With a voice as sweet as an angel's yet as powerful as a lion's, Ayaka is absolutely going to lead J-POP entirely for the next ten years.

She is as adorable as ever in looks and voice , though she is no longer even in her thirties.Try enjoying her charming songs and bubbly feeling.

Some say, "They ain't heavy metal."
What is definition of heavy metal ? First of all ,Does it actually exist?
At least they've made another style; "Baby metal." It's absolutely exciting the world.

This is the first J-band to utilize both male and female vocals. Although it no longer exists, its new and brilliant sound will inspire you.

Hiroto, the lead vocalist, apparently may look "psychotic" to you. Don't worry! He isn't insane, but a genius of rock!

Duo of techno pop to lead "J-BEAT."
Nakata ,a male one, is also known to produce tracks of "Perfume"and"Kyary Pamyu Pamyu."

Her voice may sound hoarse.But that's her charm. it surprisingly soothing.After work,listen to sound of her songs,if you really need to relax.

Duo of J-POP overwhelmingly supported by Japanese fans, ranging from kids to
grown ups.

Her songs sound different from Japanese one a little. Very Asian. It may be because of her half Taiwanese blood.

Trio of J-POP.They are also known to have sung theme music of "Naruto."

Gifted entertainer.
She is an artist as well as a model, and her charming voice and performances are loved for both pop and rock. She has an engaging personality.

The first Japanese rock band to be lead act at the main arena of "Madison Square Garden" New York.

Her voice'd alrady been sexy and profound since her teens. She was rare young singer who could describe the world of adult.

OKINAWA-pop singer.
OKINAWA is southern islands of Japan.They have their own music as well as the other cultures.

She has the mature voice of a "lady." While she writes happy songs, she has often described the heartache of women.

The most famous Japanese guys in the world.
Their energetic rock is loved in every country.

"Gekkō" (Moon light) she composed and sang at the age of 19 has still been rocking even minds of grown ups.

Pioneer of all-female band.
"M" describing mind of a woman who splited up a man has been loved even after its breake-up as well.

The band of very characteristic sensibility.
They have their own unique world,though they ware categorized as techno pop.

J-POP of fantasy.
It was in the psychiatric ward that Fukase ,the vocalist, came up with the phrase "Sekai no owari."

J-POP of J-POP.
There is no suitable description but this for the band. Very calm and emotional sound.

Her warm voice gently embraces anyone.That is why she's been loved by us,even though she hadn't shown up in public for a long time.

Listen to her awesome voice anyway.
It will overwhelm you. Her name will be well known internationally sooner or later.

Tomoko,a female vocal of the band, has mysterious charm.She's challenging various music.

He is very short. He doesn't look cool.But he's been attracting a lot of people by his voice and sound.He is one of the best Japanese male voacalists ever.

Debut single written by her at 17age had sold over 1000,000 copies within 2months after it's releaased.

They're first Japanese rock star having been internationally praised .They've proved potentiality of Japanese rock.

She's been strongly influenced by hip hop,while hers're very J-POP .Incidentally,she is a quater Afro-Trinidadian.

This progressive rock trio utilizes both male and female vocals. Upon watching their videos, you'll be dragged into the dark side of the world and elevated to new heights.

Band of 80's.NOKKO,vocalist released a track "I wiil catch U" after its breake-up. It went 11th in a one of the Billboard's chart.

Female vocalist to sing fusion of R&B and J-POP.Her singing voice will probably make you get her wrong as a black singer.

Female singer,guitarist.Age is irrelevant to music. But its view is interesting for her looking like a school girl to play blues.

The youngest pop queen.
She isn't only adorable but much skilled at singing.She'd been partially trained by "Min-yō"-Japanese traditional music.

The coolest Japanese girls.
They play tracks ranging from pop to rock. They have been touring Asia, North America, and Europe since 2015.

Trio of cute, but mature girls. They dance nearly perfectly in sync, with mini skirts & high heels, and they sing techno pop. The "J-BEAT" of their music will surely make you want to dance.

