch her latest single.
Video Synopsis:
Koda is a few girls at the same time - all of them decently clothed and working hard but feeling that something in their life is missing. They ask the ho fairy to help them out (played again by Kumi) and she does gladly. What she does is a makeover magic which turns the poor discontent with life girls into the hoes they've always dreamt to be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_tahesuJlI&search=kumi%20koda
However, my fav vid of Kumi is the one where she sings with BoA (a Korean singer who happens to sing in English and Jap). Why you would ask? Well, I love the Engrish part.
Here, listen for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_drcQJeypk&search=kumi%20koda%20Boa
"I want to know the meaning of piss and love :D"
Oh, and I want to know why the lyrics have no meaning
.
Gackt:
Now, this guy is more feminine than most of the Japanese females but he's got a lovely voice. This reminds me - if you decide to listen to JRock have in mind that most of the males look like females but their deep voices give them out
. If you happen to like Gackt, check Buck Tick, L'Arc En Ciel, Dir En Grey, Hyde, Miyavi (though Miyavi is more punk, or whatever style it is, oriented and so on.
You can check a few pop bands like SMAP, Kat Tun and so on if you need 'em as gay as they can get.
Eiko Shimamiya - She's the Jap equivalent of Enya. Great songs, weird lyrics. Check Higurashi No Naku No Koro Ni.
That's it for now. I wanted it to be funnier but I guess I'm not in the mood
.
