New year means a whole slew of new opportunities to tune into Music Station and see what’s up in Japanese mainstream pop. This is the first new installment of the show in 2011 and promises…a very unexciting lineup. Still we soldier on to dull out hate and maybe some praise. Onto the jams. Aqua Timez…
Galileo Galilei, like their sonic forefathers BUMP OF CHICKEN, work best when they shoot for big-gesture rock. Give them huge choruses and an accompanying video full of people staring at the camera, and you’ll probably end up with a standout track. It’s a double edged sword though – this very same drama can also leave…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrdyDNOBQGk”] It’s pretty common knowledge that Rivers Cuomo digs Asian women. We’ve all listened to “Buddy Holly,” we all spent time with Pinkerton. Yet for all the creepiness that comes with that territory…remember “Across The Sea?”…I never figured it would reach this point. The Weezer lead singer has gone full otaku and decided to record…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G60v1S3aPaU”] So it has come to this. The massive popularity of AKB48 has spawned all sorts of parodies…remember the geezers?…but now the whole militia-sized pop group jokes reach peak Japanese-ness with AKP48. This collective of 48 different types of doggies forced to wear ugly sweaters, which means “Ah Kawaii Puppy” btw, stare blankly ahead and…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R_nqEDyMos”] Anim80′s- Anime Hits in 80′s Disco Style. Do…do I need to write anything else? Besides the necessary shout-out to Neaux for posting this first. Otherwise, I guess check out the above sample video and groove out to the Evangelion theme done to be a big cheesy discotech number.