Oh yes, DAI released their album last week and my initial impression was it's better than expected. I feel their ballads are quite good, followed by uptempo tracks like EDGE and Marionette. The only thing lacking is darker/rockier songs which I love from ETERNAL FLAME. I hope they make more of those in their next album.

Listen to
Sousei
Hajimari no Basho

Chatmonchy's new single is also out, not as exciting as their previous but I like Tokimeki a lot.



Found Noisycell through Death Parade (highly recommended anime btw)



Namie Amuro's Live Style 2014







Morning Musume '14 - GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Sayumi Michishige Graduation~





My 2015 first loot



I ordered Do As Infinity's new album too but it's now in my hometown.

Mrs. Green Apple finally dropped their 2nd Mini Album last month

Huge potential can be expected since they're very young (age ranged from 19-22)

been hooked to this lately

I like them too

Sorry if I'm allowed to post this here, but does anyone watch AKBingo?
I'm having a hard time finding eng subs for certain episodes.

This post has been edited by GilaLaksa: Mar 15 2015, 02:34 PM

maybe you can try this forum, search for the torrents
http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?app=xbt

I used to watch it but I don't anymore. But that site should help.

Thanks for the help! I'll check it out

H!P is going full force in April and so far, the songs have been quite good.

Currently the oldest group members (age average wise), C-ute has grown and matured into a really fine group.





Here's a new group Country Girls, with Momoko Tsugunaga (Berryz has disbanded this month).

Oresama - Ookami Heart

DEM BEEP! I cant stop listening... DEM ARTWORK, DEM BEAT SO CATCHY!

C-ute's latest single is pretty solid.










Leo Ieiri's 20 (album) is quite nice too, even though more than half of it is filled with ballad-ish/midtempo songs.



Morning Musume '15






Perfume is back with a brand new single




Other stuffs





This post has been edited by avanpiper: Apr 2 2015, 03:41 PM

My koda kumi album ...




A3 poster

^ Nice! I liked a couple of songs from it namely Dance in the Rain, Walk of my life, Sometimes Dreams Come true.

Found a female-fronted indie rock band today while randomly selecting singles/albums to try. They're called aquarifa. I really like their sound. They just released a mini album called Mani no Himitsu. Love the artwork too.







This post has been edited by avanpiper: Apr 2 2015, 10:54 PM

Ai Otsuka's breaking into EDM for her next album.



This post has been edited by avanpiper: Apr 3 2015, 12:04 PM

trying to introduce a singing girl group : little glee monster, literally a group of monsters



btw the show is called UTAGE!, one of my favorite singing show other than music station
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I cant find 川畑要 version やさしさで溢れるように on youtube, but it's freakin awesome, all hail to kawabata sama

Daoko is back with the new album. totally digging her new track

Daoko - Suisei

I like Sakurairo Maukoro song

Got my copy of DAI album.



This post has been edited by avanpiper: Apr 6 2015, 01:49 PM

nice leh.

Ayumi Hamasaki is releasing a new album out this week, 9.4.15. It has leaked so I already it a listen. My initial impression:

Standouts from this album are WARNING, The Show Must Go On, Movin' On Without You. Honorable mentions are Out of Control and Zutto...WARNING is a very aggressive in-your-face kinda song that doesn't give a damn about the noise it's giving. I for one, love it. I love how loud and noisy it is. It actually keeps me very awake (best cure for sleepiness). The Show Must Go On is worth recommending as well because of its pretty unique transitions in the track. It's fresh and bold and in fact, the album needs more music like this. As for the rest, it really feels same-y after a while, there's nothing epic that will stay in your memory forever like her older masterpieces. Still this is slightly better than her previous album.







This post has been edited by avanpiper: Apr 7 2015, 12:14 AM

This reminds me of Western pop/rock but it's still fresh listening to Japanese sing this way xD





This groovy vibe too




This post has been edited by avanpiper: Apr 7 2015, 01:15 AM