French-maid outfits? Check.Cute looks? Check.What kind of music do you think they play? If you're thinking 'POP',you're wrong.Don't let their cute looks fool you - these girls can rock !!

Duo of rock known as having sung the theme song of Japanese Anime "ONE PIECE."
Though Remi ,a female one is still young,her mature singing voice never make you realize the age.

This is the best of J-Rock!!
These are the Japanese bad boys!! Don't talk about Japanese rock without 'em !!

Acid jazz by new generation.Their tracks absolutely fit to night views of cities.Off course, to that of your hometown as well.

Trio of Punk rock.
Japanese in their around thirties were more or less listening to them.They are also known as organizer of big rock festival"AIR JAM."They 'd got Japanese young people heated up in 90's.

These punk rockers wear suits, but their music was not for gentlemen as their concerts have been often called "riots."

She is powerful anyway powerful !! Her voice puttig strong energy in shall get you hotter and hotter.

Trio of J-POP.Their sound,emotion in lyrics, melodic line, their sensibility is very Japanese even in Japanese.

Some key words to describe them are "pure," "epic," and "fantastic," and they have profound lyrics. I think it's too bad I am unable to translate all of their lyrics into English.

This rock duo will make you ask,"Are they really Japanese?" You will probably doubt it after you listen to them. Why? Anyway, try to watch their videos.

Techno? Teachno-Pop? Tough to categorize so sophisticated band.Each member of it is independent big artist.

You will be very comfortable if their tracks are on air at your favorite bar.

Are you ready to get on his jet coaster ? MIYAVI is super solo guitarist. You may not be able to keep up with his performance.

Its vocals ,UEDA Takeshi is also known as producer.He composed "Gimme Chocolate!!" of BABYMETAL.

Some people calls her Japanese Lady Gaga.But her style is quite different from Lady gaga's.Kyary has something more than "kawaii."

Her singing voice sounds tender.
Try listen to it whenever you want to heal your hurt mind.

Duo of pop .Kuroda is a humongous guy for Japanes.(190cm) It reflects on his voice.To the contrary,that of Kobuchi is sweet.they are harmonized very well.

She is the best rock 'n'roller in expressing lonely minds of bad girls.

Try listen to their ballads whenever you want to cry.While they make you sorrow,they warm your mind up.

Duo of pop composed of a male and a female.Their music is sometims fun ,sometimes rocks your mind deeply. YUKA,a female one isn'nt only beauty,but has interesting air.

Japan has cultural diversity as well. Okinawa has its own pop music.Rinken Band is top star of Okinawan pop.Their music is very cheerful and fun.

Anyway,try listen to "Anata no kiss wo kazoemasyō."
It is legend of Japanese ballad.It is going to rock your soul!!

Female guitarist who loves blues and old rock ,born on 1997.
She is potential star of new generation coming from a small Island of OKINAWA.

"Fukai mori" of their track describes the world of "Do As Infinity."
It sounds powerful and it makes you sad a little.

A charismatic presence for Japanese women.
She has been having big influence on young Japanese women not only in music
but in their life style. Saiki,a vocalist of "BAND-MAID", is also one of them.

Fusion of rock and Japanese traditional music.
Probably,there is no any band as same type as them in Japan.
Their beat will rock you!!

She is, of course, one of Japan's most internationally praised singers.
She became a mature singer,and is now able to sing ballads, having overcome difficulties in her life.

She sang the song for animation movie made of "Studio Ghibli."
She became famous since then.There is no one whose mind is not healed ,listening to her beautiful singing voice.

She has incredible singing range around 5 octaves.
The singing voice will attract you to her world of R&B and Ballads.

"K-POP killer" of 4girls-dance group.
Their dance,singing skill,these are awesome.K-POP is no longer their rival.They focus on activities in global scale.

Classic rock band of adults.
CHIBA Yūsuke,vocalist,is also knwn as that of THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT.

