I think it’s time for another selection of oldies! I previously made a list 10 J-pop songs of the 80′s, so now I’m going back a few years and then probably jumping all the way to the 90′s for the next list. Enjoy!
I do sometimes wish that I was born in Japan in the 60′s… [click to continue…]
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Came across this band called Sekai no Owari (End of the World) the other day and wow, they’re good! Sekai no Owari released their first full-length album, EARTH, earlier this month which includes the two embedded songs in this post. The band was formed already in 2007 and they started from scratch with doing live performances at club EARTH in Tokyo. The only cd they released before 2010 is a mini-album with an unknown release date.
I just love their sound, but I can’t really put it to words, it’s like, you’d get something like this if you put school food punishment and Sakanaction together, or something… Either way, really cool! The main singer, Kei Fukase, has this amazing soft voice that is just perfect. But I guess that tends to be my thing when it comes to male singers, being a fan of both Kazumasa Oda and Hideaki Tokunaga^^ [click to continue…]
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I was eventually going to have to mention Beckii Cruel, so here’s me getting it over with, or am I?
Honestly I didn’t even bother with giving her a chance when I first heard about her, but for some reason I decided to just give DANJO a listen to see what she’s like. I was a bit weirded out on the first listen, but then I started looping it since I found the “danjo danjo jo jo dan jo dan dan jo” parts really catchy. There’s no excuse for her incredibly bad Japanese, but I do find it pretty cute^^ Hopefully she’ll get better though, since I prefer my idols speaking good Japanese at least outside of the recording studio.
Here’s the PV for those who haven’t seen it yet. [click to continue…]
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I’m crazy in love with old (70′s-90′s) Japanese music, actually not just Japanese music, I find myself listening to some good old Earth, Wind & Fire and Minnie Riperton songs now and then as well. I think it all started because of Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! and other Downtown shows where they tend to use older songs for background music.
Anyways, here’s a selection of 80′s J-Pop songs that I like!
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Yet again I have Tumblr to thank for my findings. This time I’ve found KillDisco a.k.a. Fakevox who makes remixes of J-pop/anime and other Japanese music. And perhaps most importantly, besides them being good remixes, is that they’re uploaded to the web for everyone to download.
For example there’s a mix of AKB48′s Namida Surprise, although it’s not one of my favorites. Well, below are a few examples, and if you want the rest you can always visit the Tumblr site or the official site (see links in the bottom of the post).
TOKYO FLASH BACK BRONX : Download MP3
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I usually don’t watch PVs more than a few times, but these two are videos that I’ve watched countless of times. The first one is a remake by Tsunku♂ and the second one is the original by Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi. Tsunku’s is good, but the original is my favorite, it’s so powerful and he’s quite hilarious in general, I bet he’ll at least make you smile if this is the first time you’re watching it^^
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Nobuchika Eri released her first mini-album “hands” a little while ago and I’ve finally given it a listen. I’m a big fan of her older stuff that was produced by Shinichi Osawa, especially songs like Lights, SING A SONG and I hear the music in my soul. In hands Eri has changed her sound quite a lot, this album is very mellow with a small mix of jazzy, electronic and acoustic tunes. It was not what I expected from her at all and from what I’ve heard from others, people are a little disappointed. It’s sad that she doesn’t use her strong voice at all in this mini-album, it makes her very mainstream-ish even though she still has a pretty unique voice.
Tracklist
1) Melody
2) きみなんだ (Kimi Nan Da)
3) タシカナモノ (Tashika na Mono)
4) calling you
5) せせらぎ (Seseragi)
6) つなぐみらい (Tsunagu Mirai)
7) STEP
8) DEEP BLUE
I think this mini-album has a few really good songs and a few that I probably won’t remember for long. My favorite tracks are STEP, Tashika na Mono and Kimi Nan Da.
I hope that she’ll make some more upbeat songs in the future but also that she keeps making stuff with the latin sounds of STEP and jazzy sounds of Kimi Nan Da.
You can listen to the songs on her official MySpace page.
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Gakky released her new single about a week ago and this is the PV! I just love her voice, I wish she could sit beside my bed and sing me a lullaby sometime :D I’m aware of the fact that many of you don’t like her singing, at least that’s what I’ve heard on Twitter, but how do you like this song? Feel free to sing along, lyrics under the video! Oh and I almost forgot, the girl sitting in the boat with Gakky is Kawashima Umika for those who didn’t know.
I can’t promise you that the translations are accurate, but they should at least give you an idea of what she’s singing :) This is just me practicing so if you find errors feel free to correct them! [click to continue…]
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Just noticed that this very beautiful live performance by Utada Hikaru had been uploaded to YouTube. It has both Japanese and English subtitles that are very nicely put into the video for those who need it. I think Passion is one of her better songs in terms of ballads, if that’s what it would be categorized as. You can also see the official music video of Passion if you click here, but I think it’s much better live!
Anyone knows what she’s saying with the vocoded voice? Sounds like she’s singing “oh we gotta push that broom enough” or something… :P
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Just came across this girl on miette-one’s GIRL SCHOOL blog. Her name is Fujiko More and is a newcomer singer-songwriter. Her first EP was released about 2 months ago and has 3 songs, which you can listen to on her MySpace page. You can also listen to previews of all three songs in the embedded YouTube video!
This is really good stuff in my opinion and I’m definitely looking forward to her future releases.
I also recommend SAWA if you like this kind of music!
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