I know, it’s not totally an MCZ or sister group related, but I just to create a fun thread to this quite forum, and express some of my favorites too.

So just for fun, name your favorite Japanese artist/band/group/singer from ANY genre, and why.

I'll start this whole thing off (as a 20+ year old Straight Western male) ranking my five:

5) BAND-MAID = Just started listening/following to them a couple of weeks ago out of strong curiosity, and I must say there are excellent musicians with great music (though it takes time to differentiate their discography cause they almost sound the same).

4) Daichi Miura = Despite the fact that this guy probably has a dominant female fan base (making me the minority), this guy is one heck of a talent (in singing AND dancing), and his songs makes you wanna dance along. Plus, he is one of the more easier Japanese music act to get into since it is similar to some of the R&B artists from America (like Usher, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, and of course MJ).

3) One Ok Rock = Another group that probably has more female fans than male (though probably more males in that fan base than Daichi's fan base), but is the EASIEST to get into for someone from the West. Despite this, these guys have some fantastic songs in their discography, whether it was their old school Jrock vibe from the early 2010s, or their current stuff where old fans act like they went "pop", which I find BS since there is clearly instrumentation in songs like We Are, Taking Off, Cry Out, The Way Back, I am King, etc. (maybe being an American helps me accept these songs even more). To add on to that controversy, I actually like that there these type of songs from them, since it adds more variety to their song, making it easier to figure out which song is which (unlike Band-MAID, where most of their stuff have similar instrumentation, to the point where I still can't differentiate all of the songs I have listened from them so far).



2) BABYMETAL - The group that literally open Pandora's box of the Japanese music world, and changed my life musically. I don't know whether to say thank you or f\*ck you to them for that! But anyway, I was obsessed this group, with their (limited) music being addicting as all hell, despite the shocking visuals and super young age (specifically in Doki Doki Morning). Though thankfully, I stopped being obsessed with them by mid 2016 (and that there are at least numerous of Western adults who has open themselves to liking BABYMETAL including WWE superstar Baron Corbin and Xavier Woods, though I'm certain its only because of the metal aspect, not the idol aspect). But why I did I top being obsessed with BABYMETAL you may asked? Because sadly, I ended up being obsessed with a female group that...well...

1)...You all know who it is, so I’m not even gonna say their name. I'm just gonna describe them in the 3 words you have heard: BIGGEST GUILTY PLEASURE!!! ([

That's my list, folks. Now it's your turn: What is Your Top 5 Favorite Japanese Music Act and why?