J-Rock/Pop?

[ZantetsukeN]

Ok, so I'm getting into more and more Japanese music, and just wondered if there are any other bands I'm missing out on.

I already like:
Dir En Grey
MUCC
Boris
Gallhammer
Lost Eden
X Japan

are there any more that anyone can recommend?

[Nyghtwynd]

I really like Asian Kung Fu Generation, Maximum the Hormone, Black Mages, Fire Bomber, JAM Project, and my personal favourite, Masaaki Endou.

[ZantetsukeN]

Oh, yeah, I forgot about Black Mages. I had listened to Force Your Way before, and that was amazing, but I've only just checked out more.

Thanks for those, I just checked them all out, Masaaki Endo are pretty amazing, and so are Fire Bomber

[Polk]

Could somebody please tell me when Boris became a J-rock or J-pop band? Last time I checked, they were a pretty good Japanese Experimental band. Not J-pop. Not J-Rock.

Good Japanese acts: Ruins, Merzbow, Melt-Banana, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. There are others. I can't think of them at the moment.

[chaosweapon]

My favourite ones are Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru and Gackt. At the moment my favourite song is: Mirrorcle World - Ayumi Hamasaki.

Obviously, I like the Black Mages as well. I have all their albums and I love to hear their music from time to time.

[hax_love]

I listen to the gazettE, gackt, dir en grey and An Cafe.
i love those bands ^_^

[Bleachfangirl]

Try out L'arc Enceil, LM.C, Flow, and Kelun. They're nice sounding bands with upbeat-ish songs. I don't know if that's what you like, but those are just the ones that I offer to you.

[Hiromi Kikawada]

Yaaaay!Finnally,a japanese-like thread!!^_^Since i'm japanese i know lot about jpop and jrock!

I have listened to lots!
LM.C
Utada Hikaru
Erika Sawajiri
Kaori Oda

Um...thers a lot more so message me if you would know more!!<

[Kytte]

I Like
Gackt
the GazettE
..that's about it at the minute lol

[AsheliaNariko]

UVERworld.
there pretty cool.

[ChaosXxXWeapon]

Dir en grey is amazing.
D'espairsRay is a really good band, they bounce from J-rock to metal through most of the songs.
I heard one called The Underneath, but couldn't find anything out about them.

[soramaster]

Yaaaay!Finnally,a japanese-like thread!!^_^Since i'm japanese i know lot about jpop and jrock!

I have listened to lots!
LM.C
Utada Hikaru
Erika Sawajiri
Kaori Oda

Um...thers a lot more so message me if you would know more!!<

i listened to On/Off, Maxium the Hormone, Nightmare, Gackt, and i think that about all, i have to relook at them, I Love Japanese Music

[Chickenballz]

Genki Rockets is thumbs up.

[AsheliaNariko]

oh and
BoA

shes cool.
and utada hikaru i like the song "keep trying"
its sweeet.

[soramaster]

Utada Hikaru ive listened to some of her musics personally i like Sanctuary, helps me calm down and think straight, though i can not dis out on Simple and Clean, ive listened to both versions and they both are great, im not lying, they both are great

[Inagi]

As far as J-Rock goes, I'm absolutely in Love with Sambomaster.
They're an extremely amazing group, and all their music makes me happy.

I also like Jinn, not as much as Sambomaster, but they're very good as well.

[AsheliaNariko]

Utada Hikaru ive listened to some of her musics personally i like Sanctuary, helps me calm down and think straight, though i can not dis out on Simple and Clean, ive listened to both versions and they both are great, im not lying, they both are great

very true.
i like both songs because their both from my favorite video game kingdom hearts1&&2

[Marceil]

I don't think anyone mentioned Miyavi, Girugamesh, or Hyde -- Hyde has re-invented himself again with a duet named Vamps album release date is set for June 09.

Alice Nine - Vandalize album, is already out.

[HUNK]

Well my knowledge of termenology fails me but I am assuming(dont laugh) that J-rock would mean Japanese?

If it is so, then the only two that really jump out at me are the Pillows and Gackt.

Redemtion is the only Gackt song I have herd and ill admit it was only beacuse it was on DOC but I really do like it and I thoght about looking up some more of their songs.

As for Pillows, My favorite song is somewhere between Ride on Shooting stars and Little Buster. I also liked I think I can, good song and the opening gituar part is cool.

[Kisaragi^^]

I do like Laruku,
especially the singer, Hyde ^^

[SilkAngel]

Yay! My favorite music! I like UVERworld, Asian Kungfu Generation, and Kotani Kinya is a good singer ^.^

[Infernaeus]

My favourite ones are Ayumi Hamasaki... At the moment my favourite song is: Mirrorcle World - Ayumi Hamasaki.

Yes.

[Marceil]

My last purchase was Sid　シド　B-side collection. Still waiting for GazettE DIM release on July 15th

[Rm88]

95% of the music I like is Japanese. The other 5% is Korean and Chinese >_< My favorite singers/groups, taken from the TFF Member Profile thread:

Berryz Koubou, Morning Musume, Buono!, Tegomass, Tohoshinki, BREAKERZ, Perfume, Otsuka Ai, AKB48, Arashi, NEWS, Melon Kinenbi, Nakazawa Yuko, ON/OFF, PUFFY, Sakamoto Fuyumi, Tanpopo, Tsunku, W, Yamaguchi Momoe, YMCK, Mano Erina, Oku Hanako.