J-Rock

Ever interested in Japanese rock band? I love J-Rock. There’re tons of Japanese rock band out there. Compared to idols that dance and sings all through the performance, I prefer music band more. I’m the kind of that appreciate the singer voice and the song rather than what the singer wearing or dancing. I listen to K-Pop also but none of them can exceed my favorite Japanese rock band. Ah, there’s an exception for FT Island and IU but I’m not a fan or something like that, I just like their voice. Listen for their song, appreciate their voice.

There’re a few J-Rock bands sings my favorite songs. Some might being familiar with them because they sang a lot for anime OST. Yep, I’m an anime fan. So, what???

UVERworld

UVERworld originating from from Kusatsu, Shiga. The band is made up of five members which are Takuya, Katsuya, Akira, Nobuto and Shintaro. Takuya is the vocalist and is in charge for writing the band’s music and programming. Katsuya is the band’s leader and in charge for lead guitar, rhythm guitar and chorus. Akira is the youngest of the band, like Katsuya, also in charge for lead guitar, rhythm guitar, chorus and programming. Nobuto is in charge for the bass and Shintaro is in charge for the drums.

The most recommended songs from this band are aku la yang recommend, orang lain tak tahu la:

ü  D-tecnolife (their debut song and the second opening for Bleach)

ü  Colorsof the heart (opening song for Blood+)

ü  Gekidou (opening song for D.Gray-man)

ü  Kimino suki na uta

ü  Hakanakumo Towa no Kanashi (opening for Gundam 00 second season)

Abingdon Boys School

Abingdon Boys School is fronted by Takanori Nishikawa. The band is made up of four member which are Takanori Nishikawa, Sunao, Hiroshi Shibasaki and Toshiyuki Kishi. Takanori is in charge for vokal, Sunao  and Hiroshi for guitar and Toshiyuki for keyboards, turntables and programming. Yep, they don't have member for bass and drums. Usually, for bass and drums, they use support members; Ikuo for bass and Koji Hasegawa for drums. Aku bagitau nama pun macam la orang kenal, kan? Nak tahu lebih lanjut, tanya Mr. Google

Recommended songs from this band are:

   ü  Strength (ending song for Soul Eater)

   ü  JAP (opening song for Sengoku Basara)

   ü  Innocent Sorrow (first opening song for D.Gray-man)

   ü  Blade Chord (opening song for Sengoku Basara)

   ü  Nephilim (song for the PlayStation 3 game Folklore)

HIGH and Mighty COLOR

This band is notably has two vocalist; male and female. Members of this band are Yuusuke, Kazuto, Meg, Mackaz, Sassy, Halca and their former member, Makii. Yuusuke, Halca and Makii are the groups vocalist, Kazuto is in charge for the lead guitar, Meg for rythm guitar, Mackaz for bass and Sassy for drums and the band leader. There's not much songs that I really enjoy from this band and they really just scream throughout the song especially in Ichirin no Hana. But, well... just indulge~ 

Recommended songs from this band are:

   ü  Pride (song for Gundam Seed Destiny)

   ü  Ichirin no hana (opening for Bleach)

   ü  Dreams (second ending for Darker than Black)

Orange Range

Orange Range is based in Okinawa, Japan. The band was started by the two childhood friends; Kitao Kazuhito and Hiroyama Naoto. The band is made up of six members with one former member. They are Kitao and Naoto (of course but Kitao is the former member), Ryo Miyamori, Yamato Ganeko, Hiroki Hokama and Yoh Miyamori. I like their style. No fancy outfits, no need for bow tie.

Recommended songs from this band are:

ü  Asterisk (first opening for Bleach)

ü  IkenaiTaiyou (theme song for Hanazakari no Kimitachi e)

ü  Viva Rock (third ending song for Naruto)

ü O2 (opening for Code Geass R2)

ü Shiawase Neiro (ending for Code Geass R2)

Heidi/UxMishi

UxMishi

 

Heidi

As for Heidi and UxMishi... Urmm... I don't really know which one. There are a few resource said that they are not the same band but some said they are the same band. I personally think they are different but still I wanted to group them together. UxMishi is a fictional band from the anime Kaichou wa Maid-sama but some people said Heidi (a real life band) sang their songs. 

Oh, well, those are recommended songs from them:

    ü  Loop (second ending song for Kaichou wa Maid-sama)

         ü  Yokan (first ending song for Kaichou wa Maid-sama)

         ü  Akane (by UxMishi)

         ü  Natsu koi Monogatari (by UxMishi)

Wahla~~ All the bands are mostly being found when I was watching anime. You think I got time to leisurely looking for good J-Rock song ka? Everything that we like must start with a spark, right?

Most of the recommended songs are quite noisy and not all people can accept them. There’s one time when I was watching Abingdon Boys School live performance and a friend ask.

“Apa yang best nye dengar orang menjerit-jerit?”

I answered, “Dia bukan jerit, dia menyanyi. Mulut dia bukak luas-luas sebab tu nampak macam jerit. Suara dia best, sebijik macam dalam recording. Bla… Bla.. Bla..~”

And she gave up and resumed anything she was doing.

P/S: Mungkin ramai yang hairan kenapa ada orang minat lagu macam ni, lagu macam tu, padahal bukan best pun. Kan aku dah cakap, human have different preferences. Macam tengok movie jugak la. Kenapa orang suka tengok porn? Aku pun tak paham sampai sekarang kenapa orang suka tengok benda macam tu. Gelap hati doh~ ok takde kaitan. Sudah. Bai. 

P/S: Ye~~~ aku suka sangat robot Gundam~ Aegis Gundam sangat cool~