I’ve moved away a bit from writing about music videos…unless they are REALLY good…but let’s make an exception for “Listen To The Music.” I already wrote at length about the song itself, but shortly after the SoundCloud player was taken down, leaving what should be blaring out of cars and at beach parties across Japan…
Let’s first face a tough reality – the idea of there being a “song of the summer” in 2014 Japan that isn’t “Happy,” “Let It Go” or the they-are-trying-to-make-it-happen-so-bad “Problem” is insane. Two of those are being pushed by the powers-that-be, while the other is a Disney song from the most successful Disney movie in…
That “Jr.,” at first, looked like just some stylistic flair, nothing particularly spectacular in a country where band names typically LooL LIke thIS. Yet Shiggy Jr.’s new sounds-ready demo “Baby I Love You” proves that youth is vital to this outfit, whether intentional or just low-hanging fruit for bloggers (*raises hand). Like “Saturday Night To…
Yep, still loving this song. Tokyo’s Shiggy Jr. have just released a video to go along with the City-Pop-inspired “Saturday Night To Sunday Morning,” and it puts a bit of a childlike twist on what sounded like a night-on-the-town jam. They set it at…a slumber party! Chorus still soars.
The back half of 2013 has proven to be a fruitful time to be a fan of J-Pop willing to try out new sounds. DempaGumi.inc has made a theatrical leap forward, while outfits like Especia and Lyrical School have been gifted absolutely killer songs courtesy of gifted young producers given the keys to the idol-pop…