Favourites are of course Miyavi (awesome live btw) and GACKT.
Can't say that I don't listen to Dir en Grey and VAMPS for example, but I don't adore them like I do with myv and gacchan.
Going to see X Japan live this summer, can't wait! *dance around*
matsushita yuya <3333
get to see him in a few weeks~
along with FLOW~
prepare yourself for a long list

Jrock:
girugamesh (awesome live), nightmare, MIYAVI (also awesome live), DIR EN GREY (gonna see them live), HITT, (I used to love An Cafe but now i don't listen them...tho i still love kanon), the GazettE, ayabie, alice nine, VIDOLL, PIKO, GACKT, Dio ~distraught overlord~, 【_Vani;lla】, MUCC, SINCREA, SID, SuG, ALSDEAD, D'espairsRay, L'arc~en~Ciel, Sadie, THE KIDDIE, Rayflower, heidi., ASAGI,

jpop:
girls:
morning musume, c-ute, Perfume, AKB48, mini moni, berryz koubou, W, Kuraki Mai, Hamasaki Ayumi, Utada Hikaru, HANGRY & ANGRY, Ueto Aya, Nakashima Mika, YUI,

boys:
ARASHI, KAT-TUN, NEWS, TegoMass, Hey! Say! JUMP, SMAP, TOKIO, NYC,

other:
ORANGE RANGE, ONE OK ROCK, ON/OFF, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, cocoa otoko, Aqua Timez, BACK-ON, Nakata Yasutaka (the one who composed most of Liar Game OSTs), AnoHumpty, Teriyaki Boyz, kanon x kanon, KELUN, maximum the hormone, nobodyknows+, AAA, WEAVER, GRANRODEO, flumpool, SPYAIR, Ono Daisuke,

some of those are just the one's i know 1-3 songs but they're still awesome songs
Mai Kuraki and Crystal Kay are my fav J-Pop artists.
Speaking of bands, I don't really have a fav. I listen to tons of Japanese bands now and then. But some of them that I like are UVERworld, Garnet Crow and Orange Range.
nraliff wrote: prepare yourself for a long list

Jrock:
girugamesh (awesome live), nightmare, MIYAVI (also awesome live), DIR EN GREY (gonna see them live), HITT, (I used to love An Cafe but now i don't listen them...tho i still love kanon), the GazettE, ayabie, alice nine, VIDOLL, PIKO, GACKT, Dio ~distraught overlord~, 【_Vani;lla】, MUCC, SINCREA, SID, SuG, ALSDEAD, D'espairsRay, L'arc~en~Ciel, Sadie, THE KIDDIE, Rayflower, heidi., ASAGI,

jpop:
girls:
morning musume, c-ute, Perfume, AKB48, mini moni, berryz koubou, W, Kuraki Mai, Hamasaki Ayumi, Utada Hikaru, HANGRY & ANGRY, Ueto Aya, Nakashima Mika, YUI,

boys:
ARASHI, KAT-TUN, NEWS, TegoMass, Hey! Say! JUMP, SMAP, TOKIO, NYC,

other:
ORANGE RANGE, ONE OK ROCK, ON/OFF, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, cocoa otoko, Aqua Timez, BACK-ON, Nakata Yasutaka (the one who composed most of Liar Game OSTs), AnoHumpty, Teriyaki Boyz, kanon x kanon, KELUN, maximum the hormone, nobodyknows+, AAA, WEAVER, GRANRODEO, flumpool, SPYAIR, Ono Daisuke,

some of those are just the one's i know 1-3 songs but they're still awesome songs


FLumpool ftw. I love them.
I've slowly fallen out of the J-music scene, but my flame for Dir en Grey has not yet been extinguished and probably never will. I've loved them since my freshman year of high school (so for about ten years now), and I have shelled out quite a bit of cash and logged in some major travel time with no regrets to see them whenever they play in the US. At a recent anime con, I got to meet girugamesh and Stereopony and see them both perform live, so I've been delving into their stuff now as well, and they're both quickly becoming favorites.
DIR EN GREY is awesome. At first their music (especially vids) were too much for me to handle but now they're like GODs
yeah it took me a while to warm up to Diru but i quite like them now. i go through phases though, i liked metal for years then suddenly i hated the really screamy stuff and then just as suddenly i loved it. depends on the mood too, some days the heavier the better, other days i prefer something less angry :p


anywho i hate to burst any fangirls' bubbles but... does Miyavi have a bald spot?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEZAhp3WPBQ&feature=channel_video_title
ahhh my tragic news killed the thread T_T
ladyfaile: at least he used to have:

i think he's had every hairstyle and colour you can think of lol. <3
it's so weird to see him on his current tour with just his normal hair and clothes
yeah XDD well maybe that's just 'cuz he's father & married now ?
I don't listen much to J-pop, except for soundtrack music from anime D:
But I'd say UVERworld and Kotoko
KAT-TUN & Perfume <3
Well, I love SOO many. I am a HUUGE fan of jrock. My door is full with jrock posters lol.
Well, I really love SuG. I started to listen to their music 2 years ago. Their music makes me feel so positive and full of energy.
Deluhi is my favorite band ever. Their music is soo addicting for me. I listened to their music when I had hardships. Their music was so important for me. It was "by my side" when I got into highschool, when I split up with my best friends, in the most important moments ^^. I used to listen their music all the time.
And also I like Sadie O.o'. Sadie - Cold play was my broke up song. I listened to that song and I was crying like a stupid lol.
I like many many (Versailles, Miyavi, Unsraw, LM.C, Ayabie, An cafe, Girugamesh, Malice Mizer, Gackt, 12012, X Japan, Alice Nine, Phantasmagoria, Chariots and many many more,). It also depends on my mood what I listen to ^^.