Can you recommend some J-pop?

Alright, I'm not the most avid J-pop listener, but I do know some artists. I shall try my best to give you some good artists/groups to listen to. :] I hope I helped!

Utada Hikaru

If you haven't listened to her yet, I would be surprised. But here are some songs I highly recommend.

-Apples and Cinnamon

-Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (FYI)

-HEART STATION

SAKANACTION

They're more of a J-pop rock band, but they're songs are quite catchy.

-Native Dancer

-Mikazuki Sunset

Buono

If you're into cute girl groups, this one is good for you! This trio is extremely cuuute.

-Renai Rider

Kaela Kimura

You can never go wrong with Kaela Kimura! Her music is so bright and happy.

-Happiness!!

-Jasper

BoA

Although she's Korean, she's quite famous in Japan and sings some English and Japanese songs. She's been called the good girl version of Britney Spears.

-Obsessed

-I Did It For Love

-Eat You Up

-Shine We Are!

Chieko Kawabe

Another cutie pie! Kinda similar to Hilary Duff as some people say.

-Sakura Kiss

-Be Your Girl

KAT-TUN

More of a boys group, but you can never get enough of boy groups! They're fairly talented.

-1582

-ONE ON ONE

-SIX SENSES

-12 o' Clock

HALCALI

-SISTER SHIP

-Tips Taps

FLOW

-Days

-Steppers High

Hitomi Takahashi

This girl has the prettiest eyes ever. She has a great voice as well.

-Bokutachi no Yukue

-Skull

Misc Songs

Ai no Uta by Mai Fukai

ROCKSTAR by Meg

Sunrise by Hanaboy

Angel Heart by Start of the Day

KISS by Shibusaki Kou

OSCA by Tokyo Jihen

Hey Bad Boy by Tommy February6

Misc Groups/Artists

Arashi

Remioromen

A-Lunch

Ayano Tsuji

Bugy Craxone

Genki Rockets

Gollbetty

Koda Kumi

Ayumi Hamasaki

The Strokes The Arctic Monkeys The Killers The Libertines Tame Impala Oasis Blur green Day The Black Keys The White Stripes Miles Kane Noel Gallagher's severe Flying Birds The Kooks The Bravery Razorlight Bloc social gathering Matchbox 20 Kings of Leon television Palma Violets Guided via Voices Silver Sunshine Verve Franz Ferdinand

Vocaloid music is easy to find just type in the name + vocaloid into youtube. Also, Exit Tunes have had two top ranked albums sold on itunes. I'd look up Exit tunes albums on itunes if your into Vocaloid.

Beyond that, animes use top groups for their intros and outros and you can get an idea from the latest anime on some groups to choose from. Just listen to a anime intro you like, look up the intro song + who sang it, then look up the group and go from there.

Otherwise, someone who is well known like Gackt is also a start. Japanese music is quite varied although most are based on Eurobeat music.

The best Japanese music is the noise/sludge/stoner stuff.

Start with Boris, and discover true magic.

GReeeN is a good J-pop band

I have about 500 videos in my vocaloid playlists. Here are the links:

http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=F619F347B848...

http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=5F9D20BA3F66...

http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=F401F881EEE3...

http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=C0BEFF8B9657...

http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=D975EC999E7E...

http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=F6FD8EEA8F6F...

http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=BBDBF1CA46A9...

I hope that you enjoy! :)