According to top 100 J-Pop songs in the France ITunes chart on music-chart.info , top song was KANON WAKESHIMA's Still Doll. KANON WAKESHIMA is Japan Expo Paris 2009 Artist. And Her albums are also now distributed in US. #ranking No.1 KANON WAKESHIMA - Still Doll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =SNGCTqOxS0g No.2 KANON WAKESHIMA - Suna No Oshiro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =lOWImbWjDvg [...]
moumoon http://www.myspace.com/moumoon 822 moumoon is a Japanese pop-rock duet consisting of YUKA (lead vocalist) and Kousuke Masaki (guitar/synths). Previously signed onto the TRUE SONG label of ex-Do as Infinity founder Nagao Dai, moumoon progressed to avex trax in 2007. The band's name consists of the French word mou (tender) and the English word moon. Their debut mini album "Flowers" was released in 2006. Is it true that moumoon sounds like boy and girl duo such as "The Bird and the Bee", "Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson", "JJ" from Sweden and "She and [...]
today Jpoplover picks up SAWA from Big in Japan videos: A Survey of Japanese Music Videos - 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival. http://www.lafilmfest.com/2010 / SAWA - Swimming Dancing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =QQOtYZSuOb4 SAWA http://www.myspace.com/saworld SAWA is a japanese-born singer on the Epic Records label. She started out as an English teacher at high school, and from there moved onto a career in singing. she began writing and performing music based on club music. Her transparent yet characteristic, [...]
CHAKUUTA - fullsize Weekly Chart (May 13) on Recochoku, the biggest mobile JPOP music shop http://recochoku.jp/ http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ ranking/weekly_full.html No.1 FUNKY MONKEY BABYS - Taisetsu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =FDpgiBzCnoY No.2 Hilcrhyme - DAIJYOBU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =Sbt7O5IiMZA No.3 NAOTO INTI RAYMI - Takaramono http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =I2iaq3-_HO4 No.4 lecca - TSUBOMI feat. Kusuo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =KAbFJ-cJgIY No.5 Juliet - 23:45 [...]
Misako Odani http://www.myspace.com/odanimi sako http://twitter.com/odanimisako Japanese Female SSW, Misako Odani whose sounds like Lilith Fair will again Ustream private talk show live on Wednesday night May 19 at 22:00 +9:00 Tokyo Time. You can catch her on her Ustream channel at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ odanimisako For live talk show, Tom Tamada (Drum) and Hiroo Yamaguchi (Bass) from Misako Odani Trio members will join there. She will be featuring her brand new [...]
Osaka on April 2, 2010 http://twitpic.com/1clok1 Nagoya on April 9, 2010 http://twitpic.com/1e9o4s Niigata on April 11st, 2010 http://twitpic.com/1eu0zs Sendai on April 16th, 2010 http://twitpic.com/1fzat0 Kohriyama on April 17th, 2010 [...]
VAMPS http://www.myspace.com/vampsof ficial Vamps already announces their world tour 2010. It will starts on October. Oct. 1 AVALON HOLLYWOOD - LOS ANGELES, California, US Oct. 3 Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, California, US Oct. 9 ROSELAND BALLROOM - NEW YORK CITY, New York, US Oct. 12 Sala Apolo - Barcelona, ESPANIA Oct. 16 ESPACE GRANDE ARCHE - PARIS, FRANCE Oct. 23 SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS CENTER - SHANGHAI, China Oct. 24 SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS CENTER - SHANGHAI, China Nov. [...]
34 songs, 34 music blogs, 34 countries JAPAN : JPOP Lover Tim & Puma Mimi - Aquarium Tim & Puma Mimi is indie electro-pop group that consists of Tim (aka Christian Fischer) from Switzerland and Mimi (aka Michiko Hanawa) from Tokyo. They met in the Netherlands at a party in 2003. [...]
http://www.lafilmfest.com/2010 / 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival have put a special program titled "Big in Japan: A Survey of Japanese Music Videos", which plays Sakanaction - Native Dancer and pretty much sums it up. http://www.lafilmfest.com/2010 /films#music Sakanaction - Native Dancer buy sakanaction at iTunes Big in Japan: A Survey of Japanese Music Videos * Sakanaction - Native Dancer * Apogee - 1, 2, 3 [...]
Japan Expo 11th Impact http://www.japan-expo.com/ Japan Expo that will be held in Paris-Nord Villepinte Paris France 2010/07/01-04 announced that they call japanese national popular idol group - MORNING MUSUME。The MORNING MUSUME and their Kawaii pop style are at JapanExpo! and more... a great paying live concert organized by Soundlicious, on Friday, July 2nd in the evening, on the musical stage of Japan Expo, after the closing of the festival. You can expect a show worthy of this name! MORNING MUSUME。 [...]
