Damn, this extended preview of “Laser Beam” sounds pretty drat good. Pay special attention to the opening, which if you’ll excuse the buzz word, is totally swagged out. The single drops May 18. [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWjl30uhMhM”]
J-Pop artist Miwa recently made Japanese music history when her debut album Guitarissimo reached the number one spot on the Oricon album charts. The 20 year old became the first Heisei period-born singer (this period started in 1989) to climb to the top of that list. This feat coupled with a movie-worthy climb to musical…
I’ll preface everything I write by saying…I’m not a sociologist, so I’ll try to avoid sweeping generalizations best I can. That said…Japan doesn’t strike me as a place where taking stands on controversial issues earns one any points. Every book I’ve read that mentions politics, for example, notes that the Japanese usually avoid political discussions…
Hooray! After several weeks and a handful of novelty posts, we are reunited with Music Station’s regular setup. What’s in store this week? A…pretty sub-standard group featuring very few heavyweights unless “that Johnny’s group from Kansai” equals star power to you. Welp, let’s dive in anyway. aiko “ホーム” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUPNtLFNS-I”] Off to a great start, seeing…
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