東京のデュオ、LLLLの新しいビデオ”Because Of My Eyes”は、まるで週末に夜遊びしているかのような光景。眩しいライトやビデオエフェクトは酔っぱらっているような気持ちにさせてくれます。全て白黒で撮影されていているこの作品では、街を散歩したりクラブで踊ったり、気づけば女性がこちらを眺めていたり。J-Popからの影響が強いものの、LLLLらしい少しダークな雰囲気で日本のパーティーライフを体験できます。ビデオは上から。
Nanba Shiho’s back in good form with her new single “Music.” It pretty much had nowhere to go but up following Shiho’s last single, a song about getting your hair cut set over some snore-inducing piano. “Music” returns to the more energetic pace of her earlier singles, this new number anchored by the forceful beat that switches up into different patters throughout the song but always remains attention grabbing. Unlike the still-excellent “Shoujo, Futatabi” from the start of 2012, the electronics aren’t as commanding, hanging out in the back of the mix to add a cushion to a song that is otherwise quite pounding. Shiho herself moves with the beat well, her chirpy voice adding a touch of sweetness to the whole number. Coupled with a good video…one not featuring Shiho at all…this is a nice return to form for a promising J-Pop personality.
Girls Generation landed on the top of the Oricon charts this week with their factory-perfect single “Gee,” making them the first female non-Japanese group to take top honors since The Nolans did it back in 1980 with “I’m In The Mood For Dancing.” It also pretty much confirms that they are huge in Japan. Japan…
[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…
Let’s go back in time and revisit something I wrote back in March when 2NE1 made a special stop in Japan to perform “Go Away:” “It’s also clearly a female empowerment number, hinted at by the title but also driven home by the overall feel of this song and the video. Japan at least features…
A very special edition of Station To Station this week, as my computer is currently making noises usually reserved for a Nine Inch Nails song and I’ll be sending it into the shop for the weekend. So we will be blazin’ through this week’s tunes because my laptop could explode at any moment. Let’s dive…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrVGSdHkumI”] A lot of stop motion, donuts and fake facial hair find a place in this cutesy clip for Puffyshoes’”Tokio (Dedicated To Gagakirise).” Watch above, and make sure to get a hold of their new album Finally The Weekend too!
You thought AFLAC wouldn’t milk the hell out of the popular “Maneki Neko Duck” song? Commercials for this terrifyingly cute concept are still going strong in Japan, as evidenced by the latest dose of dancing animals shilling insurance. Now the duck and cat entertain at a wedding. Watch below, and lets take bets on what…