J-rock / j-pop

[katya]

Konnichiwa! Ok, I know there're at least a couple of Japanese music fans around here. Personally, I like rock a lot better than pop, but I guess this thread can be for both. OK?

So, what are your favourite bands and why? What do you think about visual kei? How do you hear new songs? If you're wanting to hear some, I can direct you to a number of good MP3 rotation sites (for evaluation purposes!). Do you actually understand any Japanese, and if not, do you read the translated lyrics? (Oh, and if you have the lyrics in kanji and preferably romaji too of a song you want translated I might be able to help you.)

My new favourite band right now is Plastic Tree. I looove their music, and the lyrics, and Ryuutarou.^^ I can't believe I wasn't listening to them a long time ago.