25 Days Of Christmas Countdown Day #18: Top J-Pop 2015

This list is only for J-pop acts, so what I mean by that is no current idol groups or singers. Groups like Perfume and soloists like Tomomi Itano still count in this list to me as girls like Tomomi are former idols and I don't count Perfume as an idol group. Again, I've only barely begun to scratch the surface of non-idol J-pop so this list probably trends pretty close to groups/singers associated with idol pop. But, I am getting more into other Japanese acts so hopefully by this time next year I'll have different types of acts to feature! I also only have a top seven because I couldn't think of anything else non-idol I've really cared for this year. Another reason I need to get into more things!

#7: Namie Amuro - Golden Touch

#6: Man With A Mission - Raise Your Flag

#5: Perfume - Pick Me Up

#4: Ai Shinozaki - A-G-A-I-N

#3: Tomomi Itano - Gimme Gimme Luv

#2: Perfume - Star Train

#1: Ai Otsuka - Laugh

Enjoy! Anyone have any good recommendations for a non-idol J-pop song?

25 Days Of Christmas Countdown Day #2: Top J-Pop Songs of All Time

Day #2 on my 25 Days of Christmas Countdown! Today is all about J-pop. I will be listing my top 10 J-pop songs of all time, excluding both Hello! Project & 48G (as I'm too big a fan of the groups lol). I'm sure some people will be surprised by my list, but please keep in mind that I only very recently began exploring J-pop beyond idol groups so I haven't really been impacted by other songs and such yet. In the future this will certainly change! Also, please note that some videos won't be full clips because they aren't on YouTube & for those in the USA, you might need to use a proxy to view some.

#10: Namie Amuro - Ballerina (2014)

#9: Dancing Dolls - Wangan Wonder Darling (2013)

#8: Perfume - Fake It (2010)

#7: Cupitron - Battery (2015)

#6: Hangry & Angry - Top Secret (2009)

#5: Team Syachihoko - Otome Juken Sensou (2012)

#4: Fairies - Beat Generation (2012)

#3: Ayumi Hamasaki - Real Me (2002)

#2: Galette - Brand New Style (2014)

#1: Momoiro Clover Z - Mouretsu Uchuu Koukyoukyoku Dainana Gakushou "Mugen no Ai" (2012)

Enjoy! What's your favorite J-pop songs of all time?

Song Recommendations (April 22, 2015 Edition)

Hi everyone! I know I haven't posted in a while, but I'm in the middle of doing presentations, finishing up papers, and all the crazy work that goes along with being in college. I'm guessing that I won't be able to do any actual posts until May so I thought a recommendation post would be fun to do!

David Hasselhoff - True Survivor

Don't judge me for this one lol. I watched it expecting to get a good laugh (which I did), but the song is so awesome. Really excited to see Kung Fury.

Perfume - Pick Me Up

Perfume's always been pretty hit or miss for me, but this is definitely a hit.

EXID - Ah Yeah

I guess K-pop hasn't been completely dire this year. EXID's really been blowing away my expectations.

Bakusute Sotokanda Iccome - Yoropiku Pikuyoro!

I'm not certain if this is the full song or not but it's so catchy and fun.

Emii - Heart In A Box

Just came across this today. I remember loving her song Magic back in....2009-ish? I think. It was awhile ago lol. Pretty catchy song.

Adam Lambert - Ghost Town

So I have a friend that is absolutely OBSESSED with Adam Lambert and I figure I should at least give him a mention for her sake lol. Not 100% sold on the song yet. It's pretty different than what you'll find on his albums, but the beat of the chorus is pretty addicting.