artist's brief introduction
in this section i will be featuring some j artists, giving some brief intro  so that those  who are unfammilar to them can get a better picture .i will try to improve on  them as times goes by.
zard
this group started out in 91 and is one of the few groups in japan that released numerous singles and albums. although zard is a group, it gives  me the impression of a solo because  of  the talented song writer and singer izumi sakai. this group keeps an extreme low profile throughout the years but yet earn many listeners worldwide.
zone
one unique thing about zone is that they can play musical instruments during their performance, which draws  attentions from the listeners.they can dance too , their style of performaning varies to the style of their songs.the 3rd single secret base was a great selling and zone become very popular.
cocco
cocco,a rock singer as well as song writter who made her debut in 96.her albums are selling well especially last 2 years, in short time she is well know for her talent.one interesting thing is that one of her tracks sing a song, "no music no life" is actually
the brilliant green
the billiant green is a rock group that was welcome by all type of music listeners.the vocals tommo kawase sung almost all the songs in english , which sometimes sounds quite funny. their rock is not all heavy, mostly are classic and pleasant to the ears. last year , tomo kawase starts to perform solo, under the name of tommy feb6, where tommy is her nickname and feb6  represents her birthday.there is  also a difference in her music style.theystays took a pretty long break and they reappear in 2002
with the singles "forever to me" & "rainy days never stays".
a new ido group who manage to make a name for themselves at young age of average 14. members are maiko, takayo, miyu and mizuho.
formed in 99, garnet crow work at an unique way.member yuri nakamura writes the songs and sings them.lyrics however are wrote by another member azuki nana, which is seldom the case in most group.garnet crow doesnt seems idol to the listeners, but their songs are defintely worth listening. they release their first album last year january, first soundscope, which is really a nice album.well,jpop is not only ayumi and speed after all, we should take some risk listening to others artist which are not on the mainstream.
garnet crow
used as motto in tower record music stores.however, she decided to retire on the peak of her career to accompany her mum to sell cookies in hometown.
larc~en~ciel
larc~en~ciel is a french word, which meant rainbow, was named and started by tetsu. this group is a prominent j rock group in japan since it was formed in 91, till now their music is still greatly welcome. the bass player,tetsu composes many of the great hits of larc~en~ciel, where the vocals.hyde writes most of the songs .orginally hyde learnt drums and doesn't like the idea to sing, but that thinking changed later.last year these 2 prominent members go solo and release their own singles.spirit dreams inside is the last single they release last year, which is also the theme song for the final fanatsy movie
do as infinity
the group name actually arises from the group song writter nagao dai, and dai was form in 99.vocals van tomiko being a model also sings pretty well, when combine  with the complicating background music, DAI produces memorable hard and soft rock.
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in 2001, nagao decided to go backstage and concentrate on composing songs for dai meaning he will not appearing in future video filming or other public perforance.
she is very new in  jpop, not many people in singapore know  her. in japan,this pretty babe is rumored to be the replacement of hrosue yoko.made her debut in 2001 , released so far 3 singles.Her second single ame agari caught my attention. she has a really
moecco matsuura
these 5 members come from former disbanded group folder where akina was not the lead vocals at that time.their music are europe style , making them different from other female bands.
their music style is dance , so  see them dancing a lot in their performances.folder5 are very popular especially to youngsters in asia, maybe due to the fact of their complicated dancing style and appearance..Average age among them is 14,a very young, energetic group.
nice voice and i personnally like her style of singing and appearance.
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aya matsuura
started out as a age as young as 14, and was discover by the producer of morning musume,tsunku .inevitably some of her songs may seem childish.this artist is on the mainsream pop, her outfits are sometimes made for displaying her sex appeal, but the innocent nature of this 15 year old girl shine out. she has the potiential and qualities of being a gorgeous young woman. no doubt she will have a bright future,
shimokawa mikuni
comes from former group checkicco and started out her career in 31st 99.so far she released some singles and an album.she  can also write songs modestly. somehow i am impressed that she can  play trumpet, piano and pianica.shimokawa mikumi is a very easygoing, pretty person and grows up in a farm her vocals is strong and is among one of the female singers i like
kuraki mai
currently she is recogonise the only female artist who can replace utada hikaru.her vocals seems alike to utada,  belongs to the r&b style but combines also with some hip hop. her voice is not as strong as utada hikaru but sweet and matured on the other hand..she made her debute in 99 ,single "baby i like"  and was sold
utada hikaru
the famous talented song writter singer  who made her debut when she was 16. her first album 1st  love released in 99 was a great selling and listeners world wide come to appreciate her r&b works.
utada hikaru was born in new york and under influence of her parents, she expose herself to r&b music since young.Although very popular in japan. utada is very devoted to her school school work, reject any unneccessary interviews by media.she is currently studying in columbia university, takng a short break to concentrate on her music career.we will definetly expecting utada coming works as her music matures.
tomosaka rie
ayumi hamasaki
kimura yuki
yaida hitomi
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w-inds
rina-aiuchi
a very poetic singer who writes all her songs in her singles and album.she grow up in a single parent home with her mom and grandmother, and maybe because of this she grew up very independent.She also composes songs, using the code name crea. is given the name of pop queen in japan due to the fact her singles always hit the oricon charts when release and is one of the  rare singers who release numerous singles, sometimes 2 in one month!!! personally i dun quite like her voice and style of singing but her songs are of nice
rythmn and the lyrics are  poetic.morever she is also very pretty and was voted once in a magazine poll as an ideal girlfriend. Given all these factors, can you bear to dislike her?
out in japan. two months later,her second single day after tomorrow was released and hit first on the oricon charts. her talent soon earn herself the nickname of utada second.
made her 1st single debut in 98  with release of summer rain.her songs are mostly catchy, fast. has a very power vocals,release several singles and albums, mostly are best selection.
not many people know her or even ever listen to her songs as she is not on the mainstream of pop. well give it a try to listen to her songs
she is an actress, singer and also a model.j-dramas fans will never be unfammilar with her name. not only she can act, surprisingly, she can sings pretty well. she starts her singing career  under emi in 96 with the release of escalation as her first single.release several albums and singles. last year, the single shoujo robot was release and there are no further news of her next single to be release.
a rare talented rock singer that is new to jmusic industry.there is a rumor that she managed to learn the guittar in just twoo month!! she can also write songs, compose, a typical rock singer that is different from others, that she sings from the heart. there is also an interesting thing about her that she went bare footed when ever performing just to be natural.
orginally a korean singer but she is turning to jpop as well..made her debute in 2001 with the single-id peace.she has manage to make a name for herself  at a young age of 16,can dance pretty well . no dout boa may be be the first female korean artist who manage to acheive so far in jmusic industry.
made her debut on 2000/03/23 by giza studio. rina aiuchi has a cute powerful voice with a dancing pop music that made her popular in j-pop scenes.however she dun sound that nice when speakin, really a great differences compare to her singin'.
w-inds consist of a 5-octave tone group with vocalist keita and chorus and dance ryuichi and ryohei. their music style is hip hop dance.their first single forever memories was released ion 3/14/01, the single  sighifiance  this group will stay forever.