#10 Ame To Kanmuri Nou Welcome to the top ten, where a common thread emerges in the releases Make Believe Melodies loved the most. This year was defined by artists who have been around for a while now hitting the sweet spot of their respective sounds, along with performers who crafted their own little fully-realized…
The release of Ame To Kanmuri’s debut album approaches closer and closer, and now comes the first video from the rapper who rhymes over nocturnal dance beats. “Ready” stands as the longest song from the Koutei Camera Girl member, and one of the more melancholy. Featuring a track provided by Masayuki Kubo (And Vice Versa…
One of 2017’s best songs to come out of Japan so far was Ame To Kanmuri’s “Lie Night,” a nervy number riffing on the lo-fi house trend that found Molm’o’mol of ever-intriguing idol outfit Koutei Camera Girl rapping over the lonely sounds. Looking beyond just the realm of idol-adjacent music, this was one of the…
Last year was a year where I mostly turned my ears away from idol music, save for Especia (and Especia Lite), a bit of Negicco and the various projects you could draw a line to Yunomi. Well, that and idol music in Japan is at a place right now ideal for an underground crowd, and…