News: new great album release from Japan by instrumental-post-rock, LITE on 7th July. http://bit.ly/b7yXkr New Album called ILLUMINATE (5 tracks included) was recorded by John McEntire (TORTOISE, The Sea and Cake), Experimental rock guru at Soma Studio in Chicago US during previous LITE US live tour March 2010. In this album, LITE adds synthesizer, percussion and chorus to their soundscape. and tries mixture of the music essence such as rock, progressice rock, postrock, shoegaze, electronica and jazz. [...]
CHAKUUTA - fullsize Weekly Chart (5th May) on Recochoku, the biggest mobile JPOP music shop http://recochoku.jp/ http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ ranking/weekly_full.html No.1 lecca - TSUBOMI feat. Kusuo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =KAbFJ-cJgIY No.2 Hilcrhyme - DAIJYOBU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =Sbt7O5IiMZA No.3 Keion / Houkago Teatime - GO! GO! MANIAC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =8mktOeWatJ8 No.4 DOES - bakuchi dancer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =G3u9Kxm8ZPc [...]
Japanese Punk icon, BRAHMAN and agressive jazzy band; EGO-WRAPPIN' unveil their co-operation song - We are Here music video. http://brahman-egowrappin.com/ Collaboration single EP including We are Here will be released on 19th. BRAHMAN / EGO-WRAPPIN'- We are Here BRAHMAN http://www.myspace.com/brahman EGO-WRAPPIN' http://www.myspace.com/egowrap pin 1996 in Osaka, Yoshie Nakano (vocals and lyrics) and Masaki Mori (guitar and music) formed a unit EGO-WRAPPIN'. They started off in their hometown [...]
RADWIMPS http://www.myspace.com/radwimp s RADWIMPS is a Japanese rock band whose major debut was in 2005. Their music style is eccentric, with combinations of melodic choruses reminiscent of Mr.Children, the rapped style of Dragon Ash, and the funk of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Myspace Band Player Generator RADWIMPS - futarigoto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =gmLXEmCExIE RADWIMPS - yushinron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =c2y8Ba3WwPY RADWIMPS - iindesuka? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =gkOWPlW-Tb8 RADWIMPS - order made [...]
LITE http://www.myspace.com/liteban d In 2003, LITE was formed by four piece in Tokyo. Originally they kept playing gigs around Tokyo after dropping "1st demo" and "2nd demo" for themselves. In 2005 they released their 1st mini album, called "LITE" from "NMNL records", owned by Tower records Japan. They did a tour all around Japan for the first time. May 2006 they dropped their 1st full English album "filmlets" from the same label. On July they released 1st mini album "LITE" from"Transduction Records"in U.K and it is distributed in U.K and all around EURO by"Cargo". On [...]
Ayumi Hamasaki http://www.myspace.com/ayu_off icial Hamasaki Ayumi (otherwise known as ayu to her fans) is quite simply known as the Madonna of Japan. With her boundless ability to both compose lyrics based on her own experiences coupled with her constantly changing image, it is no wonder that this petite woman has achieved the status that she has. (jame) Myspace Band Player Generator Ayumi Hamasaki - Sunrise ～LOVE is ALL～ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =Sl1mKoiDGus [...]
cutman-booch http://www.myspace.com/cutmanb ooche In case you didn't hear, the Jpop band cutman-booch released new single "Get it Up" on April and their third album has recently been completed and is scheduled for a mid-June release. The album is called "Hello?", and previouly released single "Get it Up" is a leading song which was recorded by Keisuke from ex. Ulflus. Other songs are produced by Tadashi Ueda beside "nanimani" that is by Kei Iwasaki (Sekaiichi). cutman-booche New Album Hello? 2010.06.23 RELEASE [...]
the pillows http://www.myspace.com/thepill ows the pillows is a band that has seen huge success in Japan, but has also enjoyed ever increasing popularity overseas. "Ride on the shooting star" released in 2000, was an ending theme song of "FLCL" produced by "GAINAX" known all over the world. Most of the songs used in this original animation film is from the pillows. Their 15th anniversary last year, they released a tribute album performed by many famous artists in Japan. The pillows is respected from a lot of musicians in Japan. "Mr. Children", "BUMP OF CHICKEN" and [...]
Sakanaction http://www.myspace.com/sakanac tion Sakanaction - Rising Sun Band from Far East country is New Rising-up Unique JPOP Band with Techno Electronica taste and Rock'n Roll. It's sounds Electrol Rock that inspires futurism. One can surely expect much of this band in the future, especially when taking into account the explanation of their bandname: Composed of the words "sakana" (the Japanese word for "fish") and "action", the band wants so act quickly and lightly, like fishes in the water, without fearing changes [...]
Remioromen http://www.remioromen.jp/ Remioromen is a three-man Japanese rock band that plays catchy, often mellow rock. Without any visual get-ups, they appear to be a bunch of regular guys in jeans. Remioromen - kachofugetsu Remioromen - koinoyokankara http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =pe8ywg_vo44 Remioromen - 3/9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =-j1JpwKETbU Remioromen - arigato http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =NHK7D51F69Y Remioromen - Konayuki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =5B5tnYV3oN0 [...]
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