JE Music Pimp!

Lu asked for my top 25 JE songs. I figured aside from Heavenly Psycho, iverin had K8 covered, plus TOKIO, V6, and KinKi Kids, so here I am with a few senpai, a few kouhai, and mostly My Boys.

I am nothing if not predictable. XD

All are upped on MU, with a full zip at the end. Some of the files are m4a as I ripped them directly and didn't at the time realize my iTunes was set to rip as m4a instead of mp3. They should still play, but if you have any trouble, let me know.

Top 25 JE Songs (in no particular order whatsoever!)

1. Heavenly Psycho - 関ジャニ∞
This song is awesome. The videos on youtube from the concert (no idea which one) are awesome too; I am particularly fond of the Ryo version because he does this awesome little dance move which I cannot describe. Also, Ohkura has my favorite voice in the group. :D

2. サクラ咲ケ - 嵐
Hello, favorite Arashi song of all time. No joke. Also, the PV is the greatest thing to ever happen to 2005.

3. - 二宮和也
I actually can't even begin to describe how much I love this song. I know it by heart, I sing it often, and it's just. So freaking pretty.

4. 宙船 - TOKIO
A+++. I don't have a lot to say about except that it's awesome.

5. UTAO-UTAO - V6
Sakamoto has a very unappreciated voice. Meaning it's awesome and you all should agree with me on this. ♥

6. きっと大丈夫 - 嵐
This song came out three days after I joined the Arashi fandom. The PV is that sort of mindblowingly gay happy explosion that can only be likened to what would happen if a unicorn and a basket of puppies melded together and then turned into a Japanese boyband group. (My analogies are so awesome, Y/Y?)

7. 素晴らしき 世界 - 嵐
This song made me cry when I was watching the One con digest DVD. It's just… really kind of bittersweet, and there's something really beautiful about all the harmonies. The lyrics are great too. I just love it.

8. Yes?No? - 嵐
I really like this song, but I'm not sure if that's because it's independently awesome, or because I play the One con performance in my head whenever I hear it. Probably a combination of the two.

9. Take me faraway - 大野智
I think this is one of those songs where you realize Ohno has an incredible voice. Also, the note at roughly 3:10? That's a really amazing hold. You can actually hear him gasp at the end of it. Color me impressed.

10. Hello Goodbye - 相葉雅紀
I have always really loved Aiba's voice, but this song… I don't know. I just really like it a lot, and I'm not sure I can tell you why. XD

11. 夢でいいから - 桜井翔
This is such a great song; not only does Sho sound great, but it's just really fun. Also, the perf? Suit and cane, bitches. HELL YEAH.

12. truth - 嵐
As the theme song for Ohno's drama 'Maou', the entire tone of this song is kind of tense and dark and angry… but in a poppy boyband kind of way. Um. It's hot? Also, Nino wears leather pants in the PV. :Db

13. 仮面 - タッキー&翼
I am fond of T&T, but only in certain moods, mostly because their music has a tendency to sound really, really similar. And if I hear 'Venus' one more time, someone is getting punched in the throat. KAMEN, however, is a totally cool song.

14. SIGNAL – KAT-TUN
The only KAT-TUN song I will likely ever have on my iPod. It came out while I was there, and I actually think it's a really great song. And I like Koki's voice a whole lot when he's not rapping, apparently.

15. サヤエンドウ - NewS
fdjkshjkhfd THIS SONG IS SO GREAT. Watch the PV, seriously. MASSU WITH FOOD ON HIS HEAD, IT WILL NEVER GET OLD. ♥

16. Cherish - NewS
I really like this song! It's sweet.

17. Naked - 松本潤
I think Jun sounds really nice in this song, and it's kind of sexy in a subtle way (unlike many of his other solos, which are laughable precisely because of how "hot" they attempt to be.) Jun wrote the lyrics himself for this one, and it kind of shows; he's not one for unnecessary words.

18. 風の向こうへ - 嵐
Olympics image song! Very, very fun, and I am of course utterly smitten with Nino's note at the beginning. He plays guitar in the PV, it's cute.

19. Gimmick Game - 二宮和也
THIS SONG. Okay, so, backstory is that Nino composed, arranged, and wrote the lyrics for this song. The lyrics are really bitchy; they mention how pissed off she (from a female point of view, like a suspicious number of the songs he writes) is at the guy she likes, and how he doesn't fool her for a second but she wants him for herself anyway. I refer to it fondly as his "bitchy latina" solo, and like to picture him performing it in a denim miniskirt ala Koda Kumi.

20. Yabai-Yabai-Yabai -松本潤
This solo is the funniest shit ever and worth it purely for the lol-factor. I mean, during the cons, he walked on the ceiling. If that's not a yabai situation, I don't know what is.

21. Sketch - 嵐
Arashi's 5th anniversary song. Nino composed it, and they all wrote the lyrics together. There's a "slow" version and a "fast" version, but the slow version is literally just the fast track slowed down. I like the fast/normal version better.

22. Can't Let You Go - 桜井翔
I really love this song, and it contains one of my favorite lines ever in Sho's rap: 「もっと、もっと、もっと ずっと きっと もっと」 Isn't that just really fun to say? And a neat little wordplay all around.

23. Top Secret - 大野智
Another Ohno solo. This one is one of his "dance" songs, so watching the perf on youtube is really worth it; boy can pop and lock like nobody's business. I also like the lyrics.

24. 夜風 - 相葉雅紀
As previously stated, I really like Aiba's voice. It has this smoky, earnest quality to it that really is nice to listen to! And he gets some very well-written songs.

25. Once Again - 嵐
I was debating between this song and 'How to fly', and I ended up picking this one because I think it has a really interesting energy to it. I love the pause of silence before they go, "STAND UP!" Plus, celtic-style fiddles. ♥

FULL ZIP FILE: Here!