By Request: Favorite Japanese Music (Erin)
06. Jul, 2007
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Hey, this is Erin. I bet you’re all tired of hearing from me, huh? Anyway, this article is about music (duh), more specifically, it’s about the Tofugu writers’ personal favorites. Since Viet is busy (I can only assume) and Koichi is traveling at the moment, you get to hear from me first, haha.
My taste in music is pretty eclectic. I’m usually not into the flavor of the month idol or boy band, though I do have my “pop” moments every so often. Anyway, here are some of my favorite artists:
Ayano Tsuji. If you’ve seen The Cat Returns (猫の恩返し), then you’ll recognize her from the theme song, Kaze ni Naru (風になる). She’s geek-chic, she plays the ukulele, she makes artsy music videos, what more could I want? The ukulele is my favorite part, as someone who grew up with it. She has that simple sort of untaught voice that’s absolutely charming, and consistently so, in all her songs.
The Pillows. As a professed FLCL fan, how could I not adore The Pillows (their songs were largely featured in the super-cool anime)? They do alternative rock, “alternative” being the key word here. They can be peppy or laid back, irreverent or inspiring, and their lyrics are generally a blend of deep thoughts and random engrish. That’s just the kind of randomness I love in my music.
Rimi Natsukawa. She sings Okinawan folk music, which is might not appeal to everyone, but is really comforting to me. My favorite song of hers is 月の夜 which is more upbeat, a departure from Rimi’s usual ballads. Unfortunately, I lost my Rimi Natsukawa CD last summer, and I’m too broke to buy a new one. So, yeah, if any of you out there have it, please share with me D:
m-flo. I like this group, comprised of DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee VERBAL, mainly for their collaborations with other artists. My favorite song of theirs has got to be Miss You (or m-flo loves Melody & Yamamoto Ryohei). The really addicting thing about their music is the fact that most of their lyrics are half English, half Japanese, which makes everything really fun to listen to.
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Oh, I love Rimi Natsukawa’s music, especially when she sings てぃんさぐぬはな. 島歌 is also very nice, she does it even better than The BOOM.
I also like The Pillows a lot :D
Oh, I love Rimi Natsukawa’s music, especially when she sings てぃんさぐぬはな. 島歌 is also very nice, she does it even better than The BOOM.
I also like The Pillows a lot :D
NATSUKAWA RIMI!! x3 I love Natsukawa Rimi!! My aunt in Okinawa made me listen to her when we were driving to the beach….I ended up liking her music a lot!
m-flo is pretty awesome, too!
NATSUKAWA RIMI!! x3 I love Natsukawa Rimi!! My aunt in Okinawa made me listen to her when we were driving to the beach….I ended up liking her music a lot!
m-flo is pretty awesome, too!
ZOMG! I am on Tofugu withdrawal syndrome…! When is everyone coming back from holidays! :D I check this site ten times a day but no update… yet :P
Haha, well, Koichi’s leaving for the mainland again in a couple of days. I told him to get his butt off my couch and write an article, but it’s no use D:
ZOMG! I am on Tofugu withdrawal syndrome…! When is everyone coming back from holidays! :D I check this site ten times a day but no update… yet :P
Haha, well, Koichi’s leaving for the mainland again in a couple of days. I told him to get his butt off my couch and write an article, but it’s no use D:
Pretty enjoyable, but I think since I have such a short attention span, I need my music to be a little more… not “special”, but maybe “different” for me to listen to it for long periods of time.
Pretty enjoyable, but I think since I have such a short attention span, I need my music to be a little more… not “special”, but maybe “different” for me to listen to it for long periods of time.
I don’t know any of them… sorry! My favorite singer is Utada Hikaru. I don’t know a lot of Japanese groups/singers, just those who are kindda well known like Ayumi Hamasaki, Asian kung-fu generation, Flow… o, and look for Mizuki Nana on youtube, you’ll see, she’s so good!
