This is a list of J-pop

J-pop

, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...

 artist and groups. Originally an evolution of Jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

, and coined New Music, the style went on to become known as City Pop; music with an urban theme. Later called Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

-made Pop, the term was shortened to J-pop and now encompasses a wide range of musical styles and genres

Music genre

A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other types of music...

. J-pop represents modern pop culture music originating from the country or musical talent of Japan.

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• 10,000 Promises.
  10,000 Promises.
  10,000 Promises. is a Japanese popular music group. Its members are Shaw, Shinya, Taiki, and Yohei. They made their debut with the single "One True Love" on February 18, 2004....
  
  
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• 175R
  175R
  is a Japanese ska punk band from Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture.Debuting in 2001, 175R has released seven singles, seven albums and four DVDs. The band's members include Shogo on Vocals, Kazya on guitar, Isakick on bass and Yoshiaki on drums. The band shared their second single with the band Shaka...
  
  
• 19
  19 (band)
  19 was a Japanese pop music duo. Its members wereKenji Okahira and Keigo Iwase. The group broke up in March 2002. Kenji is now a member of the band 3B LAB.☆.-Singles:* 'Ano Ao wo Koete'...
  
  
• 2BACKKA
  2BACKKA
  2BACKKA is a Japanese hip-hop group formed in 1999. Their single "Namida," released on November 5, 2008, is the first ending theme to the anime Skip Beat! Their single Sky もう一度あの時のように was used for the soundtrack to the 2005 Xbox 360 video game Project Gotham Racing 3....
  
  
• 3nin Matsuri
  3nin Matsuri
  is the Hello! Project 2001 shuffle group consisting of Rika Ishikawa and Ai Kago of Morning Musume, along with Aya Matsuura. The name 3nin Matsuri literally translates to "3-person Festival"....
  
  
• The 5.6.7.8's
  The 5.6.7.8's
  The 5.6.7.8's are an all-female Japanese rock trio, whose music is reminiscent of American surf music, rockabilly and garage rock. They frequently cover songs from American rock and roll. Each member is from Tokyo, Japan....
  
  
• 7!! Seven Oops
• 7 HOUSE
  7 House
  7 HOUSE is a Japanese pop music group. Its members are Hiroki, Kenji, Ogu and Yasunori.-Singles:* 'STOP - Nakanaide' * 'LOVE - Dakiatte -' * '0 EDIT'...
  
  
• 9nine
• 3B LAB.☆
• 3.6 MILK
• 4D-JAM
• 54-71
  54-71
  "54-71" is an Hardcore / Experimental / Hip hop music group. Its members are "Horikawa Hiroyuki", "Kawaguchi Kentaro", "Sato Shingo", and "Takada Noriaki". In 1995, Kawaguchi and Sato started their musical activities together and by 1997, the current four members were performing together. 54-71...
  
  
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• Aa!
  Aa!
  is a Japanese pop group in Hello! Project, formerly made up of leader and Morning Musume member Reina Tanaka, Miyabi Natsuyaki and Airi Suzuki, two Hello! Project Kids...
  
  
• AAA
  AAA (band)
  , and also known as Attack All Around, is a Japanese pop band signed to the label Avex Trax which debuted in September 2005. The group originally consisted of five young men and three young women who had all acted in commercials and had been dancers for other Japanese stars, such as Ayumi Hamasaki...
  
  
• Abe, Mao
  Mao Abe
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted in 2009 with the album Free.- Biography :Abe started learning the piano from age three, and from junior high school she had begun to want to be a singer. She stopped learning the piano in favour of the guitar, wanting to be an acoustic pop...
  
  
• Abe, Natsumi
  Natsumi Abe
  is a Japanese singer and actress, a former member of Morning Musume, and currently a member of Dream Morning Musume.-Career:On August 13, 2003, she released her first single, "22 Sai no Watashi," which means "Me, 22 years old," just a few days after her 22nd birthday...
  
  
• Abe, Yasuhiro
  Yasuhiro Abe
  Yasuhiro Abe ) is a male Japanese popular music artist and composer. He made his debut on November 1, 1982 with the single We Got It!.-Singles:* "We Got It!" * "CAFE FLAMINGO" * "JULIET"...
  
  
• Abe, Yoshiharu
  Yoshiharu Abe
  Yoshiharu Abe is a Japanese popular music artist and producer. His 1992 single "+ OR -" hit the Billboard charts in Japan at number 5 in October 1992...
  
  
• Acid (band)
  Acid (band)
  Acid was a Japanese rock band originally created by Hideki after Siam Shade disbanded.In the beginning, Hideki had a huge influence on Acid and they played a mix of alternative metal and emo with emphasis placed on his and Junpei's twin vocals...
  
  
• access
  Access (group)
  Access is a Japanese pop group. Its members are Daisuke Asakura and Hiroyuki Takami; it is a part of Sony Music Japan....
  
  
• Aco
  ACO (musician)
  Aco is a female Japanese singer. She made her debut in 1995 with the pop single Fuan nano . She is a part of Sony Music Japan. She explores different musical styles, with the albums absolute ego and material displaying Electronica influences...
  
  
• Aida, Shoko
  Shoko Aida
  is a female J-Pop artist and actress. She was born in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, and debuted as a member of the J-Pop duo Wink. She began working as a solo artist on April 1, 1996, one month after Wink dissolved...
  
  
• Aikawa, Hiroki
  Hiroki Aikawa
  Aikawa Hiroki is a male Japanese popular music artist and composer. He made his debut with the band remote on 1988. After "remote" broke up, he wrote songs for other artists as well as playing for various artists...
  
  
• Aikawa, Nanase
  Nanase Aikawa
  is a Japanese musician known for employing a variety of musical styles, most notably rock. She publishes her music under the Motorod label, a division of Avex Group.- Early life :Nanase Aikawa was born on February 16, 1975, in Osaka, Japan...
  
  
• Aiko
  Aiko (singer)
  Aiko is a J-Pop singer-songwriter and vocalist. She studied popular music vocals at the Osaka College of Music, and after graduating in 1996, she became a DJ on FM Osaka...
  
  
• Ai
  AI (singer)
  Ai , born November 2, 1981 as , is a Japanese R&B singer and rapper. She is currently under EMI Music Japan.-Early life:...
  
  
• Air
  Air (Japanese band)
  AIR is a name under which Kurumatani Koji releases his songs. He started AIR two months after SPIRAL LIFE broke up in April 1996. His music is often an inspiration for other artists, and his work is noted for lyrics that take on social issues and politics and can be classified as alternative...
  
  
• Aira, Mitsuki
• Aiso, Haruhi
  Haruhi Aiso
  Aiso Haruhi is a female Japanese popular music artist. She has also written songs for Iwao Junko and Iwasaki Hiromi.-Singles:* 'Mai' * 'Kohihausu nite' * 'Suisaiga' * 'Ichigo no Kaze'...
  
  
• Aiuchi, Rina
• Ajico
  Ajico
  Ajico was a band, formed as a side project by Japanese singer Ua, and Kenichi Asai of Blankey Jet City. In the summer of 1999 after supplying music for two of Ua's songs, Asai and Ua decided to create a music group, and Ajico was born.-Singles:...
  
  
• AKB48
  AKB48
  AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.The group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan. Its ten latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart...
  
  
• Akanishi, Jin
  Jin Akanishi
  is a Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, actor, seiyū, and former radio host. Akanishi is a former member of the J-pop group, KAT-TUN, and was one of the two lead vocalists...
  
  
• Akashi, Momoka
  Momoka Akashi
  is a female Japanese popular music artist.- External links :* - The official website...
  
  
• Akeboshi
  Akeboshi
  , more commonly known as Akeboshi, is a Japanese pop and folk singer. He is mainly known for the song "Wind", which was used in the hit anime series Naruto. His surname means "bright star," while his given name means "fine man."...
  
  
• alan
  Alan Dawa Dolma
  Alan Dawa Dolma , professionally known as Alan , is a female Tibetan-Chinese singer active in the Japanese music industry....
  
  
• Ali Project
  Ali Project
  Ali Project is a Japanese band with a strong Japanese Aristocrat-style image, consisting of and .In the band's earlier days, their musical style tended towards light, cheerful and/or refreshing songs. However, the sound has changed in recent times to take on a darker and more mysterious tone...
  
  
• Aki, Angela
  Angela Aki
  , born Kiyomi Angela Aki on September 15, 1977, is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist from Itano, Tokushima, Japan.-Early life:...
  
  
• Akiyama, Satoko
  Satoko Akiyama
  Satoko Akiyama is a female Japanese popular music artist. She made her debut with Boku ga Shiteagerareru koto. After breaking up with the record company, she is currently working with her friend KAZUKI creating a group called FEBRUA.-External links:*...
  
  
• The Alfee
  The Alfee
  The Alfee is a popular Japanese musical group composed of Masaru Sakurai , Kōnosuke Sakazaki and Toshihiko Takamizawa...
  
  
• Ameku, Minako
• Ami Suzuki
  Ami Suzuki
  is a female singer, songwriter, actress and DJ from Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.Having been discovered at the talent TV show Asayan, Suzuki was one of the most popular female singers as an idol in the late 1990s....
  
  
• Amuro, Namie
  Namie Amuro
  is a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...
  
  
• Anai, Yuko
  Yuko Anai
  Anai Yuko is a female Japanese popular music artist. She started her career as a member of a group called Tokyo Performance Doll. As UL-SAYS, she sung the opening song Oh my Darin for Urusei Yatsura. The song was recorded around August 1991...
  
  
• Angela
  Angela (band)
  Angela is a Japanese pop band that's best known for theme songs of anime television shows. The main members are atsuko and KATSU. Their signature upbeat tunes and rich arrangements is a dazzling mix of electronica, dance, rock, swing jazz and ska...
  
  
• Aonishi, Takashi
  Takashi Aonishi
  - Singles :* Chiisana Akari * Nevertheless alive * Hitotu Negai ga Kanaunara * "AO" corner * sakamori - External links :* - the official website of Aonishi Takashi...
  
  
• Aoyama, Thelma
  Thelma Aoyama
  , born October 27, 1987, is a Japanese pop and R&B singer. She is part Afro-Trinidadian and Japanese.She is probably best known for her collaboration song with SoulJa, "Koko ni Iru yo", and her answer song "Soba ni Iru ne"...
  
  
• Aoyama, Yōichi
  Yoichi Aoyama
  Aoyama Yōichi is a male Japanese popular music artist who started his career as a member of GRANDFATHERS.-Singles:* 'Saigo ha Nudo' * 'STARLAB' * 'Nanpasen no Seira' * 'Come and Go'...
  
  
• Aqua Timez
  Aqua Timez
  is a Japanese pop rock band signed to Epic Records.-Overview:Futoshi and OKP-Star met on with9.com in 2000 and attempted to start a band together. Unable to agree on the band's future, the two disbanded. In 2003, the current band members gathered and formed Aqua Timez. Their first independent music...
  
  
• Aragaki Yui
• Arashi
  Arashi
  is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii...
  
  
• Arashiro, Beni
  Beni Arashiro
  Beni Daniels , is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter, who debuted in 2004 under the Avex Trax label under the name...
  
  
• Asakura, Daisuke
  Daisuke Asakura
  is a male Japanese pop artist.His childhood consisted of electronic organ lessons and the expectations to follow the family trade of plumbing.Asakura began his career with landing a job at Yamaha right after high school. While under Yamaha, Asakura worked on the EOS synthesizer; he was also...
  
  
• Asaoka, Megumi
  Megumi Asaoka
  Megumi Asaoka is a Japanese pop singer, and actress. Her real name is Kayoko Fuji.She made her entrance in showbusiness in June, 1972, with her debut single Mebae....
  
  
• Ayaka
  Ayaka
  is a Japanese female singer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009.-2006:...
  
  
• Ayana
  Ayana
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1999 as the singer of the opening and ending themes to Key's visual novel Kanon. In 2000, she formed the two-member group Blue Velvet with Shūichi Aoki. She later became a guest vocalist for I've Sound and appeared at the Nippon Budokan on October 15,...
  
  
• AZU
  Azu
  Azu is a Japanese R&B singer. She is well known for her collaborations with rapper Seamo, such as her first major release, the leading track from Seamo's second album Live Goes On, "Kokoro no Koe."-Biography:...
  
  
• Ayumi Hamasaki
  Ayumi Hamasaki
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...
  
  
• The Alfee
  The Alfee
  The Alfee is a popular Japanese musical group composed of Masaru Sakurai , Kōnosuke Sakazaki and Toshihiko Takamizawa...
  
  
• Asian Kung-fu Generation
  Asian Kung-fu Generation
  , typeset as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, is a Japanese rock band formed in Yokohama, Japan in 1996. For nearly its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotō, guitarist Kensuke Kita, bassist Takahiro Yamada, and drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi...
  
  
• Anettai Maji-SKA-Bakudan
• Anzenchitai

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• Babamania
  Babamania
  Babamania is a Japanese J-pop/rock group best known for their 2003 hit "Wanna Rock," which is known internationally due to its inclusion on the multi-platform video game FIFA Football 2004...
  
  
• BaBe
  BaBe
  BaBe was a Japanese pop duo, composed of Tomoko Kondo and Yukari Nikaido. They debuted in February 1987 with "Give Me Up", a cover of Michael Fortunati's original song...
  
  
• Back-On
  Back-On
  Back-On is a four-man Japanese rock/nu metal band from Tokyo, Japan. They are recognized for creating anime opening themes such as the Air Gear opening theme, "Chain"; Murder Princess opening theme "Hikari Sasuhou " and Eyeshield 21s "Blaze Line"...
  
  
• Base Ball Bear
  Base Ball Bear
  Base Ball Bear is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo that formally began in 2002, although the members assembled in the autumn of 2001. The band, which was initially named Planet, was formed for a one-time performance at a high school culture festival, but decided to continue playing due to how well...
  
  
• BeForU
  BeForU
  BeForU was an all female Japanese teen pop group who performed music primarily for the Bemani series of rhythm games. BeForU debuted in 2000 with their song "Dive", which was notable as being the first Japanese pop song in the Dance Dance Revolution series. BeForU was produced by Naoki Maeda, one...
  
  
• Bennie K
  Bennie K
  Bennie K is an urban female duo that consists of vocalist Yuki and rapper Cico, who both love American hip-hop music. They met while Yuki was in Los Angeles undergoing voice training with Roger Burnley...
  
  
• Berryz Koubou
  Berryz Koubou
  is an all-girl Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. The original eight members began as Hello! Project Kids and often were back-up dancers for W's music videos...
  
  
• Bluem of Youth
  Bluem of Youth
  Bluem of Youth is a Japanese pop group whom achieved their greatest success in the late 1990s after being the subjects in a reality television series called Susunu! Denpa Shōnen. The name is a mix of 'bloom of youth' and 'blue'. Its members are Yuji Bessho and Hiroyuki Matsugashita...
  
  
• Bon-Bon Blanco
  Bon-Bon Blanco
  Bon-Bon Blanco is a Japanese pop group during 2002~2009. The origin of the name is Spanish. The group used to belong to Columbia Music Entertainment, but has moved to Bouncy Records in 2006.-Members:Its members are:...
  
