Japanese Music Thread

I've listened to a lot of Japanese music too, I'll start with a couple

Romantic music.
Ken Hirai Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo suru


K only human.



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D'espairsRay

Wiki

Love is Dead



Redeemer



Forbidden



TheAssoc.

帰ってきたヨッパライ　フォーククルセイダーズ

Ikue Mori (もりいくえ) - Like A Reflection In The Moon - (2000)

Koji Kondo- Super Mario Bros


Pizzicato Five- Sweet Soul Revue

The Boredoms
first found out about them in the '90's through Sonic Youth side projects.
Only kept up with them because Yoshimi is hot n sexy.


eta: okay "she's a good drummer" would have been more PC I guess

フラワー・トラベリン・バンド - 21世紀の狂った男 - Part 1


フラワー・トラベリン・バンド - 21世紀の狂った男 - Part 2


21st Century Schizoid Man cover by Flower Travellin' Band

Shinki Chen - It was Only Yesterday (1971)

sabbat \m/

I find there's a lack of B'z of this thread! (they used to be my fav band when i was into j-rock and pop some yearsago and are the only I still listen, them and Ken Hirai, somebody posted a video of him before)


B'z - Ultra Soul


B'z - Amadare Blues (raindrop blues,my fav song EVER)


B'z - Ocean


B'z - Calling

And this one is from the satellite band of the guitarist, Tak Matsumoto (band's called TMG, the singer is Erick Martin from Mr. Big)


TMG - Japan ~Our Time is Now~

Also Tak solo project, winner of a Grammy price this year, together with Larry Carlton

Tak Matsumoto + Larry Carlton - Room 335

that's for now, I love this guys

Rosalia - Prisoner - (1990)

喜納昌吉＆チャンプルーズ / 憲法行進曲

I love these guys, all their songs are great.

Merzbow the Japanese Noise* musician, Masami Akita: Wikipedia:
*Loud and abrasive and experimental

Akira Yamaoka video game composer, works such as Silent Hill game soundtracks: Wikipedia

美狂乱 - 狂（パート１） - (Live 1983)

Flied Egg - 521 Seconds Of Schizophrenic Symphony - (1972)

朝崎郁恵 - いまぬ風雲節


Ikue Asazaki - Imanu Kajakumo Bushi