the 5.6.7.8's(more j-rock than j-pop) AKB48(most 流行的 girl group) Namie Amuro Arashi( most 流行的 j-pop boy group) BoA(korean singer but most active in japan) Buono!( 3 member girl group from Hello Project! and C-ute) Chara(known for her whisper voice vocals) C-ute(girl group within Hello Project!) Do As Infinity(3 member j-pop/j-rock band) FLOW( j-rock boy band) Guardians4( girl band within Hello Project seen in Shugo Chara! anime) HALCALI(j-pop duo with new-school inspired hip-hop and pop sound) Halko (aka Haruko Momoi voice acter and j-pop singer) KanonxKanon (also known as Kanon Wakeshima) KAT-TUN(j-pop boy band) Koda Kumi( famous for her urban and R&B songs ft. in Final 幻想 X-2) Makino Yui (singer and voice acter known for Tsubasa Chronicles and Aria) Maki Goto(j-pop singer and former actress) Morning Muzume(j-pop idol girl band who generally sing up-beat dance dance melodies) Nana Mizuki(popular voice actress and j-pop singer known for her unique enka-type songs) On/Off(j-pop twin brother duo) Otsuka Ai(very 流行的 with 2003 hit "Sarkuranbo" co-produces and writes her songs) SCANDAL(J-POP/ROCK girl band known through out US,France, and Hong Kong) SKE48( biggest girl j-pop band) Super Girls(new 2010 12 member girl group) Tokio(4 member guys group) Utada Hikaru(j-pop 皇后乐队 well known around the world) Yuya Matsushita(R&B hip-hop singer known for "trust me" in ending of Durarara)
