J-pop

[Korgoth86]

How 'bout a list of Jpop songs like this one?

ENOZ - God Knows... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJljjtdMkT0)
ENOZ - Lost My Music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJju94G5eSQ)
Judy and Mary - Sobakasu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmYGP5fa_w)
X Japan - Kurenai (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39gRzFE_8nQ)
FictionJunction YUUKA - Silly-Go-Round (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeXFE2t0AXM)
Morning Musume - Kanashimi Twilight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQYYo7x_DVc)
Mari Hamada - Blue Revolution (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGUvXcADTOA)
Mari Hamada - Return to Myself (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okja9zM-ucM)
Nana Kitade - Kesenai Tsumi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sah_N7FZ5qI)
Nana Kitade - Lum no Love Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idiO3VyvrbM)
Nana Kitade - Kibou no Kakera (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn8U9g4nmiE)

and that's just the beginning!

I know people prefer english songs, but please give this a chance!

[Kang_Zircon]

Judy and Mary - Sobakasu

I love the guitar in that song. It's sounds so impromptu and all over the place, I always picture the guitarist totally off in their own world as everyone else is playing along...

[AVC808]

i wouldnt really consider it jpop, and these guys dont sing, and it's acoustic, but give a listen to depapepe. they play amazing guitar.

[AVC808]

i found a good live clip. they dont start playing until about 2 minutes into the video though.
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[Korgoth86]

Cool vid. Do you know anybody with a Mari Hamada video?

[whofan]

Personally, I'd love to see some ZONE in the game (I don't have many titles because they're all in Japanese):

I would love to see, though, "Good Days" and the entire "E: the complete A-side singles" album.

[Korgoth86]

NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA - GLAMOROUS SKY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fadhog3Zokw)
ANNA inspi' NANA (BLACK STONES) - rose (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL0CKyeag08)
Naomi Tamura - Yuzurenai Negai (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKH7m0C95O4)
Dir en Grey - I'll (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b9TKsw_Qoo)
Miyavi - Shimdemo Boogie Woogie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq0i2TEHTA0)
PUFFY - Circuit no Musume (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8mIOVXGzns)

[trilidar]

JPop would be nice, but if implemented I'd hope for something other than just 'bubbly' Morning Musume type or JRock. ELT, The Indigo or some other ballad based JPop would be a welcomed addition.

I would KILL for some ELT.

tril

[Toneman]

If you want Jrock songs I suggest finding an arcade with Guitar/Percussion Freaks. Rock Band should stay American.

[WingsOfSteel]

Should stay English language, rather. Plenty of good English, Canadian and Australian bands.

[Kang_Zircon]

I think a number of those songs have enlish language versions. Of course, I prefer songs be played in their original language.

[Obnysalt]

How about NO! Ya crazy weeaboo.

[WingsOfSteel]

I think a number of those songs have enlish language versions. Of course, I prefer songs be played in their original language.

Having a vocalist try to pronounce a different language phonetically would be torture; for those singing, and those listening.

[AVC808]

If you want Jrock songs I suggest finding an arcade with Guitar/Percussion Freaks. Rock Band should stay American.

i believe we're discussing DLC. it's already been announced that world releases would have regional bonus content. there's no sense in limiting future DLC to just a specific region.

[Korgoth86]

I found some more:

L'arc~en~Ciel - READY STEADY GO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2We1ONRXFw)
Psycho le Cemu - Kronos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FZHNqiDuSA)
SEX MACHINEGUNS - Mikan no Uta (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ViVBtLwZI)
the indigo - UNDER THE BLUE SKY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEnqfI8oeHA)
Every Little Thing - Ai no Kakera (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orAng-g3N30)
ZONE - Boku no Tegami (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASkIxInwEjY)
Ayumi Hamasaki - evolution (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0DCuK6LMas)

[Young_Nastyman]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wocg1MvY3rk">L'Arc~en~Ciel - Route 666</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghcM_08cXvM">L'Arc~en~Ciel - Killing Me</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao91JZ0ZURc">L'Arc~en~Ciel - Stay Away</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teutusRlTCc">Asian Kung Fu Generation - Haruka Kanata</a>
Asian Kung Fu Generation - Sunny Day (couldn't find a good video :()
Asian Kung Fu Generation - Denpatou (same)
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLn4CoUP98U">The Pillows - Little Busters</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9rrVZIlpJA">The Pillows - Ride On Shooting Star</a>
(FLCL FTW :D)
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any of those would be awesome, imo

[Korgoth86]

I have just added videos to my above lists. Please take a view at 'em!

[battle_axe_of_doom]

tokyo jihen GOD DAMN IT

[Korgoth86]

In that case:

Tokyo Jihen - OSCA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH-X2c5l-TQ)
Tokyo Jihen - Killer Tune (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cPnNY8Ybhs)

[Korgoth86]

Do you also have other suggestions?

[Korgoth86]

Nobody, eh? Well then:

Oreskaband - Pinocchio (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxWzhUq5H3o)
X Japan - Silent Jealousy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzHbHxSEtVQ)
BUMP OF CHICKEN - sailing day (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ5SP_MO6fY)
ORANGE RANGE - Shanghai Honey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjbNxqfJKE8)
Whiteberry - Natsumatsuri (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udZ29JeJR2A)

[Korgoth86]

I guess nobody heard the Tokyo Jihen stuff that I put in.

[GambitOfDesires]

"Mikan", "Kurenai", and "Evolution" (yeah, I'm saying it) would be awesome to play. And for people that're all about "keep that foreign crap outta my game" need to open up. I'm sure that you all don't love all 45 songs in this game. Some of you probably downright hate most of 'em and only wanna play two or three songs. You are just going to have to accept that there's great music out there and you won't know how to sing the lyrics. But as we all know, rock isn't just about the words. Or the guitar. Or the drums. Or the bass. Or the babes (well...). It's about all of it. And just because you don't know the words doesn't mean someone else doesn't. I'm sure you don't know the words to a song the moment you hear it. It's the same principle 'cept you have to try harder. Listen to "Kurenai" and tell me that it wouldn't be awesome to play.

[Korgoth86]

Yeah. That's the way to put it.

I just added a new vid for your viewing pleasure.

[blue_dragonzero]

I have just added videos to my above lists. Please take a view at 'em!

I demand two songs!

Asian Kung-fu Generation - Rewrite
High and Mighty Color - Ichirin no Hana

[Young_Nastyman]

I demand two songs!

Asian Kung-fu Generation - Rewrite
High and Mighty Color - Ichirin no Hana

great anime opening themes :D

[blue_dragonzero]

great anime opening themes :D

I liked AK-FG before FMA. They have great songs and they have dancing midgets in their videos!:)
H&MC I havent heard much of though...but that one song rocks!

btw how about
L'arc en Ciel - Snow Drop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3tbNziLs3c) (translated from french - The arc in the sky)

[Korgoth86]

Oh, I almost forgot:

BUMP OF CHICKEN - Tentai Kansoku (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HQvbMmU4uI)

[Setosan]

Kitamura Eri - Rasen (http://boomp3.com/m/f108d6c52cd5)

It came out at the beginning of the month, and is a character CD for the anime Seto no Hanayome. It's really, really good.

[GrayInvisible]

laugh out loud

[Korgoth86]

Yo! Why don't you guys try and find some worthy Halko Momoi stuff?

[NTX_NyX]

BUMP OF CHICKEN - Karma
Dué Le Quartz - ...Byou
REDEMPTION - Gackt
Blurry Eyes - L'Arc~En~Ciel
Heaven's Drive - L'Arc~En~Ciel
The Fourth Avenue Cafe - L'Arc~En~Ciel
Link - L'Arc~En~Ciel
Mystic Eyes - XJAPAN
Kagerou - BUCK-TICK
Tactics - The Yellow Monkey
1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou - SIAM SHADE
Dress - BUCK-TICK
Houki Boshi - Younha
SEASON'S CALL - HYDE

I think it would be really fun to play (and sing, or at least try to :P)these. I really like J-pop/rock and hopefully in a not-so-distant future we who like these music will be jamming on our guitars/drums/mics and having a hell of a good time. What do u think?

~X

[Mournblade77]

I prefer Noise Rock to Jpop personally, you know, like Melt Banana...

[Katscanne]

I like how this thread opened with two songs by a fake band. Unfortunately, no mere mortal could shred like Yuki, but I admit, the Haruhi songs do feature the perfect 4 member "Rock Band". SOS団! :)

I'd just like to make an open comment - Harmonix and MTV Games, if you don't release your localized content for download, I will be VERY SAD at you. I'm including JPop and whatever Euro* they're releasing on the otherside of the Atlantic these days. Don't punish us just because we like songs we can't actually pronounce the titles of. Even if they're unsingable (not actually true, or I can just find a legitimate native singer), I'd PAY MONEY (you like that kind of thing, right?) just for the guitar/drum parts in solo play, or just to pretend to be a band mate of _insert famous celebrity vocalist here).

Finally, I support the L'arc~en~ciel suggestions wholeheartedly. My personal suggestion - add some songs with silly dances in the music video (like L'arc~en~ciel's STAY AWAY) so silly people can dance to it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh2d0ZneQUY). It'll give all the people watching something to do! I'll provide the original for comparison (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF91fq3xVkE). If you add Hare Hare Yukai (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDe7Xqw4rWY), I will love you forever. ...I don't care if it has no legitimate reason to be in this game. <_<;

<3
~Katscanne

[DannyL]

I dunno if its concidred J-pop deffenantly J-rock Anything by the Pillows will do

[newwaytodie]

Concerto Moon would be fine by me.

[Mugendai]

If I could have any Japanese song in the game it would be Omoide in my Head by Number Girl: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-vBS1R2DtUM

It would really fit in with the aesthetic that Rock Band seems to have.

[Korgoth86]

Yeah, I think Concerto would be good.

[Atsumi]

Any Janne Da Arc or L'arc~en~ciel would be cool.

[Korgoth86]

Nobody? Then...

Halko Moai - GURA GURA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUItbhTV418) (for the ultra brave who can take the sweetness)
Versailles - The Revenant Choir (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5827EPsAOis)
FLOW - Go!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf_HabmkE3k) (Alright, I said it!!! Even though they're not my type of band!)

[Ghost0s]

I would suggest Sambomaster:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn_DcAj62lQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLyDrZ16tWk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UHE9QURqL4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfg31FTFdgA

I would find it hard to not like any of there songs
and also Akfg:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=l5eEGcGAE_E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMqLNwb4-ww
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxYfzk8jjjE

And to all the people saying this is stupid. Its an optional download. What difference does it make if its available for people to download if they want to? No ones forcing you to pay money to dl.

[Shinpachi]

I'd kill for Porno Graffitti's Hitori no Yoru (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpNXo9YcAJA) (along with other tracks of theirs), even though I'm almost positive they use a drum machine.

Also, The Pillows' Hybrid Rainbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWIrPL4IhZ0) would be just freaky awesome. I can just imagine neighbors filing complaints about me as I yell out "CAN YOU FEEEEEEL!!!!" But really any of their tracks would be favorable.

On top of that, Penicillin. I know, the lead singer's fruitier than I'd prefer, but I think the band as a whole works well together, and I know the vocals would be a major challenge for me, and the guitar solos are tight.
"Hanazono-Kinema" (Flower Garden Cinema?) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxnE47el_yo)
"Romance" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R4bejGZhNY)

There's a ton of great Japanese music out there, don't just glaze over it in favor of Euro junk like GH3 did.

[Korgoth86]

On top of that, Penicillin. I know, the lead singer's fruitier than I'd prefer, but I think the band as a whole works well together, and I know the vocals would be a major challenge for me, and the guitar solos are tight.
"Romance"

I was just thinking about that song since I played it on Guitar Freaks a while ago!