  
• Bonnie Pink
  Bonnie Pink
  , known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She lived in New York during 1998 and speaks English . She writes and composes all her songs, and plays guitar and piano...
  
  
• Breath
  Breath (band)
  Breath is a Japanese pop duo. Its members are Kanatsuki Takuya and Kikuchi Kazuhito. After the release of their best album in October 2005, they broke up.-Singles:* 'Hitomi ni Kugizuke'...
  
  
• Bright
  Bright (Japanese band)
  Bright is a dance vocal band in Japan under major label Rhythm Zone.-History:At the average age of 17, A chorus group, was formed in 2001 with the members NAGI, MI-MI and MEG. These 3 members of the group were childhood friends from elementary school...
  
  
• The Brilliant Green
  The brilliant green
  The Brilliant Green is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1997 who were signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan. On December 1, 2009, The Brilliant Green announced that they had signed with Warner Music Group Japan.-Overview:...
  
  
• bump.y
• Buono!
  Buono!
  is a Hello! Project unit consisting of three members: Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki from Berryz Koubou, and Airi Suzuki from ℃-ute. The name translates into 'tasty', more specifically when used to imply food possesses a pleasant palate...
  
  
• Buzy
  Buzy
  Buzy was a Japanese female pop music group, made up of members Nao Toyama, Mayumi Niwa, Mao Miyazato, Yurisa Asama, Sachiko Iwanaga and Yumi Takeda. They released their first single "Kujira" in 2004. They are well known for the song "Be Somewhere", used as the opening theme of the anime series...
  
  

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• Candies
• Changin' My Life
  Changin' my life
  Changin' My Life was a Japanese pop band which consisted of Myco , Shintarō Tanabe , and Noritaka Henmi . They debuted in 2001, and broke up in 2003....
  
  
• Capsule
  Capsule (group)
  , stylised as "capsule", is a Japanese electronica duo consisting of vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and producer Yasutaka Nakata.- Music :Capsule formed in November 1997, after Nakata Yasutaka and Koshijima Toshiko met at the Teens' Music Festival in the Hokuriku area convention when they were 17 years...
  
  
• Chara
  Chara (singer)
  , better known by her stage name Chara, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress and video jockey. She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven...
  
  
• Charcoal Filter
  Charcoal Filter
  For the method of water and air purification, see Carbon filtering., also known as Charcofil or to their fans, is a Japanese male rock band. Its members are Takahiro Konagawa, Yuzo Otsuka, Yuki Yasui, and Shintaro Takano. They met each other and formed Charcoal Filter in their high school days....
  
  
• Chatmonchy
  Chatmonchy
  ' is a two-piece all-female rock band which consists of Eriko Hashimoto , Akiko Fukuoka , and formerly Kumiko Takahashi who are from Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan....
  
  
• Chemistry
  Chemistry (band)
  is a Japanese Pop/R&B duo, composed of and . They were the winners of the Asayan audition in 2000 organized by Sony Music Entertainment Japan....
  
  
• Chihara, Minori
  Minori Chihara
  is a Japanese voice actress who has had roles in several anime series, and a J-pop singer. As a seiyū, she works under the agency Avex Planning & Development, while in her musical career, she has been signed under King Records and is currently with Lantis...
  
  
• Chieko Kawabe
  Chieko Kawabe
  is a female Japanese pop singer, model, radio host and actress. She was born on February 24, 1987 in Tokyo. She is a graduate of Toshima, Tokyo. As of her marriage to producer Masato Ochi on August 8, 2008, her legal name is .- Career :...
  
  
• Chiba, Saeko
  Saeko Chiba
  is a prolific Japanese seiyū and singer, born on August 26, 1977 in Hachinohe, Aomori. She grew up in Tokyo, Japan, and married on her 30th birthday: August 26, 2007. She is contracted to the Space Craft Group...
  
  
• Chinen, Rina
  Rina Chinen
  Rina Chinen is a female Japanese entertainer, former singer, model and TV actress. Rina was born in Naha, Okinawa. Although Okinawa is now part of Japan, it has evolved its unique culture and music blended from Chinese, Japanese, and Pacific influences...
  
  
• Coconuts Musume
  Coconuts Musume
  is a group from Hello! Project that was formed and promoted as the "girls from Hawaii". After nine years, the group officially disbanded when Ayaka Kimura graduated from Hello! Project.- Members :* 1998–2008 –...
  
  
• Cool Joke
  Cool Joke
  Cool Joke is a Japanese rock band formed in 2001. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Hiroya Ishikawa, guitarist Suguru Asabatake and drummer Hiroyuki Saitō. In addition to Ishikawa, Asabatake and Saitō, the band originally featured bassist Keita Hayashi. However, Hayashi left the band...
  
  
• CooRie
  CooRie
  CooRie is a self-produced Japanese music unit by singer-songwriter Rino that performs songs for anime and games. CooRie used to be a two-persons unit when it debuted in 2003, with Rino doing the lyrics and vocals and doing the music compositions and arrangements...
  
  
• Core of Soul
  Core of Soul
  Core of Soul is a Japanese pop band. The group formed when Song met Nakamura and Iizuka at a school in Osaka. They disbanded March 24, 2006 after completing their Asian tour in Osaka.- Albums :* Natural Beauty Reached #35...
  
  
• Country Musume
  Country musume
  is an all-female Japanese pop group within Hello! Project.- History :Country Musume was formed in 1999 and was billed as "Country Girls from Hokkaidō". The initial group consisted of members and Hokkaidō natives Rinne Toda, Azusa Kobayashi, and Hiromi Yanagihara....
  
  
• Crystal Kay
  Crystal Kay
  Crystal Kay Williams , known by her stage name Crystal Kay, is a singer and songwriter from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan...
  
  
• C-ute

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• D&D
  D&D (band)
  D&D was a Japanese girl group that was moderately popular in the late '90's. Its members were Olivia, Chika and Aya . The trio are from the Okinawan Actors School and were managed by Rising Production....
  
  
• D-51
  D-51
  is an Okinawan band which performs Japanese-language pop music. D-51 is group consisting of two men, Yu and Yasu. They are signed under Pony Canyon label. According to its members, the name D-51 came from Japanese National Railways' D51 steam locomotive class....
  
  
• Da Pump
  Da Pump
  is an Okinawan male idol group comprising lead vocalist, Issa and MCs Ken, Yukinari, and Shinobu. The group formed as students at Okinawa Actors School in 1996...
  
  
• Daichi Miura
  Daichi Miura
  is a Japanese singer and dancer.He belongs to Vision Factory and signed a record contract with Avex. -Career:...
  
  
• Day After Tomorrow
  Day after tomorrow (band)
  Day After Tomorrow was a 3-member Japanese pop band under the Avex label. Due to their music being produced by former Every Little Thing member Mitsuru Igarashi, Day After Tomorrow's music took on a decidedly similar feel to that group's music, particularly the more synthpop-based music that...
  
  
• Deen
• DEPAPEPE
  Depapepe
  Depapepe , is a music group originating from Japan. The acoustic guitar duo is composed of Miura Takuya and Tokuoka Yoshinari , who formed in 2002....
  
  
• Dicot
  Dicot (band)
  Dicot is a Japanese musical duo. The members, Shino and Kana, both grew up in Fukuoka Prefecture and met at Fukuoka Women's Junior College in 1997 as first-year students...
  
  
• Diva (band)
  DiVA (band)
  Diva is a sub-unit of the all-female Japanese pop group AKB48.-Debut:The formation of Diva was announced to Sayaka Akimoto and Sae Miyazawa on January 10, 2011, and disclosed to public by the all Diva members at AKB48 Theater on February 27, 2011, on the same day Akimoto finished the Tokyo...
  
  
• Dizon, Leah
  Leah Dizon
  Leah Dizon is an American-born former gaijin tarento, singer, and model in Japan. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, she moved to Tokyo, Japan in 2006 to pursue a career in entertainment...
  
  
• DJ Ozma
  DJ Ozma
  DJ OZMA, born as on April 26 in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, and legally known as , is a Japanese pop singer and musical artist. He first came to prominence in early 2006 and is notorious for his performance at the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, during which his female dancers stripped themselves of...
  
  
• Do As Infinity
  Do As Infinity
  Do As Infinity is a Japanese pop and rock band that formed in 1999 with three members: vocalist Tomiko Van, guitarist Ryo Owatari, and guitarist and composer Dai Nagao. The band's name is sometimes abbreviated as D.A.I., alluding to the fact that Do As Infinity was named after Dai Nagao...
  
  
• Dohzi-T
  Dohzi-T
  , real name , is a Japanese rapper, who has been active since 1989.-Biography:Dohzi-T belonged to hip hop band "Zingi", formed in 1990. He debuted as a solo singer with the single "Shōnen A" on October 10, 2001. He associated with popular singers such as Shota Shimizu, Miliyah Kato and Hiromi Go...
  
  
• Dōmoto, Kōichi
  Koichi Domoto
  is a Japanese idol, singer, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, seiyū and actor. Along with Tsuyoshi Domoto , he is a member of KinKi Kids, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Johnny & Associates.- Career :Born in Ashiya, Hyōgo, Japan, Domoto joined the...
  
  
• Dōmoto, Tsuyoshi
  Tsuyoshi Domoto
  is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, writer and illustrator. Along with Koichi Domoto , he is a member of KinKi Kids, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Johnny & Associates.- Biography :Born in Nara, Domoto joined the...
  
  
• Dream
  Dream (Japanese band)
  Dream is a Japanese pop girl group signed to the Avex Trax since 2000 and Rhythm Zone since 2009.In 1999 Avex Trax organized a huge talent contest, called "Avex Dream 2000", with the aim of finding the right and talented girls for a new group. The result was dream, a three-piece group consisting of...
  
  
• Dreams Come True
• DRM

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• E.mu
  E.mu
  E.mu — Japanese rock-group, mostly known because of their music for the Kaikan Phrase anime series.Their first single "Love Around" appeared in 2000 as the ending theme of 35-43 Kaikan Phrase episodes. In the same year they signed the contract with Unlimited Records...
  
  
• Earth
• Elisa
  Elisa (Japanese singer)
  is a Japanese female singer and model from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment label not as a singer but as a model. She is also signed to Elite Model Management....
  
  
• Emi Hinouchi
  Emi Hinouchi
  is a Japanese urban music singer-songwriter. She was formerly signed under King Records' sub-label Venus-B and Taku Takahashi's Tachytelic Records. She is best known for writing songs for Heartsdales and for her collaborations with M-Flo....
  
  
• Emyli
  Emyli
  is a Japanese pop singer. Her debut album Flower of Life was released from BMG Japan label in 2003. Since the release of her first album, she has performed with popular acts such as M-Flo and Shinhwa...
  
  
• Eto, Rie
• Every Little Thing
• Exile
• Eu Phoria
  Eu Phoria
  Eu Phoria was a Japanese all girl band, formed in 2002. They made their major debut in 2007 on Avex's label Sonic Groove. Their songs were used as the theme songs of various Japanese television dramas and variety shows such as Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi, Itadakimuscle, Junk Sports, and DOWN...
  
  

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• Fairies (group)
• Favorite Blue
  Favorite Blue
  Favorite Blue was a Japanese popular music group active from the mid 1990s to early 2000s. Takashi Kimura then became the Producer and composer of M.o.v.e...
  
  
• Faylan
  Faylan
  -Live:*"Flying Dutch Live Tour 2010 Polaris" - October 4, 2010*"Anisama Girls Night Live" - October 31, 2010-Compilations:, released March 24, 2005 *# "Just Believe in Love"*Elements Garden, released August 6, 2008...
  
  
• Fayray
  Fayray
  Fayray is a female Japanese singer-songwriter and former actress. She made her debut in July 1998 with the single "Taiyō no Gravity". She grew up in the United States and speaks English.-Biography:...
  
  
• Field of View
  Field of View
  Field of View was a popular Japanese rock band formed in 1994 by vocalist U-ya Asaoka, guitarist Takashi Oda, keyboardist Jun Abe and drummer Takuto Kohashi, with Jun Abe leaving and Kenji Niitsu joining the following year...
  
  
• FictionJunction Yuuka
  FictionJunction YUUKA
  is a pop duo, part of Japanese composer Yuki Kajiura’s solo project FictionJunction, consisting of Yuuka Nanri and Kajiura .-Biography:...
  
  
• Flipper's Guitar
  Flipper's Guitar
  Flipper's Guitar were a Tokyo-based Japanese pop band led and later duo by Keigo Oyamada and Kenji Ozawa. The band were influenced by the chirpy sound of British 80s pop groups like Haircut One Hundred, Exhibit B, The Style Council and Aztec Camera, as well as the fashionably eclectic sounds of...
  
  
• FLOW
  Flow (band)
  Flow is a Japanese rock band, that formed in 1998 and signed on to Sony Music Japan's Ki/oon Records label. Flow is a five-piece band made up of two vocalists, a drummer, a bassist and a guitarist...
  
  
• Flower (group)
• Flumpool
  Flumpool
  Flumpool is a four-man Japanese pop-rock band. The band, originally from Osaka Prefecture, was formed in January 2007...
  
  
• Folder 5
  Folder 5
  Folder 5 was a five-girl Japanese pop idol group on the avex trax label. The group, consisting of Okinawa-natives, was known for singing Eurobeat-style music.- History of Folder 5 :...
  
  
• Four Leaves
  Four Leaves
  was a Japanese boy band from the talent agency Johnny & Associates. Four Leaves was one of the earliest acts produced by the agency, and the four-member group first formed in 1967 and made their record debut with the single the following year. They disbanded in 1978, but they reunited in 2002....
  
  
• French Kiss (band)
  French Kiss (band)
  is a sub-unit of all-female Japanese pop group AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto.-History:It was announced on June 28, 2010 by Kashiwagi that French Kiss would be formed and debuted with a single , at AKB48 Team-B's stage performance. "Zutto mae kara" was used as the ending theme song for anime...
  
  
• fripSide
  FripSide
  FripSide a Japanese trance and pop duo, originally formed by composer Sat and singer Nao in February 2002.In a 2008 interview, Sat said that he was a fan of TM Network and its member Tetsuya Komuro in his elementary and junior high school days and began to produce his music at the age of 14.When...
  
  
• Fujii, Fumiya
  Fumiya Fujii
  is a male Japanese popular music artist. He is a part of Sony Music Japan.After leaving his job in Japanese National Railways, he started his music career in the 1980s as the vocalist of the immensely popular group The Checkers and started on his solo project after they split up.Naoyuki Fujii, his...
  
  
• Funky Monkey Babys
  Funky monkey babys
  is a Japanese band grouped in 2004 under the record company Dreamusic, Inc. Their music is mostly hip hop, but is also inspired by pop and rock music. All members in the group are from Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. They are known for featuring celebrities in their promotion videos and singles jackets...
  
  
• Fukada, Kyoko
  Kyoko Fukada
  is an actress and singer. In Japan, her name is sometimes contracted to the nickname Fukakyon. She won the award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival for Kamikaze Girls.- Career :...
  
  
• Fukuyama, Masaharu
  Masaharu Fukuyama
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. He is the best-selling male solo artist in Japan. He is a member of entertainment company Amuse, Inc. and is known for his low, deep voice. Among fans, he is...
  
