J-ROCK

[Tom Bombadil]

Mwahaha...I have become stronger in the way of the otaku! I haven't found any of those groups, but stumbled on some stuff on my own...

Try Yoko Ishida for teh pop...Sugar Baby Love freakin owns. ^_^

And for rock, try Puffy AmiYumi...who should be easily found, what with the cartoon and stuff...

[kara24601]

I am not a big fan of male Japanese singers / Japanese males when it comes to their music / singing but I love how they look.*sighs at self* I prefer female Japanese singers / Japanese female groups or solo artists.
I like to hear either talk though.

[Guest]

My exposure to J-Pop and J-Rock is very limited. However, my favorites are:
L'Arc~en~Ciel (older work)
YUKI
Garnet Crow (mainly the vocal performance rather than the music)

Some SPITZ and JUDY AND MARY songs are okay too.

I am not a big fan of male Japanese singers / Japanese males when it comes to their music / singing

In terms of singing, I'm not fond of the vocal style (often rather nasal-sounding, IMO) adopted by most Japanese male artists either. Is this a cultural preference? They seem popular enough in their home country.