What are your faves in Japanese music from the first quarter of 2015?

[DocumentaLy]

So 2015 is now 1/4 over so tell us your top 3 albums and songs released from 1/1 - 3/31.

 

 

Albums:

 

1. Sugar's Campaign - FRIENDS

 

 

 

 

2. (((Sssurrounddd))) - See you, Blue 

 

 

 

 

3. CICADA - BED ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Songs:

 

1. Sugar's Campaign - Hong Kong Seikatsu

 

 

 

2. (((Sssurrounddd))) - Siren Syrup

See video above

 

 

 

3. KOHH - Where You At 

 

[dvang]

[KinkySanta]

The only Japanese thing I've liked in a long time was that Sugar's Campaign album

[B612]

1.

 

Haruna Luna - Candy Lips

  

http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Haruna-Luna---Startear/bb40b5e9f9b656581c256c3704233771

 

Fave Songs:

- Sayonara Moratorium

- SU・KI・DA・YO

- snowdrop

- Beautiful World

 

2.

 

AKB48 - Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!

 

3.

 

Leo Ieri - 20

 

[dream]

[avanpiper]

(in no specific order/ranking)

 

Non-idol:

Leo Ieiri - 20 (album)

 

 

Do As Infinity - Brand New Days

 

Chatmonchy - Tokimeki

 

 

 

Idol music:

Angerme - Taiki Bansei/ Otome no Gyakushuu  (single)

 

C-ute - The Middle Management/ GamushaLIFE/ Tsugi no Kadou Magare (single)

 

 

Gonna try what you guys mentioned  ^^ I like threads like these.

[DreamSoldier]

[MoreTokyo]

 

1. Daoko (Self Titled) by Daoko

2. Bed Room by Cicada

3. Lady or Girl? by Reina and Te Blue Valentines

[DocumentaLy]

 

 

1. Daoko (Self Titled) by Daoko

2. Bed Room by Cicada

3. Lady or Girl? by Reina and Te Blue Valentines

 

 

I actually just got this. Haven't listened to it yet though.

[Kuu-sus]

1.  KIREI / ZIYOUU-VACHI 

 

2. DAOKO / DAOKO

 

3. WALK OF MY LIFE / KEHOVAH CHRIST 

 

4. LA BLANCHE / LISA YAMAGUCHI 

 

[DocumentaLy]

1.  KIREI / ZIYOUU-VACHI 

 

2. DAOKO / DAOKO

 

3. WALK OF MY LIFE / KEHOVAH CHRIST 

 

4. LA BLANCHE / LISA YAMAGUCHI 

 

 

This album was cute at times, but did it give you Seiko Oomori at other times?

[Kuu-sus]

This album was cute at times, but did it give you Seiko Oomori at other times?

 

reason why i loooved it, her/his voice is ahmazing couldn't really fully get into them before cuz their music was too experimental , love their new "transformation'

 

*also is a low key Seiko Oomori stan after Sennou became my most spinned album of 2014

[DocumentaLy]

reason why i loooved it, her/his voice is ahmazing couldn't really fully get into them before cuz their music was too experimental , love their new "transformation'

 

*also is a low key Seiko Oomori stan after Sennou became my most spinned album of 2014

 

Didn't you call her a try hard before?

 

I think the Seiko soundalike is his sister.

[Kuu-sus]

Didn't you call her a try hard before?

 

I think the Seiko soundalike is his sister.

 

yesss, her peppy anime like off the wallness screams trying hard to become YUKI/Shiina, so many of this up and coming indie do it....its a bit of a cliche now

 

but her music slays me

[DocumentaLy]

yesss, her peppy anime like off the wallness screams trying hard to become YUKI/Shiina, so many of this up and coming indie do it....its a bit of a cliche now

 

but her music slays me

 

I will say it's a cliche now... Everyone wants to be Jun/YUKI/Ringo or YUI.

[Owatari]

In no particular order 

 

Toshinobu Kubota 

 

 

Do As Infinity - BRAND NEW DAYS

 

FOLKS - SNOWTOWN

 

SONGS

 

J-DAD - BACK MILLER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZImNkd0_nzY

 

Do As Infinity - Yume no Owari Ni

http://dai929.tumblr.com/post/112159270202

 

OHASHI TRIO - PARODY

 

 

honorable mention

 

Sugar's Companion - Hong Kong Seikatsu

[Pupper]

Wave runner - Capsule

Me Me Me - Daoko/Teddyloid

Milk - Goose house

Generations - Generations EX

Tongari Yangu - Charisma.com

WWDD - Dempagumi inc 

J Soul Brothers - Planet Seven

 (((Sssurrounddd))) - See you,Blue

[Ryusenkai]

Alright - I feel like I've had enough time to sit with this.  To be clear, this list only includes things which have actually been released in the first quarter of the year, even though there are things I've heard that might have made the Songs list otherwise.

