Favorite Japenese Singers

My 3 favorite singers/bands are Orange Range, Zwei, and Utada Hikaru.

What are yours?

Bands:

1) HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - The single best Japanese rock band out there, maybe not the most successful, but they'll always be my favorites.
2) Abingdon Boys School - A relatively new band, it's got TM Revolution in it, though he at times seems to have trouble finding a good rock voice to use.
3) 175r - Think they'd be classified as a Ska band, they were indie up until a few months ago, the lead singer has got a great voice and their songs have some pretty good beats.
4) nobodyknows+ - They're just a very awesome r&b/rap band, probably one of the better bands to come out of Japan in that genre.

Singers:
1) Hitomi Takahashi - Easily one of the best young singers in Japan, all of her songs are catchy and fun to listen to.
2) Ayaka - She mostly sings ballads, but outside of that she'll do the occasional r&b stuff.
3) Koda Kumi - Not really sure what type of singer she is since she does all sorts of stuff. XD Not really sure why I like her so much, she just has a really good voice.

I think I've heard a couple of songs from High and Mighty Color.

Cool, I also like NobodyKnows.

Seems the other thread I posted in about this has died. o.o Well, I'll post this again, with a few changes.

HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR is my all-time favorite. "PRIDE" made me fall in love with them and the female lead singer, Maki. XD (look at my sig for "Dreams")

Other Japanese artists that I like are

Tainaka Sachi (her songs for Fate/stay night were beautifully sung...and she's pretty >.>)
Jyukai (same as above for them, and Busou Renkin as well)
Hirano Aya (though I'm not sure you can count her..."God knows..." was awesome)
angela (does a lot of mecha anime)
Younha (Korean, but I only listen to her Japanese songs)
YUI (beautiful singing with a wide range of emotion)
Tamaki Nami (guilty pleasure really, but I just love "Reason")
Mizuki Nana (I just got into her. "Justice to Believe" loops constantly, and her range as a seiyuu and a vocalist is awesome.)
Do As Infinity (An old favorite for most.)
FictionJunction YUUKA (Yay for Gundam SEED and .hack)
See-Saw (ditto)
savage genius ("Forever..." gets stuck in my mind)
and several others I can't remember right now.

All of them have done songs for anime that I like, but I do listen to and love their other songs afterwards.

Most are mine are based off Anime Theme Songs.

Bands:
SharonQ (I have no idea what they are, they did the first 2 Orphen opening songs)

Taiyou to Ciscomoon (I think that's their name, they did the last opening to Orphen: Revenge

Nightmear (Death Note for the Win)

Singers:
Yumi Matsuzawa (Nadesico ftw!)

Houko Kuwashima (She's also a seiyiuu but she song Nadesico as well)

That's about it, their probably my favourits.

Bands
V6
Aqua Timez

Singers:
Yuna Ito
Gakct

That's a lot. Here are mine all together.

Bands:

NobodyKnows
High and Mighty Color
Zwei
Mr. Sensei
Orange Range

Singers:

Utada Hikaru
Rei Fu
Yui

Bands:
NobodyKnows+
High And Mighty Color
Orange Range
Uverworld
Abingdong Boys School (Only a couple of songs but still awesome)
Singers:
YUI
Nami Tamaki
Nana Kitade (I think this might be my favorite singer...)

Snow (SNoW).

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Naoki

Amuro Namie

Kazami

Yumi Matsuzawa

Houko Kuwashima

SNoW

The Pillow

I got alot so these our the best

Rika Matsumoto
Home Made Kazoku
Sambomaster
Psycho Le Cemu
Aya Hirano
Harunobu Kageyama

FLOW
Aqua Timez
KOTOKO
Tamaki Nami
Chemistry
Bump of Chicken
access
B'z
day after tomorrow
Wada Kouji
YUI

Plus some others I can't remember off the top of my head.

My favorite Japanese artist is ARASHI. They're my complete favorite; thanks to them, I only know their music. It doesn't hurt that they're cute either.

Other than Arashi ... I guess the other JE bands.

:O! I like love Arashi too!! :] Other than them...there's the other JE Bands like T&T, V6, Tokio, SMAP, and Kinki Kids! :]