
a member of music alliance pact; EardrumsPop netlabel in Norway has released a new free single this week, with the dreamy Chicago duo Tiny Fireflies. It's Lisle and Kristine from the indiepop band Very Truly Yours new sideproject. 3 songs + great cover art from UK illustrator Minkee and a booklet designed by the German illustrator Julia Pax. A treat for eyes and ears. Next up will be a single by Finland's Paperfangs on Oct 20, England's Insect Guide on November 10 and Indonesia's Sometimes Always on November 10 (yes, two releases on the same day). [...]
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Friday October 29, New York-Tokyo presents the world premiere of "Live From Tokyo" at the Asia Society Museum as part of the Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool exhibition event program. http://www.newyork-tokyo.com/ http://asiasociety.org/events- calendar/live-tokyo The film is about underground music in Tokyo and features performances and interviews by: Shugo Tokumaru, d.v.d, Nisennenmondai, Tenniscoats, PARA (ex-Boredoms), Sexy-Synthesizer, D.M.B.Q, Sajjanu, KIRIHITO , Optrum, Samm Bennett, W. David Marx, Tokyo Pinsalocks and many many more. Live From Tokyo will also be having a screening and a simulcast performance from Tokyo [...]
Bigfish Live vol.9 http://www.facebook.com/bigfis hlive jpoplover (yamamiya) held Tokyo Showcase Live event; Bigfish Live vol.9 at Club440 Shimokitazawa in Tokyo last month. that featuring such few folky, acoustic musicians of independent as TSUNTA, Hana Saito, Naoko Kinoshita and Toshizo Enokizono (from puff noide) . TSUNTA - Shu Shu http://www1.odn.ne.jp/tsunta/ Hana Saito - Blue Mountains Cafe http://saito-hana.com/ Naoko Kinoshita [...]

Bigfish Live vol.9 http://www.facebook.com/bigfis hlive jpoplover (yamamiya) held Tokyo Showcase Live event; Bigfish Live vol.9 at Club440 Shimokitazawa in Tokyo last month. that featuring such few folky, acoustic musicians of independent as TSUNTA, Hana Saito, Naoko Kinoshita and Toshizo Enokizono (from puff noide) . TSUNTA - Shu Shu http://www1.odn.ne.jp/tsunta/ Hana Saito - Blue Mountains Cafe http://saito-hana.com/ Naoko Kinoshita [...]

CHAKUUTA - fullsize Weekly Chart (September 17) on Recochoku, the biggest mobile JPOP music shop http://recochoku.jp/ http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ ranking/weekly_full.html No.1 Exile - motto tsuyoku http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =J0TSrlig76c No.2 Kana Nishino - if http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =K3wOCZOrXIk No.3 NO DOUBT FLASH - dakishimete x dakishimeta No.4 Houkago Teatime - U&I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ngWWZn8aH1s No.5 Love - kataomoi [...]
moteki http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/mote ki/ Moteki is popular TV drama on TV Tokyo. It's basically a story about how this nerd guy has never had a girlfriend for 20+ years but suddenly finds himself the center of female attention, facing a period described as "moteki" (mote - popular / ki - period). He thinks its a period of him being so much motemote. Moteki released 2 compilation CDs - Moteki teki Ongaku no Susume (Moteki Recommends) under the theme of moteki, motemote. Tracks are selected by Storyteller; [...]

Next Music From Tokyo Vol 2 Free Sampler http://www.hearjapan.com/store /album_info/Next_Music_from_To kyo_Vol_2_Free_Sampler Digital music store for japanese indies in Yokohama; HearJapan is proud to once again partner with North America's premier Japanese music tour Next Music from Tokyo and bring you more free music! It's only been six months since the first ground-breaking tour from Next Music from Tokyo and yet they are already back for a follow-up! NMFT is one of very very few tours dedicated to bringing the best modern music from Japan to North America in one massive package. [...]

Hotel Mexico are not from Mexico, but are a rad glo-fi and chill electro band hailing from picturesque Kyoto, Japan. (Second Royal Records) http://hotelmexico.blogspot.co m/ Hotel Mexico are here to blow your earlobes. Hotel Mexico - Its Twinkle by Second Royal Records This track;Its Twinkle comes off the recently released His Jewelled Letter Box. It is literally the musical equivalent of descending into some sort of ridiculously awesome diamond cave. With it's radiant guitar melodies, ambient bells, airy synths and more [...]

