Great Japanese Bands

[Aizen-sama]

Ok if u want to know bands chek out round table literally the best band in the world some of they songs r natsumachi. um beautiful which is my all time favorite and travel in mind my third favorite also u should chek out maximum the hormone brilliant green the pillows yui horie and rie fu

[Chii_Semouru]

I LOVE the following:

Utada Hikaru
Dir En Grey (Diru)
Phantasmagoria
UVERworld

[mstrmnd48]

I like these japanese bands:

Iceman
Kotani Kinya
FLOW
Charmmy Queen
Maximum The Hormone
Cool Joke
and many others

[1987]

I personally quite like:

Inugami Circus Dan
Nookicky
The Yellow Monkey
Yoshii Kazuya (not a band but ah well)
Emmie the Stripper
Közi
Pride of Mind
Klaha
The Peanuts

[Interpreter]

Horie Yui and Hikaru Utada aren't really bands... -_-;;

Anyway, I like
Nightmare
SID
Home Made Kazoku
Fujifabric
abingdon boys school
LOVE DIVING
FLOW
alice nine
Sadie
.. cant remember more for now.

[demon-fayt]

Acidman
Versailles (sae them live at AnimeUSA last year. pretty awsome)
and i know someone else probably already mentioned the Pillows, but i will too

[Cobra Commander]

"Sigh"

Japanese avant garde metal. Sometimes they're black metal, sometimes they're almost cheery. But they're never dull.

They sing in english, though.

[Fiery]

I like Wee R Boos.

[Kishiro]

Japanese version of The Misfits. Born 1992 in Osaka.
Everything else is lame.

[Miss Moonlight]

Well, I don't listen to much japanese music anymore, but a friend recently got me into Kuroyume. I've been listening to their songs all day. :3

[Lelouch Lamperouge0]

hmmnnn i like

L'Arc-en-Ciel
Flow
Nightmare
Access
Porno Graffitti
Orange Range
Uverworld

[Bad Guy]

My personal favorite has to be The Pillows. They did the entire soundtrack for FLCL.

[Gjallarhorn]

My personal favorite has to be The Pillows. They did the entire soundtrack for FLCL.

Actually, GAINAX just licensed the three albums they released in 1998 and 1999 (Little Busters, Runner's High, and Happy Bivouac) to be used for the series. They've also released 13 other albums over the past 20 years, and Nakayama has released 2 EPs with his side-band, The Predators.

[StabWound]

"Sigh"

Japanese avant garde metal. Sometimes they're black metal, sometimes they're almost cheery. But they're never dull.

They sing in english, though.

This this this this this. The best thing to come from Japan, period.

Other honorable mentions are Boris and Merzbow.

[KawaiiKurochan]

My favorite's Hey! Say! JUMP though i also like Arashi

[jnLL]

ELLEGARDEN - My favorite Jrock band. I like them mostly because they sing in English (NOT Engrish, it's English lol), though the Japanese songs are good too. Tried listening to all their songs btw, lol. Great stuff. "Lonesome" and "Fire Cracker" are my personal faves.

The Hiatus - Uh, it's Takeshi Hosomi's (of Ellegarden) solo project. Heard the songs from the album, and it sounds pretty good =) I just love the piano, dude. I've seen the "Ghost in the Rain" PV, check it out. Oh, and they're absolutely not just a copy of Ellegarden.

Nakanomori BAND - An all girl Jrock/pop band, now disbanded. Not exactly awesome but I think they've got a few good stuff.

IkimonoGakari - No, I'm not only listening to Blue Bird or Hanabi. They've got more songs that's better than those popular songs -_-;; I like Koi Suru Otome (dunno if I got the spelling right, haha)


I'm looking for more bands like Ellegarden (:

[AnimewillNEVERdie]

My favorites are Flow, Larc-en-ciel, Nightmare, Orange Range, SaGa, USO, and many others...

[mstrmnd48]

i recommend these bands:

- Kotoko
- Nana Mizuki
- AAA
- Maximum The Hormone
- Koyashu Takehito
- Aya Hirano

[oishi88ramen]

Go Go 7188

You should listen to Kataomoi Faitaa
XD

[Diocletian]

ELLEGARDEN - My favorite Jrock band. I like them mostly because they sing in English (NOT Engrish, it's English lol), though the Japanese songs are good too. Tried listening to all their songs btw, lol. Great stuff. "Lonesome" and "Fire Cracker" are my personal faves.


(:

Ellegarden is getting up there with me.

I found some other good bands:

- jenny on the planet
- lostage

Swinging Popsicle is pretty good, but they don't fall into great for me. I don't really like pop and rock blends.

[Atsui Sake]

Even though this thread is rather old, I shall suggest Hirasawa Susumu. Switched on Lotus and Byakkoya are two of him best albums.

[xXKisekiXx]

Alice Nine
Cool joke
AND OMFG DIR EN GREY <33333333

[Red&Stiletto]

the Pillows!! *_*

*drools*

They are, like, one of my favorite bands, ever.

[Damian Teeth]

Anyone else into Japanese punk/hardcore?

Gauze
Jellyroll Rockheads
The Futures
Vivisick
G.I.S.M.
BBQ Chickens
Breakfast
Total Fury
SOB
Death Side
Lip Cream
Romantic Gorilla

If not check some of it out.

[BleachHime]

my top faves would have to be:

The GazettE
Dir en Grey
Girugamesh
An Cafe
UnsraW
Alice Nine
Sadie
D'espairsRay
Perfume

but there's so many more that I absolutely adore that I probably forgot to add here.....j-rock is the best