[Korgoth86]

Here's a new momo-i song for you peeps:

Halko Momoi - Yuuen no Amulet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9_xHJqByiU)

[predtime]

High and Mighty Color - Ichirin no Hana

Lol I would love that. (and honestly, assuming you could open it up in practice mode or something, the lyrics wouldn't be terribly hard to do.)


HOWEVER I do enjoy most of these songs and agree that a lot of these people are saying "boo keep the lamesauce foreigns outta my 'merican made video game!" for a bad reason. If one were to complain about these songs, (most of them sound good so. . .) one should only make the argument that the majority of Americans can't speak Japanese and therefore, would have far too much difficulty (and likely far too little enjoyment) in their experience.

That's not to say that I don't believe these songs should make appearances. If they were DLC then those who wanted the songs (likely a fairly large cult following as anime is as largly popular as it is) could easily get them and all those with a problem towards it could easily save their money for other content.

P.S. guys, it's possible to play the game without someone on vocals (i think i didn't research that one) so if that's the case, I sure wouldn't mind Downloading a favorite JRock song of mine. Just listening to the azns sing while rocking out to a favorite jam.

[predtime]

Also, The Pillows' Hybrid Rainbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWIrPL4IhZ0) would be just freaky awesome. I can just imagine neighbors filing complaints about me as I yell out "CAN YOU FEEEEEEL!!!!" But really any of their tracks would be favorable.

LOL i would totally play online with you. (unfortunately i don't think you can hear the vocalist over the internet /cry)

Omg, that's my friend's favorite song, and I can imagine him doing just that.

That song is largely in english anyway isn't it? I can't remember as it's been a while. hmm...

it'd be fun for anyone who knew it, so like I said, GREAT FOR DLC! lol

[HiroXHakuske]

READY STEADY GO! and Haruka Kanata would be amazing!!!!

Might I add a few myself...

Dir en Grey- Yokan
The GazettE-Meinsein
The GazettE- Tokyo Shinjuu
Yoke Mae- Heart of Sword (Kenshin whoo!)
And another Naruto theme song... Go! Fighting dreamers...

[Coldplayer]

All this time I thought putting J-Pop into Rockband would be stupid, since just a few selected people would like to sing in japanese, but actually, there are a lot of J-Pop fans out there who may download some kind of an Anime Theme Pack.

Maybe like this:

ANIME THEME PACK:

.) Long Shot Party - "Distance" (Naruto Shippuden)
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.) Asian Kung Fu Generation - "After Dark" (Bleach)
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.) No Regret Life - "Nakus_hita Kotoba" (Naruto)
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[artist3D]

I agree that there needs to be a Jpop/Jrock possibility.

I completely DISagree with the assertions that RB should remain exclusively English. I say, if enough people want a band/genre, give it to them. If you do not like the music, don't purchase the download. It's that simple. There is no need to keep others from enjoying good music just because you have a narrow definition of what "rock" is.

Ok, now I get to have a bunch of Jpop/Jrock fans sneer at me for being lame. I would absolutely love to have several songs from;

Gackt (come on, you know you love him... and he ROCKS!)
BoA
Olivia
The Pillows
and Utada Hikaru

not terribly deep cuts I know, but I love them and I know they would be great fun.

[artist3D]

Perhaps Jpop/Jrock DLC would finally get me to learn more Japanese. :)

[predtime]

I agree that there needs to be a Jpop/Jrock possibility.

I completely DISagree with the assertions that RB should remain exclusively English. I say, if enough people want a band/genre, give it to them. If you do not like the music, don't purchase the download. It's that simple. There is no need to keep others from enjoying good music just because you have a narrow definition of what "rock" is.



Yeah, that's what I was trying to say. Thank you for putting it more clearly.

There should be a multitude of genres and varied styles that appeal to both the masses and the cults. After all, it's YOUR game, you should get to play what YOU like.
Thank God for DLC

[Korgoth86]

OLIVIA inspi' REIRA (TRAPNEST) - Wish (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhNtdibKr0M) (A sort of counterbalance to the Anna video from page 1.)
Princess Princess - DIAMONDS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCc0QLvX2d8) (I previously heard the song on a GuitarFreaks/DrumMania game.)
Princess Princess - Get Crazy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mdz5q3Gpz4)

[Mugendai]

Both Guitar Wolf and Electric Eel Shock would be awesome fits for rock band.

[innocuoussoul]

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE!!! lol, that would be really intense, but i would purchase it in a heartbeat.

High and Mighty Color, the lyrics although in japanese are easy to follow, and the guitar and drum parts are awesome..


I honestly don't think rockband should stay American. I think an offering of music around the world would be great!!! can anyone say Bhangra? hehe

[kururu]

hmm... why don't MTV Asia do a localized Asian version of Rockband? :/ there is MTV Asia in plenty of asian countries which plays asian songs 24/7... and this game is mostly funded by MTV anyways... :/

[JBLars]

No love for B'z? ::sigh::

EA's already licensed "Friction", so the channels exist to snag that and possibly more of their material. There's enough English-language stuff from them to do a SCORCHING song pack. "Devil" ("Tokyo Devil" revamped and in English), "Real Thing Shakes", "Slave To The Night" and "Friction" would all fit right in.

[Magumi]

A good amount of songs people listed in here i would love to play (namely X Japan, the GazettE, and the pillows), but one band that I can't believe has not been mentioned yet is Luna Sea... such a wonderful band, and despite it's simplicity, Tonight would be rediculously fun to play.

Also, on the X Japan Topic, I think Art of Life would be awesome... for those willing to play for a LONG time, on bad thing is the piano solo would have to be severly shortened or removed completely, but none the less the entire song is in english, so it wouldn't involve having to no Japanese.

(Sorry about reviving this topic, if that angers anyone)

[Korgoth86]

I wasn't thinking about "Art of Life" as the song is almost 30 minutes. Otherwise I think about the 5-minute version if there is one.

[*TsuBasa*]

hell's yes to j-rock!

definitely:
Mika Nakashima,
anna tsuchiya,
miyavi definitely
and with MYV mentioned, some S.K.I.N. would be awesome...
nightmare,
Due'le Quartz,
Maximum the Hormone,
Dir en Grey
x Japan,
Olivia

[eddacris]

X-Japan would be lovely

[Korgoth86]

I don't think S.K.I.N. has put out an LP yet.

[Havick]

i would have to sugest One Winged Angel the advent Children style one cause that would just be kick ass to play the drums and base lines on it as well as JENOVA and BLACK WATER

[Agent Graves]

I'd be all over a JRock pack that had Boris, Guitar Wolf and Kokeshi Doll in it.

Boris-Ibitsu (http://youtube.com/watch?v=bb14rWGRYp4)

[Magumi]

I can't believe I almost forgot Oblivion Dust... not as well known as the other groups i've mentioned, but would be awesome I believe. Once again most of the vocals are in english, and understandable english at that due to the lead singer, Ken Lloyd, being bilingual.

The 3 songs i'd love to see from them:
1. Designer Fetus
2. Future Womb
3. Come Alive

[Nakor]

Anything from Guitar Vader would be awesome if you ask me. 　だいすきです。 :D

[Kid Lenin]

I've been thinking this since day one. DLC is a wonderful thing, because it lets Harmonix make all the songs appearing in other versions of the game available to each market at no additional cost/effort (presumably)! It's like them getting free money when we download songs that appear in other localized versions of the game. And since there will be DLC for each localization, presumably, I don't think it's unreasonable to hope for some good Jpop and Jrock.

I second:

The Pillows
Ride on Shooting Star
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as well as:
Carnival (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WChuOm9kaIE)
Little Buster (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbvSLvn2cOg)
Hybrid Rainbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWIrPL4IhZ0)

Sambomaster
Seishun Kyousoukyoku
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Flow
Go
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Asian Kung-fu Generation
Haruka Kanata
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Furthermore, I suggest:

Porno Graffiti
Melissa
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as well as:
Hitori no Ryu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lawsfhl94U8)
Ai ga yobu hou he (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbf0cWydZyE)
Sister (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pFL2JiZQWI)

And last, but certainly not least:

Hikaru Utada
Passion
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I think most, if not all, of these songs and artists would sell well enough to justify making them available for download. Here's hoping!

[Transbrak]

MOVE - How To See You Again
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MOVE - Dogfight
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MOVE - Noizy Tribe
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MOVE - Painless Pain
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[Korgoth86]

I don't think m.o.v.e. feels like Rock Band material.

[The_Little_Buster]

Please NO GENERIC PILLOWS. Hybrid Rainbow and Little Busters are completely understandable since they're quite synonymous with the pillows, but honestly I feel Ride on Shooting Star is seriously demeaning and really generalizes the band
and makes them come off as a totally stupid band compared to their actual rocking reputation.

Although I'm digging the suggestions from people who suggest L'Arc (great songs but a bit deep since some are album tracks and thus abstract even to those anime fans who only know OPs and EDs nothing wrong with them though). But anyways some suggestions from me:

the pillows:

STRANGE CHAMELEON - http://youtube.com/watch?v=iC6BwWakYmg
SWANKY STREET - http://youtube.com/watch?v=ntqsug9rFpI
Fool on the planet - http://youtube.com/watch?v=umFR_yPE2JM
Terminal Heaven's Rock - http://youtube.com/watch?v=NtfxDeF2mUg
Bokura no Haree Suisei - http://youtube.com/watch?v=-oya2v5pJBk

L'Arc~en~Ciel:

LOVE FLIES - http://youtube.com/watch?v=2zz7Yd_a1OM
niji - http://youtube.com/watch?v=YVOEIH5YzeY
HEAVEN'S DRIVE - http://youtube.com/watch?v=q9cITfW_8CI
Pieces - http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cin65TLMDZA&feature=related
Ibara no Namida - http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ox4K-OCyHck

[majickzombie]

I only saw one other on the thread, but what about Ayumi Hamasaki, Yoshio Nomura does guitar work in her concerts (One of my favorite guitarists), and the drummer and bassist are just as great. I think that any number of her songs would fit well into Rock band.

[Nasser]

I can understand where you are coming theres alot of good j-rock but in the end that leave the vocalist out....I don't know japanese and I don't wanna force feed the words. Which most I'll get wrong due to dilect and or slangs, if you know any good J-Rock Band that sing the entire song lyrics in english I'm all for it but then you also gotta consider J-rock would be consider fairly indie in the USA....SO I just that depend on the staff over at Harmonix

[TomoSeibokuji]

Love Psychedelico, Shiina Ringo, Amano Tsukiko, some other Judy and Mary (Motto comes to mind). I won't hold my breath but I would have to say if I saw any of these become avail as DLC I think I might actually lose it (in a good way).

[majickzombie]

I can understand where you are coming theres alot of good j-rock but in the end that leave the vocalist out....I don't know japanese and I don't wanna force feed the words. Which most I'll get wrong due to dilect and or slangs, if you know any good J-Rock Band that sing the entire song lyrics in english I'm all for it but then you also gotta consider J-rock would be consider fairly indie in the USA....SO I just that depend on the staff over at Harmonix

Utada Hikaru has several songs in english (Simple and Clean, Passion, Exodus '04), as well as Puffy a.k.a PuffyAmiYumi(Planet Tokyo, Teen Titans Theme, A bunch of songs off of Splurge). I'm sure others have plenty as well, these just pop into my mind.

[KiltieLad]

I would LOVE some Japanese music in Rock Band.

Ulfuls would be my first choice.
Samurai Soul - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THS80nAS73w
Banzai (suki de yokatta) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzExw9cW7mU
A****a ga aru sa - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jQ9nkntMjA

And about 30 more songs by them.

