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The J-Pop Discussion Thread

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  • A big hank you to everyone who participated and joined the reveals! The second part of the rate was always going to be an uphill battle, and I wonder if something else could've been done to encourage

  • BEST OF 2025 (mini-rate) It's 2025. I believe we haven't done the best of j-pop since... 2015, so it's been a decade. In some way, it's symbolic, as the 'diva' era ended around that time, too. While

  • The Kumi Koda Singles Rate, Pt. 2 ~Budget Edition~   After rating what many consider to be Kumiko's better part of her career, we're entering the 10s, which started off well but some c

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36. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI from This Is The One (2009)

 

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AVERAGE: 7.89

HIGH SCORE: 10 x 4 (UrMom, Kyle-x, Britneyfan09, Romiskes)

LOW SCORE: 5 x 2 (Maresia, getinthezone)

 

GravesI wanted to give this album some representation, not knowing Miss Kanafan09 was going to wildcard a track in anyway :rip: This is definitely the best track from the project tho. A bit of a basic bop, but still think it's kinda ballsy for her to recreate a classic composition as a filthy sex anthem. Can you say avant-garde?

Kyle-xWe ******* Santa Clause? Ching-a-ling!

AMIT: FYI 7.5 cute and wholesome, merry xmas j-pop girlies

CuragaThis is the weirdest song... The vibes are immaculate, but you KNOW Sakamoto is turning over in his grave every time this plays nnn

I'd expose a certain Maresia fact regarding this song but I'm feeling kind.

 

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35. AT THE WEEK END from Dejavu (2011)

 

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AVERAGE: 7.92

HIGH SCORE: 9 x 4 (UrMom, Maresia, madonnas, confide in me)

LOW SCORE: 6.5 x 2 (Graves, Bad Decisions)

 

GravesI thought the all-caps title was stylistic, little did I know it was merely an accurate transcription of the chorus.

Kyle-xShould be played every Friday.

AMIT: just like Pop Diva it took a minute to grow on me, but I kinda live for her loud & shouty bops like this and Pop Diva now

madonnas: OMEGA bop 

11 minutes ago, Britneyfan09 said:

Kyle-xWe ******* Santa Clause? Ching-a-ling!

 

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Next up is another double elimination and also happens to be a tie

 

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34. No from Queen of Hip-Pop (2005)

 

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AVERAGE: 7.93

HIGH SCORE: 10 x 3 (UrMom, Britneyfan09, Suilen)

LOW SCORE: 5 x 1 (AMIT)

 

GravesA balls-to-the-wall banger, I'm sorry but it's undeniable. '00s Namie was untouchable, in her hip-pop bag. This is one of her ultimate basic bops, with a really fun and quirky little bridge too. The ad-libs are giving, she was such a perfect fit for this sound, ugh her mind.

Kyle-x: Well yes!

AMIT: cute but a bit on the generic side for me

CuragaLemme put on some thigh highs and stomp around to this :-* Oooh I really like the hidden track too!

 

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34. gimme more from STYLE (2003)

 

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AVERAGE: 7.93

HIGH SCORE: 10 x 3 (Kyle-x, confide in me, Suilen)

LOW SCORE: 5 x 1 (Romiskes)

 

GravesWould not have been my choice for a Style track, I lean towards As Good As and LOVEBITE, but it's a cute girl! Light boppability is present. A cute early '00s R&B snack. Not filling me up, but I might still go for seconds.

Kyle-x: So many good choices to pluck from this album and this is one of them whew.

AMIT: love to see this underrated bop here, STYLE has so many gems that still hold up today ugh Blackmie was truly that b

I say no, yeah, I say no
Yeah, I say no, yeah, I say no
No no no no

 

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Not these bangers, and of course AMIT can't help being a pressed HATER.

 

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Oh, does the hidden track after No have a title? I kinda liked it better nnn, but I really liked No too

2 minutes ago, Suilen said:

Not these bangers, and of course AMIT can't help being a pressed HATER.

 

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Not this when I gave praise to both tracks. Maybe I was a bit too harsh on Miss No, though.

 

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We are ending the night with a triple elimination..........

 

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5 minutes ago, Curaga said:

Oh, does the hidden track after No have a title? I kinda liked it better nnn, but I really liked No too

It doesn't have an official title, Yes from Wikipedia is fan fiction. And yes, and it's great by itself.

 

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32. Get Up & Move!! from Black Cherry (2006)

 

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AVERAGE: 7.95

HIGH SCORE: 10 x 4 (Kyle-x, Britneyfan09, Curaga, Suilen)

LOW SCORE: 3 x 1 (confide in me)

 

GravesI'm sat.

Kyle-x: Never gets old!

AMIT: booty shake it like what?

CuragaSHAKE IT LIKE WHA? She sounds so chic doing that portamento (thank you, G**gle) in the verses omg

 

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31. ピンク スパイダー from Color the Cover (2013)

 

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AVERAGE: 8.01

HIGH SCORE: 10 x 2 (Kyle-x, Britneyfan09)

LOW SCORE: 6 x 3 (UrMom, confide in me, SA*KURA)

 

GravesI'm always here for the girls reclaiming a hard-rock track and putting a gay dance beat over it, gay gentrification. A fun time, and the original is pretty neat too. Thanks for introducing me, Kuu.

Kyle-x: This was such a gag when it dropped and still is to this day.

AMIT: a maximalist EDM bop, queen showing her range, love the 8-bit sound effects here

CuragaKILLER production—love the chiptune elements.

Britneyfan09: I still remember the first time I saw the promotional pictures for the PV. The album cover shoot, the PV, the production on this.....WHEW. A serve and what a time to be a fan. I admire Kuu for her bravery in covering the song and adding her own twist to it, despite harsh criticism from Hide fans

 

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30. NO TRICKS from Best ~First Things~ (2005)

 

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AVERAGE: 8.04

HIGH SCORE: 10 x 5 (Graves, Kyle-x, AMIT, confide in me, Britneyfan09)

LOW SCORE: 4.4 x 1 (Curaga)

 

GravesWhat a banger, this being a non-single is crazy when it ends anything else on that first hits album. Dark R&B bops are kind of a theme among this rate, and I love that. The instrumental to this one sounds like the dying breath of the new jack swing genre, crunchy to the very end. That's a complement btw.

Kyle-x: Always gets me shaking and convulsing. 

AMIT: a banger period

Curagahomewrecker anthem. That intro is awesome, but her rapid rapping is a bit clunky.

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