 

Albums:

 

1. Southern All Stars - Budou

 

 

 

 

 

1. FOLKS - SNOWTOWN

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ohashi Trio - PARODY

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mentions:  Tokunaga Hideaki - VOCALIST 6, (((Sssurrounddd))) - See You, Blue

 

Songs:

 

1. Ohashi Trio - PARODY

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Southern All Stars - Iya na Koto Darake no Yo no Naka de

 

 

First Song:

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2jh1ku

 

 

 

3. Shonan no Kaze - Bubble

 

 

This MV is both terrible and simultaneously fits the Japanese Bubble era very well:

 

http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Shonan-no-Kaze---Bubble/a5b2c8a9ce62845b88561b79c1c6371f

 

 

 

Honorable Mentions:  FOLKS - UNIVAS, (((Sssurrounddd))) - Siren Syrup

[pk@fire]

Alright - I feel like I've had enough time to sit with this. To be clear, this list only includes things which have actually been released in the first quarter of the year, even though there are things I've heard that might have made the Songs list otherwise.

 

Albums:

 

1. Southern All Stars - Budou

 

 

 

 

 

1. FOLKS - SNOWTOWN

 

 

 

 

 

3. Ohashi Trio - PARODY

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mentions: Tokunaga Hideaki - VOCALIST 6, (((Sssurrounddd))) - See You, Blue

 

Songs:

 

1. Ohashi Trio - PARODY

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Southern All Stars - Iya na Koto Darake no Yo no Naka de

 

 

First Song:

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2jh1ku

 

 

 

3. Shonan no Kaze - Bubble

 

 

This MV is both terrible and simultaneously fits the Japanese Bubble era very well:

 

http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Shonan-no-Kaze---Bubble/a5b2c8a9ce62845b88561b79c1c6371f

 

 

 

Honorable Mentions: FOLKS - UNIVAS, (((Sssurrounddd))) - Siren Syrup

Whoa SAS beat out FOLKS? I thought it was good but not at that level.

[Ryusenkai]

Whoa SAS beat out FOLKS? I thought it was good but not at that level.

 

Look carefully - I tied them.  Basically, I'm not yet at a point where I'm comfortable distinguishing, and to really break each down to that level I'd need... well, weeks of listening to them together.  Which would make this thread out of date by the time I was done.     In essence, I need the novelty of the SAS release to wear off and simultaneously need to consider each on every level against the other once that happens.  I've a feeling "SNOWTOWN" probably will jump ahead, but it's not something I can say with confidence until a bit further on.

[pk@fire]

Look carefully - I tied them. Basically, I'm not yet at a point where I'm comfortable distinguishing, and to really break each down to that level I'd need... well, weeks of listening to them together. Which would make this thread out of date by the time I was done. [emoji38] In essence, I need the novelty of the SAS release to wear off and simultaneously need to consider each on every level against the other once that happens. I've a feeling "SNOWTOWN" probably will jump ahead, but it's not something I can say with confidence until a bit further on.

LOL my reading comprehension sucks! But yeah I can definitely understand why.

 

For me, I'm waiting until this one album has its novelty fade away before deciding. I do think that FOLKS has to have one of the strongest, if not #1 album of the year though

[Ryusenkai]

LOL my reading comprehension sucks! But yeah I can definitely understand why.

 

For me, I'm waiting until this one album has its novelty fade away before deciding. I do think that FOLKS has to have one of the strongest, if not #1 album of the year though

 

If I was forced to choose I'd probably name the FOLKS mini-album as my top choice, though I'd rather be absolutely sure before I do so.  If anything, a real challenge to "SNOWTOWN" is probably going to come from the cero and Mr.Children albums due out in late May and early June, since those are the releases that are blinking brightly on my radar.

[pk@fire]

If I was forced to choose I'd probably name the FOLKS mini-album as my top choice, though I'd rather be absolutely sure before I do so.  If anything, a real challenge to "SNOWTOWN" is probably going to come from the cero and Mr.Children albums due out in late May and early June, since those are the releases that are blinking brightly on my radar.

 

The Mischil might be the first one that I actually like from them, all things considered haha. 

 

There were some strong contenders to FOLKS that I listened to, surprisingly

[Ryusenkai]

The Mischil might be the first one that I actually like from them, all things considered haha. 

 

There were some strong contenders to FOLKS that I listened to, surprisingly

 

Well, to be fair, what full albums have you actually listened to from Mr.Children before?     You'd probably like a lot of their mid/late-90s and early 00s stuff, honestly.

 

I think that FOLKS will be getting a lot more competition for me in the second quarter of the year, since I have Misuchiru, cero, Shonan no Kaze, Hamada Shogo, Superfly, and such all releasing albums (three of those on the same day -_-).

[pk@fire]

Well, to be fair, what full albums have you actually listened to from Mr.Children before?     You'd probably like a lot of their mid/late-90s and early 00s stuff, honestly.

 

I think that FOLKS will be getting a lot more competition for me in the second quarter of the year, since I have Misuchiru, cero, Shonan no Kaze, Hamada Shogo, Superfly, and such all releasing albums (three of those on the same day -_-).

 

A bit, but only really in passing - it's that stupid ballad trap you were talking about! LOL My problem is that their lead singles I come across are always the ballad trap. I've been trying to change after you recommended some but it's a hard habit to break, so I'm hoping this new album will bring some wonders for me. 

 

But yeah, this year is tough. They're holding up though