  

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• Gackt
  Gackt
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor and author. Usually referred to by his mononymous stage name, he is known for his career as a solo artist and as the former vocalist for the defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer....
  
  
• Garnet Crow
  GARNET CROW
  Garnet Crow is a Japanese pop/rock band formed in 1999 and associated with the Giza Studio record label. Members include Yuri Nakamura, Hitoshi Okamoto, Nana Azuki, and Hirohito Furui, with Nakamura leading on vocals...
  
  
• Girl Next Door (band)
  Girl Next Door (band)
  Girl Next Door is a Japanese pop musical trio that debuted in 2008 on the Avex Trax label. The band consists of vocalist Chisa, guitarist Yuji Inoue and Daisuke Suzuki on keyboard.-History:...
  
  
• Glay
  Glay (band)
  Glay is a rock/pop band from Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan formed by guitarist Takuro and vocalist Teru in high school in 1988. Glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres, but they have also composed songs using elements of different styles such as reggae and gospel...
  
  
• Globe
  Globe (band)
  Globe is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. Originally consisting of Komuro, Keiko Yamada and Marc Panther, the group's singles consistently hit the charts...
  
  
• Go-Bang's
  Go-Bang's
  The Go-Bang's were a three-piece Japanese girl band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They broke up in 1994, and since then, Kaori Moriwaka has become a solo singer/songwriter/producer/actress, while Mitsuko Saito and Misa Tanishima have dropped beneath the radar, though apparently Saito...
  
  
• GO!GO!7188
  GO!GO!7188
  GO!GO!7188 , also known simply as Gogo, is a Japanese rock band with influences spanning from surf rock to punk rock to enka.The meaning of the band's name is known only to its members.- History :...
  
  
• The Gospellers
  Gospellers
  The Gospellers are a Japanese a cappella vocal group made up of Tetsuya Murakami, Kaoru Kurosawa, Yuji Sakai, Yoichi Kitayama and Yutaka Yasuoka....
  
  
• GReeeeN
  GReeeeN
  is a Japanese pop/rock/hip hop/breakbeat vocal group from Kōriyama city in Fukushima Prefecture, comprising the all-male four members Hide, Navi, 92, and Soh. They made their debut with Universal Music in 2007. Their logo image is of a mouthful of teeth, and the four Es indicate the number of members...
  
  
• Guardians 4
  Guardians 4
  is a Hello! Project unit consisting of leader Aika Mitsui from Morning Musume, Yurina Kumai and Risako Sugaya from Berryz Kobo, and Saki Nakajima from C-ute. It was formed for the sake of performing music for the Shugo Chara! anime...
  
  

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• H-wonder
• Hajime, Chitose
  Chitose Hajime
  is a singer from Japan. She is from Amami Ōshima and sings in a style particular to that region, with distinctive falsetto effects.-Early life:Chitose Hajime began learning shamisen under her mother's encouragement from a young age...
  
  
• Hal
  Hal (group)
  Hal is a Japanese pop band formed in 1996. They have worked with several Japanese pop and rock stars and also have won two Japan Record Awards for their musical arrangements for singer Ayumi Hamasaki .They habitually write their name as HΛL, replacing the Latin "A" with the Greek "Λ" or Lambda.Hal...
  
  
• HALCALI
  Halcali
  , is a Japanese pop and new-school inspired hip-hop duo consisting of members Halca and Yucali from Meguro, Tokyo, Japan...
  
  
• Hamasaki, Ayumi
  Ayumi Hamasaki
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...
  
  
• hANGRY&ANGRY
  Hangry & Angry
  Hangry & Angry-f is a Japanese female pop/rock duo created in 2008, consisting of former Morning Musume members Hitomi Yoshizawa and Rika Ishikawa . The group is a collaboration with a Harajuku fashion store, which sells fashion designer h.Naoto's mascot kittens of the same name...
  
  
• Happiness (group)
• Harada, Shinji
  Shinji Harada
  Shinji Harada is a famous pop music artist in Japan, born in Hiroshima, on December 5, 1958.After three years of practicing guitar, at the age of fifteen he was ready to play guitar with the band Yamaha....
  
  
• Hayashi, Asuca
  Asuca Hayashi
  is a Japanese singer who debuted at the age of 13 in January 2003 in Japan and Taiwan.-Biography:Born and raised in Osaka, Hayashi became a performer after her piano teacher sent a tape of her singing to a music producer....
  
  
• Hayashibara, Megumi
  Megumi Hayashibara
  is a Japanese voice actress, singer, radio personality, and lyricist from Tokyo. She is currently affiliated with Aksent. Her nicknames include: Megu-san, Megu-nee, Bara-san, Kakka, and Daijin...
  
  
• Hey! Say! JUMP
  Hey! Say! JUMP
  Hey! Say! JUMP is a ten-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The name Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP is an acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power...
  
  
• High-King
  High-King
  is a Japanese idol group within Hello! Project. The group was created to promote Morning Musume's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, titled . Their sound is said to have an R&B feel....
  
  
• Hikashu
  Hikashu
  Hikashu are a renowned Japanese underground "avant-pop" collective led by pseudo-Kabuki vocalist, Makigami Koichi, known for their highly experimental music...
  
  
• Hinoi, Asuka
  Asuka Hinoi
  is a Japanese singer and leader of the J-pop group Hinoi Team.- Biography :Asuka's musical career began in 2002 when she was chosen with two other girls, Hikaru Koyama and Miho Hiroshige to form the group LOVE & PEACE. Their song, Drifter became the theme for the movie Dodge Go! Go! and the three...
  
  
• Hinoi Team
  Hinoi Team
  was a Japanese female pop group formed around Asuka Hinoi with supporting members Keika Matsuoka, Hikaru Koyama, and Rina Takenaka. Most of their releases are covers of Eurobeat songs.- Ike Ike :...
  
  
• Hinouchi, Emi
  Emi Hinouchi
  is a Japanese urban music singer-songwriter. She was formerly signed under King Records' sub-label Venus-B and Taku Takahashi's Tachytelic Records. She is best known for writing songs for Heartsdales and for her collaborations with M-Flo....
  
  
• Hirahara, Ayaka
• Hirai, Ken
  Ken Hirai
  is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and spokesperson.During his career, Hirai has released 32 singles and 11 albums up until October 2010. According to Oricon, his single Hitomi Wo Tojite became the best-selling single...
  
  
• Hirano, Aya
  Aya Hirano
  from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer who has had roles in several anime, visual novels, and TV commercials in Japan. She was contracted to Space Craft Produce, a branch of the Space Craft Group, for her voice acting career, and for her singing career,...
  
  
• Hirose, Kōmi
  Kohmi Hirose
  is a J-pop singer-songwriter. She started piano lessons at the age of 4 and within a year was writing songs.-Biography:Asami Yonemitsu graduated from Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University and then Kunitachi College of Music in 1989. During her student days, she visited Los Angeles and decided to pursue a...
  
  
• Hisakawa, Aya
  Aya Hisakawa
  is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer born in Kaizuka, Osaka. In addition to releasing various solo CDs, she is well known for her anime voice roles, and has also done some work in video games. She is best known for her role of Sailor Mercury of the Sailor Moon fame and also Cerberus from...
  
  
• Hitomi
  Hitomi
  better known by her stagename , is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She began her career as model, and after meeting Tetsuya Komuro he began managing her career as a pop singer...
  
  
• Hitoto, Yō
  Yo Hitoto
  is a Japanese pop singer. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Taiwanese. She can speak three languages: Japanese, English, and Mandarin. Tae Hitoto is her older sister. Her name Hitoto is not her real surname, it is her mother's maiden name. She changed her name when she came to Japan...
  
  
• Home Made Kazoku
  Home Made Kazoku
  is a Japanese hip hop trio signed to Ki/oon Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music.-Biography:Home Made Kazoku is a trio, consisting of members Micro, Kuro, and DJ U-Ichi. The band was originally formed in 1996 under a different name. The band was in a state of flux with regard to membership until...
  
  
• Honda, Minako
  Minako Honda
  , born Minako Kudo was a Japanese "idol" pop-star and musical singer. She became famous and popular as "Japan's Madonna" because of her sexy fashion and live performances in the mid to late 1980s...
  
  
• Heartsdales
  Heartsdales
  Heartsdales was a Japanese hip hop group composed of sisters and , known by their stage names Rum and Jewels, respectively.Yumi was born on December 17, 1981, and Emi on December 4, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan. Their family moved to the Yonkers area of New York right after Yumi was born, due to their...
  
  
• Hearts Grow
  Hearts Grow
  Hearts Grow was a Japanese band from Motobu, Okinawa. Their first single Grow!! was released independently on 19 April 2006. Hearts Grow made their major label debut on 18 October 2006, with the release of their first single Road. Their second single was released in Japan on 6 December 2006...
  
  
• Horie, Yui
  Yui Horie
  is a popular Japanese singer and voice actress. She is sometimes affectionately nicknamed by her Japanese fans.She hosts a radio show called and is the founding member of the singing group, Aice5. She is also a member of the band Kurobara Hozonkai, with the name YUIEL...
  
  
• Horie, Mitsuko
  Mitsuko Horie
  is a Japanese seiyū and singer. She was born on March 8, 1957 in Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. She has voiced several characters throughout her career, such as Sailor Galaxia in Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars and Remi in the Nippon Animation World Masterpiece Theater series Remi, Nobody's Girl...
  
  
• Hoshimura, Mai
  Mai Hoshimura
  is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She writes and composes all of her music. She is known for her famous standing crouched stance while playing the piano.She is a graduate of Shobi University.On May 31, 2009, her contract with Sony ended.- Biography:...
  
  
• HY
• Hysteric Blue
  Hysteric Blue
  Hysteric Blue was a Japanese rock band formed in Osaka, Japan in 1997 and disbanded in 2004. During the course of their musical career they released a total of 14 singles, five studio albums, one compilation album, three video compilations, one DVD and 16 music videos.They are known for anime fans...
  
  

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• I WiSH
  I WiSH
  I WiSH is a Japanese pop group consisting of two members, Ai Kawashima and nao. Ai is responsible for the vocals and occasionally plays the piano also with nao on the keyboard or piano. Their most notable track is and was in the Oricon rankings for over a year. Nao learned the piano when he was 5...
  
  
• Ice Creamusume
  Ice Creamusume
  Ice Creamusume is an all-girl pop group from Taiwan. They are a part of the Japanese idol group Hello! Project which is the collective of artists under contract to Up-Front Group....
  
  
• Iceman
  Iceman (Japanese band)
  Iceman was a three-man Japanese pop music group, consisting of Daisuke Asakura , Kenichi Ito , and Michihiro Kuroda ....
  
  
• Ichii, Sayaka
  Sayaka Ichii
  joined the girl group Morning Musume in 1998. She, along with Mari Yaguchi and Kei Yasuda, formed the second generation of members. While in Morning Musume, Sayaka Ichii was put into the spin-off group, Petitmoni. Ichii was also part of the Hello Project! Summer Shuffles 2000 group Aoiro 7...
  
  
• Idoling!!!
  Idoling
  is a Japanese female idol group created by Fuji TV. The concept of the group is to watch as the girls grow as idols and experience various things. The group currently has twenty members from various talent agencies. Idoling's main source of exposure is their variety show, which airs several new...
  
  
• Iijima, Mari
  Mari Iijima
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter who has released over 20 original albums to date. She writes and produces most of her own music, is a multi-instrumentalist, and is an accomplished piano player. After being signed to JVC Victor in 1982, Mari first became known for her voice-acting role as Lynn...
  
  
• Iizuka, Mayumi
  Mayumi Iizuka
  is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer who was born in Tokyo and grew up in Taiwan and Yokohama. Iizuka is a member of Gekidan Wakakusa and Tokuma Japan Communications....
  
  
• Ikeda, Ayako
  Ayako Ikeda
  ' is a Japanese song writer and singer, born on 1 June 1978. She is signed onto Sony Music Japan.She debuted with her single on February 21, 2002, her single 'Life' became the theme song of the TV drama , and she has composed and sung the opening and ending themes to the anime Dennou Coil.-...
  
  
• Ikimonogakari
• Ikuta, Aiko
• Imai, Miki
• Inaba, Koshi
  Koshi Inaba
  is a Japanese vocalist. His real name is . He graduated from the Faculty of Education at the Yokohama National University, and has a degree in mathematics.- Musical career :...
  
  
• the Indigo
  The Indigo
  The Indigo is a Japanese band originally composed of on vocals, on composition and arrangement, and on bass. They were first formed in 1998 and released their debut Maxi single Blue on May 24, 2000. This was followed by their 2nd Maxi Single on August 30, 2000, and their first full album Blue...
  
  
• Ishida, Yoko
  Yoko Ishida
  is a Japanese singer, employed by Hyper Voice. She is known for having performed theme songs for anime shows such as Prétear, Ai Yori Aoshi and the Ah! My Goddess TV series, as well as for having sung for the Para Para Max CD series....
  
  
• Ishii, Tatsuya
  Tatsuya Ishii
  , also known as Tatuya Ishii is a Japanese singer, songwriter, artist, and industrial designer from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.- Biography :...
  
  
• Ishikawa, Chiaki
  Chiaki Ishikawa
  is a Japanese singer/songwriter. She is also the lead vocalist of Japanese musical duo See-Saw. Many of her songs, both solo and with See-Saw, have been used as theme songs in various anime series. Since 2003, her popularity abroad as part of See-Saw and as a solo artist has risen significantly...
  
  
• Ishikawa, Rika
  Rika Ishikawa
  , is a Japanese pop singer and TV/radio hostess, associated with the Hello! Project banner and best known as a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. She was the leader of the trio v-u-den until June 2008...
  
  
• Isoya, Yuki
  Yuki Isoya
  is a Japanese musician who performs under the name Yuki . She debuted in the music industry in 1991 as the lead vocalist for the rock band Judy and Mary, and as a solo artist in 2002...
  
  
• Itō, Yuna
  Yuna Ito
  is an American pop singer-songwriter and actress who is active in Japan.She was born in Los Angeles and was raised in Hawaii. Ito made her musical debut in Japan with the single, "Endless Story", which was used as one of the theme songs for the popular 2005 film Nana; she also starred in the film,...
  
  
• Iwata, Sayuri
  Sayuri Iwata
  , born July 21, 1990, is a Japanese actress and J-Pop artist with Giza Studio.- Singles:*[2005.02.23] *[2005.03.30] *[2005.07.27] *[2005.11.09] Thank You for Everything-Albums:*[2005.05.25] *[2005.12.07] Thank You For...*[2008.06.04] Best +-TV shows:...
  
  

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• J Soul Brothers
• JAM Project
  JAM Project
  JAM Project is an anime music genre "supergroup" based in Japan, originally founded on July 19, 2000 by famous 1970s theme song artist Ichirou Mizuki...
  
  
• Jasmine
  Jasmine (Japanese singer)
  , is a Japanese singer, songwriter and producer whose real given name is . She is represented by Sony Music Japan, and is a DJ for the Japanese radio station J-Wave. In June 2009, she released her debut single "Sad to Say"...
  
  
• Jero
  Jero
  Jerome Charles White, Jr. , better known by his stage name , is an enka singer of African-American and Japanese descent. He is the first black enka singer in Japanese music history.- Biography :...
  
