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Controlled Karaoke: Japan’s First Lady Miyuki Hatoyama Sings Happy Birthday
Japan’s first lady and intergalactic traveler Miyuki Hatoyama recently sang “Happy Birthday” as part of UNICEF’s Happy Birthday project. It’s for an excellent cause, so check out the site and give Hatoyama’s version a go. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9sN6mXwFWY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] (Via Japan Probe)
New Music Video: LANDS “BANDAGE”
I declared LANDS “Bandage” the best song featured on the an episode of Music Station I didn’t watch, but only found a measly minute-or-so long clip of the song to judge. The full clip just made it online, clocking in at nearly six minutes. Shockingly, though, the song doesn’t lose anything despite a very risky…
Station To Station: Music Station For July 13, 2012 Featuirng Princess Princess, Rola And Keisuke Kuwata
Not the most upbeat week in Japanese news – car crashes, dead pandas, Ichiro Ozawa in general. So here is a quick (so many songs this week) edition of this feature to turn that proverbial frown upside down. Or make it sag a bit more, who knows. Ikimono-gakari “Kaze Ga Fuiteiru” NHK is Japan’s equivalent…
New Etsuko Yakushimaru: “Lonely Planet (Post Office)”
Etsuko Yakushimaru kicked off the New Year the only way she really could – the Sotaisei Riron lead singer released a bleep-bloopy, melancholy number called “Lonely Planet (Post Office)” on December 31. It’s a brief song, one anchored by skittery beats and keyboard…and of course, her voice, which here deviates from her usual sing-speak delivery…
New Kindan No Tasuketsu: “Manatsu No Boyfriend”
J-Pop doesn’t need to be torn down and built back up. There are lots of bad projects selling lots of albums – this week, Kanjani8 moved more than 200,000 copies of a song, making it the highest-selling single of 2014 thus far – but plenty of great stuff appears on the charts too…and even just…
Station To Station: Music Station For September 16, 2011 Featuring AKB48, EXILE And Ayumi Hamasaki
Oh man, a jumbo-sized Music Station this week. Featuring all the heavy hitters. Buckle in folks. AKB48 “Flying Get” WATCH HERE See the logo at the top of this page? That’s the new design/slogan for the “Cool Japan” campaign, the Japanese government’s attempt to spread soft power via culture. Basically, they want Japanese media, like…