Posted by: silversunxd on: January 22, 2009
As is well known if you visit my site, I’m not so into male singers. Most of what I put up is sung by females. I was asked to recommend some males — I will try my best as I’m not so familiar with them.
Sometimes Jrock can be a little too much for me, but try listening to a few artists:
Gackt (Mirror, 12gatsu no Love Song, Mind Forest, Mizerable, album Diabolos)
HYDE (Does some great songs in English like CAPE OF STORMS and SECRET LETTERS)
Malice Mizer (Band that Gackt used to sing in, some of their songs like Illuminati are interesting)
MUCC (My favorite Jrock band that has improved a LOT over the years especially vocally.. check out their album Hoyoku)
+D’espairs Ray+ (Another Jrock band I find interesting, a little more intense though)
Miyavi (Very improved over the years, check out Kimi ni Negai Wo and Senor Senora Senorita)
I know even less about regular male Jpop. Their high pitched voices usually turn me off. Here are some songs I enjoy though:
SMAP – Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana
NEWS – Hadashi no Cinderella Boy
Tohoshinki (Known as TVXQ/DBSK in Korea)
Kinki Kids – Ai no Katamari
Also check out m-flo and their collaborations with other artists.
I prefer male vocalists in other countries. There are a few Korean singers I like:
DBSK/TVXQ (Free Your Mind, Rising Sun, TRI-Angle, Mirotic)
Shinhwa (Brand New)
Need to listen to some more
If anyone has any recommendations for me (I could use some), please leave a comment =)
oh hey, you like tohoshinki too? i’m really loving their latest song (bolero)
getting back on topic… ken hirai’s “grandfather’s clock” (大きな古時計” is a nice, relaxing, lullaby-ish song. i just started listening to his music yesterday, so i can’t really say much for the rest of his songs, unfortunately.
exile’s “you’re my sunshine” is pretty good, too. a little high-pitched, but not squeaky, if that makes any sense. it just gets a little repetitive after a while.
among korean singers, sg wannabe is pretty good – their song “내사람 (partner for life)” is an upbeat ballad that got me into their music.
but yeah, i don’t know to much about male jpop singers, either… tohoshinki’s my main source of male jpop ^_^
I don’t usually listen to many male singers (besides jrock) either, but there’s one I think you should really check out. If you have time, you should look up Daichi Miura. Unlike a lot of male j-artists, he doesn’t really have too much of a high-pitched or nasally sound. Two of his songs that I think are great are Your Love feat. Kreva and Delete My Memories.
January 26, 2009 at 5:03 pm
if u want to listen to male jpop,i recommend u to listen to je(johnnys entertainment)groups such as kinki kids,arashi,news,kattun,etc…and altho im male,but i like their song especially arashi that brought me into jpop and je boys..this year is their 10th anniversary..yeah! if u want to listen to arashi songs,i recommend truth and one love that got no 1 and 2 of sales in 2008 oricon chart.others i like is step and go,love so sweet,wish,beautiful days,we can make it,etc.