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What was the first j-pop/j-rock song you ever heard?


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hanachan01



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:09 pm Reply with quote
violetsquirrel wrote:
...First non-anime-related was watching that rather infamous performance of Vanilla by Gackt Shocked.


you mean the one with all of the homoerotic stuff? and he's wearing those tight snakeskin print pants? ya, that was goooooooood.............
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violetsquirrel



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 4:19 am Reply with quote
*grin* That's the one. It's a great way to introduce people to his band, I've found ("Ok, the one he just kissed is Ren, and now he's dancing with You, and there, that one pretending to give him a blowjob is Masa..." Laughing). Mind you, that's not the most fanservice-filled performance he's ever done Wink
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Shinji Takase



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:10 am Reply with quote
I guess I'll be showing my age with this response:

The first Japanese Pop song I heard (that was specifically Japanese) would be Watashi ni HAPPY BIRTHDAY by Megumi Hayashibara - Nuku Nuku's OAV Opening theme.

My first JPop song outside of anime would be I Don't Wanna Cry by Romantic Mode. Finding their music since has been supremely difficult. Mad

My first J-Rock song would be Baby Love by Rina Chinen. Even with all of the artists I have in my collection now, Rina still stands out.

(Note: The first Japanese song I heard that was not originally in Japanese would be the Space Battleship Yamato opening theme. When it was brought to these shores, the original Japanese lyrics were dropped and a new set of lyrics were written - which became the Theme for Star Blazers. It is one of the few times I prefer the English re-write over the Japanese version). Very Happy
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Wingfreedomstriker



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:07 pm Reply with quote
The First one I heard was Yu yu-hakusho's opening theme, forgot the title though, the same time that was the first time I heard a japanese song that dosen't sound something from the 70's. like the ones of Voltes V and Daimos
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Haru to Ashura



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:04 pm Reply with quote
hanachan01 wrote:
violetsquirrel wrote:
...First non-anime-related was watching that rather infamous performance of Vanilla by Gackt 8O.


you mean the one with all of the homoerotic stuff? and he's wearing those tight snakeskin print pants? ya, that was goooooooood.............


XD Gackt Sandwitch!

Haha, that made my day.
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AnimeFREAK822



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:23 pm Reply with quote
I totally agree! Hikaru Utada has been my favorite... but the song that got me addicted to anime and japanese music... was Heart of sword... I think it was an ending theme to Rurouni kenshin...

[No meaningless Bolding, please. -Nagi]
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Satanachia



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:54 am Reply with quote
the first J-Pop song i ever heard was the "hi hi puffy AmiYumi" theme song on YTV. all though it was in english I thought it was pretty good and now all i listen to is J-pop and J-rock.
I'm also a big fan of See-Saw and TM Revolution
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Vortextk



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:19 pm Reply with quote
Uhm, I might have heard a few things over the years but what really "got me", was watching FLCL on adult swim like one and a half years ago. I came to love the music done by The Pillows so much. Since then I haven't gotten into too many japanese bands other than what they have put out on soundtracks that I own.

*Edit*Oh and as for song..hmm..I'd say Hybrid Rainbow was my favorite song and that's one of a handful of songs I wanted to find from the series.
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trigger happy



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:16 pm Reply with quote
i heard a lot a j-pop songs while i was little but i think my first one was the song that played close to the end of the third episode of gundam wing endless waltz. i cants remember the name though.

my favorite song, though is t.m.revolution's new single, ignite from gundam seed destiny or kimi ni kuku kaze by mikuni shimokawa. god i love both those songs Anime hyper
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d.yaro



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:53 am Reply with quote
The first popular Japanese song I distinctly remember listening to predates J-pop by almost half a generation: Azusa Michiyo's "Konnichiwa Akachan" (released in 1962 - I heard it several years later...yes I have seen the movie). First anime related tune in Japanese I still remember is the opening theme to "Obake no Q-Taro" (Lord knows who sang that one!) which I first saw in 1972. Razz
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:51 pm Reply with quote
The first J-pop music I listened to was Ayu. My favorite J-pop band right now is Ketsumeishi and Dragon Ash.
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Monumension



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:20 am Reply with quote
I listened to some tracks from Kou Shibasaki's album Glitter a while ago. Good although it didn't really catch my attention(Shibasaki is probably more well-known as an actress). I love most things coming from Japan, but I've never been much of a fan when it comes to j-pop.

I enjoy Japanese music and bands like Pizzicato Five, Merzbow, Susumu Yokota, Cornelius etc, but that hardly qualify as j-pop, at least not the commercial type.
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b214



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:12 pm Reply with quote
The first J-POP that i listened to was Fukai Mori from Do AS Infinity. My Fav Japanese Band/s are Asian Kung Fu Generation and Utada Hikaru. I just started getting into the Japanese music over last summer and my collection is growing rapidly.
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lilie



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 1:40 pm Reply with quote
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k-otix



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:45 pm Reply with quote
ummmm......i think every heart by boa..not sure....it was the theme song from inuyasha Confused
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