  
• Judy and Mary
  Judy and Mary
  Judy and Mary was a Japanese multi-genre band formed in 1991 in Hakodate, Hokkaido by bassist and vocalist , with drummer and guitarist completing the lineup in 1992. Guitarist replaced Taiji the following year...
  
  
• JUJU
  Juju
  A Juju is a supernatural power ascribed to an object.Juju may also refer to:-Geography:* Juju , one of seven districts on the island of Rotuma in Fiji* Juju , a village in the district of Juju on the island of Rotuma-Albums:...
  
  
• June
  June (singer)
  Hyun Jun , better known as June, is a solo R&B singer under Sony Music Japan. He is Korean by birth, but is a performer in Japan. So far, he has released three singles and most recently a mini-album. His first single "Baby It's You" was used as the ninth ending theme for the anime Bleach...
  
  
• Jungle Smile
  Jungle Smile
  Jungle Smile , sometimes referred to as simply Junsma , is a Japanese musical duo. It was formed in 1994. They won a music contest sponsored by Yamaha in October 1995 with their song "Cherry Boy". They were signed to Victor Speedstar Records soon after and debuted in November 1996 with the single...
  
  
• Jyongri
  Jyongri
  Jyongri is a Japanese pop singer of Korean ancestry currently signed with EMI Music Japan.- Background and early life :...
  
  
• Jyukai
  Jyukai (band)
  is a pop and soft rock duo from Japan.-Members:Manami was born on December 28, 1986 in Osaka, Japan. She is responsible for vocals and songwriting. She debuted as a solo artist in 2008 under the stage name "Aimmy"...
  
  
• Jay'ed
  Jay'ed
  Jade Goto , better known by his stage name Jay'ed is a Japanese R&B singer-songwriter. He debuted under Toy's Factory in 2007, and is most known for his single with Juju, "Ashita ga Kuru Nara" which sold over 140,000 copies.- Biography :Jay'ed was born in 1981 in New Zealand to a Japanese father...
  
  

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• Kageyama, Hironobu
  Hironobu Kageyama
  is a Japanese musical artist prominent in the soundtracks for anime, video game, and tokusatsu productions. He is sometimes called Kami by his fans. Kageyama got his big break at age 16, as lead singer of the pop group Lazy. By the early '80s, the band split and Kageyama went solo...
  
  
• Kahala, Tomomi
  Tomomi Kahala
  born on August 17, 1974 in Tokyo), is a Japanese J-pop singer. She is famous for working with Tetsuya Komuro who gave her much success in the 1990s, which led to her deep dip in popularity after 1999, the year in which she released her first non-TK produced album, One Fine Day...
  
  
• kalafina
  Kalafina
  Kalafina is a Japanese band formed by composer Yuki Kajiura in 2007, mainly to perform theme songs for the anime Kara no Kyōkai. The band debuted in January 2008 with two original members from Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction project, Wakana Ōtaki and Keiko Kubota...
  
  
• Kahimi Karie
  Kahimi Karie
  Kahimi sings in English, French, and Japanese with whisper-like vocals.-Albums:* 1997 - Larme de crocodile * July 15, 1998 - K.K.K.K.K. * May 24, 2000 - Tilt...
  
  
• Kaji, Meiko
• Kamiki, Aya
  Aya Kamiki
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Her style ranges from pop, rock to rhythm and blues. She currently resides in Osaka, and is currently signed with Tokyo-based AVEX recording label. She speaks moderate Chinese, and because of this, she has a notable fanbase in China.-Biography:Kamiki learned to play...
  
  
• Kana Nishino
  Kana Nishino
  is a J-Pop singer and lyricist signed with SME Records' Newcome Inc. She debuted on February 20, 2008, with the single "I". CNN said that she was the favorite singer of teenage girls in Shibuya, Tokyo.- Life and career :...
  
  
• Kanjani Eight
  Kanjani Eight
  is a seven-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency, Johnny & Associates, and signed to Imperial Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern enka group", though after the year 2006, their...
  
  
• Kanno, Yoko
  Yoko Kanno
  is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements...
  
  
• Kanon Wakeshima
  Kanon Wakeshima
  is a Japanese singer and cellist. Produced by Mana, Wakeshima debuted under the DefStar Records label on May 28, 2008 with the single "Still Doll", the ending theme for the anime adaptation of the manga series Vampire Knight. She also provided the voice for a maid that appears in the eighth episode...
  
  
• Katakiri, Rekka
  Rekka Katakiri
  , born December 18, is a female Japanese singer. Her doujin circle is called CLOSED/UNDERGROUND.- About :* Influenced by anime, she started working in the fields as a vocal, net seiyuu, composer and lyricist when she first started high school. In 2004, she released the album "Min no Uta." as her...
  
  
• KAT-TUN
  KAT-TUN
  KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates in 2001. The group's name is an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name until the departure of Jin Akanishi in 2010. As of 2010, KAT-TUN stands for Kazuya KAmenashi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda,...
  
  
• Kato, Miliyah
• Kawada, Mami
  Mami Kawada
  is a J-pop singer who is currently signed to Geneon Entertainment Inc. She is also a member of the I've Sound who performs soundtracks for some eroge. Mami was usually paired up with co-I've member Kotoko when making soundtracks for anime...
  
  
• Kawase, Tomoko
  Tomoko Kawase
  Tomoko Kawase is a Japanese female singer. Tomoko is the lead vocalist of the rock/pop group The Brilliant Green, and as a solo artist she has released music under the alter-ego pseudonyms Tommy february6 and later as Tommy heavenly6.-1995-2002: The Brilliant Green:In 1995, after bassist Shunsaku...
  
  
• Kawashima, Ai
  Ai Kawashima
  , born February 21, 1986 in Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and pianist.- Profile :Kawashima dreamed of becoming a singer from a young age. Her father vanished before she was born, and she was raised by her mother. She first began learning to play the piano at the age of 3....
  
  
• Kawasumi, Ayako
  Ayako Kawasumi
  is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer. She is affectionately referred to by her fellow voice actors and fans as "", "" and "". She is a skilled pianist, having practiced the piano since childhood....
  
  
• Kayo, Aiko
  Aiko Kayo
  is a popular idol singer. She has released 12 singles and 2 albums on the Avex Trax label in Japan. She has also performed with the musical units and a☆girls.-About:Aiko Kayō was born on December 11, 1985 in Kanagawa Prefecture....
  
  
• Ketsumeishi
  Ketsumeishi
  is a four-member Japanese pop and hip hop group that incorporates singing and rapping into their music. They have had several major hits in Japan, including "Sakura", which reached number two on the Oricon yearly chart for 2005 and was featured in the Japanese game Taiko no Tatsujin...
  
  
• Kick the Can Crew
  Kick the Can Crew
  Kick the Can Crew is a mainstream pop and hip hop group from Tokyo, Japan, consisting of members Kreva, MCU, and Little.Formed in 1998, the group enjoyed popularity for their top singles "Good Music" and "Sayonara Sayonara"...
  
  
• Kids Alive
  Kids Alive
  Kids Alive was a Japanese rock band formed in 1998 when bassist Akihiro Yamamura, vocalist Yuta Aihara and guitarist Hiroshi "Keiji" Kanno signed up for Kids Records. Their first major debut single was released in 2002. They changed over to the Cutting Edge label for their next five singles and...
  
  
• Kikkawa, Kōji
  Koji Kikkawa
  is a Japanese musician. His most recent album is 2009's Double-Edged Sword.Kōji was supposed to represent Japan in water polo in the coming Olympics but chose to be a singer. His music career began on February 1, 1984 with "Monica" and he won 8 music awards in the same year...
  
  
• Kimeru
  Kimeru
  Kimeru Kimeru Kimeru (most often written either in Romaji (Kimeru) or with Katakana (キメル), but has been written as きめる (Hiragana) and (決める) (Kanji), (June 17, 1980) is a Japanese pop musician, singer, and stage actor. He is most famous for his work with The Prince of Tennis...
  
  
• Kimura, Kaela
  Kaela Kimura
  , born , is a Japanese pop rock singer, songwriter, model, and TV presenter.- Career :Born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan to a British father and Japanese mother, Kaela started working as a model in 2002 for the Japanese magazine Seventeen...
  
  
• KinKi Kids
  KinKi Kids
  is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. Although the members share the same surname, the only relation they have to each other is that they both hail from the Kinki region, hence the duo's name....
  
  
• Kotani, Kinya
• Kirinji
  Kirinji
  Kirinji may refer to:* Kirinji , a Japanese pop band* Kirinji Kazuharu , former sumo wrestler known as Kirinji from 1974–1988* Daikirin Takayoshi , former sumo wrestler known as Kirinji from 1962–1970...
  
  
• Kiroro
  Kiroro
  is a Japanese musical group from Okinawa that debuted in 1996.-History:Kiroro first debuted in 1996 as an independent band, and later made their major debut in 1998 with the song "". They performed on Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1998, 1999 and 2001....
  
  
• Kis-my-ft2
  Kis-My-FT2
  Kis-My-Ft2 is a 7-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates. Their name comes from their members' names: Hiromitsu Kitayama, Kento Senga, Toshiya Miyata, Wataru Yokō, Taisuke Fujigaya, Yūta Tamamori and Takashi Nikaidō.The group was a former Johnny's Jr. unit and debuted August 10, 2011...
  
  
• Kishimoto, Hayami
  Hayami Kishimoto
  is a retired female Japanese popular music singer. She was affiliated with the Giza Studio recording label for her four year career.- Singles :# #15, 21,000 copies sold# #37, 8,230 copies sold...
  
  
• Kitade, Nana
  Nana Kitade
  Nana Kitade , is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She has had success as a solo artist, model, actress, fashion designer, and the lead singer of the Germany based noise pop band, "Loveless"....
  
  
• Kiyokiba Shunsuke
• Kobukuro
  Kobukuro
  is a Japanese band, which formed in 1998 and made its major label debut in 2001. The name is a portmanteau of the two family names, Kentarō Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda.- Members :...
  
  
• Kōda, Kumi
  Kumi Koda
  , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...
  
  
• Kushida, Akira
  Akira Kushida
  , is a Japanese vocalist who is well known for his work in the soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions, most notably Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan, Kinnikuman, and Uchuu Keiji Gavan. His nickname from his fans is...
  
  
• Kōda, Mariko
  Mariko Koda
  is a seiyū, J-Pop singer and radio personality born on September 5, 1969 in Miyashiro, Minami Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She graduated from Kasukabe Kyōei High School and went on to major in Communications at Tamagawa University in Machida City, Tokyo, graduating in 1990...
  
  
• Kokia
  Kokia (singer)
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who performs under the stage name Kokia . She is best known for her songs and "The Power of Smile." She is also recognised for her numerous contributions to anime/game soundtracks, the most notable being "Ai no Melody/Chōwa Oto " for the film...
  
  
• Kome Kome Club
  Kome Kome Club
  is a Japanese pop band formed in 1982. It is widely recognized as the only Japanese pop musical group which achieved commercial success by blending funk, soul and Latin musical styles. They also use the style of rakugo.-1982–1997: Commercial success:...
  
  
• Kosaka, Riyu
  Riyu Kosaka
  is a J-pop singer, as well as a member of the Konami-produced J-Pop group BeForU. Kosaka was born in the Kanagawa Prefecture on January 17, 1985.- Discovery by Konami :...
  
  
• KOTOKO
• Koyanagi, Yuki
  Yuki Koyanagi
  , is a Japanese pop singer. She released her first single, 'Anata no kisu o kazoemashô - You Were Mine' on September 15, 1999. This song was a huge hit in Japan and made the 17-year-old a sensation overnight. Her second album 'EXPANSION', sold over 1.3 million copies. She has done several albums ...
  
  
• Kumaki, Anri
  Anri Kumaki
  is a Japanese pop female singer-songwriter.- Biography :Anri Kumaki started writing songs when she was 17 years old and won the audition of a TV program which was broadcasted by Nippon Television in 2001.She debuted with her Single "Madoe" arranged by ....
  
  
• Kuraki, Mai
  Mai Kuraki
  is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer from Funabashi, Chiba. Kuraki debuted in 1999 with the single, "Love, Day After Tomorrow". In 2000, she released her debut album, Delicious Way, which debuted at number-one and sold over 2,210,000 copies in its first week...
  
  
• Kuroki, Meisa
  Meisa Kuroki
  , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress, model and singer born in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. She is represented by the agency Sweet Power and is signed to Sony Music Japan. She made her acting debut in 2004. She has modeled for the popular Japanese fashion magazine JJ, among others, and...
  
  
• Kusumi, Koharu
  Koharu Kusumi
  , is a former J-pop singer and voice actress, and currently a model. She joined Morning Musume as the only seventh generation member and as the youngest soloist to debut in Hello! Project, being only twelve years old when she joined. Before she joined Morning Musume, she was the captain of her...
  
  
• Kuwata, Keisuke
  Keisuke Kuwata
  has gained fame as a Japanese multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and frontman for the Southern All-Stars, as well as his own solo band, the Kuwata band. He has also done significant amount of scoring music for films. He went to Aoyama Gakuin University....
  
  
• Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
  Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
  is a model, blogger, and recording artist from the Harajuku district of Tokyo.-Career:Kyary started as a fashion blogger, and then began her professional career as a model for Harajuku fashion magazines such as Kera! and Zipper...
  
  

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• Lead
  Lead (band)
  Lead is a Japanese hip-hop group, under the Record of Pony Canyon/ Flight Master. Their debut was on July 31, 2002 with their single Manatsu no Magic .-Biography:...
  
  
• Leah Dizon
  Leah Dizon
  Leah Dizon is an American-born former gaijin tarento, singer, and model in Japan. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, she moved to Tokyo, Japan in 2006 to pursue a career in entertainment...
  
  
• Lia
  Lia (singer)
  Lia is a female Japanese singer-songwriter who is a former member of I've Sound. Lia has also participated in happy hardcore singing, producing four such albums with this style of singing; these albums have her name in all capital letters. She is notable as the singer for the opening and ending...
  
  
• Lindberg
  Lindberg (band)
  Lindberg is a Japanese pop/rock band that was active from 1989 to 2002 and again in 2009. It is now defunct.-History:Lindberg typically appealed to the junior high to early high school crowd, and was unique in that in the time of its inception in 1989, few Japanese "rock" bands had female members,...
  
  
• Lisa
  LISA (musician)
  is a Japanese-Colombian singer and producer better known as LISA. In 1999 she formed the Japanese urban contemporary group M-Flo with Verbal and Taku Takahashi. Daughter of a Japanese father and Afro-Colombian mother, LISA met her fellow band members while attending international school in Tokyo...
  
  
• Little by Little
  Little by Little (band)
  Little by Little is a Japanese rock band, consisting of vocalist Hideco and Tetsuhiko. Little by Little's record label is Sony Music Entertainment Japan and they are attached to Stardust Promotion...
  
  
• L'luvia
  L'luvia
  was a Japanese visual kei rock band. They debuted in 1998. 1st single was used as the 10th ending theme of the anime series Crayon Shin-chan. In 2003 the group disbanded...
  
