Music
Summer Music festival’s in Japan 03.22.12

The arrival of Japan’s long and hot summer means it is the opening of the grand music festivals!  From May to September there are over 20 major music festivals scheduled across Japan.  Out of the many festivals to be held, … READ MORE
AKB48 CAFE＆SHOP HAKATA 03.19.12

On March 20th, AKB48 CAFE＆SHOP will open their 3rd and first shop outside of Tokyo.  Their 3rd shop is going to be in Fukuoka prefecture, south of Japan, in Hakata ward.  AKB48 has their sister group HKT48 (Hakata) so you … READ MORE
V-Kei Throwback – D’elsquel 03.13.12

And, here we go, it’s another obscure 90s vkei band I’ve dug up from god-knows-where, and you probably have never heard of (and maybe would be better off not knowing). I have recently come across D’elsquel’s Entice Ballet album at … READ MORE
AKB48 Will Perform at Washington DC’s Cherry Blossom Festival 03.13.12

  Well, I’m sure it was going to happen sooner or later. The Guiness-certified largest ever pop group AKB48 will be visiting the capital city of our fair land. (I’m still wondering why exactly they needed 90 members, though.) The … READ MORE
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Candy Candy 03.13.12

And here’s another single from the latest Harajuku It Girl, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. Named Candy Candy, it seems to be in the same line of hurt-your-teeth-sweet overly cute pop music she’s known for. I’m sure everyone is very excited to … READ MORE
Def Tech – Lokahi Lani 03.11.12

Have you ever found a band that you only listen to when you’re feeling a certain emotion? Or an artist you always listen to when good things happen? Or maybe, you listen to them when bad things happen? I think … READ MORE
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Vending Machine! 03.08.12

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu who is now on everyone’s watch just presented a vending machine she designed for the Coca-cola!  There are several designs to the vending machines and they will all be placed around Takeshita-dori, which is the main street … READ MORE
Hello Kitty and KISS Collaboration! 03.04.12

Sanrio has revealed their collaboration with KISS! Hello Kitty plush dolls will be wearing make-up identical to the ones the band wore, as seen on their album, Dynasty. It’s even got Gene Simmons excited, “a KISS-Hello Kitty worldwide deal. Wow.” He’s … READ MORE
Attention to all ARASHI fans! 02.24.12

Arashi will be releasing a new single titled “Wild at Heart” on March 7th.  “Wild at Heart” is used as a theme song for a drama called “Lucky Seven” which stars Jun Matsumoto.  Also, I heard “Lucky Seven” is a … READ MORE
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu “Tsukema Tsukeru” 02.15.12

“Tsukema tsukeru” means “putting on fake eyelashes” Remember we posted up Kyary’s first music video PONPONPON last year? Well her new single that was released in December, Tsukema Tsukeru, is following the steps of PONPONPON and is a big hit … READ MORE
X Japan Star Yoshiki Recording Golden Globes Theme Music 01.11.12

The 69th annual Golden Globe Awards, honoring some of the best films and performances of the year in the United States, will be broadcast on January 15th, and news has broken that Yoshiki will design the program’s theme song. As … READ MORE
Watch Resonation’s New Music Video “Xmas in Japan” 12.22.11

Resonation, a Kyoto-based reggae group, recently released a music video for a festively-themed single called Xmas in Japan. Including various clips of people celebrating and lyrics that are in both Japanese and English, the song has a nice, steady reggae … READ MORE
Google Chrome: Hatsune Miku 12.16.11

I’m sure many of you have seen and enjoyed the awesome Google ads, but have you seen the latest one with Hatsune Miku? It demonstrates well what Google has evolved into. Hatsune Miku is everyone’s virtual singer, in that anyone … READ MORE