The gueen of Japanese R&B.
She has been given sensibility of music by her father;Afro-American musician and mother;Korean singer .Incidentally she was born and grew up in Japan.

They are Japanese wolves who play rock.
Though they have their own world, it isn't tough for you to get into it partly because their lyrics are almost entirely composed in English. Incidentally, real Japanese wolves actually went extinct over 100 years ago.

The singer and pianist of passion.
Italian blood gave her beatiful and powerful voice. And it lets her play the piano passionately even standing up. She will definitely hit your mind!!

Brilliant star from generation "Z."
Her wild singing voice, sound, and extreme lyrics (Her debut track isn't allowed to be on air at many radio stations because of its extreme expression) are her charm.

Sophisticated rock band.
It may be American rock band rather than Japanese one because of some reasons.In Japanese rock fans,the reputation for them may be divided in half,"Like"or "Hate."

Trio of pop and pop-rock that is famous for songs of anime "Your name."

Their music is going slowly.
It will make you relax.

His sound will make you mentally positive.
He isn't known internationally yet.But he is one of the most popular young artist in Japan.

The sound of Jam that is so cool and fun.
It should be very rare that sound composed of only instrumental without vocalist heats you up so much.

The sound of fun that is like "Bossa nova."
It will make you step like Brazilian dance.

Very fun and exciting Jazz Band.
Especially the keyboard player's performance style is intense.

Very rare female solo artist.
She sings songs playing drums.As her looks ,she is tall (175cm) and beauty.She is also fashion model.

Representative band of Japanese metalcore and loud rock.
They have been being highly reputed internationally.It is still getting higher since their act at Download Festival in England.

Fun!! Anyway fun!!
Their music has various elements,loud rock ,metalcore,techno sound,Euro beat.Some tracks are even danceable.

The band of metalcore utilizing two male vocalists.
Mixture of death growl and high-pitched voice like female's is their charm.It will make you get up.

The band of hard rock.
Hiro,its vocalist,is little brother of Taka of ONE OK ROCK.Though some point too much influence of his brother on him,Hiro is beginng to make up his own music world.As a proof ,many fans love MY FIRST STORY while they have no interest in ONE OK ROCK.

Their rock is composed of various elements.
They put sounds of reggae into some of their tracks. Sometimes even monkey dance as well.

The Gazette has been a staple band of the visual-kei scene since 2002, making hit songs such as Cassis and Reila and hit albums such as Nil and Toxic. They have a sophisticated, but energetic stage presence, and at every concert they electrify the crowd.

Visual kei of hard rock.
They had been dressed gaudy even in Visual kei. You will find what it means if you watch their some music videos.Sometimes, they even looked creepy.But that was their charm.Osamu's fav are "SLIVER" "SECRET No.03" "MESSIAH."

Visual kei band of pop rock.
Their fashion is subdued in Visual kei.Shou,vocalist,his voice symbolizes this band.
It sounds soft and mild.

The band of metalcore.
Ryo Kinoshita,its vocalist, looks cool and gentle.But to the contrary ,his voice sounds very hard and wild.

Mysterious girl of techno pop.
She started her carrier as singer at RΞOL(REOL)that was teachno pop unit.Her music is fun and danceable.

One of bands in pop rock that can organize concerts in big stadiums of Japan.
Their music is totally emotional. Therefore their sound, lyrics,vocal,these are all rather "hot" rather than "hard." Its typical one is "Itteki no eikyō."

Very cool sound of grown-ups.
Try watch their videos holding a glass of wine or brandy.

The band of pop that has been maintaining astonishing popularity.
Though SAKURAI,its vocalist,doesn't always have high skilled vocal,His own voice and their calm melody has healed a lot of women.

Visual kei band.
Many of their tracks are a mix of "loud rock" and "pop rock." That is their charm.

Trio of pop.
They debuted in 2011. Since then they began to get their fans more and more.
Their sound doesn't have strong impact.Soft sounds are smoothly going into your mind with soft lylics.

