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↑ I'd probably pick the Ringo track

01.Ｓｕｇａｒ - in pain

02.Sel'm - 神義眼

03.Ｅｎｅｒｇｙ - 爱情半径

04.ギルド - あの日君に逢わなければ 愛しささえ知らないまま

05.Hande Yener - Ne Rüyası (Feat. Ali Seval)

06.Uzumaki - G.O.D

07.LUNA SEA - Vampire's Talk

08.彩冷える - 三秒

09.ivory7 chord - virtual world

10.이현 - 내꺼중에 최고

Huh, weird VK-ish shuffle here with random other crap that snuck in lol.  I think I'll go with the UZUMAKI track though.

I'm curious as to how they're gonna put 50 artists on there lol.

↑ I'd probably go with ARTEMA in that list. They're awesome.

01.ムック - 友達(カレ)が死んだ日

02.The Cigavettes - My Old Car

03.부활 - OZ

04.宮野真守 - Sea Tide

05.彭坦 - 东西

06.Keytalk - S.H.S.S.

07.萨顶顶 - 恍如隔世

08.ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - レールロード

09.Babamania - Lately

10.M.I.C - 當你看著我的眼睛

Hah, literally haven't listened to MUCC in forever, the Cigavettes song was short but awesome, Boohwal came up yet again (better song tho), Peng Tan is amazing, rest of the songs were kinda meh so I'm going with Boohwal.

↑ I'd also pick Perfect Blue from that list lol

1.안녕바다 - Last Night

2.TRIPLANE - 明日晴れたら

3.嚴爵 - 吾在场证明

4.kagrra, - 白ゐ嘘

5.부활 - 사랑이란건 

6.DaizyStripper - Little Ballerina

7.DE DE MOUSE - dancing horse on my notes

8.HIBIKILLA - History

9.BLANKEY JET CITY - ICE CANDY

10.FOX LOCO PHANTOM - Toy

That Bye Bye Sea track is freakin' great and I waited through the whole ten songs for something to top it, but nothing did.

↑ Would go for the TBH song on your list....which was CATS before someone else posted lol.  9GBO - Nocturne for the list directly above mine.

01.Binecks - Desert Rose

02.クロウズ - 悲時雨

03.Hossam Ramzy & Rafa El Tachuela - Rafaga de Viento (Gust of Wind)

04.RAU DEF - Day One [feat. Vito (Squash Squad)]

05.WEAVER - 2次元銀河

06.風味堂 - Your Story

07.ダウト - 中距離恋愛

08.The Real Tuesday Weld - It's Time

09.轮回 - 只让爱你的人流眼泪

10.CHAGE & ASKA - 今日は・・・こんなに元気です

Hot damn this was a good shuffle.  Haven't listened to Binecks in forever, that Crows song has sick bass, RAU DEF!, great D=OUT song, etc.  Gonna go with RAU DEF however.

I'm seeing rumors/articles that he actually jumped off a bridge. Also they were going to break up?  Ugh. Either way, this is awful. Just listening to their latest album.

I would have to pick SCANDAL  out of that list because they're the only artist I listen to lol

1.최정철 - Could U Be

2.Kalafina - magnolia

3.陳曉東 - 甚麼吸引

4.蔡旻佑 - 光

5.เคลิ้ม - ไม่เคยลืม

6.シド - 囮

7.Silver~Rose - Keen Kiss Me

8.OLIVIA - Starless Night

9.ギルガメッシュ - arrow

10.劉德華 - 孤兒淚

This was a really meh shuffle lol.  Guess I'll go with SID.

Best album of the year so far is YB's Reel Impulse.  I'm super doubtful anything can top it.