Other songs I'd like to see:
The Blue Hearts - Linda Linda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=422sbnjJQfM&feature=related
Yamaguchi Momoe - Playback http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biuG3x_M980
Southern All Stars - Manpi no G-spot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQwm7HIBLTg
Fukuyama Masaharu - Peach!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NCTBLCFLJY
Sharan Q - Zurui Onna http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBijcH8htSE

I'm not holding my breath on these, but I'd be willing to pay twice the regualr DLC price to get them.

It would definitely be nice if the DLC for all regions was available in every region.

[Xenolithium]

I'd rather see some L'Arc~En~Ciel. o_O

[Cordre69]

Tommy Heavenly:
Heavy Stairy Chain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XREU-8pYSto
Pray - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsF6ETc0jyg
Ready? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqaLCagGdG0

The Brilliant Green:
Ash Like Snow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bus7RLS_qoc

Ayumi Hamasaki:
Talkin' 2 Myself - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oYDsAPDKZc

I have more but I can't find links for them...

[Korgoth86]

Utada Hikaru has several songs in english (Simple and Clean, Passion, Exodus '04), as well as Puffy a.k.a PuffyAmiYumi(Planet Tokyo, Teen Titans Theme, A bunch of songs off of Splurge). I'm sure others have plenty as well, these just pop into my mind.

Dont forget X Japan (I'll Kill You, I.V., Crucify My Love, Art of Life, Kurenai, etc.), Beat Crusaders (Hit In The U.S.A.), or Shonen Knife.

[S1ckH4nds]

OK, count me in... how about some Dragon Ash?

"Rainy Day & Day" (1997)
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"Invitation" (1998)
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"Drugs Can't Kill Teens" (1999)
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"Los Lobos" (2005)
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"Yuunagi Union" (2005)
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[sarareku]

Old thread? But I just got rock band, for the drums and the mic, and I am wishing for the J-pop and J-rock so badly...

The only songs on the game I truly love are the Black Sabbath ones: I downloaded those right away, and once we get better at the game, I'll probably download anything by Metallica and Rush

but there's a sad need for different songs on here...the complaint of not being able to sing the songs is completely invalid. When people start asking for European metal, are they going to complain about not being able to sing in German or Russian? I think people will look past the language because it's "METAL!!!!!"

but listen to something like Yaida Hitomi's CREAMY POTATOES, Otsuka Ai's PON PON, or Ayumi Hamasaki's Talkin To Myself and tell me you wouldn't play them...

[pulseMOD]

i'm japanese, not super fluent in japanese, and i like alot of japanese rock, but i'd rather have music i could understand when singing... i think you can connect with it a bit more but thats just my 2 cents

[nodrumsnolife]

It would be so awesome to get some Dir en Grey. I don't think their music is too obscure, Dir en Grey has been doing a lot of touring in the US, as well as in Europe, in the past few years, and they have a pretty big following. Having more diversity in music would help to attract different audiences to RB.
My suggestions for songs (from new to old) would be:
Dozing Green
Ryoujoku no Ame
The Pledge
Conceived Sorrow
The Final
Red... [EM]
Taiyou no Ao
Yurameki

Who cares if its in Japanese, I think there's alot of fans who would download it, and nobody's forcing anyone to download it if they don't want to.

[Korgoth86]

Yet another good song request:

Hitomi Yaida - Andante (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or-Jz5FcHq4)

[KiltieLad]

Yeah, I like Hitomi Yaida.

My Sweet Darling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIzxrBeKzLA
Hitori Jenga http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iJnMR-mbek

[The_Little_Buster]

Hmmm I think L'Arc's newest track DRINK IT DOWN would be a choice that would translate well; Although the guitar would be piss-poor easy the bass and drum tracks would definitely be a pretty good challenge and Hyde's vocals are definitely a challenge for pretty much any L'Arc song.

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[hawflakes]

Anything by ELLEGARDEN. most of their stuff is in english anyways, and it's fun rocking music.

[Shadowhunter]

better put some an cafe in there! o(≧∀≦)o

[rikiukifune]

If anything I think "Hitomi - Samurai Drive" should be added.

[TheCEOofRock]

Here is my 2 cents for some Japanese artists for RB

1. Asian Kung-Fu Generation, most of their songs would work
2. Orange Range - "Viva Rock"
3. FLOW - "GO!!!" and "Re:member"
and last but not least 4. The Pillows - "Blues Drive Monster", "Advice", "Crazy Sunshine", "Last Dinosaur", "Stalker", and "Ride On Shooting Star"

[DarkSide247]

FLOW: GO!!! or Re:member should definitely be in here.
Nightmare: Alumina/The World
Maximum the hormone -- What's Up People!?/Zetsubou Billy
Miyavi: Freedom Fighters

[Elk810]

Judy and Mary - Sobakasu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmYGP5fa_w)
Nana Kitade - Kesenai Tsumi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sah_N7FZ5qI)
Nana Kitade - Lum no Love Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idiO3VyvrbM)
Nana Kitade - Kibou no Kakera (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn8U9g4nmiE)


Add these songs and the following as well:

Nana Kitade - Pureness
Do As Infinity - Gates Of Heaven
Do As Infinity - 135
Do As Infinity - Shinjitsu No Uta
L'arc~en~Ciel - Stay Away
L'arc~en~Ciel - Lost Heaven
L'arc~en~Ciel - Ready! Steady! Go!
Puffy AmiYumi - Circuit No Musume
Puffy AmiYumi - Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Loop & Loop
Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Haruka Kanata

TJ-rock is just the thing I'd love for DLC. They're bringing French and German songs to DLC after the european release, so this is a possibility. That's what makes me happy.:D

[Jenli]

Should stay English language, rather. Plenty of good English, Canadian and Australian bands.

Why?
Everyone has their own musical preferences.
If music in various languages is available as DLC what harm does that do?
Some people like to try different things.

[Revile]

I think it would be awsome to play some Asian Kung Fu Generation, any of their songs will do, since they are all amazing and could work quite well. Also I would love to see The Pillows on there, anything from Happy Bivouac or My Foot.

Songs I'd Suggest

AKFG- "Haruka Kanata", "Rewrite", "Understand", "Kimi lu to Hana", "Loop & Loop", "Mirai no Kakera", "Sunny Day", "Re:Re", "Road Movie"

The Pillows - "Last Dinosaur", "Funny Bunny", "Crazy Sunshine", "Third Eye", "Advice", "Bran-New Lovesong", "Beautiful Morning With You", "She Is Perfect", "Gazelle City", "Mighty Lovers"

Just my 2 Cents

[DeathShrike]

I'm all for hide and X Japan, Dir En Grey, D'espairsRey, Oblivion Dust and Onmyouza. Really any band on the more aggressive side of J-Rock.

[imode]

There are some really good quality JRock/Bordering on Pop bands out there--

L'arc
X
Glay
Luna Sea
Do as Infinity

If Rock Band could score songs from any of these groups, I wouldn't mind paying premium. CD's from Japan already cost almost twice what we would pay for them here.

I think this is a good chance to really show that Rock Band can be more than a game but a delivery platform for almost any and all genre that exists out there, regardless of instrument or language. Who knows how many more units could be delivered if Rock Band wasn't confined to a single genre of music.

For those who say it should stay English-- no one is forcing you to buy the DLC. If you don't want it, don't buy it. It's as simple as that.

[S1ckH4nds]

For those who say it should stay English-- no one is forcing you to buy the DLC. If you don't want it, don't buy it. It's as simple as that.
Especially considering that the European release will have songs in multiple languages, and supposedly those songs will be released as DLC in the US at a later date, I can't see any reason to specifically exclude Japanese music.

Also, good call on Luna Sea. They were one of my favorites back in college (ah, the plus side of living a few blocks away from a Kinokuniya at the time).

[PieFace]

I wouldn't really consider Dir en grey J-Pop, any more. But I would like to see some in Rock Band. Both new and old. Cage would be awesome...Some other Japanese bands that I'd love to see added include

Maximum the Hormone
Miyavi
MUCC
L`Arc~en~Ciel
Malice Mizer
Psycho Le Cemu
403 Forbiddena (They could actually have a chance, seeing as how all their songs contain english lyrics)

Not to mention, an Anime song pack might not be too bad either....

[KhalReblic23]

Hey all,

I'm just posting here to show my support for this idea. I think when it comes to DLC its by choice so there is no reason not to have a wider variety of things from many regions and languages to choose from.

I would LOVE to see some Jpop/Jrock, and really I don't give a hoot what group or songs, I would still buy it!!! So I see this as a great idea!

Also to comment on the vocals, anyone who has ever done any kind of singing or voice training knows that singing songs in other languages, German, Italian, French, etc. etc., isn't really a big deal at all and is fairly common place (maybe not in rock but in general). Besides the fact that you dont HAVE to have someone singing, singing in another language isn't totally horrible espeically after some practice and a karaoke style way of learning it. That's just my take.


To sum it up, BRING ON THE JROCK!!!!!

[illyira]

i think these would be some good songs as well :)

Koologi - Dear Bob
Sambomaster - Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobunda ze
Back-On - Chain
Do As Infinity - Shinjitsu no Shi
anything by Origa
NIRGILIS - sakura
Yumi - New World (Would Be A Fun Drumming Song)
Snow - Sakasama No Chou
Ayumi Hamasaki - Naturally

[Samos42]

The thing is, it's not that I don't want this kind of stuff in Rock Band. In fact, I would love some Japanese songs in there like Haruka Katana (which would be great). The problem is that not many people would be able to sing, very few people in fact. At least, it would be very hard. So that's the problem. I know it's optional but it has to make good business sense. I mean, they'd be lucky to sell a few hundred copies of the songs. I'd love to see it in but I don't think they'll be able to reasonably do it.

[Kevko]

J-rock will never happen because of the vocals, but if it ever did, The Blue Hearts would have to be in it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DrwbUoZsLEc

If you don't know The Blue Hearts, you need to expose yourself to more J-rock than just anime music. :rolleyes:

[tobi-kun]

if they ever put j-rock it should be ready steady go

[DSOTM]

oh god please no
this thread is ****ing full of weeaboos

[Alonzo1948]

if they can have German and French songs they can have j-pop songs in RB

[gundamjehutykai]

While I would love to see some J-pop in rock band, I don't see it happening.

But if it did, aside from the aforementioned God knows, there are some others I would die to see.

Kawada Mami - Joint (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0-_bniPtC8&feature=related) (first OP for the recent Shakugan no shana II. I think it'll work really well)

Pretty much anything by Yoshiki Fukuyama or Fire Bomber but if I had to pick 1, Holy Lonely Light (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlpsplvBt_M)

Abington Boys School - Howling (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0nkXfW-tpQ)

[Rakuen]

Really, the whole process of figuring out whether this is worthwhile or not is relatively simple. First, put Ready Steady Go! by L'arc en Ciel out there. If that does well, then throw up Rewrite by Asian Kung-fu Generation and one of the following female led songs: Ichirin no Hana by High and Mighty Color, Tookumade by Do As Infinity, or Raion by Jinn. These are all songs that the American population would be somewhat familiar with (provided you put the series listed along side it I suppose...). After that, if it's still doing well, start releasing more. Maybe some songs from Ellegarden since almost all their stuff is in english anyway.

For those that say these songs are difficult to sing... no. Unless we're doing some rapid-fire lyrics like Rip SLYME, they're relatively easy to follow, especially if they're broken up by syllable like every other song in the game. They're also memorizable after a dozen or so run throughs like every song you've ever sung in your entire life. So that little argument is invalidated right about... now.

