Hi guys and fellow ONE OK ROCKers!

First of all, I want to thank you guys for checking out my reviews of the ONE OK ROCK albums. I have received some feedback from some other fans, and with that at least I can say that ONE OK ROCKers all over the world are very active, and I'm so happy with that. 

So for today's blogpost, I'm going to share to you my top 12 favorite songs from the band ONE OK ROCK. I know that in my previous post, I've mentioned there "top 10", but I can't just get enough of them! Plus, 12 is my favorite number.

All ONE OK ROCK songs are great (I guarantee that!), but you know as a fan, we all do have our own personal preferences, right? Again, this blogpost is just based on my own opinion and I don't intend to offend anyone with this post (...but if you're a die-hard fan, and you don't agree with my picks, forgive me, okay? T.T)

..and if you're a newbie, you can also make this top picks of mine as your guide, if you ever feel lost and you don't know which songs to listen first.

Overall: 7/10. I love ONE OK ROCK, I really do. It's just that this album was too Americanized for me. But that's okay. I know that the band's goal with this album is to expand their popularity in the US, and I couldn't be more happy with that.

...and that's it! THE END.

haha! Just kidding :)

So guys, if you haven't heard about this awesome band, ONE OK ROCK, you really gotta check 'em out. Trust me, you'll thank me one day. :P

And for those who are die-hard fans of the band, what do you think about their new album '35XXXV'? Let me know through your comments below. 

check out my other ONE OK ROCK album reviews:

• Zeitakubyou (2007), Beam of Light (2008), and Kanjou Effect (2008)
• Niche Syndrome (2010)
• Zankyo Reference (2011)
• Jinsei x Boku = (2013)

Overall: 10/10! For me the line up of the whole album is perfect. Song after song, it tells a story. A story that ONE OK ROCK wants to share not only to their fans, but also to the people who seeks for themselves, realizing their dreams, and helping them reach it.

...and to sum it all up, 

• This album, Jinsei x Boku =, is definitely NOT mainstream for me. In my opinion, the band just wanna give a plate of variety to their fans, and a lot of them misinterpret the genre of the album.
• ONE OK ROCK took it to a whole new level. They included four (4) English tracks this time: 'Be The Light', 'Nothing Helps', Juvenile', and 'All mine'.
• Though most songs are still in Japlish (Japanese/English), I've noticed that there are more English lyrics to the songs than the Japanese lyrics. Well, there are some.

I really love the Jinsei x Boku = ! Maybe because this album was a little bit more personal to the band. You can really get to know them a little bit more through the tracks of this album. They've only got one message to the listeners and that's: whatever your dream is, follow it and make it yours.

Damn! I really wanna meet them someday 'cause they're really nice.

I hope this review/insights of Jinsei x Boku = of mine inspired you to listen to ONE OK ROCK (well, that's if you haven't heard of them though). They're definitely one of the best bands in this generation ever!

'till next post! - k*

Hi guys! So, here's another review of one of the ONE OK ROCK albums, the Zankyo Reference 

(残響リファレンス).

Overall: 9/10. I know it's the same as Niche Syndrome, but I think I have a fair share of faves from this album, and that includes Answer is Near, NO SCARED, C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h., Re:make, Pierce, Let's Take It Someday, and Kimishidai Ressha.

I've noticed three things from this album.

• First, ONE OK ROCK wants to try something different and they want to share that to their fans. They have included tracks such as Mr. Gendai Speaker and Seken Shirazu no Uchuu Hikoushi that brought a different flavor to their music. I'm not against it really. I just love the fact that they took the risk and it got a really good feedback. 
• Also, I've noticed that the lyrics of the songs have matured. It's not that the youngsters of this generation can no longer relate to them, but their maturity took them in a whole different level. The songs that Taka wrote were able to gather more audience than expected. I mean, people of all ages can definitely relate to them now and that's what really amazed me with this album. 
• And lastly, they included not just one pure English track this time, but three. They can't help it! Taka's English is the best ever among all of the Japanese rock bands I've listened. So, it's obvious that the main theme of this album is about the band's future. That they want to be known for their diversity in music, and that they are ready to make a breakthrough in the international music scene. 

You may have noticed I included some MVs and a live performance of ONE OK ROCK. If you like you can also check them out. They're awesome!

Stay tuned for my next ONE OK ROCK album review!

'till next post! - k*

Overall: 8/10. I really love this band's very first album. The whole album really speaks from the bottom of their hearts, and they really wanna let their fans hear what they can do as musicians. I'm amazed really. I mean at that point, they were just starting, but they already captured a lot of people through their music. 

Okay, let's move on to their second album Beam of Light.

When I listened to all of the tracks of this album, I wasn't really getting what they want to express since the tracks were full of variety and I'm really confused on how I'm gonna label the genre for it. I was about to rate this album actually, but when I found out that this one is an experimental album for the band, it's understandable. Anyways, I like the tracks 'Hitsuzen Maker', 'Melody Line no Shibouritsu', and 'Crazy Botch' for this album.

..and now, moving on to Kanjou Effect.

Overall: 6/10. Probably because I don't really listen much to this album, but I have a few tracks that I really like. Anyways, what I really love about Kanjou Effect is that ONE OK ROCK, as a band, really want to be recognized as a rock band, and I guess they really succeed on that when this album came out, and aside from that, Taka was indeed recognized as the band's legendary vocalist. I've also noticed that they are starting to put more English lyrics to their tracks. Taka was already good at it ever since the first album was released.

..and that's it! 

Whew! This is actually my first time to write a review/insights or whatever you call it about music albums. I know it's a bit late for me to write about it since these albums were like released ages ago, well not really ages, merely 7 to 8 years already since they released these 3 albums. While writing this blogpost, I was actually listening to the tracks, and I'll never get tired of them (-_-)v