Tsukiakage Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 JPop, or Japanese Pop has been around for as long as Pop music has been around in the US. The JPop industry is now one of the biggest industries in the world, according to several resources. JPop is made of two different types of music combined. Traditional Japanese music and Folk music. Due to the fact a lot of JPop is influenced by American music, you may find yourself listening to some of the songs and think "Oh, I've heard this song before..." but as the song continues on, you realize that you haven't actually ever heard that song and that it's interestingly unique in some way or another. Currently there are said to be as many as 10 million individual and group artists signed by various record labels in Japan. Some of the biggest names currently on the JPop scene are: KOTOKO angela Hamasaki Ayumi Asian Kung Fu Generation BoA I'VE Koda Kumi Tiaraway Hikaru Utada Kajiura Yuki Do As Infinity L'Arc En Ciel Sakamoto Maaya Hayashibara Megumi Okui Masami Orange Range Shimokawa Mikuni Nakashima Mika Some of these names may seem familiar to you, if not, no worries, if so, rest assured, you very well may have heard of the name due to an anime opening or closing song. Many JPop artists are called upon by the anime industry to sing a song for the anime to boost it's ratings and get more people to watch it. It's a common marketing ploy, and might I add, it's quite successful. I, myself, have watched certain anime just because a JPop group I liked performed an opening or ending song for that show. Who all around the TDN Forum likes JPop? If it's something totally new to you, feel free to post in here and ask questions. My purpose of creating this thread was because I'm a huge fan of JPop myself and I noticed there wasn't another topic like it. If you're a seasoned JPop veteran, feel free to post in here as well. It's always fun to find out what other peoples' taste in music is. ^_^ Happy Posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Dan. Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I have a strange gut feeling I'm the one who partially inspired you to write this.. I have one song..it's 'Pegasus Fantasy' by Yoko Ishida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsukiakage Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share Posted March 13, 2007 I have a strange gut feeling I'm the one who partially inspired you to write this.. I have one song..it's 'Pegasus Fantasy' by Yoko Ishida. Well, in some ways, yes. I saw your post and I realized since there wasn't necessarily a huge group of people already talking about JPop it could be rather interesting to start a thread about it. I hope you'll continue to expand what you've heard of JPop and try new artists. I'm not familiar with 'Pegasus Fantasy', but I'll have to see about listening to it ^_^ One of my all time favorite songs is "Lament" by KOTOKO. It's a wonderful song. You should really try to get a hold of it. It's from her album "Hane". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Dan. Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Does Anime theme songs and starters count as J-pop? I really love the Love Hina starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webpixie Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 yea i like things but im not knowledgeable in this area at all, only band i know i love is the pillows.. however i was gona look into find some popular ones and make little dolls of them to sell...if i end up beign able to properly make a mold and cast my doll bases anyways ... so would love for some recomendations of those that are fairly popular and have a uniqe style(photos and names help) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsukiakage Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share Posted March 13, 2007 Does Anime theme songs and starters count as J-pop? I really love the Love Hina starter. Yes, Anime theme songs and starters count as JPop. ^_^ Hayashibara Megumi is who sings the opening song for Love Hina. ^_^ It's called Sakura Saku. Quite addictive, ne~? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Dan. Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 It is, and it has a great tune to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini-Chan Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 OMG I LOVE JPOP! there are so many artists i love! Sakura Saku is such a fun song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsukiakage Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share Posted March 13, 2007 OMG I LOVE JPOP!there are so many artists i love! Sakura Saku is such a fun song! That it is. What are some of your favorite artists Mini-Chan? What are some of your favorite songs as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini-Chan Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 lets see... some of my fave artists are... Ayumi Hamasaki Utada Hikaru Orange Range Hearts Grow Home Made Changin' my Life there are more but i cant just get their names! XDDD oh and some fave songs for me would include right now, 'Yura Yura, Dress, Asterisk, Thank you!!, Fairyland' and there are so many more!^.