Mysterious duo of JAM.
They suddenly broke through internationally from "Spotify." They have never shown up in public since they debuted.Their music is stylish.

What a cool girls !!
Listen to hot sounds by hot girls.
Incidentally they are each highly skilled professional musician acting Independently.

The band of loud rock coming from a southern Island of Okinawa.
Their loud rock has characteristic something to differ from the others.
Their music is progressive and has ethnic elements.

They are interesting trial for Japanese music.
They are unit composed of 4 teenage girls and band of loud rock. As their name suggests, scream is put into their music while these girls sing songs like idols.
There is intersting mushup that sounds different from "BABY METAL."

Girls group composed of 6 members.They are energetic singers dancers and performers.They sing music that sounds like it should be in anime.

Visual kei band of female.
There ain't only them but any other else in female visual kei.But they stand out the most in gorgeous costume and music.Though we categorized their music as pop rock,it is very hard rock.

Vocalist of hard rock.
She used to be vocalist of Aldious.She is characterized by a powerful voice contrary to her looks.

The band of Visual kei. Name of them ,R-shitei means same as "restriction" of movies to forbid teens to watch. Their songs are somewhat gruesome as the name.Their tracks may be even maentally diseased as words like "wrist cut" -trial of suiside often apper in these lylics.But they have their own world though it is weird.

Visual kei band of pop rock.
Their sound is very emotional.It is not only attracting Japanese female fans but fans in outside countries lately.

Band of Visuak kei.
They ain't known yet so much even to Japanese visual kei manias.BUt they have lots of potensiality. It is fairly possible for them to lead visual kei of new generation.

Very weird Visual kei band.They have been getting popular since 2016.Their music always involves bloody images,bizarre murder,organs,and death.But they have something to drag you into their abnormal world before you notice it.

Visual kei band of pop rock.
They love putting old Japanese calture into their costume, sound and video clips.
Also in title of tracks they are all Japanese as even modern Japanaese isn't familiar with.

Very powerful band of Visual kei.
They appeal masculine image and it makes them stands out in bunch of visual kei that are almost feminine.It is believed that they are on the closest position to "the GazettE."

They are one of the most famous Visual kei.
They put very gorgeous medieval costumes on as their name.Osamu's fav are 169-17"Flowery"and"169-18"Sympathia." Incidentally one of two guitarists is not woman although he wears costume of lady.

Band of visual kei.
Their music is softer than the other Visal keis and its concerts are acclaimed as fun.

Visual kei of new generation.
They are type of loving to emphasize weird images in looks and lyrics though these are not bloody.They are one of bands being expected to step up further.

Visual kei of new generation.
"Speedy" is key word to understand their music.And Akatsuki,its vocalist,is highly skilled at scream.

Band of pop rock of which all members put uniform on.
Their music might sound eccentric for some. (Its lyrics are also eccentric as well)
But their music is unusualy danceable in pop rock and fun.Try check it out.

Female trio of pop rock.
Their tracks were often used for theme songs of Japanese animation.
It often invited them to events of anime in USA and made them to organize a tour in America.There are still their hot fans in USA even after split-up.

Band of Visual kei .
Among Visual kei of the same generation, in terms of popularity, they are taking a one more step forward.They begin to be popular internationally as well.

Trio of rock.
Yoshino, the lead vocalist, is rocker of passion.To tell you honestly,he looks agly.
And skill of his vocal might not be higly acclaimed by ordibary standard.Nobody can feel his music in common sence.Yoshino puts his soul into lyrics and sings these songs in scream of soul. It is absolutely going to nail your mind.

Band of Visual kei to play epic hard rock.
Their music deserves a part of their name "Opera." It is very epic sound involving sensibility of artistry.

Visual kei band of new generation.
They have their own world to attract fans of hard rock.
We recommend "PSYCHEDELIC JELLY."

Soft rock band with a female vocalist. Energetic music mixed with melancholic singing. Most of the time, their music sounds like you are in a dream.

