Haha, you're welcome! If you like Shikata Akiko, I would also recommend checking out Shimotsuki Haruka, as her music is in a similar vein.
I admit, I don't much care for stuff like idol groups or even most idol singers, but there are enough gems like the ones I linked to make it easier to find things I like. And I do like a bunch of groups that are more traditional pop music, like SID, GRANRODEO, L'Arc~en~Ciel, T.M.Revolution, LiSA, BUMP OF CHICKEN, etc. (I also admit to a deep and lasting love for Ayumi Hamasaki and Namie Amuro.)
Western music... ehhh. I don't think I like even one of what's considered the popular groups/singers these days. My favorite group is Poets of the Fall, which... isn't even American, so I don't know if that really counts!
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I admit, I don't much care for stuff like idol groups or even most idol singers, but there are enough gems like the ones I linked to make it easier to find things I like. And I do like a bunch of groups that are more traditional pop music, like SID, GRANRODEO, L'Arc~en~Ciel, T.M.Revolution, LiSA, BUMP OF CHICKEN, etc. (I also admit to a deep and lasting love for Ayumi Hamasaki and Namie Amuro.)
Western music... ehhh. I don't think I like even one of what's considered the popular groups/singers these days. My favorite group is Poets of the Fall, which... isn't even American, so I don't know if that really counts!