CHAKUUTA - fullsize Weekly Chart (22nd September) on Recochoku, the biggest mobile JPOP music shop http://recochoku.jp/ http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ ranking/weekly_full.html No.1 Kumi Koda - Sukide Sukide Sukide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =hdp8wSNn9C4 No.2 Exile - motto tsuyoku http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =J0TSrlig76c No.3 KG - donnani hanaretemo duet with AZU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =sHx5lXLzH0k No.4 UVERworld - Qualia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =PunbjpY3xFs [...]

you can find many japanese musicians cover Yutaka Ozaki's famous love song "I LOVE YOU" that was published in 1991. Listen and Enjoy!! I LOVE YOU by Yutaka Ozaki http://youtu.be/ERWYegcKF8o Ozaki Yutaka - I LOVE YOU Translation by: Fantasiimaker I love you just for now, I don't want to hear sad songs I love you escaping and escaping, I finally got to this room this isn't a love where I was forgiven [...]

moteki http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/mote ki/ Moteki is popular TV drama on TV Tokyo. It's basically a story about how this nerd guy has never had a girlfriend for 20+ years but suddenly finds himself the center of female attention, facing a period described as "moteki" (mote - popular / ki - period). He thinks its a period of him being so much motemote. Moteki released 2 compilation CDs - Moteki teki Ongaku no Susume (Moteki Recommends) under the theme of moteki, motemote. Tracks are selected by Storyteller; [...]

CHAKUUTA - fullsize Weekly Chart (September 17) on Recochoku, the biggest mobile JPOP music shop http://recochoku.jp/ http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ ranking/weekly_full.html No.1 Exile - motto tsuyoku http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =J0TSrlig76c No.2 Kana Nishino - if http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =K3wOCZOrXIk No.3 NO DOUBT FLASH - dakishimete x dakishimeta No.4 Houkago Teatime - U&I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ngWWZn8aH1s No.5 Love - kataomoi [...]

Hello, jpoplovers! Do you guys know TV show called "J-melo"?! J-MELO is TV show produced by NHK; Japanese National TV broadcasting Center. J-melo http://www.nhk.or.jp/j-melo/en glish/broadcast/world.html J-melo is the only Japanese music show made entirely in English for a global audience. Aired on the NHK WORLD channel, it's packed with Japanese hit songs, the latest news on the Japanese music scene, interviews with Japanese artists, and a wide range of other features on every imaginable kind of Japanese music. It's your connection to Japanese [...]
FM802 MINAMI WHEEL 2010 (11.12 - 11.14) http://minamiwheel.jp/ In Autumn, we have to check "MINAMI WHEEL", showcase live event it's really the biggest showcase live event for 3 nights that will be held at 21 live houses in Osaka gathering about 300 uprising bands and newcomer artists. it is presented by osaka fm music station; FM802 http://funky802.com/ We can not list all the band name, but pick up some... ARIGATO N, [...]

To download all 35 songs in one file click here JAPAN : JPOP Lover World's End Girlfriend - Les Enfants du Paradis World's End Girlfriend is the orchestral post-rock and experimental electronica project of Katsuhiko Maeda. He has just launched his own label, Virgin Babylon Records, and released an irregular pop album, Seven Idiots, on September 14. [...]
BUMP OF CHICKEN - NEW SINGLE: Uchuu Hikoushi e no Tegami Take another look at the stars through the eyes of a spaceman, a spaceman that is in love. their upcoming single that is out 10.13.2010. New music video from EGO-WRAPPIN' EGO-WRAPPIN' - hakobune cloudy slow song, hakobune from brand new album; naimononedarini dead heat that just released today.

Kodama 10 http://kodama-10.seesaa.net/ Kodama; well known as Outdoor DIY music festival that gathering so many many underground musicians and fans will be held this year in Seaside Resort ASIA, Aichi. but i do not know almost of them _orz Kodama 10 - October 23 & 24 Seaside Resort ASIA http://www.seaside-asia.com/ bands; SEBASTIAN X, mudy on the sakuban, illreme, 24-two four- oboretaebino kensihoukokusyo, ryodan, Abe Humihiko, tatsumaki taro, noushinto, talking [...]

CHAKUUTA - fullsize Weekly Chart (September 10) on Recochoku, the biggest mobile JPOP music shop http://recochoku.jp/ http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ ranking/weekly_full.html No.1 Superfly - Wildflower http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =u5_S_fKj-fg No.2 Kana Nishino - if No.3 Miwa - Change (Bleach theme) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =i2s2LzEAFrc No.4 AKB48 - Heavy Rotation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =Ur8-Nc-cc_I No.5 WEAVER - bokurano eien; nando umarekawattemo tewotsunagitaidakeno aidakara [...]

http://www.youtube.com/AKB48 AKB48 YouTube official channel launches! now we can watch Ponytail to Shushu, Namida Surprise and 14 music videos. [source] http://youtubejpblog.blogspot. com/2010/09/akb48-youtube-pv.h tml AKB48 - Ponytail to Shushu AKB48 - Namida Surprise but Heavy Rotation video is not upload yet... Follow Jpoplover on Twitter http://twitter.com/jpoplover