I don't think many people have heard much of these here so i thought i'd post a list of good Jrock/pop bands worth downloading.

X Japan
Malice Mizer
Dir En Grey
Gackt
MUCC
Thee Michelle Gunpowder
Bz
High and mighty colour
The Back Horn
D'espairs ray
The Pillows
Glay
Guitar wolf
Kozi
L'arc en ciel
Luna sea
Mana
Moi Dix Mois
Miyavi

That's in order of my favourites.
If anyone wishes for a list of good songs of certain bands feel free to ask.

there's already a topic like that so what a mod has to do now is merge them.

Why do you feel the need to be a royal cunt to James? Seriously Pearl, piss off.

I'm not

really

why do you feel the need to be a royal cunt to me, love?

I'm not.

Really.

so thank you

DeadDays I love your Dir en grey sig, it's so cool!

I dont really dig J-rock but I do like Gazette...why arent they listed?

J-Rock is the sechs!!

I just saw Miyavi in the Avalon this Friday seriously he is so cool and super cute.
He is so talented and was playing the guitar behind his back seriously
and his Kei is so good

I love MUCC and Gackt is a sort of guilty pleasure.
But I heart Moi Dix Mois they are so good.

Ehhm Myiavi will play here in Brazil this month ! . I really like his music.
I have many friends that likes j-rock music. They showed me some bands like L'arc~en~ciel, TMG, RADWIMPS.. I liked it. Bump of chicken is awesome too!

^ Dont miss Miyavi its totally worth seeing...


its cute he was going "Whats my Name" and the crowd screamed Miyavi..
and he went " oh too roud (loud)"

L`arc~en~ceil is good.. a little too pop but they have their own little place.
My friend got me started on J-rock its surprisingly addictive

^ he will play in são paulo, I live so far away from it. =(
But my friend will see him live, she said that can't wait a day !

And you're completely right, j-rock is addictive .

aww that sucks
have your friend sneak you some video footage.
because if its the This iz Japanese Kabuki Rock tour its definately worth seeing

it is. at first i was so so on it. then the more I listened the more I fell in love ..

Don't forget THE BRILLIANT GREEN!

I'm a Japan nerd so about 70% of music is all Japanese.

You have fantastic taste I'm like, D'espairsRay's bitch right now. I loooove "Mirror" and I play it to death everyday.

I'm not into it.

But: Bonnie Pink is lovely.

I am a Japan nerd in the making!!

I am a Miyavi bitch still..... though I am always up for a little Moi Dix Mois.
they are sex to the ears.
minus any gross-ness.

The Brilliant Green?? I need to check them out ^^

definately check them out - if you know tommy february6, this was her band before she went solo. They are super excellent - "That boy is waiting for me" and "I'm so sorry, baby" are too good for words.

And we're all Miyavi's bitch..the majority of us just don't know it

truer words havent been said til now!
it sad but true. once you see him live there is no way you can look at him the same way.
his concerts are so imtimate. its really wierd


Yeh do check out Moi Dix Mois. they infuse classical instruments with rock and metal totally amazing

I actually am not a huge Mana fan...I end up laughing at his music, it's so melo dramatic

And HOLYSHITSUPERFUCKINGJEALOUS you've seen meevers in the flesh! *dies*


FUCKING SHIT

I love Nightmare...they did some of the music in deathnote.

Gackt is going to play in the new movie. More here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1181795/


My sister went from J-rock to J-pop and she listens to it all the time :/ It's really depressing (for me).

...Not if it were Bonnie Pink.

Hai guyz, what are some good j-rock (well, j-anygenrebutpop) bands for a newbie? I've only ever heard Coalters of the Deep and some crazy jazz stuff.

Oh crap, you got me started.

The Brilliant Green
dir en grey
the gazettE
Polysics
Siam Shade
Judy and Mary
Porno Graffitti
alice nine.
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
D'espairsRay
UVERworld
Spitz
L'arc en Ciel
Miyavi
High and Mighty Color

I know you said you weren't into pop. but for shits and giggles, look up HALCALI on youtube and check out some of their videos, in particular "Togenkyo" and "Baby Blue." They're a japanese hip-hop/pop group, made up of 2 teenage Japanese girls (or at least they were teens when they started). It's ridiculous as hell to think of that as "hip-hop," but holy crap their stuff is addictive.

Thanks for the list, I'll make an effort to try everything on there.



Have you heard of Airi & Meiri? They were twin sister popstars a couple of years ago, observe their video here; I JUSTWANNA FALL IN LOVE:).
Okay, so it's nothing too out of the ordinary, but the funnier bit is that they've also done some incest porn. Not just the softcore stuff either, they will dive head on in for the full lesbian action. Makes that song disturbing on a whole new level...

Oh my god...the undertones make that song and video just...oh my god lol Sounds like they were just in for the porn and the music was a marketing device. That song is so innocent sounding and...jesus.

HALCALI is, thankfully, a real-ish group, with good production on their songs. Granted, like most pop/hip-hop groups, they are talking about frivolous shit, but it's still fun to blast out the car going 80mph on the interstate

If you want any other suggestions or mp3s from those bands, lemme know and I'll illegally share <3