Now, before i get scrutinized and possibly made fun of (ha!) for this post, I just wanted share a little known fact about me -- I am a fan of J-pop and to some extent, Korean music (mostly for their hip-hop). Taiwanese music is alright with me as well. That is not to say Chinese (Cantonese) music isn't that great, but for whatever reason I just don't find today's Canto-pop appealing at all. Oldschool C-Pop is fine by me, but the new stuff just ain't that great.
Also, in no way am i discrediting my preference to Western music, but sometimes I just love listening to Asian music and comparing it to our own (especially rap). I know it's weird and all, but my taste is very diverse. One day, i can be listening to some real deep conscious hip-hop and the next, i could be on some sappy love crap. But hey, that's just me.
Here's some songs I've been really feeling right now:
- LeeHom Wang ft. Rain & Jeong Hee Lim (J-Lim)- "Perfect Interaction"
I love the video for this song. This is such a great collaboration between Taiwan's most talented music artist -- LeeHom Wang, (a songwriter, producer, rapper, piano-player and guitarist rolled into one) and two of the hottest stars in Korea -- Rain & J-Lim. (Although Rain is absent from the music video, due to scheduling conflicts) What makes this song unique is the diversity displayed on the track. We have English, Korean & Mandarin vocals on a Spanish guitar. How hot is that?
- Yuna Ito - "Endless Story"
Here's Hawaiian hottie Yuna Ito in her breakout single from the hugely popular NANA movie. It's a great song, very powerful and emotional. It was played during a very sad part of the movie.
- Yuna Ito ft. Micro (from Def Tech) - "Mahaloha"
New single off her next album. Yuna is looking hot as usual... ohhh yeah!
- Ayumi Hamasaki - "Glitter"
This is Ayumi Hamasaki's newest song, which was filmed in HK, co-starring actor Shawn Yue. After selling more than 45 million records with 8 chart-topping albums, there's no doubt that Ayumi is the 'Empress of J-pop'. It's also no coincidence that she's my favorite. I would say that 99% of her music is very catchy and enjoyable to listen to even if you don't understand what she's saying. Her modesty, hard work, creative songwriting and loyalty to her fans is proof that she deserves to be on top. Go Ayu!
