The General Asian Music Thread

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I thought we could use a thread that encompassed ALL Asian music, instead of just J-pop/ J-rock. Here you can discuss J-pop J-rock K-pop, Filipino... ANYTHING!

I'll start things off with a spotlight on my Current Fave Asian song - Mirotic by DBSK

DBSK is a South Korean boy band, who also are popular in
Japan, where they are know as Tōhōshinki.

Here is the Music video for Mirotic


now this thread isn't meant to be a review thread, just a general discussion thread, so tell us about your favorite band or song, or about Asian Music in general ^_^
 
I really enjoy Asian music. Especially their chiptunes and techno. Chiptunes if im correct originated in Japan, and is comprised of 8-bit -32-bit sounds from gameboys, SNES's, and NES's. It's a very interesting genre, and has a wide varity of sounds and tunes taht can be formed through it. Absolutly love this Genre to no end. If your a fan of any techno or trance i reccomend give chiptunes a shot.
 
I'm going to attempt to revitalise this thread, as it seems to be an interesting concept.

My personal favorite band, at the moment, is a japanese band.
They play Power Metal, with heavy neo-classical metal influences.

Not all their lyrics are in japanese, however.



If revitalising appears to be a bad idea, just lock it.
 
Ummm The I love Yuna Ito shes a J pop singer and she sometimes sings in english. Hmmm not sure how to put the video of Trust you by Yuna Ito on here but heres the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk2pzxOuCTc Go watch it now its really good. So yeah shes like my favorite singer. Not just asian singer but probably my favorite singer of all. Well tell me what you think.
 
I love Japanese music, but I must admit that I know next to nothing about the music from other Asian countries. Recommendations are more than welcome!

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Generally, me and power metal don't mesh, but Galneryus is one of the rare exceptions. I've yet to hear everything they've put out, but the albums I've heard have been solid--their singer sounds hilarious enough on their English material that it becomes strangely appealing. Oh, and the other members really know what they're doing, obviously; that riff in "Everlasting" is good stuff. And I don't think I'll ever get the chorus from "Blast of Hell" out of my head again.

When it comes to metal and Japan, Sigh's probably my favourite, closely followed by Feel So Bad.
 
I'm a big fan of Chinese music. SHE is good. Jane Zhang, J chow, Jolin... all good. I think I picked up my love for chinese music during my stay in Hong Kong. Cantopop is alright as well, but I don't understand a word of Cantonese so Mandarin is my fav.

Anyone else listen to Chinese pop music?
 
I'm not big on Asian popular music and J-rock and all that jazz, but I saw this thread and couldn't resist posting this:
Bask in the glory and silliness of the almighty Bob Sapp. Only in Japan :P

I do like a couple of Japanese bands though. Sabbat and Syphilitic Vaginas are both class black/thrash metal bands.
 
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I'm a huge fan of J-Pop! I listen to them almost every day (Because I watch anime everyday). I also listen to Mandarin music and I listen to OPM (Original Pinoy or Filipino Music) a lot. I like female Japanese singers like YUI, Utada Hikaru and BoA. Here's a video of a Japanese band called Scandal (composed of four cute girls) and their song Doll..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6Ylz962KbQ
 
One of my favourite asian singers is BoA. She is so cute and I used to be obsessed with her. XD Although I rarely listen to her anymore, she is still really amazing!

Very talented young girl and very beautiful.



I like that she sings in English too! =D
 
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I like Map the Soul (Somewhat formerly known as Epik High.)
And BoA, Big Bang, SS501 DBSK, and Alex Chu, and Clazziquai Project. And my fav DBSK song is easily Purple Line. Idk why. I also like Miyavi and Gackt.

I can't ever, ever get this song out of my head, so I embrace it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTlLQMXcClI

Enjoy.
 
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I enjoy Abingdon Boys School. Can't find a video atm, but I'll post as soon as I can. They're like punk/rock though. They're an easy listen :D



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Hey there, my fellow East Asian tunes enthusiasts.

I've got these melody fragments stuck in my head from when I was a kid (early 2000s or earlier?), but my memory is fuzzy and I could only salvage part of these songs in terms of partial lyrics or tune sequences or both. I recreated what I could recall using Online Sequencer. If you can help, I would much appreciate it. I can also assist with what I can recall in terms of language and partial lyrics. If you need reference to the era, refer to the songs Too Softhearted by Ritchie Jen and Our Intimate Relationship by Sammi Cheng. My song list doesn't go any further than the end of 2005. And an extra note of precaution: sometimes these songs use words in at least two different languages. E.G, PreCure the anime sometimes uses Spanish words like "Seniorita" and DECO*27's Telepathy uses "まじでSTOP　脈ナシハラスメント" = "Seriously, STOP. No chance HARSSMENT."

Song 1: (most likely) Mandarin

https://onlinesequencer.net/5211713

BPMs: 70BPM

Vocalist(s) gender: female

Words/lyrics recalled: wo sha fay

Additional notes: N/A



Song 2: (Mandarin or Cantonese)

https://onlinesequencer.net/4679585

BPMs: 87BPM

Vocalist(s) gender: male

Words/lyrics recalled: N/A

Additional notes: N/A

Song 3: (Mandarin)

https://onlinesequencer.net/5211717

BPMs: 87BPM

Vocalist(s) gender: (most likely) male

Words/lyrics recalled: wo jin nay/fay

Additional notes: N/A



Song 4: (Mandarin)

https://onlinesequencer.net/5212111

BPMs: N/A

Vocalist(s) gender: male

Words/lyrics recalled: N/A

Additional notes: most likely a hip-hop themed song. I'm no music expert, but this is my best guess on the song's genre.



Song 5: (Cantonese)

https://onlinesequencer.net/5212189

BPMs: 87BPM

Vocalist(s) gender: female

Words/lyrics recalled: a dark female "yeah" at the end of the song

Additional notes: a squeaky toy us used throughout half the song.



Song 6: (Cantonese)

https://onlinesequencer.net/5213593

BPMs: 87BPM

Vocalist(s) gender: female

Words/lyrics recalled: N/A

Additional notes: near the end of the song, the chorus raises a semi tone. Use Crystal Snow by Aqu3ra (
) as a reference on semi tone raise (it raises pitch at 2:57)



Song 7: (Mandarin)

https://onlinesequencer.net/5213736

BPMs: 70BPM

Vocalist(s) gender: female

Words/lyrics recalled: N/A

Additional notes: N/A



Song 8: (Mandarin)

https://onlinesequencer.net/5213927

BPMs: 55BPM

Vocalist(s) gender: female

Words/lyrics recalled: N/A

Additional notes: N/A



Song 9: (Cantonese)

https://onlinesequencer.net/5214009

BPMs: 90BPM

Vocalist(s) gender: male

Words/lyrics recalled: COME ON!!!!! GENERATION INC.!

Additional notes: N/A



Song 10: (Cantonese)

https://onlinesequencer.net/5214021

BPMs: 80BPM

Vocalist(s) gender: male

Words/lyrics recalled: N/A

Additional notes: N/A
 
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