[Kaze_Raven]

I'd love J-Pop or Visual Kei in Rock Band....Where to start

Naturally:

Ready Steady Go - Lar'c En Ciel
Several T.M.R songs, particulary any from the Under Cover Album
Rewrite - Asian Kung Fuu Generation
Melissa - Porno Graffitii
A Broad Selection of Buck Tick Songs
Gackt, Gackt and...GACKT!
X-Japan...oh god X-Japan would be SO Sweet to chart! and some of their songs are entirely in English!
Several songs by Nightmare
Some Alice Nine
Several songs by Kagerou

I could go on forever, but thats just a base idea of a great pit of ideas!

[HeavyMetalKing]

There's no reason this can't happen. With HMX putting German and French songs in the game, and with all the people demanding Spanish songs now, there's no justifiable reason for them to not include some J-Pop/J-Rock. In fact, at that point, you could really start to make an argument towards racism if they didn't (if you're one of those people that likes doing those things; I personally am not, but I'm just saying you could...) Honestly, Japanese is one of the few foreign languages I can stand hearing sung. I don't know, I just don't really like the way spanish or german sounds when sung.

[ClowWizardEriol]

I put my vote for J-rock/J-Pop/Visual kei DLC songs, since Harmonix are releasing native language songs from German and French bands. Even if the Japanese lyrics have to be romanized, that would be fine. I know a number of J-rock/J-pop/Visual kei fans who would get into Rock Band if there was such DLC content is available. I do not know how big this market is potentially (there are many anime fans in the U.S., judging by convention attendance numbers), but I think it would be worthwhile to try a test song. The test song should be from a well-know band, like L'Arc-en-Ciel. After all, iTunes is offering support for non-U.S. songs in the U.S., so why can't Rock Band (especially if Rock Band is going to be used as a platform to promote music and artists)?

[GodSaveTheQueen]

I've been clamoring for Queen for a while, so why not two birds in one stone? Go for Teo Torriate and have a Queen song with a Japanese verse. :)

That aside, I'm all for Japanese songs in Rock Band, there's this awesome rocky version of Yokai Ningen Bem by Ciel Bleu which could be fun. :)

Oh, and though it's from a kid's show, this one would just be hilarious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CATvbGfxF_w

[trogdor0071]

I made a topic on this a while back but it only had like 5 views and no replies. Doesn't seem like many people want it to happen. I said that they should put in some of the songs Kurikinton Fox plays, God Knows and Lost My Music were two that he's played that you had in the first post.

Go look him up on youtube, there's someone else too that I wanted to mention, although he's not japanese, the music is the same style.

[Elidibus]

This would be an awesome idea if i could actually convince myself that it could realistically happen. But there's too much Anime themed music in here. Need more Ayumi Hamasaki. (Yes, i know she did some stuff for Inuyasha ect.)

Also, i think, if we're gonna include J-pop in with the J-Rock, we gotta see Masami Okui. Godspeed would be a perfect fit in RB. It even has a semi "wicked guitar solo" Surprised no one mentioned her.

And TWO-MIX. But alot of their stuff is synth, though...

[kevinsano]

oh god please no
this thread is ****ing full of weeaboos

Yes, because liking Japanese music is such a bad thing... seriously, what about all the people that aren't American that listen to American music... what are you gonna call them!?

[Gyakutai]

J-rock List

D'espairsRay - Garnet
dir en Grey- IIId Empire
the Gazette- Chizuru
Girugamesh- Vermillion
Unsraw- Dust to Dust or IN THE FACT

Nothing wrong with a little Asian influence. :D

[Kaze_Raven]

Here are links to my suggestions for songs. I'm embeding them so people unfamiliar with J-rock/Pop can see why we suggest it as DLC. I suggest others follow my example ^^


Gackt - Vanilla

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Gackt - Black Stone

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Nightmare - The World

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Gazette - Zetsu

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Gazette - Anata No Tame No Kono Inochi
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L'arc en Ciel - Ready Steady Go

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L'arc en Ciel - Blurry Eyes

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Moi Dix Mois - Nocturnal Romance

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D - Sleeper
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D - Yami Yori Kurai Doukoku no a Cappella to Bara Yori Akai
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D - Barairo no Hibi (yes, If you didn't guess, I love this band XD)

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X-Japan - Silent Jealousy (wait till the 30 second mark, theres a piano intro)

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X-Japan - Kurenai (The first 1:30 is guitar and vocals, but it gets heavy around the 2:00 mark)

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Alice Nine - Yami Ni Chiru Sakura
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Alice Nine - Velvet
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Kagerou - Zetsubou ni sayonara

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Despairs Ray - Born

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Laputa - Breath
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Buck-Tick - Kagerou
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Dir en Grey - Yokan
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Raphael - Yume Yori Suteki na
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T.M. Revolution Zips (Under Cover Version)
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These are my first ideas. If others follow my example or it gets attention I'll add more ^_^

[S1ckH4nds]

Holy crap, epic list Kaze. :D

[rikiukifune]

YURIA - "Aozora"
Hitomi - "Samurai Drive"
Maximum the Hormone - "Louisiana Bob"
NANA starring Mika Nakashima - "My Medicine"
des-Row - "Nightmare Verse"
Both song haves great flow and melody great great song.
Oh some Ellegarden would be freaking awesome!

[Guitoorbenchi]

Dir en grey - Dozing Green (definately should be added to the RB setlist)
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[The_Little_Buster]

I love L'Arc~en~Ciel to death but for the love of god I don't want Ready Steady Go in Rock Band, I'd be up for Blurry Eyes but definitely would detest Ready Steady Go.

[Kaze_Raven]

I suppose I can understand that, it is one of those songs that really grates on you after hearing it a few times. I just am always enchanted by Hydes husky voice ^^; Originally even I was considering not putting it there, but it is their most well known song so I bit the bullet and threw it on there, but I had to compensate by putting something else by L'arc ^^; Way I look at it, alot of people DO like that song, several that don't really like anime that much, so it would be a good gateway song ya know? Cause if you don't want it you don't have to download it, the TRUE beauty of DLC ^__^

[The_Little_Buster]

^Totally understandable. Pretty much yeah it's grating because it's their most well-known song but we know it's not their best (or best representative song). Same thing would go for a band like the pillows or Asian Kung-fu Generation, dozens of people would want to put songs like Ride on Shooting Star or Rewrite.

[Kaze_Raven]

^Totally understandable. Pretty much yeah it's grating because it's their most well-known song but we know it's not their best (or best representative song). Same thing would go for a band like the pillows or Asian Kung-fu Generation, dozens of people would want to put songs like Ride on Shooting Star or Rewrite.

As far as AKG and The Pillows are concerned, yeah your totally right, everyone would say Ride on Shooting Star or Rewrite, I personally suggest

Pillows - Hybrid Rainbow

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Pillows - No Self Control

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Pillows - Crazy Sunshine

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Asian Kung Fu Generation - Haruka Kanata (Awesome Song)
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Asian Kung Fu Generation - Kimi to iu Hana
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Asian Kung Fu Generation - After Dark
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Those are some of my favorite songs by The Pillows and AKFG

[The_Little_Buster]

As far as AKG and The Pillows are concerned, yeah your totally right, everyone would say Ride on Shooting Star or Rewrite, I personally suggest

Pillows - Hybrid Rainbow

Pillows - No Self Control

Pillows - Crazy Sunshine

Asian Kung Fu Generation - Haruka Kanata (Awesome Song)

Asian Kung Fu Generation - Kimi to iu Hana

Asian Kung Fu Generation - After Dark

Those are some of my favorite songs by The Pillows and AKFG

Wow good taste (No Self Control is my favorite pillows song too). I'd probably either pick Crazy Sunshine, Hybrid Rainbow, or I think I can (if it had to be FLCL songs those 3 would bring the most challenge while still being fun and being good pillows songs). Or for songs that aren't FLCL I'd have to go with Fool on the planet, Terminal Heaven's Rock, or Swanky Street. For AKG I'd probably go for After Dark (most of the songs off their new album are great).

[Kaze_Raven]

Wow good taste (No Self Control is my favorite pillows song too). I'd probably either pick Crazy Sunshine, Hybrid Rainbow, or I think I can (if it had to be FLCL songs those 3 would bring the most challenge while still being fun and being good pillows songs). Or for songs that aren't FLCL I'd have to go with Fool on the planet, Terminal Heaven's Rock, or Swanky Street. For AKG I'd probably go for After Dark (most of the songs off their new album are great).

Thanks ^^ All of those are all wonderful choices, as far as AKFG is concerned my favorite song by them is Haruka Kanata, I feel its a great exhibition of Masafumi's Vocal talent ^^ and it would be fun to chart on all instruments.

[The_Little_Buster]

Thanks and yeah Haruka Kanata does have a lot of potential for great tracks.
But for overall charts I'd say that L'Arc~en~Ciel would take the cake, Hyde's vocals are outstanding and would definitely be Tier 7 or up, Ken is definitely one of the best guitarists in all of Japan and the same goes for Tetsu concerning bass and Yukki is definitely not a bad drummer at all.

[Kilyle]

I certainly want to see some Japanese and Spanish on RB soon. However, given that the English-only players aren't going to appreciate other languages, I would hope they'd put out a Japanese (or Spanish... or Italian, or German) pack at the same time as an English pack, so it doesn't interrupt the flow of English music onto our systems.

Besides just J-Pop, though, I would love to see some of the anime music. Just for starters, Nightwalker's ending theme (Mirai Kourou?). And maybe the one from MKRE (Embracing Light and Shadow?). Sorry about not getting the names right, it's late and my brain isn't fully functional.

[Kaze_Raven]

I certainly want to see some Japanese and Spanish on RB soon. However, given that the English-only players aren't going to appreciate other languages, I would hope they'd put out a Japanese (or Spanish... or Italian, or German) pack at the same time as an English pack, so it doesn't interrupt the flow of English music onto our systems.

Besides just J-Pop, though, I would love to see some of the anime music. Just for starters, Nightwalker's ending theme (Mirai Kourou?). And maybe the one from MKRE (Embracing Light and Shadow?). Sorry about not getting the names right, it's late and my brain isn't fully functional.

Yeah, there are some good solid anime themes that could be incorporated. I actually posted two a few posts ago, (The World by Nightmare, Death Note Opening and Zips by T.M.R. from Gundam Seed) and also some songs from FLCL by the Pillows.

[SirRanrapKila]

I'd like to see some Dir En Grey. Anything by them would make me happy.

[maryryanbogard]

The only J-pop I wouldn't mind having is "Buttercup (I'm a Supergirl)" by Shonen Knife.

Yes, I was a big Powerpuff Girls fan once and no I'm not really into J-pop at all other than that one song.

[Kaze_Raven]

I'd like to see some Dir En Grey. Anything by them would make me happy.

Many Dir en Grey songs would make good charts, I definitly suggest them ^_^

[Vigorousjammer]

I want to play some anime themes on rock band...
but I don't think many other people would...

[Kaze_Raven]

I want to play some anime themes on rock band...
but I don't think many other people would...

Well with that attitude I guess you'd make that statement true XP Seriously, I know lots of anime and Japanese culture enthusiasts that love rock band or that would play it if there was this sort of content in it.

[eleaz14]

Should stay English language, rather. Plenty of good English, Canadian and Australian bands.
hey man, there are a lot of good bands around the world that sing in english language, they dont necessarily have to be from the US, UK, Canada or Australia.

For example, Seether, they are an awesome band that sing in english, but they are from south africa, so they should not be in ROck Band, becuase they are not from the "mainstream" countries?

[bphillstudios]

I would pay money.. Mooooneeeeeeeeey to play these kinds of songs in Rock Band.

French and German have been added, I don't see why not Japanese... or any other language for that matter.

[xerichx07]

I'll get my rope to hang myself, if this comes into Rock Band.