  
• Love Psychedelico
  Love Psychedelico
  is a Japanese band. In Japan they are often called Delico for short. They are widely popular not only in Japan but also Hong Kong and Taiwan.- Members :* Kumi – lead vocals, guitars, etc....
  
  

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• Maeda, Yuki
• Mai
  Mai (singer)
  , real name is a J-Pop singer from Hokkaidō, Japan. She is a talent of the Fit One management company and part of the artists' roster of Rhythm Zone owned by Avex Entertainment Inc. She originally debuted as "Ruppina"...
  
  
• Maki Goto
  Maki Goto
  is a Japanese singer, lyricist and former actress. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, Goto began her musical career in 1999 when she joined Morning Musume as the only third generation member. Her first single with the group, "Love Machine", topped the Oricon singles charts and sold over a million...
  
  
• Noriyuki Makihara
  Noriyuki Makihara
  , nicknamed by his fans, is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter.- Biography :He was born on May 18, 1969 in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University to study English literature. In addition to creating songs for his own music career, he has written, produced and performed songs...
  
  
• Makino, Yui
  Yui Makino
  is a Japanese voice actor, actress, singer and pianist. She is best known for her work in the anime Tsubasa Chronicle and Aria. She can speak basic English. She is well known as a nice, caring, polite and a down-to-earth person, according to her fans. Her fans sometimes call her "Yucchi",...
  
  
• Mano, Erina
• marble
  Marble (band)
  marble is a Japanese musical duo, originally named The Student's and formed in 1999. The members, Micco and Tatsuya Kikuchi, met and became friends while they were both enrolled in music school. Kikuchi was the main musical support for Micco at that time, who was acting as a solo artist...
  
  
• Masuda, Yuri
  Yuri Masuda
  , also simply known as yuri , is the vocalist of the Japanese band m.o.v.e. She's credited as a solo artist for the Eurobeat song PARADISE, a song released before she joined m.o.v.e....
  
  
• Matsu, Takako
  Takako Matsu
  , born , is a Japanese actress and pop singer/songwriter born on June 10, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. The style of her music is often laid-back and relaxing.- Profile :* Interests: Watching movies and stage plays...
  
  
• Matsuda, Seiko
  Seiko Matsuda
  is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. Due to her popularity in the 1980s and her long career, she has been dubbed the "Eternal idol" by the Japanese media.- Biography :...
  
  
• Matsutoya, Yumi
  Yumi Matsutoya
  ', nicknamed , is an influential Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. She is renowned for her idiosyncratic voice, and live performances, and is an important figure in Japanese popular music....
  
  
• Mawatari, Matsuko
  Matsuko Mawatari
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is known for having written "Hohoemi no Bakudan" , which is the opening theme for the YuYu Hakusho anime series.She also sang a few other songs from the same anime, such as:...
  
  
• Matsuura, Aya
  Aya Matsuura
  is a Japanese pop singer from Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.-2000–2009: Hello! Project:Aya auditioned in 2000 for the fourth Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become a part of what was later known as Hello! Project. It is a common...
  
  
• MAX
  MAX (band)
  MAX whose name is an acronym for "Musical Active eXperience" is an Okinawan vocal group popular in Japan. The original members of MAX made their musical debut as members of the Super Monkey's along with lead vocalist, Namie Amuro...
  
  
• May J.
  May J.
  , better known by her stage name May J., is a R&B and pop singer from Yokohama, Japan. Born to a mother of Iranian descent and to Japanese father, May J. made her major label debut under Sony Music Japan on July 12, 2006 with her first mini-album All My Girls.-Early life:May J. was born on June...
  
  
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• Maximum the Hormone
  Maximum the Hormone
  is a Japanese nu metal band from Hachiōji, Tokyo.-1998–2001: Creation, early days and line-up change:Maximum the Hormone was created in 1998 by Daisuke Tsuda and Nao Kawakita. After a couple of regional shows, the band signed a contract with the Japanese rock label Sky Records. A.S.A...
  
  
• Mell
  Mell
  Mell is a female Japanese singer from Sapporo, Japan. She is a senior vocalist of I've Sound, and one of the main vocalists. She has released six singles and one solo album...
  
  
• Melocure
  Melocure
  was a Japanese pop duo consisting of and . They were signed to Columbia Music Entertainment. The duo's name is based on a pun on the term melodic hardcore.-History:...
  
  
• melody.
  Melody.
  , better known by her stage name melody. is a Japanese-American pop singer and TV host. She debuted on February 19, 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", under Toy's Factory. In October 2008, melody. announced on her blog that she will end her career as a music artist and instead focus on pursuing...
  
  
• Melon Kinenbi
  Melon Kinenbi
  was an all-girl Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. They were formed after they successfully passed the 2nd Morning Musume & Michiyo Heike Imotobun Audition. Melon Kinenbi is the oldest group in the history of Hello! Project not to have changed any of its members since its formation...
  
  
• Metis
  Metis (reggae artist)
  Metis is a Japanese female reggae singer songwriter. She debuted in her early as an R&B artist, but after her first single and album, she signed to another record label to pursue a reggae career.-External links:***...
  
  
• M-Flo
  M-flo
  is a Japanese hip hop group consisting of producer and DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee Verbal.Former member Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career, and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves... project working different vocalists for each song over three albums, including the...
  
  
• MiChi
• mihimaru GT
  Mihimaru GT
  Mihimaru GT is an urban and pop group signed to Universal Music Japan and managed by Tearbridge Productions, a subsidiary of Stardust Promotion and Avex.- History :...
  
  
• MilkyWay
  MilkyWay
  is a Hello! Project trio consisting of Morning Musume member and soloist Koharu Kusumi and Hello Pro Egg members Sayaka Kitahara and Yuu Kikkawa. The unit was made mainly for the anime Kirarin Revolution as all girls lend voices to characters in the series...
  
  
• Minawo
  Minawo
  is a Japanese band composed of singer and songwriter and musical composer currently signed to Mona Records. The band name "Minawo" is a portmanteau of the given names of the bandmates, Minako, and Mitsuwo...
  
  
• Minekawa, Takako
  Takako Minekawa
  is a Japanese musician, composer and writer.-Background:As an accomplished all-around musician, Minekawa's musical skills set her firmly outside of the J-Pop "idol" tradition: she writes and composes most of her material, singing quirky lyrics about subjects such as clouds, cats, and the color...
  
  
• Mini Moni
  Mini Moni
  is a former subgroup of Japanese pop girl group Morning Musume, and a current group within Hello! Project. They were one of Morning Musume's most popular subgroups for their entire existence, because of the combination of their outrageous music videos and live performances, and their widely varied...
  
  
• Mink
  Mink (singer)
  mink is a female Korean pop singer active in Japan. Upon traveling to Japan in her early teens to continue her education, she was discovered after she submitted a demo to Avex Trax, one of Japan’s leading J-pop labels...
  
  
• Minmi
  Minmi
  is a Japanese hip-hop, soca, and reggae musician, as well as a singer-songwriter and record producer. She is the first soca artist from Japan. Since 2007, she has been married to , a member of Japanese reggae group Shōnan no Kaze....
  
  
• MIQ
  MIQ
  , also previously known as MIO, is a Japanese pop singer and vocal trainer from Minato, Tokyo. She is known for her performances on the soundtracks of various anime, notably the theme songs of Sunrise's Aura Battler Dunbine and Heavy Metal L-Gaim...
  
  
• Misato, Aki
  Aki Misato
  is a female Japanese J-pop singer from Saitama, Japan. Most of her songs are theme songs for anime and video games. She made her debut in 2004 with her first single Kimi ga Sora Datta , which was featured as the ending theme of the anime Mai-HiME...
  
  
• Misia
• misono
  Misono
  , who performs under the mononym Misono , is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Kyoto. She is also the younger sister of Japanese singer Kumi Koda. Misono was the lead singer of pop band Day After Tomorrow, until the group disbanded in 2005. In 2006, Misono made her debut as a solo artist, remaining...
  
  
• Miyano, Mamoru
  Mamoru Miyano
  is a Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer from Saitama. He is best known for his roles on Ouran High School Host Club, Death Note, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, and Kōtetsu Sangokushi. At the 2007 Seiyu Awards he was nominated for two awards for his role as Light Yagami in Death Note, and in 2008, he...
  
  
• Miyazaki, Ayumi
  Ayumi Miyazaki
  Ayumi Miyazaki or Ayumi for short, born August 25, 1971, is a Japanese singer and composer.Ayumi Miyazaki has sung several songs in the Digimon series. He sang the evolution theme song for Digimon Adventure called "Brave Heart" and the two evolution theme songs for Digimon Adventure 02, called...
  
  
• Miz
  Miz
  , better known simply as Miz, is a Japanese pop/rock singer. Though most of her music is released in Japan, she does her work primarily from Gotland, Sweden, mainly doing promotional videos, photo shoots, and recording there.- Biography :...
  
  
• Mizca
  Masami Mitsuoka
  is a Japanese singer. She started off singing straight pop music, but switched to the technopop genre with the release of "Robotics" on October 28, 2009, under her new stage name Mizca...
  
  
• Mizuki, Nana
  Nana Mizuki
  is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress. She was born and raised in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, Mizuki was trained as an enka singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1998; however, she released her debut single "Omoi", under the King Records label on December 6, 2000...
  
  
• Momoi, Haruko
  Haruko Momoi
  is a Japanese voice actress and singer/songwriter. She was born in Tokyo, Japan and is affectionately referred to as 'Halko' by her fans, a nickname she gave herself which is inspired by HAL 9000, the onboard computer of the Discovery in 2001: A Space Odyssey....
  
  
• MONGOL800
  MONGOL800
  is an Okinawan band from Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan consisting of three members. When they were aged 19, they released their first album. They have released five studio recordings, one single, and one live concert DVD. In 2001, despite low commercial attention, they sold over two-million records from...
  
  
• MONKEY MAJIK
  Monkey Majik
  Monkey Majik is a Japanese pop-rock band formed in 2000, consisting of two Canadian brothers and two Japanese members .- Profile :...
  
  
• Morikawa, Miho
  Miho Morikawa
  Miho Morikawa is a Japanese singer and model.-Biography:Miho Morikawa got her start at the age of seventeen after winning a singing contest, which led to her first album, called Sentimental Times, in 1986. Soon after her debut, she started writing lyrics and eventually composing some of the songs...
  
  
• Moritaka, Chisato
• Moriyama, Naotarō
  Naotaro Moriyama
  is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter born on April 23, 1976. His mother is Ryōko Moriyama, who is a well-known folk singer. He came out with the album "Kawaita Uta wa Sakana no Esa ni Chōdo Ii" in 2002, and distinguished himself by creating the song "Sakura"....
  
  
• Momoiro Clover
  Momoiro Clover
  is a Japanese female idol group of 5 selected members from Stardust Promotion Agency's section 3 . They are also referred to as Momoclo , Shūmatsu Heroine . In early 2010, Momoiro Clover was signed to the major label Universal Records...
  
  
• Morning Musume
  Morning Musume
  , sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...
  
  
• Motohiro Hata
  Motohiro Hata
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted under the major label BMG Japan in 2006 with the single .- Biography :Hata is the youngest of three brothers. He moved to Yokohama when he was 2. He began playing guitar at 3, after his eldest brother got 3,000 yen from a friend...
  
  
• moumoon
  Moumoon
  Moumoon is a Japanese pop duo consisting of two members, vocalist and lyricist Yuka and composer Kōsuke Masaki. Formed in 2005, the duo signed with Gate Records in 2006, and released their debut single "Flowers/Pride", and mini-album Flowers that September...
  
  
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• Mr.Children
  Mr. Children
  , commonly called , is a Japanese rock band formed in 1988 by Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki. As a group, they are one of the most successful Japanese rock artists, having sold over 50 million records and creating the in the mid 1990s in Japan...
  
  
• My Little Lover
  My Little Lover
  My Little Lover is a Japanese pop group belonging to the Avex Trax label as of the single and the album Akko. Previous releases were under Toy's Factory...
  
  

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• Nakagawa, Shōko
  Shoko Nakagawa
  is a Japanese idol, tarento, actress, voice actress, illustrator, and singer. She is best known as the presenter of Pokémon Sunday. She is the daughter of Katsuhiko Nakagawa, a celebrity in Japan in the 1980s....
  
  
• Nakahara, Mai
  Mai Nakahara
  is a voice actress. She is employed by I'm Enterprise. Some of her hobbies include cooking and watching movies, and she is skilled at kendo. She worked with voice actor Ai Shimizu in eight anime where most of the characters they voiced in together had close connections: DearS, Kage Kara Mamoru!,...
  
  
• Nakajima, Miyuki
  Miyuki Nakajima
  is a Japanese vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, composer and radio personality. As a principal Japanese female veteran singer-songwriter she is often compared to Yumi Matsutoya, she has released 37 studio albums, 40 singles, 2 live albums and multiple compilations to date, and whose sales have been...
  
  
• Nakamori, Akina
  Akina Nakamori
  is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She was one of the most popular singers of the 1980s in Japan. She is known for her deep, power-house voice....
  
  
• Nakanishi, Toshio
  Toshio Nakanishi
  Toshio Nakanishi aka Tycoon-to$h is a musician and an artist who is best known as the founding member of Plastics in 1976. He was a part of techno pop fever in Japan and first pioneer of Japanese Hip Hop scene with Major Force...
  
  
• Nakashima, Mika
  Mika Nakashima
  is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...
  
  
• Nakayama, Miho
• Nakayama, Uri
  Uri Nakayama
  is a female singer-songwriter and hairdresser in Japan.- Musical characteristics :Nakayama plays an accordion and trumpet, in addition to vocals. She sings while playing the accordion while sitting and sometimes plays the trumpet which she puts at her side. Her music is acoustic; she usually plays...
  
  
• Nana Kitade
  Nana Kitade
  Nana Kitade , is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She has had success as a solo artist, model, actress, fashion designer, and the lead singer of the Germany based noise pop band, "Loveless"....
  
  
• Nana Mizuki
  Nana Mizuki
  is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress. She was born and raised in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, Mizuki was trained as an enka singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1998; however, she released her debut single "Omoi", under the King Records label on December 6, 2000...
  
  
• Nana Tanimura
  Nana Tanimura
  , is a Japanese pop singer.- Background :Tanimura was raised mainly in Osaka. She moved frequently between Osaka and Hawaii between the ages of 3 and 8, after which she also stayed for an extended period of time in Los Angeles....
  
  
• Amuro, Namie
  Namie Amuro
  is a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...
  
  
• Natsukawa, Rimi
  Rimi Natsukawa
  is an Okinawan singer. She is best known for her 2001 single "Nada Sōsō."- Childhood :Natsukawa was born in Ishigaki, the largest city in the Yaeyama Islands chain. From a young age she enjoyed singing, and wanted to be a singer after hearing her father sing Yaeyama folk songs, such as and...
  
  
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• Nishikawa, Takanori
  Takanori Nishikawa
  is a renowned Japanese singer and actor. He performs as T.M.Revolution , which stands for although the name stems from the famous 80s pop electronic band TM Network...
  
  
• NMB48
  NMB48
  NMB48 is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group performs at NMB48 Theater on the basement of Yes-Namba Building in Namba, Osaka.-About:...
  
