[Altima]

I'm kinda bored with all those western songs on my library, so I thought I'd like to hear some Jap music. The Jap songs I got mostly are game theme, anime openings/closings. So, can you give me a recommendation? :)

I prefer JRock and JPop, but others are ok

Thanks in advance

[mophsen]

Here's A List Of Bands You Can Check Them And See Whatever You Like From Them
1- X Japan
2- Galneryus (If You Like Them I Already Uploaded All There Stuff Here On NH Check My Uploads In My Sig)
3- Sex Machineguns
4- Onmyouza
5- Kagrra
6- UVERworld
7- Moi Dix Mois
8- Nightmare
9- Anthem
10- Janne Da Arc
11- Aucifer
12- Dir En Grey
13- Mucc
14- Girugamesh
15- Phantasmagoria
16- Plastic Tree

[Altima]

Thanks, I'll try all of em, although I need singles lol, but I guess I can get them once I try these.

[streetpunk]

i would recommend bands like:

jrock/jpunk:
ELLEGARDEN
Tnx
Dustbox
Beat Crusaders
ART-SCHOOL
Asian Kung-fu Generation
Nicotine
Straightener
Radwimps
One ok rock
Last Alliance
Kemuri
(i don't know if you find ellegartden,nicotine,dustbox ot tnx "J" 'cause they're singing in english but still they're great piece of music)

and as for j-pop i'd go for
mami kawada
ai otsuka
yuria
kotoko
beforu
miyu nagase

and these are "extreme"
Maximum the hormone
Lost eden
Blood stain child

[bushidomizer]

jpop: i like ayumi hamasaki. most of her songs i like. also try ayane. im not sure if shes jpop or jrock but its one of those. her songs cloudier sky and the opening for 11eyes where great !
i know a lot more groups and songs but i cant think of them right now off the top of my head.

[Happyumi]

like everyone else already said.....
uverworld, akfg, dir en grey, hyde, laruku, mucc...
id also suggest to try some korean artists singing japanese (like dbsk, ft island, rain, se7en, boa...)

[Yuki-Suzaku]

Here are my Nominies ;)

1. Ayumi Hamasaki
2. Ancafe
3. Miyavi
4. Rentrer en Soi
5.The Gazette
6. X-Japan
7. Utada Hikaru
7. Koda Kumi
9. Dir en Grey
10. Ayu-Trance (cyber)
11.w-inds

[Trifoilum]

Well first of all; what kind of songs do you like? J-Music as a whole has received so many influences around XD

The catchy, genki, happy-go-lucky kind? The gothy kind? The jazz/blues kind? The R&B kind? I can only mention this but there ARE others. Like, rap-influenced, techno influenced, etc, etc.

if you wanted earworm genki happy-go-lucky, I'll suggest:
Morning Musume
Ai Otsuka
and lots, LOTS of female musicians and male boybands. You can practically pick a random one and maybe liking one or two of their music (lyrics not considered)

for the gothy kind (a.k.a J-Rock); I can't really recommend you on anything due to..my own distaste of them, but well, others here have recommended so many things :D

for the R&B-influenced, try Utada Hikaru, Koda Kumi, and Hirai Ken.

for the jazzy-blues sorta stuff, try Maaya Sakamoto, Akeboshi (you might know him as the one who sang several Naruto endings)

And for a specific artist I recommend Ayumi Hamasaki; her song has...so many ranges, from pure sweet diabetic pop, slow ballad, rock (or faux, perhaps), rap, techno...almost anything.

Good luck!

[dreamwingz]

my recommendation? Go for L'arc~en~ciel. they are a really awesome band with their own distinct music style. Oh.. and if possible, hear their live performances, they are awesome!

other bands/artiste I would recommend are:
Uverworld (though i dislike their live)
Asian Kung-fu generation (simply awesome)
May'n (macross frontier duh..)
Megumi nakajima (also Macross frontier)
Tommy Heavenly6 (currently listening to her and she aint half that bad)
Stereopony (dunno why but they sound alright..)
YUI (classic)
Tsuji Shion (next YUI)

Songs that i reccomend that arent affiliated to anime:
(mostly from L'arc~en~ciel)
Kansou (catchy after a while)
Yuki no ashiato (great vocals)
My heart draws a dream (nice. period.)
seventh heaven (High song)
17 (interesting tune)

[vacoide]

miyavi (SUPER ORIGINAL STYLE! He's the most original artist ever x33 MUST GET "Thiz iz the japanese kabuki rock")
The GazettE (some people hate it, but I think they have a great style!)
Kanon wakeshima (if you like somewhat classical style; she plays cello and has french pop influences)
Utada Hikaru (Her voice is so pretty! "ULTRA BLUE" is her best album in my opinion)
HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR (They're just awsome to listen to)