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…
Japan Probe posted a small write-up about Japanese roots music. It’s a nice little introduction to the type of music (one I’m woefully ignorant of, so this is especially great), so give it a read.
This seems appropriate considering Norah Jones appeared on Music Station the other night. The American singer did an interview with some Japanese program this week, and it’s pretty…interesting to watch. The gifts she gets are pretty cute, but the situation quickly enters cringe country. Enjoy feeling awkward! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-YUAE1bZ4c&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] (Via Japan Probe)
There is absolutely nothing shocking/interesting about “mismatched genre” covers of songs. If you’ve ever endured an acoustic take on a rap song, you know what I’m talking about. Still, there is something a bit jarring about Japanese cliche-rock band Electric Eel Shock covering Minnie Riperton’s “Lovin’ You.” They take the slow soulful singing of Riperton’s…
YouTuber and apparently Internet famous guy (check those stats!) Hyadain recently released the 2009 edition of his annual “Japanese Song Battle.” It’s a six-minute mix of Hyadain covering snippets of popular J-Pop tracks from the recently retired year. The first thing you’ll probably notice about it is the brain-pummeling volume – turn the noise way…