Books, movies, music; what's in your top 5 right now?
I've been meaning to do this for, like, a week now. Top 5 music releases of the moment are:
I've been listening to
LOVEppears era stuff a lot recently--both the actual album and the
ayu-mi-x II collection. Some of my favorite songs are from this period -- it had some truly classic singles -- but I really don't think it was her strongest. It was definitely the one that launched her into the superstardom, so maybe it's the sentimental value that's been pulling me to it recently. "immature" and "And Then" have been getting a lot of play, especially.
FFXII is always coming up on my playlist when it's on shuffle, but I've been... voluntarily listening to it a lot more, especially "Kiss Me Good-Bye". ONE MORE DAY!
Of course, Angela Aki's solo stuff has also been played to death. See also my top song at
Last.fm. "Uchuu" is my favorite song from her library and quickly climbed to the top of my list; I recently ordered her first Japanese album (the
One indie), and I can't wait to hear it.
Other artists that have taken over my playlist recently are Jolin Tsai and Namie Amuro. Namie's addition to iTunes has allowed me to indulge in some of her pre-Hip Pop singles, though I have to say I prefer my Namie with slightly skanky Engrish. Even so, her recent single
CAN'T EAT, CAN'T SLEEP, I'M SICK is
still on constant repeat. I love the whole thing--even "Ningyo", which is a lovely change of pace.
As for Jolin Tsai... I'm not quite sure how the recent kick got started. Although the assumption of
Dancing Diva and
J-Top probably had something to do with it, I've found myself listening to
Magic and
Castle a lot. It's been awhile, so I suppose it was due.
