Arguably best Japanese musicians? ?

Question

Please don't say "Orange Range" or L'arc En Ciel because those are bands you listen to when you're obsessed with Anime. If you're Japanese and like them, kudos. But I don't care which song is the current ending to bleach or naruto.

I am digging Asian Kung Fu Generation right now, I am currently listening to "Kimi to iu hana"

Musicians I have:

Nakashima Mika

Sukima Switch

AKFG

Aqua Timez

Aural Vampire

Glay

Janne D'Arc

Shunji to Akira

Yuzu

Orange Range <only Kizuna>

Bump of Chicken

What are some other good musicians I can download from? I used to chill on Yahoo! Japan listening to music when I was in high school... but you can only skip so many songs.

Answer 1

Hachidai Nakamura is arguably the best japanese composer ever, whose song &quot;sukiyaki&quot; was the first and only japanese song ever to get to the top of the US charts.

Answer 2

B&#039;z (pop/rock)

Barbee Boys (pop/rock)

The Blue Hearts (old school punk)

Boowy (80&#039;s pop/rock)

Ikimono Gakari (indie rock)

Kome Kome Club (80&#039;s pop)

Loudness (80&#039;s metal)

Misato Aki (pop)

Nakayama Miho (80&#039;s pop)

The Pillows (alternative rock)

Psycho le Cemu (rock/visual kei)

Raphael (rock/visual kei)

Spitz (pop/rock)

TM Network (80&#039;s pop/rock)

Tommy February6 (pop)

Utada Hikaru (pop/r&amp;b)

Wink (80&#039;s pop)

X Japan (my favorite band/awesome 80&#039;s metal)

Those are some of the musicians I listen to a lot. I have many more but you asked for the &quot;best.&quot; I gave you very general classifications just in case so you can skip a group if you&#039;re not interested in the genre.

Answer 3

I like Dragon Ash, M-flo, and SOUL&#039;d OUT.  

Answer 4

isn&#039;t that like saying the most peaceful warlord dictator.. or the best looking burn victim.. or the happiest suicide victim.. sure whatever turns your crack

Answer 5

Well my favorite singer is and always will be Utada Hikaru.

My other favorites are:

RADWIMPS

KAT-TUN

Ayaka

Crystal Kay

HALCALI

NewS

Those are the only ones i can actually say i really like and know.

Answer 6

I like

Yui

Otsuka Ai

Nakanomori Band

Every Little Thing

Souther All Stars

B&#039;z

Mr. Children

Among others.

Answer 7

Spitz

Kaela Kimura

I really like the Radwimps. Unlike many Japanese artists, their English songs are actually quite beautiful, like their Japanese.