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As of writing this, I have just under 36,000 tracks in my iTunes Library, a good deal of those tracks are from Asian artists.

One of the questions I'm asked the most is something along the lines of "can you recommend any artists?". And I wrote a big long list in a google doc, but instead of posting that link here (ngl it would be easier, but I can link to artist pages easier here), I'm gunna just copy&paste and you can lurk the artist pages and crap.

I'mma mark my favourite with love hearts or stars or something. You should check those out before any others, tbh. ♥ Or maybe I should bold them. Erm.

Don't know where to get any of the music I recommend? If you stalk/talk/have me as a friend on LiveJournal, I may just give you a shunt in the right direction. Maybe.

Chinese/Taiwanese
潘裕文, PixelToy, ♥Super Junior M, 五月天, 冷酷仙境, 周杰倫, ♥周笔畅, 方大同, ♥林俊傑, 潘瑋柏, 炎亞綸, ♥羅志祥, 至上励合, 花儿乐队, 言承旭, ♥韩庚, 飛輪海, 信, ♥魏晨, ♥黃鴻升, 1976, 张靓颖, 棒棒堂, 王力宏, 蔡旻佑, 郭書瑤

Indonesian
peterpan

Japanese
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First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.

1. Nell

MoT
Dear Cloud
Loveholic
메이트
서태지
Lucid Fall
(6)

2. ABBA

Agnetha Fältskog
Frida
Bucks Fizz
Blondie
Boney M.
Bananarama
Olivia Newton-John
Donna Summer
(8)

3. House Rulez

Casker
Dynamic Duo
Instant Romantic Floor
Humming Urban Stereo
peppertones
Clazziquai Project
Love & Pop
(8)

4. 윤상

토이
패닉
조규찬
정재일
이상은
조원선
전람회
(7)

5. JAY'ED

清水翔太
EMI MARIA
宏実
Full Of Harmony
三浦大知
童子-T
HI-D
Spontania
(8)

6. 언니네 이발관

브로콜리 너마저
검정치마
짙은
3호선 버터플라이
오지은
(5)

7. 나루

데이브레이크
세렝게티
전자양
라이너스의 담요
이한철
흐른
이아립
(7)

8. MY-Q

요조
보싸다방
…

First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.

1. Nell

MoT
Dear Cloud
Loveholic
메이트
서태지
Lucid Fall
(6)

2. ABBA

Agnetha Fältskog
Frida
Bucks Fizz
Blondie
Boney M.
Bananarama
Olivia Newton-John
Donna Summer
(8)

3. House Rulez

Casker
Dynamic Duo
Instant Romantic Floor
Humming Urban Stereo
peppertones
Clazziquai Project
Love & Pop
(8)

4. 윤상

토이
패닉
조규찬
정재일
이상은
조원선
전람회
(7)

5. JAY'ED

清水翔太
EMI MARIA
宏実
Full Of Harmony
三浦大知
童子-T
HI-D
Spontania
(8)

6. 언니네 이발관

브로콜리 너마저
검정치마
짙은
3호선 버터플라이
오지은
(5)

7. 나루

데이브레이크
세렝게티
전자양
라이너스의 담요
이한철
흐른
이아립
(7)

8. MY-Q

요조
보싸다방
…

Saturday was awesome, as far as I can remember.

After having settled in a guesthouse near Hongdae, I met up with rpgshine to go to some kind of musician flea market she had head about. It seemed like a really nice gathering, and to my surprise I found Amature Amplifier sitting on the floor, offering several interesting CDs.... I said hi and learned that the Stretching Journey vocalist is currently studying abroad so that's why it's been kinda quiet from them lately. Also met "the 5th Stretching Journey member" and was happy to find Cabinet singalongs sitting at the next blanket, since I had thought they'd disappeared already a couple of years ago.

Later that evening time had come for the event I used as an excuse to come to Korea this time: Sat 20 Feb – Apollo18 - VIOLET EP Release Show! National Pigeon Unity opened and were even slightly better than I remembered them to be. They had lots and lots of energy throughout the entire set, with the second last song even giving me the chills. …

Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
Strawberyy Swing - Coldplay
Berry - DIR EN GREY
Snowberry - Misty Blue

The following review was written on Monday, August 06, 2007 about an album that was release on May 20, 2007.

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When I first laid my ears on this album, all I could think was, "what loveliness!"

Indie bands often fall into the trap of blandness when they take themselves too seriously. I have little patience when it comes to dull tunes. Thankfully, I found no such problem with Donawhale's debut album. Their music is light, dreamy, and slightly eccentric without ever dipping over into the 'boring' category.

The album opens with 'Close Your Eyes,' putting me on an otherworldly high. The gentle female vocals seem to echo from a distance creating a dreamlike ambiance. The second track, 'Hole' starts off slowly but the song escalates and spreads in volume with it's expertly controlled drumming. It's a bit noisier with the heavy drumming and clashing cymbals, but like all their songs, it still maintains a dreamy lightness to it.
…

Yesterday I went to FYE and purchased a couple of albums :D

☆ALBUMS
Elect the Dead / Serj Tankian
Meds / Placebo
Very / Pet Shop Boys
II / Presidents Of The United States Of America
Severe Tire Damage / They Might Be Giants

☆IN MIND
MIDNIGHT LOVER / ROCKET-K
Dog Problems / The Format
The Else / They Might Be Giants
MUSIC VIBE / 少年カミカゼ
Road of Major / Road Of Major
Daydream Anonymous / InMe
FAKEVOX / Plus-Tech Squeeze Box

☆YES-ASIA
毒殺テロリスト
ONE OK ROCK
Garlic Boys
SPARTA LOCALS
Head Phones President
Baroque
The イナズマ戦隊
Red Bacteria Vacuum
Kenzi & The Trips
Roach
ｂｉｓ
downy
Naht
Charcoal Filter
木村カエラ
コブクロ
Bloodly-clown
Яisk un logic
「13」
Little by Little
No Brain
Misty Blue
BURGER NUDS
C-999
Last Alliance
ストレイテナー
SLOTH LOVE CHUNKS