Marcel Winatschek

Japanese Music I Like

The 28-year-old singer Namie Amuro, who gained stage experience in the music group Super Monkeys, is now a successful solo artist with fast-paced, R&B-influenced tracks and is one of the biggest names in showbiz. My recommended tracks are Come and As Good As.

Founded in 1997, the J-rock band Dir En Grey has had a turbulent past and was formed by several members of the disbanded group La:Sadies and the former bassist of GoSick. With their current album Withering to Death, they have become even darker and harder in 2005, yet despite this, or perhaps because of it, their fans love them and proved this at Dir en grey’s concert in Berlin. My recommended tracks are Jessica and Dead Tree.

At the tender age of 14, Nami Tamaki celebrated success in 2003 with her first single Believe and later contributed the theme song to the anime series Gundam Seed. With her album Greeting, she also made it into the charts of other Asian countries. My recommended tracks are Believe and Realize.