I just made a mix cd of japanese music to give to a friend in the hopes of sparking her interest in what I've been listening to for the past 3 years; since no one understands why I listen to it in the first place. But I chose one song from a bunch of bands, which was pretty hard especially for the bands that I'm really into, ie. Pillows, GO!GO!7188, The Back Horn, etc. So I ended up figuring that I should put either singles, or songs that first got me into each of these bands, just for the sake of putting something on there that will get a new listener interested.

So anyhow here's what I ended up putting on it:

bugy craxone - im sorry
beat crusaders - windom
guitar wolf - jet generation
sambo master - sayonara baby
noodles - ivy
the back horn - tabibito
the pillows - crazy sunshine
judy and mary - daydream
ellegarden - no.13
balzac - day the earth caught fire
kenzi & the trips - bravo johnny
asian kung-fu generation - loop & loop
husking bee - umi no gen
going underground - sentiment express
the pees - gia
blankey jet city - fuyu no sweater
sparta locals - tokyo ballerina
cune - refrain
gogo!7188 - c7
shiina ringo - honnou
thee michelle gun elephant - killer beach
polysics - hot stuff

But for the sake of making a topic out of this, what songs/bands would you put onto a cd to get someone else interested in Japanese music?

Doping Panda, Hi-Standard, Zazen Boys, Number Girl...

My list would go on for 3 disks.


And Swanky Street.

Looks like a good line up of songs.

All of my friends think that I know Japanese. Nobody ever understands why I listen to them. I sent a link to one of my brother's friends where I had the No Self-Control PV playing. After she saw it, she was asking who it was. The best part was where she said that she whats to understand why the singer is singing about. Of course, this was coming from a 12 year old who, at the time (and may possibly still be) into Green Day's American Idiot and just about every single band that KROQ (LA radio station that plays music from all the latest rock artists) and MTV have shoved in our ears.

green day


lol

You should have picked a noodles song that has vocals, like Hush Bell or She, Her.

Peelander Z

How would you like i cook for you a steak

Yo-King- Hey Minna Genki Kai

First time I heard this I liked it a whole lot.

I actually did make a mix CD for a friend recently, but I limited my selection to a handful of bands. So there's a fair number of PENPALS and Pillows songs on there and a mix of single songs by others. If anyone yells at me about my selections, uh...well, I just don't care.

[quote]1. A New Day - Young Punch
2. Rocksteady - Straightener
3. Carnival - The Pillows
4. 70 Times - PENPALS
5. Message to You - Highway61
6. Cream Soda - SUPERCAR
7. Rainbow - Noodles
8. (I've Been Waiting so Long) In my Bed - PENPALS
9. Killer Tune - Straightener
10. Sandaagaaru - Go!Go!7188
11. Power to Live - Highway 61
12. Loop & Loop - Asian Kung-Fu Generation
13. Turbo 51 - Young Punch
14. Kono yo no Hate Made - The Pillows
15. Prop Shot - PENPALS
16. Mirror, Girl & Sun - Noodles
17. Kiseki no Gai (Miracle Street) - Straightener
18. South California - PENPALS
19. Shiroi Natsu to Midori no Jitensha, Akai Kami to Kuroi GITAA - The Pillows
20. Fun's Better, Isn't It? - Young Punch
21. Fool on the Planet - The Pillows
22. Tell me Why - PENPALS[/quote]

Young Punch.. I've decided I don't like them. The only song I like is Brit Tube.

"KAJA KAJA GOO" by Polysics
"AS ONE" by L'arc~en~ciel
"HUSH BELL" by Noodles
"Strange Chameleon" by the pillows
"Haruka Kanata" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
"Stompin' Wheel" by Salon Music

And even though I might be shot for suggesting it:

"Urei" by Puffy AmiYumi

Good topic. For some artists I don't think I'll be able to limit it to just one track...

Without worrying about track order:

the pillows - Hybrid Rainbow
the pillows - Last Dinosaur
Asian Kung-fu Generation - Re:Re:
Asian Kung-fu Generation - Siren
GOING UNDER GROUND - Graffiti
GOING UNDER GROUND - Twilight
BUMP OF CHICKEN - Arue
noodles - She, Her
PENPALS - Days Gone By
he - four comes after three
Cornelius - Drop
Blankey Jet City - Omae ga hoshii
Sparta Locals - Rock and Honey
L'Arc~en~Ciel - Driver's High
GO!GO!7188 - Ame Noti Ame Noti Ame
Nine Miles - Freeze Contact

cornelius - chapter 8 - seashore and horizon
advantage lucy - fizz pop
ajico - take five
bagdad cafe the trench town - one way two way
black bottom brass band - meet up on the street
buffalo daughter - great five lakes
bloodthirsty butchers - jack nicholson
detroit7 - beautiful song
dr. strangelove - midnight blues
dry & heavy - dawn is breaking
fishmans - chansu
electric eel shock - japanese meets chinese in the USA
Go!Go!7188 - ukifune
hideki kaji - muscat
hoover's ooover - collection
my way my love - air cruiser
okuda tamio - custom
orange pekoe - beautiful thing
the pees - gia
the pillows -hybrid rainbow
pizzicato five - two sleepy people
quruli - how to go
sambomaster - utagoe yoo kore
scoobie do - last number
seagull screaming kiss her kiss her - cream
shiina ringo - koko de kiss shite
small circle of friends - 75
sparta locals - ougon wave
salon music - let's sing a song
sunny day service - slow rider
super butter dog - odoru hito-tachi
thee michelle gun elephant - pinhead cranberry dance


dang. that's enough.

[quote="BlazingSage"]Young Punch.. I've decided I don't like them. The only song I like is Brit Tube.[/quote]

Turbo 51 rocks my world personally, but whatever.

Theres only one man who could get someone into Japanese music, and that man is Daler Mehndi

I guess that makes me Daler Mehndi.