  
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• Nomiya, Maki
  Maki Nomiya
  is a Japanese singer and musician. She released her first solo album in 1981, and worked through the 1980s as the lead vocalist of the New Wave band Portable Rock. In 1991 she became the lead singer of the band Pizzicato Five. When the group disbanded in 2001 she embarked on a solo career...
  
  
• Not Yet (band)
  Not Yet (band)
  Not Yet is a sub-unit of the all-female Japanese pop group AKB48.-History:The formation of Not Yet was announced at AKB48's Request Hour Set List Best 100 2011 on January 21, 2011...
  
  
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• Oda, Kazumasa
  Kazumasa Oda
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter, composer and is also known as the leader of the folk rock band Off Course.As a vocalist and leader of Off Course, Oda wrote many Japanese standard numbers in the 70s and 80s. He and Yasuhiro Suzuki were important composers in the band...
  
  
• Odani, Misako
  Misako Odani
  Misako Odani , born November 4, 1976 in Miyazu, Kyoto-fu, is a famous Japanese singer, songwriter, and pianist. Misako, whose songs make heavy use of the piano, began playing the instrument at age seven, and studied abroad in Australia in 1994. Since entering the music industry in 1996, she has...
  
  
• Ogura, Kei
  Kei Ogura
  Kei Ogura is a Japanese singer, songwriter and composer. He was also a bank clerk of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, after graduation from the University of Tokyo. His musical career was in parallel with banking activity.His major works include Saraba seishun and Oretachi-no-tabi...
  
  
• Ohguro, Maki
  Maki Ohguro
  is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. She is from Sapporo in Hokkaidō.- Introduction :In 1989, she passed the '3rd BAD' audition. Her famous songs are "DA・KA・RA", "Chotto", and so on... Her second single "DA・ka・RA" sold 1.1 million copies and won the 'Japan Record Grand Prix' newcomer award of...
  
  
• Okazaki, Ritsuko
  Ritsuko Okazaki
  was a Japanese singer-songwriter born in Hashima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture. She first made her professional debut with the single, Kanashii Jiyū / Koi ga, Kiete Yuku.-Personal:...
  
  
• Okada,Yukiko
  Yukiko Okada
  was a singer and winner of the talent show, Star Tanjō! in Japan.-Early life:Okada was born on August 22, 1967, the second daughter of the Satō family in the Ichinomiya Hospital and later moved to Nagoya. At elementary school, Okada loved to read books, especially comic books and she was a talented...
  
  
• Okuda, Miwako
  Miwako Okuda
  is a Japanese solo ballad, pop, and rock singer signed to BMG JAPAN INC.Miwako started singing when she was a child and has always expressed a passion to become a singer. After graduating from junior high, Miwako was discovered at a live performance with her friend's band and traveled to Tokyo to...
  
  
• Okuda, Tamio
  Tamio Okuda
  is a singer, songwriter, and producer. He started his career in 1986 as a member of the band Unicorn. After Unicorn broke up, Okuda moved on to a solo career in 1994 with the single "Ai no Tame ni." He has written and composed many songs for various artists, particularly Puffy...
  
  
• Okui, Masami
  Masami Okui
  is a Rock/Pop/Anison singer who was born in Itami, Hyōgo, Japan. She began her professional musical career at age 21 as a concert backup singer.From almost the very beginning of her career, Masami has sung themes for anime TV and movies...
  
  
• Olivia Lufkin
• Onitsuka, Chihiro
  Chihiro Onitsuka
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter.In 2000, Onitsuka released her debut single "Shine" and gained a recognition with its follow-up "Gekkou" which became a hit. Insomnia, her first studio album released in following year topped the Japanese Oricon chart and sold more than a million copies...
  
  
• Ono, Lisa
  Lisa Ono
  Lisa Ono is a popular Japanese-Brazilian bossa nova singer.- Biography :Lisa Ono was born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1962 but moved with her family to Tokyo at the age of 10...
  
  
• On/Off
  On/Off
  On/Off is a Japanese Jpop duo which consists of twin brothers, and . The duo debuted in 2007 releasing the single .-History:...
  
  
• Orange Pekoe
  Orange Pekoe (band)
  is a Japanese music duo which formed in 1998, and had its first major debut in 2002, with the single "Happy Valley". The band is named for orange pekoe, a type of tea.- Background :...
  
  
• Orange Range
  Orange Range
  is a 5-member Okinawan alternative rock band, based in Okinawa, Japan. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The group left gr8! records in 2010 to start their own label, Super Echo....
  
  
• Oshima, Hanako
  Hanako Oshima
  is a Japanese singer and the daughter of actress Yukiko Kashiwagi and singer Kyu Sakamoto.- Biography :She is a graduate of Toyo Eiwa University in Japan. In October 2006 it was revealed that she was going to get married. In January 2007 she married the head of a Brazilian jujitsu dojo in Hawaii...
  
  
• Oshio, Kotaro
  Kotaro Oshio
  is an acoustic guitarist from Japan. Born in Osaka Prefecture, on February 1, 1968, he is best known for his work on the steel string guitar. Oshio is a part of Sony Music Japan's SME Records division.- Oshio's music :...
  
  
• Otsuka, Ai
  Ai Otsuka
  is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and actress from Suminoe-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo," which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks.A piano...
  
  
• Otsuki, Maki
  Maki Otsuki
  is a Japanese singer and musician. She is best known for performing the first two ending themes of One Piece and is currently the lead vocalist of the J-pop band CASSIS.- Singles :* memories/Yoake Mae...
  
  
• Ozaki, Ami
• Ozawa, Kenji
  Kenji Ozawa
  Kenji Ozawa is a Japanese musician born in 1968 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. His uncle Seiji Ozawa is a world-famous conductor. Ozawa's first claim to fame was as a member of the pop duo, Flipper's Guitar.He graduated from Tokyo University...
  
  

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• P-chicks
• PaniCrew
• Paris match
  Paris match (band)
  is a Japanese musical group formed in 1998 by composer/arranger Yosuke Sugiyama and lyricist Tai Furusawa with vocalist Mari Mizuno. They debuted in 2000 with the album volume one...
  
  
• Passpo
  Passpo
  is a Japanese idol pop girl group. Their first major single, "Shoujo Hikou", reached number 1 at the Oricon charts on May 16, 2011.-Members:* Ai Negishi* Yukimi Fujimoto* Natsumi Iwamura* Mio Masui* Makoto Okunaka* Shiori Mori* Sako Makita* Naomi Anzai...
  
  
• Perfume
  Perfume (group)
  Perfume is a Japanese all-girl trio from Hiroshima, Japan, consisting of Ayano Ōmoto, Yuka Kashino, and Ayaka Nishiwaki. They debuted locally in 2001 and made their transition to a major label in 2005, focusing more on electropop...
  
  
• Pink Lady
  Pink Lady (band)
  is a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto and Keiko Masuda...
  
  
• Pistol Valve
  Pistol Valve
  is a Japanese all girl brass and rock band, formed in 2005. There are 10 members in this group and every member plays musical instruments.-Members:...
  
  
• Pizzicato Five
  Pizzicato Five
  Pizzicato Five was a Japanese pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo of Maki Nomiya and Yasuharu Konishi...
  
  
• Plastics
  Plastics (group)
  Plastics—or, alternately, The Plastics—were a short-lived Japanese new wave music group prominent in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their music was a major influence on Japanese pop music and their songs have been covered by many bands, most notably Polysics and Pizzicato Five.Perhaps their...
  
  
• Porno Graffitti
  Porno Graffitti
  , also known as is a Japanese male rock band from Innoshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The band got their name from the album Pornograffitti by the band Extreme...
  
  
• Princess Princess
  Princess Princess (band)
  was a five-piece Japanese Rock/Pop girl band from 1983-1996. They were previously known as "Julian Mama" and "Akasaka Komachi" ....
  
  
• Psychic Lover
  Psychic Lover
  is a pop-rock band consisting of vocalist and guitarist . Originally consisting of six members, YOFFY and IMAJO are the only two who remained for their rise to fame. Much of their work has been featured as opening and closing themes of Japanese television series and Anime...
  
  
• PUFFY
  Puffy AmiYumi
  or Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock duo that is currently signed with Sony Music Japan. The group continues to go by the moniker of PUFFY in Japan, but in order to avoid legal naming conflicts with Sean Combs, it has adopted the name Puffy AmiYumi outside of Japan...
  
  

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• Rag Fair
  Rag Fair
  RAG FAIR is a Japanese male a cappella band. Its members are Reo Tsuchiya, Yosuke Hikichi, Kenichi Arai, Yoshiyuki Kato, Takamasa Kano, and Masayoshi Okumura....
  
  
• Rake (singer)
  Rake (singer)
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2010.- Biography :Rake was born in Sendai, Japan. He began an interest in music by playing an antique guitar at his family home, and in high school, was a member of a hard rock band...
  
  
• Rats & Star
  Rats & Star
  , formerly called Chanels, is a male J-pop group which specializes in doo-wop-influenced music. They performed at the reputed night club Whisky a Go Go of Los Angeles for two years in a row. The group is led by Masayuki Suzuki.-Members:...
  
  
• Remioromen
  Remioromen
  is a Japanese rock band, formed by Ryota Fujimaki, Keisuke Maeda and Osamu Jinguji in 2000.-History:Remioromen was formed in December 2000 with their current three person line up. They say that the name of the band has no real significance and was instead the result of wordplay. On November 25 of...
  
  
• Rie fu
  Rie fu
  , born on January 11, 1985, in Tokyo, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She resides in Tokyo but frequently travels to the United Kingdom to record and promote her work.-Personal life:...
  
  
• Rin Toshite Shigure
  Rin Toshite Shigure
  is an indie rock trio formed in 2002 in Saitama, Japan. The band's style resembles post-hardcore and progressive rock, often incorporating rapid changes of tempo and mood based around complex guitar melodies and technical drumming...
  
  
• Rip Slyme
  Rip Slyme
  Rip Slyme is a Japanese hip hop group. It is composed of four MCs; Ryo-Z, Ilmari, Pes & Su, and a DJ, Fumiya...
  
  
• Rinoie, Joe
  Joe Rinoie
  is a music producer, singer, keyboardist, saxophone player and composer.His father is Japanese while his mother is an Han Chinese in Japan, thus he is mixed half-Chinese, half-Japanese. He is a former member of Romantic Mode. After spending many years as a studio musician, he became a producer...
  
  
• Romantic Mode
  Romantic Mode
  Romantic Mode was a Japanese pop group that debuted in 1996 with their first single, "Dreams." The members are Akira Asakura , Masaki Suzukawa , and Joe Rinoie ....
  
  
• Round Table
  Round Table (band)
  Round Table is a Japanese pop band known mostly for their Anime soundtracks. They are most popularly known in the Anime demographic for their hit single, "Let Me Be With You" - the opening song for the anime Chobits. The band was formed in 1997 with Katsutoshi Kitagawa and Rieko Ito as band...
  
  
• Run&Gun
  RUN&GUN
  Run&Gun is a four-member Japanese pop group which has released numerous singles, albums and DVDs and have performed some live concerts. Run&Gun started their career in 2001, with their first single "Lay up", written by Daisuke Asakura. Asakura continued to write songs for the group until 2002...
  
  
• Rurutia
  Rurutia
  Rurutia is a Japanese singer/songwriter. She began her career in 2001 with the release of 'Itoshigo yo' when she was signed to Toshiba-EMI. She is currently signed to Phoenix Records as of mid-2005 and has released a total of 5 regular albums and 10 singles thus far...
  
  
• Rythem
  Rythem
  is a Japanese Pop/Singer-songwriter duo consisting of two female members, and . They are signed to Sony Music Japan. In addition to their vocals, Yui plays the piano while Yuka plays the guitar...
  
  

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• Sada, Masashi
  Masashi Sada
  is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and a film producer.Sada formed the folk duo Grape with Masami Yoshida in 1972, and made debut as a recording artist a year after. The pair rose to fame owing to a hit of a song "Shourou Nagashi" composed by Sada, which peaked at the...
  
  
• Saijo, Hideki
  Hideki Saijo
  is a Japanese singer and television celebrity most famous for singing the Japanese version of the Village People's hit song Y.M.C.A., called Young Man. Although the original version was camp, Saijō's version was intended to seriously inspire "young men"....
  
  
• Sakai, Mikio
  Mikio Sakai
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter. His real name is . He made his debut with the single .He has composed, written and performed numerous songs for several anime, including Fantastic Children, Tsubasa Chronicle, the Gorō Taniguchi-directed Sunrise productions, Planetes, s-CRY-ed, Code Geass, as well...
  
  
• Sakai, Noriko
  Noriko Sakai
  is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She was born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She married in 1998, and divorced on July 31, 2010. She and Yūichi have one son, born in 1999. She is particularly popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan...
  
  
• Sakakibara, Yui
  Yui Sakakibara
  , is a female Japanese choreographer, dancer, singer, songwriter, and voice actress from Hyōgo, Japan. She appeared on Kōhaku Uta Gassen as back ground dancer behind Ami Suzuki in 1999 and 2000. She used to use the name and others in her previous voices...
  
  
• Sakamoto, Kyu
  Kyu Sakamoto
  was a Japanese singer and actor, best known outside of Japan for his international hit song "Sukiyaki", which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies...
  
  
• Sakamoto, Maaya
  Maaya Sakamoto
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, and voice actress. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in the anime series Little Twins, but is more well known for her role as Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne...
  
  
• Sakamoto, Miu
  Miu Sakamoto
  is a Japanese pop singer. She is the daughter of musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Akiko Yano.- Albums :* aquascape * DAWN PINK * Harmonious...
  
  
• Sakamoto, Ryuichi
  Ryuichi Sakamoto
  After working as a session musician with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi in 1977, the trio formed the internationally successful electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra in 1978. Known for their seminal influence on electronic music, the group helped pioneer electronic genres such as...
  
  
• Salyu
  Salyu
  is a Japanese singer, produced by Takeshi Kobayashi. She debuted in 2000 as the fictional singer Lily Chou-Chou for the film All About Lily Chou-Chou, and later debuted as a solo artist in 2004...
  
  
• Sano, Motoharu
  Motoharu Sano
  , is a Japanese musician, and a graduate of Rikkyo University. Sano is a featured frontman, vocalist and guitarist with a history of performing in several Japanese bands which feature music both in Japanese and occasionally, English, playing songs that often have a rock and roll sound to...
  
  
• Sandii & the Sunsetz
  Sandii & the Sunsetz
  Sandii & the Sunsetz were a Japanese technopop band that collaborated from 1979 until the 1990s. The Sunsetz, led by Makoto Kubota, and Sandii started as separate artists, and each have a separate discography...
  
  
• Saori@destiny
• Satō, Hiromi
  Hiromi Sato
  is a Japanese female singer-songwriter from Iwate Prefecture. She has performed for songs for games and anime, such as Mizuiro, Onegai Twins, Green Green, and the Galaxy Angel games. She has also written songs for other artists. Prior to December 10, 2005, her name was written as 佐藤裕美. She is...
  
  
• savage genius
  Savage genius
  savage genius is a Japanese band signed to Victor Entertainment. Since 2008, has stayed as the only member of the band.-History:The duo Aa and Takumi started as a songwriting group in the live music scene in Kobe...
  
