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Controlled Karaoke: Watch A Scene From Cars 2 Featuring Perfume

ByPatrick St. Michel June 7, 2011

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Title says it all…watch above.

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New Especia: “Aviator”/”Boogie Aroma”
ByPatrick St. Michel July 3, 2015

Before I write anything else, I should mention…I really liked Especia’s Primera mini-album from earlier this year. As someone who still listens to Gusto a lot and feels the same joy from it as I did in December, Primera pretty much delivered on everything the group has done well — glistening City Pop revival stuffed…

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New Her Ghost Friend: “Knock Knock”
ByPatrick St. Michel September 16, 2014

Geez, this week is off to a great start. Colorful J-pop duo Her Ghost Friend are back with “Knock Knock,” an extremely playful number that finds producer DJ Obake treating sounds like gooey taffy. From the start, “Knock Knock” drips in samples of birds, scattered sounds and the titular phrase before segueing into a slightly…

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Next Perfume Single Revealed, “VOICE” Out August 11
ByPatrick St. Michel July 13, 2010

Perfume plan on releasing their newest single “VOICE” on August 11, according to the band’s official site. The single will also feature the song “575” along with instrumental versions of both tracks. No word yet on when the trio’s next full-length album is due. You can actually hear a snippet of “575” on iida (some…

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Station To Station: Music Station For May 14, 2010 Featuring KAT-TUN, VAMPS, Funky Monkey Babys And Sticking It To Expo 2010 Shanghai
ByPatrick St. Michel May 13, 2010

What you see above would be the new bra introduced in Japan this week which doubles as a rice farm. Seriously, when this is the news exported to other countries, do you honestly wonder why people think Japan’s just a giant island of insanity? Onto the music! Mayo Okamoto “Sonomama no Kimi de Ite” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hax6v5GcB-w&hl=en_US&fs=1&]…

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Most Ego-Hurting Single Of 2010/Best K-Pop To Japan Crossover Of 2010: “Gee”
ByPatrick St. Michel December 6, 2010

Though I hesitate to share this online because it reveals me to be a total social zero, I’ll cop to helping create a thread on a message board used by local English teachers snarking on Korean pop music. This board usually features discussions focused on the helpful…event listings, teaching advice…to more vacuous chats…a thread titled…

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Station To Station: Music Station For 02/19/2010 Featuring AKB48, BoA And Ai Otsuka
ByPatrick St. Michel February 19, 2010

AKB48 “桜の栞” – Rejoice rejoice! We’re only a few figure skating finals away from Winter being over with. That means warmth! And flowers! And, in Japan, cherry blossom season. Which also means it’s time for Japanese artists to release songs about the country’s prettiest part of the calendar year. The small mercenary army of AKB48…

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