How were you introduced into Japanese Music? - Page 3

TalnSG · (#21 (**permalink**))

I had to think for a while on this one. I recall first hearing koto and shamisen sometime in childhood and thinking it was pretty and calming, but I rarely was interested in either quality at the time.

But I just remembered the song I sang all through the summer of 1963 ..... Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto! Unfortunately it was a one-hit-wonder and the English version was awful. But the Japanese version hit the top 10 of Billboard that June and I knew the lyrics long before that.

Then there was this slight gap of about 40 years before I discovered Keisho Ohno and a livelier shamisen. After that, volunteering as a sound tech/DJ introduced me to the soundtracks for anime - some I like, and a lot I don't care for..... same as in any other genre.

ante · (#22 (**permalink**))

Pretty much Guitar -> Miyavi -> J-Rock

Nanashi · (#23 (**permalink**))

I got to know Japanese Musik, when I found in "wikipedia" a list of japanese Bands...I tried one or two and then I found the Band "Flow" and I really like their music! One of my favourite songs is "Snowflake"^^

Nanashi

Jnekolove19 · (#24 (**permalink**))

I got into Japanese music my freshmen year of college when my new friends introduced it to me. 3 years later I still remember the first song I ever heard, it was Speedmaster by Gackt. Now I own, what some of my friends say is, an excessive amount of JRock music. I'm hooked for life

xnamelessx · (#25 (**permalink**))

InuYasha is like the one of the best anime series I've come across to date. It's funny and the plot is good. Nice love story.

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Originally Posted by kagey

Inuyasha! i love the openings & endings my favorites are every heart by Bou & brand new world by V6

xnamelessx · (#26 (**permalink**))

Hyde - Words of Love
But because I am a Christian, a lot of Metal conflicts with the beliefs obviously e.g. views on the devil and stuff like that.

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Originally Posted by Tooru

I'm pretty sure my friend just told me to listen to Hyde. He was he favorite, so I started looking for other and just listened to Gackt for the longest time. Until I realized that the one random song I had no Idea where it came from for almost five years was Diru, and yeah. They are still my favorite J-rock/metal/whatever the hell they are band to date.

xnamelessx · (#27 (**permalink**))

Gackt is amazing! <3

StonerPenguin · (#28 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Nanashi

I got to know Japanese Musik, when I found in "wikipedia" a list of japanese Bands...I tried one or two and then I found the Band "Flow" and I really like their music! One of my favourite songs is "Snowflake"^^

Nanashi

Ah I love Flow too =D One of my first J-rock bands and still one of my favorites

I like Snowflake too, though my favorites are "Word of the Voice" & "Phantom" (along with many others)

I was introduced to Japanese music through the anime on Adult Swim in '05-'06, I had recently bought a metal DDR pad and downloaded StepMania. Most of the songs available are anime themes so I started listening to the music in anime more objectively to find songs I wanted to play on SM. The first songs I remember really like were the themes for Eureka Seven (specifically "Days" by Flow among others). I expanded my song library and taste in Japanese music simultaneously

And even though I've grown out of anime I still really like J-music.

Nanashi · (#29 (**permalink**))

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Ah I love Flow too =D One of my first J-rock bands and still one of my favorites I like Snowflake too, though my favorites are "Word of the Voice" & "Phantom" (along with many others)

Oh, cool! *listening to the songs*
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Wow <3 "Word of the Voice" is fantastic! And with an English lyrics I understand everything! *-*
Love this song!

(I opened a threat about Flow, do you want to post the songs there, StonerPenguin?)

Nanashi

StonerPenguin · (#30 (**permalink**))

Haha, okay Nanashi

I will. Glad you like the songs~