  
• SAWA
  Sawa
  Sawa may refer to:*The Sawa peoples of CameroonLocations*Sawa, Nepal*The Sawa Defence Training Centre of Eritrea*Sawa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Arts*SAWA, Japanese techno-pop singer*Devon Sawa, Canadian actor...
  
  
• Sawada, Kenji
  Kenji Sawada
  , nicknamed "Julie" , also-known as vocalist for the Japanese rock band The Tigers, is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and actor. He was born in Tsunoi, Iwami , Tottori Prefecture, Japan, and raised in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto at age 3...
  
  
• School Food Punishment
  School Food Punishment
  is a four member Japanese band. They are currently signed onto Sony Music Japan's Epic Records Japan record label. The lyrics of each of the band's songs are written by lead vocalist and guitarist Yumi Uchimura.-Band history:...
  
  
• SCANDAL
  SCANDAL
  is a Japanese pop rock band. The group consists of four members: Haruna Ono, Tomomi Ogawa, Mami Sasazaki and Rina Suzuki.The group was formed in August 2006, and they started performing at Osaka Castle Park shortly after their formation...
  
  
• The Scanty
  The Scanty
  THE★SCANTY was a Japanese girls pop-rock band formed in Tokyo on October 2001. They disbanded in October 2003. Futami and Akane formed their own band,...
  
  
• SDN48
  SDN48
  SDN48 is a Japanese idol girl group, created and produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SDN48 was created based on an "adult idol" concept. Former AKB48 member Kayo Noro was chosen as the captain of the group...
  
  
• Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
  Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
  Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her was a Japanese band formed by Aiha Higurashi in 1992. Their musical style contained elements of indie rock and, to a lesser extent, Shibuya-kei.-History:...
  
  
• See-Saw
  See-Saw
  See-Saw is a Japanese pop duo originally from Tokyo, Japan. Its members include Chiaki Ishikawa and Yuki Kajiura; former member left the group in April 1994 to pursue a writing career...
  
  
• Sexy Zone
  Sexy Zone
  is a five-member Japanese boy band managed by Johnny & Associates.- Overview :* Announced as a group and had press conference in September 29, 2011. Johnny & Associates's CEO Johnny Kitagawa said, "The group name came from Michael Jackson's sexiness". The members are Nakajima Kento, Kikuchi Fuma,...
  
  
• Sharam Q
• Shibasaki, Kou
  Kou Shibasaki
  , born Yukie Yamamura, on August 5, 1981 in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese singer and actress.-Music career:Shibasaki made her debut in the music industry in 2002 with her first single Trust My Feelings, but she became recognized for her second single Tsuki no shizuku which was used for the...
  
  
• Shibata, Jun
  Jun Shibata
  is a Japanese pop female singer-songwriter. Her nickname is "Shibajun".- Musical characteristics :Many of her songs are of slow and medium tempo and/or ballads expressive of fragility...
  
  
• Shiina, Ringo
• Shimabukuro, Hiroko
  Hiroko Shimabukuro
  Hiroko Shimabukuro , best known mononymously as hiro, is a Japanese singer. She debuted as a member of the popular girl group Speed in 1996. In 1998, hiro released her first solo song "Mitsumete Itai" as a B-side to Speed's single "All My True Love"...
  
  
• Shimamiya, Eiko
  Eiko Shimamiya
  , born April 20, is a female J-pop singer and member of the production group I've Sound since their first album. She is best known for singing the opening themes of the anime series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Eiko also handles a school called Shimamiya Size in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan...
  
  
• Shimatani, Hitomi
  Hitomi Shimatani
  , is a female pop singer signed to the Avex Trax label.Shimatani started her career as an Enka singer with the release of her debut single in 1999, but later decided to get into the dance/pop style for her music. Shimatani's music has also appeared in video games and also anime series.- Early life...
  
  
• Shimizu, Ai
  Ai Shimizu
  is a Japanese voice actress who is employed by Haikyou. She also has a career as a singer an signed to Lantis. She has released 14 singles and four albums. She covered Yumi Matsutoya's "Toki o Kakeru Shōjo" as the B-side of her first single "Angel Fish" in 2003...
  
  
• Shota Shimizu
  Shota Shimizu
  is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, who made his debut in 2008. On June 1, 2008, Shimizu performed at Central Park during the annual Japan Day Festival. Shota Shimizu went to a local Christian school in Osaka where he learned how to sing gospel music. He...
  
  
• Shimokawa, Mikuni
  Mikuni Shimokawa
  is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. She is best known for her songs used for anime theme music, particularly the opening and ending themes of the Full Metal Panic! series. In addition to her vocal talents, Shimokawa can also play the piano...
  
  
• Shinohara, Tomoe
  Tomoe Shinohara
  is a Japanese singer, actress, fashion designer, producer and artist. She is notable for her flamboyant fashion sense and bubbly personality, as well her distinctive squealing speaking voice. She is also a close friend of singer Eiko Matsumoto.- Career :In October 1996, Shinohara began as a...
  
  
• Shintani Ryōko
  Ryoko Shintani
  is a voice actress and singer from Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. She is under the Lantis and Vi-vo Recording Label and famous as the voice of Milfeulle Sakuraba in the Galaxy Angel Series...
  
  
• Shishido, Rumi
• Shonen Knife
  Shonen Knife
  Shonen Knife, written in Japanese characters as 少年ナイフ, which transliterates as Shōnen Naifu, literally "Boy Knife," is an all-female Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka, Japan, in 1981...
  
  
• Sifow
  Sifow
  , known by her stage name Sifow , is a Japanese pop singer. She signed to the Avex Trax music label in 2006, but in 2008 she announced an indefinite hiatus.- Studio albums :- Mini albums :- Singles :...
  
  
• Skankfunk
• SKE48
  SKE48
  SKE48 is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The audition was held during the summer and debuted in October 2008. SKE48 performs in the newly built studio in the renovated Sunshine Sakae in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, every Saturday...
  
  
• SMAP
  SMAP
  SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori...
  
  
• Snow
• Soft Ballet
  Soft Ballet
  Soft Ballet is a Japanese Pop and EBM band. The group had three members: Maki Fujii, Ken Morioka, and Ryoichi Endo. They have been recording since 1989, though they had a long span of inactivity from 1995 to 2002 while the members pursued solo projects....
  
  
• Sonar Pocket
• Sonim
  Sonim (singer)
  is a Zainichi Korean J-pop singer.-Career and biography:She was a former member of the Tsunku-produced duo EE Jump along with Yuki Goto . Yuki was caught underage in a bar, which got him suspended from EE Jump...
  
  
• Sophia
  Sophia (rock band)
  SOPHIA is a Japanese rock band formed in 1994 by vocalist Mitsuru Matsuoka, guitarist Kazutaka Toyota, bassist Yoshio Kuroyanagi, drummer Yoshitomo Akamatsu and keyboardist Keiichi Miyako. They made their major debut in 1995....
  
  
• Southern All Stars
  Southern All Stars
  , also known by the abbreviations or SAS, is a Japanese pop/rock band that formed in the mid 1970s.The band is composed of Keisuke Kuwata , Yuko Hara , Kazuyuki Sekiguchi , Hiroshi Matsuda and Hideyuki "Kegani" Nozawa...
  
  
• Sowelu
  Sowelu
  better known by her stage name, Sowelu, is a Japanese pop/R&B singer signed onto Avex Group's label Rhythm Zone.- History :Her career started in 2002 with the release of her first single Beautiful Dreamer, a soft love ballad which did very well in the charts, and was later featured on the Relaxin’...
  
  
• SPEED
  Speed (band)
  Speed is an Okinawan female vocal/dance group comprising Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara and Hitoe Arakaki. All four members are former students of Okinawa Actors School which also trained popular artists Namie Amuro and MAX.Speed made their major label debut on August 5, 1996 and...
  
  
• Spitz
  Spitz (band)
  is a Japanese rock band formed in 1987. They gained remarkable commercial success in the mid and late 1990s, and are known for their abstract and eccentric songs penned by primary singer-songwriter and guitarist Masamune Kusano....
  
  
• Stereopony
  Stereopony
  , is a Japanese rock band that formed in Okinawa, Japan in 2007, consisting of Aimi , Nohana , and Shiho...
  
  
• Straightener
  Straightener
  Straightener is a Japanese rock band. The band started out as a duo with Atsushi Horie and Shinpei Nakayama in 1998. They established an independent label named Ghost Records in 2002. Hidekazu Hinata joined the band as bassist in 2003, giving the band a heavier sound...
  
  
• Suga, Shikao
  Shikao Suga
  is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Tokyo. Though he uses katakana for his recording name, the kanji for his name are 菅 止戈男, but the romanization is the same. Suga is his family name and Shikao is his given name....
  
  
• Sukima Switch
  Sukima Switch
  is a Japanese jazz fusion duo consisting of core members , born May 9, 1978, and , born February 25, 1978, formed in 2003. Formerly with BMG Japan , they signed with Sony Music Japan's Ariola Japan label in September 2009.-History:...
  
  
• SunSet Swish
  SunSet Swish
  is a three piece Japanese band. They are also known by their initials SSS. The band is part of Sony's SME Records label. Their first album, , was released on 15 November 2006. Their music have been used for a variety of anime series, namely: 2nd ending theme for the anime Ookiku Furikabutte is a...
  
  
• Super Monkey's
  Super Monkey's
  was an Okinawan pop-singing and dancing group that spawned the careers of Namie Amuro and some members of the girl group, MAX. The group went through several member and name changes before coming into prominence in 1995 with the release of their fifth single, Try Me ~Watashi o Shinjite~.- Pre-debut...
  
  
• Supercar
  Supercar (band)
  was a Japanese rock band active from 1995 to 2005, and who made their debut in 1997. Consisting of songwriter and vocalist Kōji Nakamura , guitarist Junji Ishiwatari , bassist Miki Furukawa , and drummer Kōdai Tazawa , Supercar is best known for combining alternative rock with electronic...
  
  
• Supercell
  Supercell (band)
  Supercell is a Japanese 11-member music group led by composer and lyricist Ryo which formed in 2007 as a dōjin music group. Supercell started out by making use of the Hatsune Miku singing synthesizer to produce vocals for songs submitted to the Nico Nico Douga video sharing website...
  
  
• Superfly (band)
• Super Girls (band)
  Super Girls (band)
  SUPER☆GiRLS , often referred to as S☆G, is a 12-member Japanese idol group formed by Avex Trax in 2010 after various auditions. Their label was by iDOL Street, one which is different as compared to other bands. Avex created a new sub-label called iDOL Street limited only to idol artists....
  
  
• Sunny Day Service
  Sunny Day Service
  is a three-piece Japanese rock band which formed in 1992.-Members:*Sokabe Keiichi - vocals, guitar*Tanaka Takashi - bass*Maruyama Harushige - drums-History:...
  
  
• Suzuki, Ami
  Ami Suzuki
  is a female singer, songwriter, actress and DJ from Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.Having been discovered at the talent TV show Asayan, Suzuki was one of the most popular female singers as an idol in the late 1990s....
  
  
• Suzuki, Masayuki
  Masayuki Suzuki
  Masayuki Suzuki is a Japanese singer best known as a former member of Rats & Star...
  
  
• SweetS
  SweetS
  was a Japanese idol group. Put together through auditions, the group debuted in 2003 on the avex trax label. Although the group met minor success, they disbanded after three years with the release of a final single in June 2006....
  
  
• S/mileage
  S/mileage
  is a Japanese girl group which originally consisted of four former Hello! Pro Egg members. They graduated from Egg status in 2010 and became full time members of Hello! Project. In 2010, they won the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist...
  
  

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• T-Bolan
  T-BOLAN
  T-Bolan was a Japanese rock band which debuted in 1991. Its members were vocal Arashi Moritomo, drummer Kazuyoshi Aoki, guitarist Takeshi Gomi, and bassist Hirofumi Ueno. The name of this band was inspired by T. Rex and its vocalist Marc Bolan.The band was formed in 1990. Their 1991 song...
  
  
• Tackey and Tsubasa
  Tackey and Tsubasa
  are a Japanese idol duo consisting of Hideaki Takizawa and Tsubasa Imai from the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. Takizawa, nicknamed "Tackey" , is best known for his drama works, and Tsubasa for his dancing ability. They have also been musically successful with hit singles such as...
  
  
• Tainaka, Sachi
  Sachi Tainaka
  is a Japanese singer who is best known for her vocals in the opening songs of the anime version of Fate/stay night. She has a 3½-octave vocal range.Although her name was written in katakana, her birth name is written in kanji...
  
  
• Takahashi, Hitomi
  Hitomi Takahashi (singer)
  is a rock/pop singer from Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. After being selected as finalist in the Sony Music SD audition, which contained about 20,000 applicants, Hitomi entered the music scene in 2005 with her single "Bokutachi no Yukue"...
  
  
• Takahashi, Yoko
  Yoko Takahashi
  is a Japanese singer from Tokyo, perhaps best known for performing , the opening theme song of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. She also performs the closing theme, an "acid bossa" version of "Fly Me to the Moon" and , the closing theme of Evangelion: Death and Rebirth...
  
  
• Tamaki, Nami
  Nami Tamaki
  is a Japanese pop singer. She has various commercial tie-ins with the anime and games industry, and has also performed in a stage musical and a movie. Her musical influences include American singers such as Britney Spears, Madonna, and Janet Jackson....
  
  
• Tamura, Eriko
  Eriko Tamura
  is a Japanese actress and singer. The animated television show Idol Densetsu Eriko was created as a result of her popularity. The show has been syndicated world-wide, airing in such countries as Spain, Italy, and France...
  
  
• Tamurapan
  Tamurapan
  is a Japanese pop songwriter and singer. Her real name is , was born in 1980 in Takayama, Gifu, Japan. The name Tamurapan is a combination of her surname: and the French word for rabbit: Lapin....
  
  
• Tamura, Yukari
  Yukari Tamura
  , is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress, affiliated with the talent agency I'm Enterprise. Affectionately called Yukarin by her fans, she is also known for her high-pitched voice and interest in Lolita fashion...
  
  
• Tanimura Nana
  Nana Tanimura
  , is a Japanese pop singer.- Background :Tanimura was raised mainly in Osaka. She moved frequently between Osaka and Hawaii between the ages of 3 and 8, after which she also stayed for an extended period of time in Los Angeles....
  
  
• Tanaka, Rie
  Rie Tanaka
  is a singer and voice actress . Notable among her numerous roles are Lacus Clyne in Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, Chii and Freya in Chobits, Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke in Strike Witches and Suigintou in the anime adaptation of Rozen Maiden.-Personal life:As a child, Tanaka took singing classes...
  
  
• Tange, Sakura
  Sakura Tange
  Sakura Tange is an idol, seiyū and singer who was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan. She is best known for providing the voice of Sakura Kinomoto in the anime series Cardcaptor Sakura....
  
  
• Tegomass
  Tegomass
  is a Japanese duo consisting of NEWS members Yuya Tegoshi and Takahisa Masuda to help promote Johnny's Entertainment internationally. The group's name comes from the merging of Tegoshi's and Masuda's names.-History:...
  
