Today is might be small as I had a good amount of music planned from [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I've_Sound]I've sound[/url] but finding out just about anything that isn't Kotoko/Mell/Mami Kawada/Eiko Shikamiya aren't on youtube (and I personally don't have the time right now to upload all my personal fave) this will just continue to be a jpop day...just..not as big as I planned.

Ayumi Hamasaki
This is where my jpop roots started. Back during Thousand Arms and hearing this song (and then finding out a bunch of remixes years later..not surprising.) I kinda was interested in this "new music" as I didn't hear much of anything outside of rap/R and B and game music not featuring singers...especially in another language. Internet was starting to get big and you can imagine Napster was the thing back then...

anyway, I consider this chick my first female artist crush. (or at least the one I remember). I still love Ayumi Hamasaki but most of her new stuff is a hit or miss.

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Since I can't find my favorite version of this song on youtube (Violin mix), here's a A Piano version which is pretty nice.

Two of us

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Along with the opening to Thousand Arms, she also did the ending theme which I personally like a lot more than the opening. (the original opening at least.) Perfect song for a ending I barely remember. Don't hate me, I didn't officially beat TA. I watched my sister do it and my saved data ended up getting erased one day. anyway, I only know of 1 version for this song (gasp). But run with it. Worth a listen.

Surreal

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Sorry. no explination here lol.

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I liked the opening this song...then I don't remember why I like it. Oh there's one of those Remixes I was talking about. I do enjoy the whole thing for that though. The other songs I wish to find seem to be live and personally...I like Ayu songs in studio over her live. Songs worth checking out though:

Evolution
Flower Garden
Hanabi
Trauma
Game
Duty

Utada Hikaru
This is somewhat like Daft Punk. I don't need to do much explaining. She got big in America with simple and clean (and I can't deny I listened to the trailer of KH for this song nonstop after hearing it.) and she's also a rival to Ayumi Hamasaki (at least I think she still is.) A lot of people say Ayumi is a entertainer while Utada is a Singer. Either way, I still love the music they put out.

Passion

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Here's the Japanese opening of Kingdom Hearts II which is another I listened to a lot/nonstop during my small stench in college. I like Utada in english but for KHII, Passion >Sanctuary and KHI, Simple and Clean > Hikari. for me at least.

Sakura Drops

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I have sex with this song. It's a calm and peaceful mind relaxer to me. This is something I can stare off into the stars till the night is over.

Tokyo Nights

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Here's another "raid the night" song for me. Very upbeat song for me. I think of the nighttime highlife with this song. Club hopping or just out getting lost in a city of lights. This, along with Sakura Drops, are songs I don't like to skip and feel bad if I do...which makes me go back on my zune and listen. I'm usually not disappointed afterwards.

Final Distance

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This is supposed to be one of her big "MUST LISTEN TO" songs. I love it, but I personally wouldn't go to Final distance first. (I guess that's Sakura Drops for me.) But you can't deny it's a very beautiful song. One of those "pick me up when i'm down" songs and it does good.

Gentle Beast interlude into Celebrate

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from Utada, this has been my sexy song. These songs are seperate on her Heart Station album but they connect into each other. (and even though this video doesn't get rid of the time gap, you can tell.) I think the fact they're seperate tracks and connect is what makes me like it. Plus Celebrate is a very upbeat song already.

Song worth mentioning:
Colors
Traveling
Paint it Black
Any song off the Heart Station album.

UVERworld
So it's not all Jpop now. UVERworld is a band I will admit I got hooked on through their bleach opening. But when listening to their stuff, I loved it. Now they're my jrock favorite band. D-technolife is good but it seriously lacks in their non anime themed stuff. Plus they're known for some pretty badass beatboxing.

Chance

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This came from one of those Bleach Heat the Soul games but I love it just for the startup. After that....it's ehhh.

Revolve

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This was the opening theme for Gundam 00's second season. (first opening.) I was trying to hold anime openings for a later day but screw it.

Just Melody

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JUST MELODY, MELODY!

since I can't find the few others (and the awesome sick live concert of them beatboxing before performing the song, we'll end it here. Mentions? you know it

Yasashisa no Shizuku
Toki no Namida
Mixed Up
Ai Ta Kokoro
Colors of the Heart
Shamrock

I honestly didn't expect to branch off like that but i'm going to continue this into tomorrow and mix with Japanese fave/anime openings and then start grazing into the video game music at the end. sorry guys. I tried my best to not get a bunch of AMVs and whatnot for some of the songs.