[osteofight]

I was about to post about ENOZ and God Knows when I saw this thread. It's a great rock song with a very western sound (I'm talking about the english dub version of course). C'mon it's better than crushcrushcrush lol.

[bphillstudios]

Just cause some xenophobe americans have such a narrowed view on rock music doesn't mean others should suffer. Solution? If you don't like it, you don't download it. Easy as that.

J-Rock is just the same as American Rock, just a different language. Its not all bubble-gum-pop-happy-happy.

I would understand if its not possible to get into Rock Band due to copyrights and all that legal mumbo jumbo...

but if because a handful of people say it should stay "American"? A country with a cesspool(sp) of MANY different ethnic backgrounds? Thats just silly.

[osteofight]

If you don't like it, you don't download it. Easy as that.

You make too much sense and don't belong on the internets.

[trogdor0071]

I'll get my rope to hang myself, if this comes into Rock Band.

Thats cool.

Realistically, it won't happen.

(But I'd buy it if it did)

[kevinsano]

I'll get my rope to hang myself, if this comes into Rock Band.

That's kinda sad, actually...

[Joran]

The Anime Crowd playing Rock Band is HUGE. Really, it's HUGE.

I staff at six of them in the midwest, including Anime Punch, Anime Central, Ikasucon, Sugoicon, and Matsuri. At Punch I was the one in charge of bringing rock band in to be played in the gaming center. It was played NON STOP for all three days from the moment we opened the doors till we forced everyone out of the room. The con had to buy me a new guitar and drum kit they were beaten on so much. I watched four guys get gold stars on Coheed And Cambria - Welcome Home (expert) and then continue to get 2,000,000+ for their total score.

Acen has 20,000 people at it for those not famillier. It spans two hotel convention centers and the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Chicago. There are lots of people who would love japanese stuff to be in rock band.

I pretty much figure:
Ready Steady Go - L'Arc~en~Ciel,
UNDO (Full metal Alchemist also, dunno the band...)
Duvet - BoA (lain opening)
Heroes Come Back - nobodyknows+ (Naruto Shipudenn opening)

For those who say it would be hard to sing: No way. The stuff on the Euro pack will give you WAY more trouble. Japanese has to be converted to english letters from Kanji, hiragana, or Katakana, and is almost completely phonetic. Unless the song is REALLY fast you can just read it off as it comes along as I've been doing for all the original songs on rock band (they were before my time, sorry...)

[S1ckH4nds]

Duvet - BoA (lain opening)
Great song, but not really J-pop, is it? Kind of like counting Girls On Film just because it was the Speed Grapher OP.

...My god, I'm a massive dork.

[Joran]

Ok, you got me on that one, though admittedly, I can't find anyone who knows who BoA is outside the Anime Community and I guess I got a little stuck on well known anime openings more so than J-pop.

I can't believe I didn't mention the Pillows in there either, those guys really made FLCL something, I'm still Kicking myself for missing their concert at Anime Central about four years back.

[The_Little_Buster]

Agreed, hell I'll be ****ing astonished if they actually do go through with J-Rock DLC and not have anything by the pillows on there.

[Goatman...]

Ok, you got me on that one, though admittedly, I can't find anyone who knows who BoA is outside the Anime Community and I guess I got a little stuck on well known anime openings more so than J-pop.


I am ashamed to admit I know that BoA song all to well. I watched the Lain series again a few years back, and it somehow seemed less profound than when I was 20.

I don't think we get any J-Pop/J-Rock unless they do some sort of Asian Rock Band. That seems unlikely given that Japan already has games like DrumMania and the GuitarFreaks.

[Alonzo1948]

We should have a FMA track pack with songs from the series and movies. Heres a good example.

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[bphillstudios]

It'd be great if they just tried with like a small j-rock track pack and release songs for the non-jmusic fans out there and see how the sales go.

*sigh* idunno. I'm just gonna keep hoping and dreaming its gonna happen even though the chances are very slim.

I definitely want to see L'Arc~en~Ciel, Pillows, X Japan, and Miyavi just to name a few.

[HeavyMetalKing]

I'll get my rope to hang myself, if this comes into Rock Band.

Thank you, you'd be doing us a favor. World has no room for close minded people.

[bphillstudios]

Miyavi - Kabuki Danshi

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Really good guitar in this one.

[maryryanbogard]

For the sake of those unfamiliar with the song I suggested, here's the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDbtX8tbpbg

However, as evident in this fanvid, there is actually an extra talky part at the end, which in the event that this song finds its way into RB, HMX may or may not chart (or animate the vocalist saying ala the end of "Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld"/James Hetfield's laugh in "Enter Sandman"):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmwacmoftRg

And yes, I'm aware that the opening guitar part for this song sounds like that of "Blitzkrieg Bop".

[Joran]

I'm sure everyone who thought this sort of thing is unlikely might enjoy hearing that HMX announced some news at a party they held. Its on a bunch of gaming sites, read the report the other day. Might even hear something in the next week or so by the sound of it XD

[The_Little_Buster]

^Yeah I really do hope the article is right and HMX goes through with it. Also I'll be lolling at all the haters if they do make that announcement. Anyways I'm just stoked and can't wait if we get J-Rock DLC (good J-Rock at that).

[Ryuzaki]

Asian Kung-Fu Generation for their amazing and inventive guitar intros. Not to mention kick-ass drums, and a pretty cool singer. <3 Rashiban
Flow for their ability to piece together fast songs that are fun as hell to listen to.
L'arc En Ciel because they're L'arc En Ciel, although I think I spelled the name wrong.
Gazette, because Gazette has amazing guitar and bass.
And Sambomaster's Seishun Kyousoukyoku (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn_DcAj62lQ), because it's an amazing song.

/Supported

[Rokkstar]

People aren't going to want to struggle saying random jibberish if they don't already know the languages.

[The_Little_Buster]

People aren't going to want to struggle saying random jibberish if they don't already know the languages.

We got the Euro pack and you have to sing in French and German (which is harder to sing than Japanese) and we got that "Trash" Pack which has gobbledygook vocals so I don't know what the hell you're smoking since 1. HMX obviously has no problem with having unconventional vocals (not that it really matters because quite a few of the better J-Rock choices for RB have fantastic vocalists that would provide a challenge) and 2. Not to mention the fact that A LOT of people bought said packs. In conclusion, think before you post and GTFO of the thread. Kthnxbai.

[bphillstudios]

People aren't going to want to struggle saying random jibberish if they don't already know the languages.

I guess you represent every single person who plays Rock Band. /sarcasm

I don't know japanese but i can sing it, i don't know french but i can sing it, etc etc.

Hell, people in other countries sing along to western/american music too with no problem. People mimic sound and not a language when they sing along. We're like parrots =P.. They don't really talk, they just mimic.


I'm sure everyone who thought this sort of thing is unlikely might enjoy hearing that HMX announced some news at a party they held. Its on a bunch of gaming sites, read the report the other day. Might even hear something in the next week or so by the sound of it XD

Can you provide a link? Its not that I don't believe you, its that I don't have alot of time on a computer to look these things up myself x_x

[The_Little_Buster]

Heres that link: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/22/japanese-songs-may-hit-rock-band-soon/

[trogdor0071]

Can you provide a link? Its not that I don't believe you, its that I don't have alot of time on a computer to look these things up myself x_x

This?
http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51237

[HeavyMetalKing]

Well it's been more than a week since May 22....where's our announcement HMX? I want some JRock in my Rock Band!

[Fatal1ty_Reaper]

J-pop would be so awesome! I speak Japanese fluently and spend about 3 months out of every year in Japan so some J-pop in RB would be a dream come true! Especially Hirano Aya, she's friggin awesome!

[Young_Nastyman]

L'arc En Ciel because they're L'arc En Ciel, although I think I spelled the name wrong.

you forgot the little ~'s after L'arc and En

other than that little nitpick, spelling is fine :p

[Stonewall_Jack]

a pity they couldn't consider "The Art of Life" - X Japan... great stuff, the sheer length would make it a great challenge, and it's being in English, or at least having an english version would combat the naysayers. and it's got quite a few challenging sections... as I hope 29 minutes would offer. if that's already been sugested, sory to waste time and breath.

[All_hail_cale]

The only japanese band I want to see in RB is Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchastra.

[Kilyle]

Looks like Japanese songs for Rock Band is no longer a question of "if" - just "when?" And we still might need to drum up support for ensuring that the songs are able to be downloaded over here. There's the slight problem of shifting from kana to romaaji (English letters), but the process should be relatively straightforward, assuming they choose a sensible romanization that uses "shi" and "tsu" instead of "si" and "tu" so people unfamiliar with Japanese won't have trouble decoding the sounds.

I gotta say, I am looking forward to getting more non-English songs on Rock Band. Romance/Italic languages - check. German - check. Japanese - check. Hope they get Finnish at some point (Ter&#228;sbetoni!! (http://youtube.com/watch?v=wZqpwVZqQFg) - or non-live version (http://youtube.com/watch?v=oNyRDX-yFTE) with translation, if you prefer). Finnish is also straightforward decoding, actually similar to Japanese as far as phonemic decoding and lengthened letters. Would also like to see Russian eventually.

But Japanese would probably have one of the strongest followings because of all the anime interest in the world right now. Especially if a lot of the selections are from anime, not merely unrelated J-Pop or J-Rock. (Guitar Hero IV should pick up Trigun's theme - someone already fretted it for Frets on Fire and it's insane.)


Anyhoo... this is one huge list of suggestions to sort through. Someone with some free time care to run back through the thread, grab all the names of all the songs suggested so far, sort them by group, sort the groups alphabetically, and post the list here? Preferably with links to YouTube where appropriate? It would be extremely useful to see them in a simple list, all sorted... well, even unsorted would be more convenient than trying to sort through fifteen pages on my own.

Douzo yoroshiku! (Hope the Japanese part of my brain is still working and that means "Please be kind enough to do that for me!")


ETA: Adding "Japanese" songs sung entirely in English is not a good solution. First point: They will likely be sung not in English, but in Japlish/Engrish instead. I personally enjoy this, but if you're trying to use "English lyrics" to overcome the "hard to pronounce" and "don't make any sense" parts of Japanese lyrics, then you probably don't want to sing anything like this:

I can see you wonder, just like always you do.
I know you get under your aching sad fire.
"Everybody's in vain," you're whispering yourself.
You're in trap again that's, no, you don't wanna be.

Secondly, people who truly love the original Japanese songs are not going to greatly enjoy English covers. Those people including me. I want to sing in Japanese, honestly in Japanese, and that would be the primary reason I would buy an anime or J-Pop or J-Rock song. If I got an English knock-off, I'd feel gypped (no offense meant to the Roma or other gipsies; I can't think of a better word to describe my feelings).

[ShanePhoenix86]

I would LOVE to see Japanese songs in Rock Band! ^_^

My list:

- Ready Steady Go!

- Yui- Rolling Star (Love it! ^^ )

- Orange Range- Asterisk.

- Knowody knows- Heroes come back.

- High and mighty color- Ichiru no hana.

- Bleach Opening 2 (Forgot what it is ^^;; )

[Rokkstar]

I'm not entire sure people are going to want to sing words they don't even know what mean.

[Kilyle]

Does this deter people from singing along to nonsense songs (Sarasponda, sarasponda, sarasponda, ret-set-set), or songs whose lyrics are hard to make out, or those whose lyrics are just plain insane? How about when the band overpowers the vocals? What about those sweet little French phrases that more than half the listeners wouldn't get first time (Voulez-vous couchet avec moi, ce soi?)?

Although I greatly prefer clear vocals to obscured vocals, I would make the argument that unclear or insane lyrics in English isn't much of a barrier when it's a fun song, and that people can sing along just as happily to "Kiss This Guy" lyrics as they can to the real deal. And since it's not a barrier in English, I don't think it should be much of a barrier in other languages, particularly phonemically written languages such as Finnish and Japanese.

