Perfume debuted forthcoming single “Spice” on their radio show recently, and now you can hear the full track right here. Initial vibe…maybe I’m just sleep deprived, but the actual music reminds me of Washed Out? Except, uh, a lot fuller and catchier. That’s only a few listens through though, talk to me in a few…
See that tasty-lookin’ burger above? That’s McDonald’s Japan’s new KBQ Burger, a Korean-inspired offering available in stores starting today. But hey! Any day now that whole “Korean wave” is just gonna recede away yeah? Any day now…… Kazuyoshi Saito “やさしくなりたい” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0oXGhUHvC8″] Kazuyoshi Saito has a new album out soon, yet “やさしくなりたい” isn’t on it. He’s…
Finally, AKB48 and I cross paths in a longer piece on The Atlantic. The article serves as both an introduction to the massive group for readers who don’t geek-out over Japanese pop music and to examine AKB’s current push throughout Asia. In a great bit of timing, this story about the Jakarta group appeared in…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crtcgzOpplQ”] UPDATE: OK, appears NBC is really good at getting video pulled off the Internet, as the original clip I posted is gone. You can see a clip of the below here and above is another YouTube clip bound to be removed in the near future. Strangely, though, it seems the YouTube comments for both…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2oymHHyV1M”] Music Station has been away for a really long time now, but finally returns this week with a pretty loaded show. I feel like the dude jacked up by the antelope in the above video…except I probably don’t have long-term kidney problems now. Onward! KARA “Winter Magic” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qkl0EMs2Zc”] I loathe the winter with every…