Even though Monsters wasn't very exceptional (I liked only Human-clad monster, lol), I still prefer it over Coll:set. Coll:set for me is very hard to get into and it sounds like it tries too hard at being something that it hasn't succeeded in. Monsters is a way more accessible album than Coll:set is, generally. That's why I usually don't understand people recommending Coll:set to people who want to try this band, mainly because I myself would rather recommend MIRRORS. MIRRORS still has something the newer albums don't, but it's more accessible than Coll:set is. Though I guess if the person who is asking for recommendations is into the kind of stuff Coll:set is, I'd understand why you'd recommend it. I myself got recommended Coll:set and I couldn't make it through the first 4 songs because it really REALLY seemed to annoy me because the tracks felt like they weren't going anywhere.

 

I'd have to say MIRRORS > REDEEMER > Monsters > Coll:set

I agree with you in recommending Mirrors for someone who has never heard them before, but I personally got into them when Coll:set came out and it didn't dissuade me lol.  But I think that was more because it was along the lines of stuff that I was already listening to at the time.

I don't think I have any of these lol.  Generally if I respect a band's musicianship, I also like them.  I don't really spare a thought for bands and artists I don't like.  Yeah, I thought and thought and I got nothing.

Born Kim – Dakorner (feat. Nuck) [G-Slow Remix]

DEATH POINT is still my favorite song from them. It's also the best PV I've seen in general.

It was also freaking awesome live.

I just was listening to Monsters and it really was reviewed way too harshly by most people imo. If you take it by itself and aren't expecting the harder and darker tones of Coll:set, it really is a great album.

Word. I love everything about Monsters.

i know it's random and maybe wrong i have no clue about ayabie but when vkei artists cut their hair like that and change style like i randomly saw he did. i always think they want to work somewhere else outside vkei or get married. i should have guess it from the haircut and facial hair.lol half joking

Ahahah I thought exactly this. I'm totally expecting him to show up in a non-VK band sometime in the near future lol

nice, loooking forward to this

I was really shocked to see a B'z flyer posted in a local dive bar a few months ago. I'm like, wait B'z North American tour and hardly any press from weeaboos :C

Wait what, another one?

Shing02 – 44K

I think nearly everyone missed the point of this thread lol.  It's not about what describes your taste in music or what you look for in "good" music, it's about how would you tell someone else exactly why you like a band or a song without going, oh it's catchy electro-dance pop and that's my jam man.  It's not even necessarily about telling someone why a band should be considered good, but why YOU enjoy listening to them.

Good article, to sum up. 

i don't know very well hyde but

i always thought  he is  having a middle life crisis or something the last years

lol yes. he is the very definition of a tryhard

I'm currently trying to finish Cold Days by Jim Butcher.  Sadly Dresden is wearing a bit thin for me. =/

Aaaand if I may butt into the album-discourse; 

Coll:set is probably their best album, but I think the other albums are judged quite harshly? The reason is probably this: their music did not become worse, they just broadened their style, and it did not suit some of their old fans tastes. 

Agree, lol.  Though this could be said about nearly every other "big" VK band out there.  It's always cooler to like either the first or second album of the band.  Personally I can't really decide on a favorite of theirs.  I have the most plays of REDEEMER, but the most loved songs off of MONSTERS.

SALU – 厚木IC

Hah I was just looking for a beer thread.  Oh well it has beer in the name.  Can I hijack it and turn it into a CRAFT beer thread?

Lately I've been obsessed with RAU DEF, Shinhwa and re-obsessed with L'arc.  Really strange, I know.

I've listened to everything mentioned lol and if I don't listen to them regularly, it's because I don't like them. ;p  As for OP's list, I do recommend BJC.  I like GN Boyz, but it's more of preference, they're really nothing special overall.  Don't bother with X though.  A more boring band in Japanese music I've never heard lol.  When I was first getting into Japanese music they were everywhere and I kept trying their stuff and was just like, wtf this sucks why does everyone like them?  Fortunately I found other bands, rest is history, etc.

 Oh, also, I never cared for Supercar, but have you tried iLL? The singer Koji Nakamura's solo is quite good.