I don’t know any of them… sorry! My favorite singer is Utada Hikaru. I don’t know a lot of Japanese groups/singers, just those who are kindda well known like Ayumi Hamasaki, Asian kung-fu generation, Flow… o, and look for Mizuki Nana on youtube, you’ll see, she’s so good!
ahhhh too bad too bad — you don’t have any johnny’s entertainment boys. MY FAVORITE BOY GROUP UNIT would be ——> ARASHI!!!!!!!! Ohno Satoshi (riida) is my absolute FAVORITE
ahhhh too bad too bad — you don’t have any johnny’s entertainment boys. MY FAVORITE BOY GROUP UNIT would be ——> ARASHI!!!!!!!! Ohno Satoshi (riida) is my absolute FAVORITE
my fav jpop bands are:
1) Bump of Chicken
2) Porno Graffitti
3) Mr. Children
4) Younha
5) An Cafe (or antic cafe)
6) Funky Monkey Babys
7) Orange Range
theyre all very good, and i love to practice my pronunciation when singing along with them.
my fav jpop bands are:
1) Bump of Chicken
2) Porno Graffitti
3) Mr. Children
4) Younha
5) An Cafe (or antic cafe)
6) Funky Monkey Babys
7) Orange Range
theyre all very good, and i love to practice my pronunciation when singing along with them.
MALE:
The Gazette
Gackt
Verbal
M-flo
Ryohei Yamamoto
Rag Fair
Rip Slyme
Home Made Kazoku
Teriyaki Boyz
V6
D-51
Female ^^ :
Ai Otsuka
koda kumi
Aya ueto
hikaru utada
…
MALE:
The Gazette
Gackt
Verbal
M-flo
Ryohei Yamamoto
Rag Fair
Rip Slyme
Home Made Kazoku
Teriyaki Boyz
V6
D-51
Female ^^ :
Ai Otsuka
koda kumi
Aya ueto
hikaru utada
…
Hey Erin. If you like Ayano Tsuji, then you might like Suneohair. When I heard the video you put into this blog, it reminded me of Suneohair. Sunehoair is really underrated and my favorite J-pop band out there.
Hey Erin. If you like Ayano Tsuji, then you might like Suneohair. When I heard the video you put into this blog, it reminded me of Suneohair. Sunehoair is really underrated and my favorite J-pop band out there.
I’d have to say my favorite japanese music group would have to be the jazz group PE’Z. I’ll have to check out the pillows and m-flo as well as all the others, and i have yet to see all of FLCL
I’d have to say my favorite japanese music group would have to be the jazz group PE’Z. I’ll have to check out the pillows and m-flo as well as all the others, and i have yet to see all of FLCL
girugameshhhh
girugameshhhh
I quickly look thru the comments and your post… and i guess i’m the only one crazy about the boyband Johnny’s.. haha*Hide*
I Just had to say that… hahaha
I quickly look thru the comments and your post… and i guess i’m the only one crazy about the boyband Johnny’s.. haha*Hide*
I Just had to say that… hahaha
Great Article Erin. Why would we ever be tired of you? You’re AWESOME! (^_^)
Great Article Erin. Why would we ever be tired of you? You’re AWESOME! (^_^)
I like old gothic/new wave/post punk/synthpop groups such as G-Schmitt, Gille’ Loves, Madame Edwarada, Buck-Tick, Soft Ballet, Dead End, Der Zibet… Mmm, delicious! ^^
I like old gothic/new wave/post punk/synthpop groups such as G-Schmitt, Gille’ Loves, Madame Edwarada, Buck-Tick, Soft Ballet, Dead End, Der Zibet… Mmm, delicious! ^^
These are my top favorite J-rock bands:
The Gazette
Antic Cafe
Alice Nine
Asian Kung Fu Generation
Chatmonchy
Stance Punks
Sambomaster
Rythem
but the pillows sound great and so does Tsuji. Oh btw FLCL is cool.
These are my top favorite J-rock bands:
The Gazette
Antic Cafe
Alice Nine
Asian Kung Fu Generation
Chatmonchy
Stance Punks
Sambomaster
Rythem
but the pillows sound great and so does Tsuji. Oh btw FLCL is cool.
Amazing list! XD
’nuff said.
Amazing list! XD
’nuff said.
Ever heard of the Nujabes? Check 'em out. Featured in the anime Samurai Champloo.
Uh, in like the first episode, I think they said it meant to fool around with someone, like, to do naughty things with them. Which sorta fits 'cuz 'The Vespa Woman' hits people with her guitar, and if you're a pervert, you get a horn. (That eventually turns into a robot thingy) (Don't question the show, every answer you get just induces more questions). v.v
GACKT[[#1FangirlHere.HahaXD]], The GazettE, Dir en Grey, Antic Cafe, Malice mizer, and Utada Hikaru :D They are my favorite. Its mostly all Visual Kei Crapp :D
Good Choice in Anime, It was random and awesom. Wh did they stop it so shart?
Haruko Iscrazy lol
i like natsukawa rimi's song nada sou sou.
and i really like listening masaharu fukuyama's song Tokyo :)
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