See, with French, you have to know which letters to ignore and which to combine and all that... and letters cross the boundaries between words, which makes it even worse. With (sensibly romanized) Japanese and Finnish, you learn the vowels and a couple non-English letters (Japanese R, for example), and you can read the entire language start to finish without ever understanding a word.

Besides which: Most fans of anime wouldn't care, and many of them already speak Japanese to some degree anyway, especially if they watch subs instead of dubs.

[Rokkstar]

We got the Euro pack and you have to sing in French and German (which is harder to sing than Japanese) and we got that "Trash" Pack which has gobbledygook vocals so I don't know what the hell you're smoking since 1. HMX obviously has no problem with having unconventional vocals (not that it really matters because quite a few of the better J-Rock choices for RB have fantastic vocalists that would provide a challenge) and 2. Not to mention the fact that A LOT of people bought said packs. In conclusion, think before you post and GTFO of the thread. Kthnxbai.

Wow, I could start something, but I'm not going to get in a fight with a four-year-old lmao. Anyway the whole thing is I'm saying if it's in Japanese you're not going to be able to read symbols! So you think before YOU post and you "GTFO" of this thread "Kthnxbai".


I guess you represent every single person who plays Rock Band. /sarcasm

I don't know japanese but i can sing it, i don't know french but i can sing it, etc etc.

Hell, people in other countries sing along to western/american music too with no problem. People mimic sound and not a language when they sing along. We're like parrots =P.. They don't really talk, they just mimic.

You're not going to want to sing it in Japanese nevertheless ;) I guess you represent ever parrot that plays Rock Band.

[Magumi]

Another band that could work (since I'm still trying to think of bands that would even satisfy those who do not wish to sing in japanese) is Ellegarden. Once again most songs are entirely in understandable english, maybe Firecracker and Salamander, those would be awesome to play.

Also for those like me that would enjoy singing nonsensical engrish, the PENPALS would be a fine choice. :D

[S1ckH4nds]

Anyway the whole thing is I'm saying if it's in Japanese you're not going to be able to read symbols!
You realize of course Japanese does not have to be written in kana or kanji? It can be transliterated using the standard Roman alphabet.

[Kilyle]

Yes, nobody is saying kana. Maybe someday we would have that option, but right now, we're sensibly asking for romanized Japanese - Japanese written using the letters you're reading right now. E.g.:

The song: Waru BAD BLOOD from The Slayers

Partial version found on YouTube: here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2W2FCuhh8g).

Now let's try the lyrics. I'll use a Romanized form of Japanese that transliterates consonants the way they should sound - shi, tsu, chi; o instead of "wo," e instead of "he," and m when the syllabic n comes before M, B, or P. The words in caps are either English words or a Japanized form of an English word (MOZAIKU = mosaic). I'll even separate the words into syllables (and, because of that, I'm spelling "ou" as "o-o"):

yu-ga-mu tsu-ki
ka-ki-mu-shi-t-ta
mu-ne no na-ka
sa-wa-gi ta-te-ru
tsu-mi na-n-te
yu-u-ka-n-jo wo
nu-gi-su-te-te
o-re wa ne-mu-ru
NOISY NOISY SILENT NIGHT

chu-u-to ha-m-pa na i-ki ka-ta ja
o-re ga ki-e-te yu-ki-so-o ni na-ru
nu-ku-mo-ri ya ya-sa-shi-sa wa i-ra-na-i
wa-ru na me o to-ra-shi
a-su no e-mo-no ni na-ra-n-da
WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA

SHAKING SHAKING IN MY SOUL
te-n-shi to a-ku-ma
SHAKING SHAKING IN MY SOUL
se-na-ka a-wa-se ni na-ru
SHAKING SHAKING IN MY SOUL
MO-ZA-I-KU go-shi-ka-ra
SHAKING SHAKING IN MY SOUL
mi-e-ka-ku-re shi-te i-ru
yu-re-ru o-mo-i o
u-chi-ko-ro-shi-te 'ru ANY TIME

If you have the lyrics in front of you, I don't think you'll have much difficulty following the song and maybe starting to sing along. The biggest thing to know is the Roman vowels - ah, eh, ee, oh, oo - and that the Japanese R is kinda like a cross between L and D. Moving into romanized Japanese has a very easy learning curve - and compared to French, it's a cakewalk.

[maddoggnick96]

Also, The Pillows' Hybrid Rainbow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWIrPL4IhZ0) would be just freaky awesome. I can just imagine neighbors filing complaints about me as I yell out "CAN YOU FEEEEEEL!!!!" But really any of their tracks would be favorable.

I would so play online with you. That's one of the few Pillows songs I know the words to. But really anything by the pillows will be awesome.

[Kaze_Raven]

Wow, I could start something, but I'm not going to get in a fight with a four-year-old lmao. Anyway the whole thing is I'm saying if it's in Japanese you're not going to be able to read symbols! So you think before YOU post and you "GTFO" of this thread "Kthnxbai".

Your obviously not getting the "It would be romanized" as in the symbols would be translated and written as Japanese words such as "Tsuki dai yo." or "konbon wa" "Arigatou Gozaima****a" That sort of thing.

[Xenx-Zona]

The only things in japanese that would be really hard to sing are the songs by like Maximum the Hormone, most others are pretty easy, you just need to get used to how most pronounciations are used.

most of the songs said so far are awesome and i'll go with any j-rock songs

[Arkham]

I don't know if J-pop would work outside of Japan, all of the songs would be extremely hard to sing accurately without humming and it would all be incomprenshible... Besides that isn't Tokio Hotel good and close enough to j-pop?

[Young_Nastyman]

Besides that isn't Tokio Hotel good and close enough to j-pop?

...They're German

[Pryetta]

I don't know if J-pop would work outside of Japan, all of the songs would be extremely hard to sing accurately without humming and it would all be incomprenshible... Besides that isn't Tokio Hotel good and close enough to j-pop?

Umm...yeah...they're German, I listen to them, so does my sister. They're a German Band..

Now J-Pop, J-Rock, J-Metal would all be great...some MUCC, Utada Hikaru, Koda Kumi, L'arc~en~Ciel, D'Espairs Ray. If I saw Japanese music on RB, I would die. It be great, lol.

[Hajime]

When I was in high school I was really huge into anime, and listened pretty much exclusively to anime music and/or JPop... I can't really imagine they'll put any in the game... but perhaps when the Japanese Rock Band comes out we'll be able to access their DLC.

[Dark Sephiroth]

It's not pop, but it's still japan...
I want "What's up People?" and "Zetsubou Billy" from Maximun The Hormone.

Yes, I'm a freaking Death Note fun and I want to smash the drums with those songs XD.

[Weird Al]

Redemption and/or Last Song by Gackt
Tightrope by Charcoal Filter

My most wanted.

[VoD]

Lots 'n lots of Dir En Grey.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0vT3d9tEyqs (Garden)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gWZnisqC0uk (Clever Sleazoid)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aLIqk6nPu5A (Myaku)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HBbh93_s-Dk (Dead Tree)

Those are just some of their good songs.

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Beat Crusaders -

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Tpy6Z55Af88 (Hit In The U.S.A.)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2UavIi3Zxy8&feature=related (Ghost)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iMmVchmSMT8&feature=related (Love Dischord)

They have more good songs but not too many are up on Youtube.

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Base Ball Bear -

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3HLlEwLTO2E (Electric Summer)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-AgSsAUQrfk (Dakishimetai)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cti2c8-Irck (Ai****eru)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GvTTZQ9R2yM (Matsuri No Ato)

Once again, only some of their good stuff.

I'd be very very appreciative if HMX put any of these bands up for DLC. I'd be sure to download it.

[Gargoyle2500]

I'd love some music by Guitar Vader but most of their songs are half English, half Japanese, Such as these two songs:

Super Brother:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThNQpRY-yfA&fmt=18

Baby T (No video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPuKW22JX0&feature=related&fmt=18

The only song I know by them all (Or, Mostly) sung in English, "Satisfy":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZXlUmmkXVY&fmt=18

[Transbrak]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJfoHLa7PHA

[tommysparxxx]

balzac all day

[Carolie]

B'z, Porno Graffitti, TOKIO, X JAPAN, UVERworld, Orange Range, HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR, Miyavi, FLOW, Charcoal Filter, Glay, Stance Punks, Sambomaster, Kishidan, The Oystars, Back Drop Bomb, early DRAGON ASH, Snail Ramp, HYDE, The Brilliant Green, Hysteric Blue...

[Xenx-Zona]

sence Rockband: japan was announced im sure we are gonna get some japanese songs, im just hoping it comes out soon, sence the release date wasnt announced >>

i really hoping for some Maximum The Hormone and Uverworld and for God knows...(as well as Lost my music :D )

[tobydied]

Those Japanese folk are technical wizards (all of em'), so I'd be overjoyed to see any Japanese songs make it to Rock Band... but if Harmonix does release a J-pack and there's no Judy and Mary... I'll burn this whole site down... actually I'd just cry for a few days and get over it, but I'd still be pissed

[Hisan]

I've never inserted a youtube link into a post and I don't have time to worry about it now, so perhaps later I'll repost with some videos, but I think some fun songs might be:

Do As Infinity - Desire, Oasis, and Fukai Mori
Mongol800 - Chisa na Koi no Uta
Orange Range - Ikenai Taiyou

I would also like to point out that the english-language version of "Spirit Dreams Inside" (used for Final Fantasy: Spirits Within) is actually a decent song and the fact that it's a Japanese band is almost unnoticeable.

[Hisan]

If I got an English knock-off, I'd feel gypped (no offense meant to the Roma or other gipsies; I can't think of a better word to describe my feelings).

You mean like the opening to Final Fantasy X-2 (English intro)? Where's my Koda Kumi?! Damnit!

[NightShade Aero]

I would get anything just about from UVERworld or Do As Infinity

[comorbid]

I'd love to fail at some Super Junky Monkey...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4GWTWJSwvA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ClsJg3EGas

(this one's even in english)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj8SIsI6M1Y

[l-o-t]

Seems like so long ago that I used to think anime and J-stuff was so cool... I guess after actually going to Japan, one gets a little overloaded.

[comorbid]

Seems like so long ago that I used to think anime and J-stuff was so cool... I guess after actually going to Japan, one gets a little overloaded.

I dunno, going to Japan probably isn't the only thing that does it. I'm nowhere near as into J-Pop now as I was back in the early-to-mid '90s. I think it mostly had to do with expanding my musical tastes* to include genres from other countries as well. I'm still into Japanese music as a whole, just not as OMG-obsessively as I used to be.

