Lost Music Key

Here is a list of free sites accompanied by a description for each. I get most of my music from these sites, and they are invaluable resources for every jpop fan, especially us poor ones. ^^;

Gendou’s Anime Music
This is the largest database of anime music out there with over 4000 mp3s, and it’s free; one only need register an account for unlimited downloads, though donations are appreciated. The rules are a little strict, but easy to abide. There are also fansub downloads, live radio, and chat available.

Jpopsuki
A torrent tracker site with almost all jpop is existence available. However, many of the older torrents have died. It is a great source for new music, though, and many new releases will download as fast as a direct download. Another nice feature is that the Oricon Weekly Top 30 available to get a good sampling of what’s currently popular in Japan.

J-Spot
This is a rotational site that uploads once every ten days at the least. Even when new songs are uploaded, the old song links are still good for at least three months, some more. Many new releases appear here, and there is a great variety. (The webmistress uses Rapidshare.)

Galbadia Hotel
This site has nearly every video game and anime soundtrack, as well as some j-pop music, especially that of more popular artists and those artists who have songs used in games and anime. Without a privilege account, each file must be downloaded individually, but the incredibly selection makes up for it.

Tiiko’s Media Dump
A large number of Japanese albums and singles available for direct download via Megaupload, a good selection. However, it is not updated very often.

Happii Kokia
A Spanish-English KOKIA fansite with every resource available on the chanteuse, including rare downloads.

★ Starless Night ★
A wordpress blog on which many j-pop downloads are available, both albums and singles. Updated at least monthly, and the webmistress uses megaupload.

Also, check out the sites on the blogroll for more reviews, downloads, and information! ^_^

A note: Japanese character encoding Japanese characters will be used on this site for song titles and such, accompanied by romaji transliterations. For those whose browsers cannot display Japanese, please refer to this Wikipedia article for text support.