^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onime_no_kai Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Ahh, JPop, it makes my life happy. :) I'm a big fan of L'Arc-en-Ciel and Yoko Ishida, both of whom have already been mentioned I believe; I like most anime theme songs too. I'll have to look for stuff by some of the other artists mentioned...eventually...I go to college in pretty much the middle of nowhere, and the Sam Goody in our mall did a disappearing act recently, thereby removing my one source of JPop within several hundred miles. *tear* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mira Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I'm not really into Jpop. I mostly just like music from English speaking countries. Well, most of the music I like comes from America, the UK, Australia, and a bit from Romania though. But I'm not really into pop music itself but a tiny tiny bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I like some Anime Theme songs all depends other wise Jpop not a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InuYashaLuvr1 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I like J-pop! I love the theme song that's on for Naruto now ^^_ Dunno what it's called though xP It's awesome nonetheless :) And I especially love the theme song for Beck:Mongolian Chop Squad, Hit in the USA. ^.^ It's awesome ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsukiakage Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 Ahh, JPop, it makes my life happy. :) I'm a big fan of L'Arc-en-Ciel and Yoko Ishida, both of whom have already been mentioned I believe; I like most anime theme songs too. I'll have to look for stuff by some of the other artists mentioned...eventually...I go to college in pretty much the middle of nowhere, and the Sam Goody in our mall did a disappearing act recently, thereby removing my one source of JPop within several hundred miles. *tear* Have you ever considered searching and shopping online for JPop? You can get CDs at most of your major stores online. It's a great resource for those of us who live in the middle of nowhere. Believe me... at least you have a mall. :hmmph: We just got a Wal Mart Super Center. (It opened this morning.) I go to college in a town that has less than 8,000 people in it. It's called Winfield, Kansas. Like I said, at least you have a mall. ^_^ Granted, I'm not used to living in this small of a town. I grew up in Wichita, Kansas, which is the largest city in Kansas for those of you who don't know. ^_^ I was used to having a large mall with almost any store you need. However, we didn't have as many stores as you can find in even larger cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini-Chan Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 woow i just listen to them online! X3 and my uncle (he likes jpop too!) he made me a CD ^.^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub156 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 i have a good friend whos really asian(lol even more than me) so he keeps sending me songs x_x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini-Chan Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 LOL really? im asian X3 its hard finding some jpop you listen to but they arent as popular -_- makes me sad! D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Dan. Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Apparently Cowboy Bebop has some pretty good songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini-Chan Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 hmm i remember that anime ive watched some eps of it, its weird! but funny x3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub156 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 ugh too many animes these days <_< i only watch naruto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini-Chan Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 -gasp- anime is like my life! x3 and the jpop that comes along, its like a gift from heaven! ^.^ (im weird 8D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erin_doodle Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hey guys! One of my friends in the New York area was in a JRock band called Kirei, and they were so amazing that I got into JPop and JRock. So far, I've really started liking Ayumi Hamasuki, BoA, Chihiro Onitsuka, Hyde, Janne Da Arc, Luna Sea, Malice Mizer (Ooh, Gackt! :wub_anim: ) Pierrot, Porno Graffiti, The Scanty, Siam Shade, Sugizo, Utada Hikaru (AMAZING :thumbsup: ), V6, X-Japan, Yuki Kajiura, and Zilch. (I know some of these are JRock, but they're still so amazing that they deserve a wee mention.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini-Chan Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 LOl, that's so cool! You're friend was in a jrock band!?! I listen to more jpop than jrock. My friend loves jrock, it sounds funny to me, but some are good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rina Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 I LOVE ANIME AND JPOP YAY! :] I don't like jrock as much though...and I don't like Gackt. Some artists I like are Olivia Lufkin, Utada Hikaru, Ayumi Hamasaki, Ali Project, Mi, Katou Idzumi, Chieko Kawabe, Orange Range, Anna Tsuchiya, etc.. Some of my fav songs at the moment are A Little Pain, Winter Sleep, Flavor of Life, Lucy, Endless Sorrow, etc. JPOP+ANIME=<3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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