miwa「don't cry anymore」 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTYwODA2MzA4.html
"giri giri datte, hitori giri datte"! Whenever I hear the beginning of the chorus of this song I always sing along haha. The song is a great, powerful rock ballad. It's miwa's debut single and I've been sold by this girl. Her other 3 releases this year were good as well, but they don't quite match up to 「Don't Cry Anymore」. I really like miwa's vocals, and I'm really anticipating her debut album!
Meisa Kuroki「5 -FIVE-」 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTc3MjUxNjUy.html
Meisus never disappoints with her releases! There hasn't been a single song that I haven't enjoyed from her, with the exception of 「Kind of Guy」 on 「ATTITUDE」. 「5 -FIVE-」 is a great summer song that I've been jamming to throughout June this year. The song is super catchy and I just can't help but to sing along. Say 1-2-3-4-5 gira gira ni HIGH 5 <3
Kana Nishino「Best Friend」 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjI5NTYyNjcy.html
As generic as Kana's singles are, this one is just too cute to overlook. 「Best Friend」 has a great melody and Kana's vocals really shine on this track. This is my 2nd favorite single Kana released this year. The PV for this song is gorgeous as well! All the sakura petals in the video are just beautiful. Kana looks great as well. The video would have been perfect if they just took out the stupid cell phone story line.
Nana Tanimura「TOXIC」 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjIxOTM1Nzgw.html
LOVE this song. It's super catchy. I think it's my favorite Nana song so far. The video was pretty cheap but I liked it anyways. I really dont get those people who dissed this song saying that it sounds like an unfinished demo. WTF. no. The song is great. Haters to the left. Although, "my love is druggie" straight up killed me.
Spontania「JAM」 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTc2MTkzMzA0.html
I loved spontania as a duo, when they were doing their collaboration songs. I was a little scared when I heard that a female vocalist joined this group since I've never heard of Kaori's solo stuff. Anyways, the song is FIRE. It was my ***** poppin jam over the summer! Even the b-sides on the single were great! I'm really feelin the new spontania.
IMALU「Sonna Namae Hoshikunaiyo」 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjI5NDA4OTA4.html
The first time I heard of IMALU was when she somehow managed to appear on music station. I was like "who the hell is this nobody and why is she on msta?" The live performance was pretty dreadful, yet i still decided to download the single. I really love her in-studio vocals and I fell in love with it after a couple listens and IMALU became one of my fav new artists. I'm really excited to see what she does next since I love all of her releases thus far (with the exception of that horrendous LYLA cover).
my fav to this set
, but judging by the rest of your list (and by your countdown this year) I guess they're pretty good.
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