They are the band that is enveloped by their own unique air. Their representative track "Seijatachi" that is the ending song of the anime"Tokyo Ghoul" symbolizes it.

The girl who has eyes like a lion's. She is one of the brilliant artists in generation "Z" to lead Jpop in the future. Her pure but powerful voice will absolutely make your mind courageous.

One of the coolest Japanese rock band ever historically.
In lives they changed each position of playing depending on their feelings on date.Any guy could be drams guitarist.

You probably must not believe the fact ,such stylish sounds’d already been on air in Japanese 70's.

Mysterious adult sound.
Their music is mostly instrumental but it'll gradually get you hotter little by little,and finally make you dance.

He taught us what "cool" is. While he'd been influenced by American pop,he completed his own style. it's strongly impacted on us.

Trio of classic rock.
They have more fans in America,Europe than Japan.Its sound is simple though,something beats your mind.

Trio of teachno also known as YMO.Japanese teachno music started at YMO.Its music still sounds like new one even now.

Trio of Jam.Mellow sound by new generation.
Once it's on air in dark space,time is going calmly.And you'll be comfortable.

The Queen of J-POP.Her calm voice shall relax your mind.

A 3-girl pop band.
Their music is charming.It'll be approved by anyone.But they still have long way to go.They've only just started!

Himuro has been being rock star in Japan since 80's. He is very charismatic guy.His private life isn't known to people at all, partly because he lives in LA.

His songs mostly involve sad lyrics.But they never make U gloomy, even make U bright cause of his pure voice and melody.

Black-painted guys of Doo-wop.On any show they painted their face black by shoe polish with respect to black musicians.

The King of ballads.
His ballads resonate to hearts of grownups.

Her songs always relate to women who are missing guys deeply. Her songs have touched their lonely hearts.

She often sings ballads based on sad lyrics.
But we don't know somehow these heal our mind.It must probably be because of her powerful and beatiful voice.

She literally sings in a whisper, sometimes in English and sometimes in French. It sounds sweet and sexy.

New styled jazz by new generation.
There are so meny jazz bands in Japan as your country.But they have something new different from jazz ever.

Pop of bright sound.Summer vacation,affairs between urban boys and girls.Such views shall show up in your vision.

He is the sexiest guy ever historically in Japan .Probably nobody is going to object the view.

Their music is something new ddifferent from Jazz.
To express their music as light, it is a shooting star.

This melodic rock comes in a very "kawaii" package. These girls know how to rock.

Female vocalist who often sings theme songs of Japanese anime.
"Crow Song" simbolizes her music. Very powerful voice with high tone always gets the audience excited. We recommend you try listening to her tracks when you get depressed.

Female trio of vocalists.Their singing voice sounds epic and it'll make you imagine great landscapes.They've often sung theme songs of Japanese anime.

Their makeup may remind you of "KISS". But they are more heavy metal than KISS.

The legend of Japanese heavy metal.
They have paved the road of Japanese heavy metal.

He is rock artsit like traveller.His music is very free and never be captured by anything else.

Legendary band of punk rock ,contrary to its name.Some tracks are very emotional for punk. That's their attraction.

Singer of rock and blues.But many say "He is rather troubadour rather than singer".Don't miss his attractive voice.

Rock Queen of 80's never wears off. Her energy will make your heart beat faster.

She sings every song emotionally. Sometimes softly, sometimes wildly, contrary to her childlike looks.She sung the fifth opening song of the anime "Bleach."

That's the legend of Japanese Rock!

"The rebel rocker" - having passed away at the age of 26, he kept singing his message of resisting adult society.These still capture many hearts.

Japan is country of beautiful ballads. Try dive into the world deeply.There may be so many treasures.

The band was led by KAI, who performed lead vocals. His wild voice, straight lyrics describing the lonely mind of men, and cool melody rocked our soul.

This band embodies the spirit of the samurai. Miyamoto, the lead vocalist, his music is based on "machismo."