* Heh... I accidentally wrote "musical testes," at first... although, that might actually be a pretty good metaphor. lol

[Master_of_chaoas]

Also some other AWESOME ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vGjtPL8Ap0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrC8z8MK7HI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wDelHGoxCI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHiBJdbFFUM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM2oxcg7OFE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcbnXIJK2FQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMsVaIP38gg

[spinotic]

Hey guys, I'm sorry if the following videos have been posted, but I think Shena Ringo would be great in Rb :D
Tadashii machi
T42l87sUDMs
Identity
c5lVQRDbc00
Gibs
I7DQhA-PcYY
Koko de kisu shi te
bnUPw97ToI0

[jayou521]

the Pillows are an amazing band~

Blues Drive Monster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEq_ZfrACB0

Last Dinosaur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApcKH-_Cdm4

One Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ob1cpyd8KQ

Carnival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2-572Eehhc

Little Busters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNfNay5h3ws

I Think I Can
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFWKrZG4N4k

Crazy Sunshine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5F-ySU4B_Y

Rush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmlR6GY8SGs&feature=related

That Future Is Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8_eQjbmfrg

Terminal Heaven's Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtfxDeF2mUg

No Self Control
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggEsAoSGQd4

Ride on Shooting Star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9rrVZIlpJA&feature=related

That House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FG4dKHNTG4

Anything from them would be great

[aishateru]

Fate/Stay Night - Kirameku Namida wa Hoshi ni
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBJlq5QqQEs

Maximum the hormone - Tsume Tsume Tsume
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXK4PX8HLUg

Ayumi Hamasaki - Because of You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxbliKOQlhk

Lonely in Gorgeous - Tommy February6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci11Gb23ttc

Gurren Lagann - Gattai nante Kuso Kurae
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9bJB99xido
(actually its in english but :p)

Cherry Boom - Sweet Morning (Cpop)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpQM6O379-Y

Epik high - One (kpop)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNnkbwFo9hU


Secondly, people who truly love the original Japanese songs are not going to greatly enjoy English covers. Those people including me. I want to sing in Japanese, honestly in Japanese, and that would be the primary reason I would buy an anime or J-Pop or J-Rock song. If I got an English knock-off, I'd feel gypped (no offense meant to the Roma or other gipsies; I can't think of a better word to describe my feelings).

I feel entirely the same way but seeing as rock band left Perfect Well in it's orignal language I don't think they would compose english covers. English covers of jpop are no longer jpop at all.

[exedata]

Already on another thread but whatever, since this is the offical topic.

World End By FLOW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__QJaqDa3Y4

Brightdown by Tamaki Nami

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDKPELP8vIU

Nightmare by the WORLD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMsVaIP38gg

Resonance by T.M Revolution

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa8s4j37ysU

Gekidou by UVERworld

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7RoAU7OpWg

O2 by Orange Range

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t71AKT8aqho


one a side note http://kotaku.com/5012315/rock-band-turning-japanese-with-q-entertainment

Rock Band Japan is coming out soon, with Japanese songs. So we either have 3 option IMO.
1. We get Harmonix to have some of the tracks from Rock Band Japan available on DLC for us.
2. We get Harmonix to give us some user suggested songs <-- Most preffered no?
3. If they don't agree with that. I guess its time to get a credit card and let the import fest start?

[LordRedhand]

The Pillows- Ride On Shooting Star

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9rrVZIlpJA

The Pillows- One Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ob1cpyd8KQ&feature=related

The Pillows- Carnival

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW5rHsG77uI&feature=related

The Pillows- Last Dinosuar (ignore the opening for the amv video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e2jtG8VuSI

[HeavyMetalKing]

Should stay English language, rather. Plenty of good English, Canadian and Australian bands.


If you want Jrock songs I suggest finding an arcade with Guitar/Percussion Freaks. Rock Band should stay American.

You both realize these arguments are idiotic and void, considering we already have some German music in the game, right?

[MaxHardstrong]

Am I really the only Mr. Children fan?

Maybe you guys just haven't heard them. My favorite band. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjsNd3sWPQc
and I love you - Mr. Children

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZhmAwuRiiE
kurumi - Mr. Children

Also great - Bump of Chicken.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYl0Re7DlH4
Stage of the Ground - Bump of Chicken

And what about Polysics? After all, Devo is already in the game, isn't it? Plus, they have toured America a few times now. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Dg3QMfWgQ
I My Me Mine - Polysics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9aL7tQhnwI
Electric Surfin' Go Go - Polysics

Those are some of my ideas if they were going to put JPOP in the game. What do you think?

[jayou521]

The Pillows
If you look two or three posts up~ I already posted like 12 of their songs. :D (it's so hard to really read this thread)

You should head over to my Official thread for The Pillows~
http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98386

[limelight_rush]

Evolution by Ayumi Hamasaki (Listen to it before you flame me)

[GwannaSauna]

Ooh, this is a hard one. Hmm... well, as long as the lyrics are ENGLISH, I guess that would be okay. Then again, I'm not a fan of J-Pop. So, probably not.

[Sikaris]

What's the big deal with english lyrics? we already have songs that are in other languages

[Transbrak]

What's the big deal with english lyrics? we already have songs that are in other languages

It seems some people can't stand other cultures, that's why.

These people should learn that there is a vast library of music out there that is in a language other than english.

[LonewolfXIII]

If were gonna have J-pop on Rock Band I want

Hitohira no Hanabira
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2h31AmSal0

[LonewolfXIII]

Ooh, this is a hard one. Hmm... well, as long as the lyrics are ENGLISH, I guess that would be okay. Then again, I'm not a fan of J-Pop. So, probably not.

So its ok when the lyrics are in German but not Japanese?

[GwannaSauna]

So its ok when the lyrics are in German but not Japanese?

Well, I haven't downloaded Hier Kommt Alex so I wouldn't know. But it would be hard as hell to sing a J-Pop song (you would probably need to be fluent in Japanese to sing it well)

And yes, it is okay to have German lyrics because the German language is a bit easier to sing and say

[LonewolfXIII]

Well, I haven't downloaded Hier Kommt Alex so I wouldn't know. But it would be hard as hell to sing a J-Pop song (you would probably need to be fluent in Japanese to sing it well)

And yes, it is okay to have German lyrics because the German language is a bit easier to sing and say
Says you, I happan to BE German and I think the language sounds like your gargling mud.

[deathsshadow]

i like the singer YUI

[Transbrak]

Well, I haven't downloaded Hier Kommt Alex so I wouldn't know. But it would be hard as hell to sing a J-Pop song (you would probably need to be fluent in Japanese to sing it well)

And yes, it is okay to have German lyrics because the German language is a bit easier to sing and say

Just because it's easier to you does not mean it's easier to everyone else.

The fact is that earlier you said only if the lyrics are in english...and now you say German is ok just not Japanese??

I think Japanese is easier to say and sing, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying the hell out of attempting to sing Hier Kommt Alex.

[papermario13689]

Oh my... I can't believe I found this.

Although I go to all rap loving school, I love listening to J-Pop during class, without letting them know:D

Here's a list of some great songs:

- Tori no Uta: Lia
- Doobee Doowap Communication: Babamania
- Orange: Lil'B
- Karma: Bump of Chicken
- Sailing Day: Bump of Chicken
- Be Somewhere: Buzy
- Ash(i)ta e no Melody: Chaka
- Catch me, Catch You: Gumi
- Dreaming: Anza
- Fruits Candy: Kojima Megumi
- Groovy!: Hirose Kami
- Honey: Chihiro
- Platinum: Maaya Sakamoto
- Hororin Confetti: Matsuoka Yuki
- Ashiato: Clair
- Shouri no Uta: Dandelion
- Butterfly: Wada Kouji
- Get Over: Dream
- Fixed Mind: Yuri Shiratori
- Hare Hare Yukai: Yuri Shiratori
- Kawaita Sekabi: Field of View
- Melissa: Porno Graffiti
- Undo: Cool Joke
- Just Communication: Two-Mix
- Himawari: Hearts Grow
- Yura Yura: Hearts Grow
- I'll Be The One: HAL
- Bouken Desho Desho: Hirano Aya
- God Knows: Hirano Aya
- Lost My Music: Hirano Aya
- Parallel Days: Hirano Aya
- SOS Nara Daijoubu: Hirano Aya
- Hare Hare Yukai: Kanai Emigi
- Maggaare Spectacle: Kanai Emigi
- Last Regrets: Ayana
- Last Regrets[Christmas Dance Mix]: Ayana
- Kaze no Mon-Ami: Sakura Nogawa
- Scarlet: BRACE;d
- Mayonaka no Door: Liu Yi Fei
- Toki no Ito: Matsukaze Masaya
- Toki no Puzzle: Gotou Yuuko
- Heart Wave: Misato Fukuen
- Kizuna Wave: Misato Fukuen
- Fantasy: Nana Katase
- Unforgivable Sin: Nana Kitade
- Kibou no Kakera: Nana Kitade
- Raspberry Heaven: Oranges & Lemons
- Soramimi Keeki: Oranges & Lemons
- Time Pavement: Yuki Matsuoka
- Futatsu no Mirai: Michihiro Kuroda
- Piece of Peace: Hashimoto Jin
- Heart of Sword: Yoake Mae
- Cool Edition: Natsuko Kuwatani
- Kokoro wa Shoujo de Parachute: Asakawa Yuu
- Begin the Try: JAM Project
- Sousei no Aquarion: AKINO
- Poi Poi Peace: Higuchi Chieko
- Magassa Kokishin: Matsuoka Yuki
- Just Communication II: Two-Mix
- To The Other Side of the Door: Yellow Generation
- Otona wo Yasunde Dekakeyou: Hiramatsu Akiko & Hisakawa Aya
- Hare Hare Yukai: Minori Chihara
- Madobe Nite: Minori Chihara
- SELECT: Minori Chihara
- Cutie Honey: Koda Kumi
- Figu@Carnival: MOSAIC.WAV
- Happy Material: Shiratori Yuri, Kimura Madoka, Sasagawa Ayana, Kuwatani Natsuko, Yamakawa Kotomi
- Hishoku no Sora: Mami Kawada
- Romantic Summer: Momoi Haruko and Nogawa Sakura

[HeavyMetalKing]

Danzai no Hana~Guilty Sky by Riyo Kosaka would be a good one. I realize there are some parts that don't have a lot of guitar, but I think the ones that do more than make up for it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BJLj8NiHNI

Or how about Raison d'etre by Nightmare?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdWnrKtgby0

[papermario13689]

Nice. I'm adding that to my iTunes:D

[HeavyMetalKing]

I was trying to get the songs on my computer, but I couldn't find them. :(

[papermario13689]

Wait, these are Youtube videos! I'll use DVDVideoSoft.

By the way, DVDVideoSoft is free, you can use it too to get them onto your computer.

[xXxchadsaucexXx]

There's tons of J-Rock and J-Pop I'd be down for, but since for some reason there's a lot of anti-non-english proponents out there (which I find strange considering that there are some SPANISH language DLC currently out), I think the one that actually has a lot of potential to even get a song or two out there is one OLIVIA LUFKIN!

Particularly stuff off of her "LOST LOLLI" or "CLOUDY DREAMER" EPs. Some of it is in Japanese, some of it is in English, but either sound sick as hell and the songs for the most part rock SUPER HARD.

Take for example "Spiderspins" (in English):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mS61nUi8hk


or my personal favorite Olivia song - WISH! (also available in English):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zATyE-AQO0


C'mon, don't be closed to the sounds of the East, people! There is global rock out there, and I think that having some Spanish tracks out on the DLC market now is a step in the right direction!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, SOMEONE (particularly HMX) RECOGNIZE THAT OLIVIA ROCKS!!!!!

Her songs are melodic, pleasing to the ear, and they freaking ROCK!

Thank you for your consideration. hahaha

[papermario13689]

My list just keeps getting larger and larger:D That's about 90 songs now.

[HeavyMetalKing]

Well, I haven't downloaded Hier Kommt Alex so I wouldn't know. But it would be hard as hell to sing a J-Pop song (you would probably need to be fluent in Japanese to sing it well)

And yes, it is okay to have German lyrics because the German language is a bit easier to sing and say

Wow, this is the most flawed logic I have ever heard. It's okay because it's easier? That has nothing to do with it; and I also agree that Japanese is easier to say. I find it flows off the tongue better, and quite frankly I think Japanese sounds better when sung than German. And no, you don't need to be fluent in Japanese to sing Japanese songs. Before I ever started learning Japanese, I had a whole CD of Japanese songs that I could sing, just from listening to them. It sounds to me like you just have something against Japanese music, and are grasping at straws to try and present some kind of defended argument.