  
• Teriyaki Boyz
  Teriyaki Boyz
  Teriyaki Boyz is a Japanese hip hop group from Tokyo, Japan. The group consists of Ilmari and Ryo-Z from Rip Slyme, Verbal from M-Flo, rapper Wise and Nigo, the DJ and founder of the popular Japanese streetwear brand A Bathing Ape...
  
  
• Terra
  Terra (group)
  RЁVOLUTIФN*Additional arrangers for RЁVOLUTIФN:#Masao Akashi#Sōta Fujimori TracklistЁVOLUTIФNTracklist-Development:...
  
  
• Teshima, Aoi
  Aoi Teshima
  is a Japanese singer and voice actor.-Career:While Aoi Teshima went to C&S music academy in Fukuoka, she began a music career as an amateur in 2003...
  
  
• Tetsuya
• TiA
  TiA
  TiA is a Japanese singer, famous for her songs "Ryuusei" and "Every Time"...
  
  
• tiaraway
  Tiaraway
  Tiaraway was a seiyū duo consisting of Saeko Chiba and Yuuka Nanri.- Biography :Tiaraway started out as a fix-termed seiyū duo in 2003, formed after the pair had recorded a song for the anime Memories Off 2nd...
  
  
• TM Network
  TM Network
  TM Network is a Japanese pop/rock musical band. The members are Tetsuya Komuro , Takashi Utsunomiya and Naoto Kine...
  
  
• T.M.Revolution
• Togawa, Jun
• Tokio
  Tokio (band)
  Tokio is a Japanese rock/pop band formed by Johnny & Associates that debuted in 1994. It is made up of five men who were signed with Sony Music Entertainment from 1994 to 2001, with Universal Music Japan from 2001 to 2008, and are now signed under J Storm, a label owned by Johnny & Associates...
  
  
• Tokumaru, Shugo
  Shugo Tokumaru
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who debuted in May 2004 in America with his album Night Piece. He creates every aspect of his music, including the lyrics, music, arrangements, recording and mixing. He is known for the variety of instruments he uses in his music, using...
  
  
• Tokyo Jihen
  Tokyo Jihen
  is a Japanese band started by , after leaving her solo career. The band's debut single Gunjo Biyori was released in September 2004.- Origins:...
  
  
• Tokyo Girls' Style
  Tokyo Girls' Style
  is a Japanese girl group created by Avex Trax, which is their first in seven years after SweetS . The group is composed of five teenage girls, Ayano Konishi, Miyu Yamabe, Hitomi Arai, Yuri Nakae, and Mei Shyoji.-History:...
  
  
• Tomomi Itano
  Tomomi Itano
  is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, as well as a soloist.- Biography :In 2005, she joined the all-female Japanese idol group AKB48. After becoming a model for the popular woman's fashion magazine Cawaii!, she released her first photo book titled T.O.M.O.row in April 2009. In early 2010...
  
  
• TRF
  TRF (band)
  TRF is a Japanese pop/dance group. Its members are rapper DJ Koo, lead vocalist Yu-ki, and dancers Chiharu, Etsu, and Sam.-History:...
  
  
• Tsuchiya, Anna
  Anna Tsuchiya
  is a Japanese singer, lyricist, actress and semi-retired model.Tsuchiya was born to a Japanese mother and an American father of Polish-Irish descent from Buffalo, New York. In her earliest years, she spoke English and Japanese...
  
  
• Tsuchiya, Masami
  Masami Tsuchiya
  Masami Tsuchiya is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and guitarist in the group Ippu-Do. His subsequent output includes solo work and collaborations...
  
  
• Tsunku
  Tsunku
  , better known professionally as , is a prolific Japanese record producer, songwriter, and vocalist.He is best known for having two major roles in the Japanese music landscape: first as the lead singer of the popular rock group Sharam Q, and now as the producer, primary composer, lyricist and main...
  
  
• Tsuyuzaki, Harumi (Lyrico)
• Tube
  Tube (band)
  TUBE is a Japanese pop/rock band. This group released most of its songs in April to July earning the phrase, "Summer comes with TUBE". There is an urban legend that Fuyumi Sakamoto who releases her songs only in winter, has never met TUBE or that she makes songs for TUBE and vice versa...
  
  
• Two-Mix
  Two-Mix
  Two-Mix is a Japanese pop music group formed in 1995 by Minami Takayama and Shiina Nagano . Their style is fast electronic pop.- History :...
  
  

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• U-ka saegusa IN db
  U-ka Saegusa in dB
  was a Japanese pop band signed to Giza Studio, Formed in 2002 around lead vocalist Yuuka "U-ka" Saegusa, the band's first three singles were all featured in the anime Cheeky Angel. Its first hit single was "Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made", a theme song of the popular anime Detective...
  
  
• UA
  UA (singer)
  , simply known by the stage name UA , is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted under Speedstar Records in 1995 with the single "Horizon".-Biography:...
  
  
• Uchida, Yuki
  Yuki Uchida
  is a Japanese actress, and a popular 1990s Japanese idol, model and singer.-Biography:She practiced fencing in high school, and ranked 3rd in a tournament in Tokyo in 1991....
  
  
• Uehara, Azumi
  Azumi Uehara
  was a Japanese pop singer. She is known for her song which was featured on the anime Detective Conan as its 13th ending song. She is signed up to Giza Studio....
  
  
• Uehara, Takako
  Takako Uehara
  is a Jpop singer, actress, and former radio host. She is a member of the group Speed. Uehara was born in Okinawa, Japan.Her highly anticipated first solo single 'My First Love' was released in January 1999, and was produced by legendary pop/rock superstar Ryuichi Kawamura ."My First Love" was the...
  
  
• Ulfuls
  Ulfuls
  is a Japanese rock band from Osaka. The band name Ulfuls is derived from a misreading of the word "soulful," found on the cover of one of the band members' favorite records...
  
  
• Utada, Hikaru
  Utada Hikaru
  , known by her stage name Utada in America and Europe, is a Japanese-American singer, song writer, arranger, and producer. Since the release of her Japanese debut album First Love, which went on to become the best-selling album in Oricon history, Utada has had three of her Japanese studio albums...
  
  
• Utatsuki, Kaori
  Kaori Utatsuki
  is a J-pop singer and a member of the I've Sound based on Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. She has performed several songs for eroge together with the other I've Sound members...
  
  
• Utoku, Keiko
  Keiko Utoku
  is a Japanese singer and songwriter, who debuted with Jpop female band Mi-Ke from 1991 to 1993, before starting a solo career. As a child, Utoku listened to a lot of music, including music made by Momoe Yamaguchi...
  
  
• Uverworld
  Uverworld
  Uverworld is a Japanese rock band consisting of five members originating from Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan. Releasing six studio albums and several singles, which went on to achieve massive success, they went on to become one of the most influential rock bands in Japan to this day.-2000–2005: Beginnings...
  
  

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• W
• w-inds.
  W-inds.
  W-inds is a Japanese pop boy band that is managed by Vision Factory and has been signed to the Pony Canyon label since 2000. The group consists of the three individuals Ryohei Chiba, Keita Tachibana, and Ryuichi Ogata. They made their formal debut in 2001 and, to date, have released 30 singles...
  
  
• Wada, Kōji
  Koji Wada
  is a Japanese rock singer. He first debuted in 1999 with his first single "Butter-Fly", the theme song of the anime Digimon Adventure. He's currently under the King Records recording label.- Life and career :...
  
  
• WaT
  WaT
  WaT is a Japanese pop duo composed of singers/songwriters Eiji Wentz and Teppei Koike. They met each other in 2002 and formed WaT, playing live street performances with their guitars. Their debut single, "Boku no Kimochi", was released in 2005. Wentz, who is half German-American and half Japanese,...
  
  
• Watanabe, Misato
  Misato Watanabe
  is a female Japanese popular music artist.- Singles :* 'I'm Free' * 'Growin' Up' * 'Shinderu mitai ni Ikitaku nai ' * 'My Revolution'...
  
  
• Watarirouka Hashiritai
• Whiteberry
  Whiteberry
  were a five-piece all-girl pop/rock band from Hokkaidō, Japan. Although not reaching more than cult status outside of their native country , the group gained a loyal following with their recordings and live performances.-History:The band - vocalist Yuki Maeda, guitarist Aya Inatsuki,...
  
  
• Wink
• Wino
  Wino (band)
  WINO is a Japanese rock band that formed in 1995 and broke up in 2002. Their music was heavily influenced by British rock bands, most notably The Beatles, and the band has often been compared to Oasis...
  
  
• wyse

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• Ya-ya-yah
  Ya-ya-yah
  Ya-Ya-yah is a Johnny's Jr. group from Johnny & Associates, which also produced groups such as KAT-TUN, SMAP, TOKIO, KinKi Kids, Arashi, NEWS and Tackey & Tsubasa. On May 15, 2002, the group released double A-side single "Yūki 100%/Sekai ga Hitotsu ni Narumade." The single debuted at #9 on the...
  
  
• Yaida, Hitomi
  Hitomi Yaida
  born July 28, 1978 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Her musical style is often called "heart rock" by her fans. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in the United...
  
  
• Yamada, Keiko
• Yamaguchi, Momoe
  Momoe Yamaguchi
  is a former Japanese singer, actress, and idol whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980. In that time, she became one of the most notable singers in Japanese music, and an acclaimed actress. She withdrew from the entertainment business at the peak of her career to marry her frequent costar, fellow...
  
  
• Yamashita, Tatsuro
  Tatsuro Yamashita
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter, and record producer. He has been known by his musical style deeply influenced from 1960s American pop and rock music....
  
  
• Yamashita, Tomohisa
  Tomohisa Yamashita
  , also widely known as Yamapi, is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer.Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 11 and made his official CD debut with NEWS in 2004. He debuted as a solo artist in 2006 with the hit single "Daite Senorita". His first solo...
  
  
• Yamazaki, Masayoshi
  Masayoshi Yamazaki
  is a Japanese singer-songwriter who plays guitar-driven blues, rock, and pop music, though he has also recorded piano ballads. Though he primarily plays the guitar, he also has played the drums, piano, percussion, saxophone, and glockenspiel on some albums....
  
  
• Yano, Maki
• Yellow Generation
  Yellow Generation
  Yellow Generation was a female J-pop trio signed under Sony Music Japan's DefSTAR Record label from 2002-2006. The group was best known for the singles Kitakaze to Taiyō , and , which was the second ending theme for the anime Fullmetal Alchemist.The trio was made up of the members Yuki , Yūko ,...
  
  
• Yonekura, Chihiro
  Chihiro Yonekura
  is a Japanese singer from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.-History:While Yonekura was attending university, she sent off several demonstration tapes to recording companies. She was scouted out, and received the opportunity to do the opening song "Arashi no Nakade Kagayaite" for the anime Mobile Suit...
  
  
• Yorico
  Yorico
  , real name, born May 13, 1984, is a female Japanese singer-songwriter from Utsunomiya. She is mostly known for her songs used in Japanese television shows, including several that had made the Oricon charts....
  
  
• Yoshida, Takuro
  Takuro Yoshida
  is a Japanese male singer-songwriter. He was born on April 5, 1946 in Okuchi, Kagoshima and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Maku II" on June 1, 1970...
  
  
• Yoshida, Miwa
  Miwa Yoshida
  is a Japanese musician, and the lead singer for the band Dreams Come True.Yoshida also fronts a Dreams Come True side-project called "Funk the Peanuts", and has released two solo albums, Beauty and Harmony and Beauty and Harmony 2...
  
  
• Yoji Biomehanika
  Yoji Biomehanika
  Yoji, often styled as YOJI according to official publications, is a Japanese trance/hard trance DJ...
  
  
• Yōsei Teikoku
• Younha
  Younha
  Younha , is a South Korean pop singer who first got her start in Japan, and continues to have success today in both countries....
  
  
• YUI
  Yui (singer)
  , stylized as YUI, is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, and radio personality. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she played live at various locations in her home town before being noticed by Sony Music Japan when she was 17 and released her debut single months later...
  
  
• Yukana
• Yuki
  Yuki Isoya
  is a Japanese musician who performs under the name Yuki . She debuted in the music industry in 1991 as the lead vocalist for the rock band Judy and Mary, and as a solo artist in 2002...
  
  
• Yuko Anai
  Yuko Anai
  Anai Yuko is a female Japanese popular music artist. She started her career as a member of a group called Tokyo Performance Doll. As UL-SAYS, she sung the opening song Oh my Darin for Urusei Yatsura. The song was recorded around August 1991...
  
  
• Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow
• Yumi Shizukusa
• YURIA
  Yuria
  YURIA is a Japanese singer from Osaka Prefecture who sings anime and adult games theme songs. She used to be in a band named Honey Bee, in which she is both the band's vocalist and guitarist...
  
  
• Yusa, Mimori
  Mimori Yusa
  , , is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Although she has had a very prolific career, Yusa achieved only minor popularity in Japan until very recently when her song newest song, "Kuro", was featured on the popular NHK television program Minna no Uta from December 2005 until January 2006...
  
  
• YUUKA
• Yuya Matsushita
  Yuya Matsushita
  is a Japanese R&B and Hip Hop singer and performer. He is signed under Epic Records.His debut single "foolish foolish" was released on November 26, 2008.- Biography :...
  
  
• Yuzu
  Yuzu (band)
  is a Japanese pop duo. Its members are and . Both of the band members come from Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and attended Okamura Junior High School.-Discography:...
  
  
• Yūta Furukawa

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• Zard
  Zard
  was a Japanese pop group. Originally a group of five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as group leader. However, Sakai was the only member who stayed on in the group while others joined and left regularly. As such, Zard and Sakai may be referred to interchangeably. Zard's work was sold under...
  
  
• Zebra Queen
  Riisa Naka
  is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival. Naka became famous by appearing in Hachi One Diver .-Personal life:Naka has a Swedish grandfather, making her one-quarter Swedish and three-quarters Japanese...
  
  
• Zoey
• Zone
  Zone (band)
  Zone was an all-female pop rock band started in Sapporo, Japan in 1999. Although it initially started as a dance group, they turned to an all-female band. Zone has been categorized in a new genre called "bandol"...
  
  
• Zoo
  ZOO (band)
  ZOO was a popular Japanese pop music band, which was formed in 1989 and debuted with the single "Careless Dance" on May 5, 1990. They had one major hit with the song "Choo Choo TRAIN," released on November 7, 1991. In 1993 British dance music duo Band of Gypsies and singer Miriam Stockley released...
  
  
• Zwei
  Zwei (band)
  Zwei is a Japanese duo formed in 2003 composed of model Megumi Ueno on bass and Ayumu on vocals...
  
  
• ZYX
  ZYX
  was a short-lived Japanese pop group made up of five Hello! Project Kids members led by Mari Yaguchi of Morning Musume. Yaguchi acted as a mentor and the group released two singles. ZYX is important in that it is the first unit that Hello! Project Kids officially joined with the second being Aa!...
  
  
• ZZ
  ZZ (band)
  - Members :* Sotaro * Erichi * Matsuura * Kohsuke * Kyama - Albums :* Definitive Energy Flow * Universal ZZ * A to ZZ - Complete Single Collection...
  
  

See also

• List of musical artists from Japan
• List of Japanese musicians
• List of Bemani musicians