[thekingspike]

[QUOTE=HeavyMetalKing;1788652]Danzai no Hana~Guilty Sky by Riyo Kosaka would be a good one. I realize there are some parts that don't have a lot of guitar, but I think the ones that do more than make up for it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BJLj8NiHNI


i never listen to J pop/Rock but this song got me and it be perfect for rock band the guitar solo sounds like a B****
why cant Japanese rock be in rock band.. you dont have to say the words the sounds of your voice to the lines

[HeavyMetalKing]

I actually found that song through the Claymore anime; they use it for the closing.


Wait, these are Youtube videos! I'll use DVDVideoSoft.

By the way, DVDVideoSoft is free, you can use it too to get them onto your computer.

So will it allow me to separate the audio from the video so that I can just have the song on my Zune?

[papermario13689]

Of course. DVDVideoSoft has about 20 different programs doing things from downloading youtube videos, to extracting music.

[papermario13689]

Oh, I doubt that you don't know about these awesome songs, but Nico Nico Douga has made many compilations and songs, using either groups of popular J-pop songs or just one song. However, they all have dozens and dozens of popular anime characters singing to them at once, and they sound awesome! Here's a few:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMgoE40OVyc
- Nico Nico Douga: Kumikyoku

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF9XhGAcXmE&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: 2nd Track

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7alNvMpGWA
- Nico Nico Douga: Uranoura Ongakusai

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAURyRGyxWQ&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Shinkyoku

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B03Keemhvs4&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Another Melody

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbodoM8PPi8&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Butterfly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jncu4be5vHQ&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: God Knows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAkHuEW5dpk&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Bouken Desho Desho

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH1cXZooSto&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Madobe Nite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55BjR94P4Q&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Zankoku na Tenshin no THESIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBY8BrWt5QU&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Makka na Chikkai

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5E__4kFHlM&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: True My Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdER76F70Ew&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Tsuki No Warutsu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CIJHdiRwAA&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Tori no Uta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gk8QP9k1Es&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Nowhere

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feiZLLnuAdg&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Total Eclipse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFUZ7lNhEKg&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Sousei no Aquarion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmrY4lyZ8zo&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Rozen Maiden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAgo6rvy2tk&feature=related
- Nico Nico Douga: Uninstall


And...there are tons more! Wow:D

[alto1288]

Usually lots of anime theme songs has the best songs that can be put on rock band. Can't name the songs but stuff from naruto, full metal alchemist, tower of druaga, beck and tons more should be good on a rock band game! PLZ work on a J ROCK BAND for USA!!!

[zigy89]

All I want is:
The Pillows - Ride On Shooting Star
Aqua Timez - Alones
& maybe some Black Mages

[BullettimeBob]

God Knows would make me happy. We'd probably never get it though.

[CrazyFoxyFox]

^@Papermario

Please don't post that many videos at once. It really clogs up the page and makes things slower.

[maddoggnick96]

I have no problem with doing vox for J-Rock songs. I can already sing quite a few songs. Here are some of the bands I'd like to see:

Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Dir en grey (Has some cd's released in America. Support thread here (http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119337).)
ELLEGARDEN (Sings in English very well)
L'Arc~en~Ciel (and P'Unk~en~Ciel if possible)
The Pillows
X Japan (Songs from when they were called X are better IMO)

[matiasdraco]

there many good songs, but i have a few more vote, i dont looked all the thread so i can't say if they allready listed here.

rewrite. from asian kung fu generation (used for 4th opening of fullmetal allchemist)

dreaming fighter. from flow (i think) (used in one of naruto opening, but too bad they cut the great solo in that opening)

papermoon. from tommy heavenly6 (also the second opening of souleater)

gimme all of your love. from tommy heavenly6 (i dont have any clue if used somewhere else than singing)

by the way, sorry, my english is not that great

[Zeleii]

BTW OP not much you listed was jpop xD

I want some REAL Japanese music in Rock Band soo bad... yeah we have a Japanese artist... big deal.

I mean I would some X Japan early work
Nanase Aikawa (For the uninformed the group that Marty Friedman plays with now in Japan)
Galneryus
Mongol800
Even some Dreams Come True would work in Rock Band

But who am I kidding? If any of these artists show up it'd be in Rock Band : Japan

[evomunk]

i would like to see.....

Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Sambomaster
STRAIGHTENER
Chatmonchy
Base Ball Bear

i can sing most Asian Kung-Fu Generation songs, and some Sambomaster tracks. Takashi from Sambomaster has this unique vocal skill, and the way he sings the songs. for example, tracks like Utsukushiki Ningen no Hibi, Sono Nukumori ni You ga Aru, Sayonara Baby, Hito wa Sore o Jounetsu to Yobu (live), and Yogisha de Yatteki ta Aitsu. There are more songs than just the anime tracks. Especially when people mention AKFG, its always, Haruka Kanata, Rewrite, and After Dark. Though they are good songs, i really got sick of listening to Haruka Kanata the most. They have other songs like:

Atarashii Sekai
Mirai no Kakera
Blue Train
Hold Me Tight (Feedback File version)
Natsusemi
Blackout
Fujisawa Loser
Mustang
Kaigan Doori
No.9
N.G.S
Wakusei
Rashinban
Re: Re:
Kaiga Kyou****su
Senseless
Dodomeguri no Yoru
Korogaru Iwa Kimi ni Asa ga Furu
Entrance
24 ji
Enoshima Escar
Toraberogu
Imada Minu Asu ni
E


i can literally keep on going and going with Ajikan, and Sambomaster. But that list is just to name a few by Asian Kung-Fu Generation. check them out if you have the time.

[Mr-Vengeance]

For me, Pizzicato Fives "Baby Love Child" would be a good song for DLC.

I'm sure Futuama fans recognise it -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3CkOx--Ghg

I'd also like the following "K-pop" song taken from the "Attack the gas station" soundtrack (not that it would happen in a million years lol) -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNW0PGeE4J8

[ArchangelZero]

Rock Band: Japan is where this belongs.

[Azatos]

Add Alice Nine to this thread.

[jayou521]

Rock Band DLC is where this belongs.
Fixed.

[Trianglon]

J-Rock and J-Pop songs should be on for DLC!!!

[Nickle4aPickle]

Dunno if anyone's suggested them yet (sorry, but I just don't have the time to read through 24 pages! ^^; ), but what about VAMPS? (consisting of HYDE from L'Arc~en~Ciel and KAZ from Oblivion Dust)

They've got 5 original songs that are completely in English (plus one cover):
~ LOVE ADDICT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4DmBpFatmI)
~ Vampire Depression (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y6r9zcd_Ic)
~ Redrum (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7S16jOpUzI&feature=related)
~ Hunting (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueiAf3fa6LM&feature=related)
~ SEX, BLOOD, ROCK N' ROLL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHD2NAxUqFo&feature=related)
~ Trouble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbgaoanvlzE) (cover song - remember it from the Power Rangers movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umr0MdFSIO0&feature=related)? XD)

Plus all of their songs have at least a little English in them. They've got power, a large fan-base (most of the venues on their tour in the US from July were SOLD-OUT!), and well... they just ROCK! 8D Personally, I think "LOVE ADDICT" is the best out of them, but other good ones are "Cosmos," (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD4Lh7vKxdg) "Evanescent," (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk0qJZOtnic&feature=related) and "I Gotta Kick Start Now." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0yuihEtbzw&feature=related)

[pacifistWITHgun]

I just realized how awesome Maximum the Hormone would be for this game.

[CyberKFox]

I would love to see Jpop in Rock Band
because Music IS the universal language

[Rommel]

Moar Nana Kitade

[ZhaneBX]

Music is art, and art isn't regional; there should be more international artists as DLC :D

For japanese bands my all time favorite choices are Maximum the Hormone and Dir En Grey (not exactly jpop, but i want them NOW!)

[maddoggnick96]

Music is art, and art isn't regional; there should be more international artists as DLC :D

For japanese bands my all time favorite choices are Maximum the Hormone and Dir En Grey (not exactly jpop, but i want them NOW!)

Yes!

Also here's these:
Animetal - Ai wo Torimodose (youtube.com/watch?v=kS9EKpVy-lg) (Metal)
Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Kimi to Iu Hana (youtube.com/watch?v=AxjYJWvmOlg) (Rock)
Dir en grey - Cage (youtube.com/watch?v=P1jaOxGICRA) (Alternative)
LOUDNESS - Like Hell (youtube.com/watch?v=RP2d36eLkso) (Metal)
Miyavi - Selfish Love (youtube.com/watch?v=kEH7cphEODk) (Rock)
the pillows - Tokyo Bambi (youtube.com/watch?v=GYGNM_gJrV4) (Rock)
Skull Candy - Marshmallow Daytrip (youtube.com/watch?v=dFKcrUGPRcM) (Ska)
STRAIGHTENER - REMINDER (youtube.com/watch?v=PYQdfOzMc3o) (Rock)
Versailles - The Revenant Choir (youtube.com/watch?v=5827EPsAOis) (Metal)
X Japan - X (Live) (youtube.com/watch?v=BrbwAV5qPaE) (Metal)

...and some others I can't think of.

[HeavyMetalKing]

It's been a while since I've seen this thread...

Anyway, my friend introduced me to this Japanese metal band called "Blood Stain Child". They're pretty damn good, and I'd like to see them included.

My list, thus far:

L'Arc~en~Ciel
Ayumi Hamasaki
Kosaka Riyu
NIGHTMARE
Maximum the Hormone
Yui
Blood Stain Child

Come on HMX, we need Japanese artist DLC now more than ever, considering Rock Band: Japan seems to have dropped off the face of the earth!

[kain4489]

high and mighty colour

L'Arc-en-Ciel

two good japanese bands

[cloudacmaster]

Wow a lot has been cover in this thread...but here are some artists I'd like to see

Aqua timez
High and Mighty Color
UVERworld
Aya Hirano
Beat Crusaders
AKFG
Kelun

To those worried about us singing a foreign language, most anime fans sing it all the time (mainly karaoke) .

[maddoggnick96]

Here's a couple of newer bands I just found out about the other day. :P You should check them out if you like visual kei or metal. :)

ALSDEAD - CYNICAL (NONAIRANBU) (youtube.com/watch?v=d4-Su1M2f_I)
ALSDEAD - PARADOX (youtube.com/watch?v=L6IfwGiu-N4)
NightingeiL - 身代わりの人 (youtube.com/watch?v=M-hPWFHMAG0)
NightingeiL - Outsider (youtube.com/watch?v=G1h9f5wVb1M)

EDIT:
I also want this:

DEATHGAZE - BLOOD (youtube.com/watch?v=jxdGEN1SBos)

[ihitterdal]

For anyone opposed to the idea: remember that language does not change music quality. Only complete morons shun an entire culture's worth of music, and only complete morons think one language of music is somehow inherently superior.

On that note, to increase the variety of music in Rock Band, I support this idea, as one of my previous posts has probably said.

For suggestions, pretty much anything by Versailles, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Dir en grey (which would kick my brother's ass on drums), Screw, Girugamesh, D'espairsRay, and Maximum the Hormone. This list will grow as I use last.fm more.

And for J-pop, never forget Aya Hirano, including the non-Haruhi songs (Neophilia is killer, for instance).

[maddoggnick96]

I'd like to post here a Versailles 12-Pack thread I made recently that needs some lovin'. It has some songs from their new cd. Please check it out.

Versailles 12-Pack (rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=181503)

[solidsnakejt]

love the fictionjunction song, and more x japan is welcome anytime

[deathjunior6]

"Ready, Steady GO" - Generation X
"Funky Sonic World" - Des-ROW feat.SHIGE

Those songs NEED to be in Rock Band