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Japanese Music (Pop, rock and all 'dat) |OT|

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SweetDonuts

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All the relevant AKB members got back together for AKB's 10th Anniversary !

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey1bKTFyUTI
 
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stump sock

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Shinoda with dark hair is fucking with my head, Yuko is still perma-oshi, Maeda is looking good, and Tomo is actually not gross looking

I'll allow all of this
 
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Kurita

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Don't know much about AKB48 girls but Maeda always struck me as a beautiful girl. She has a pretty unique face in my eyes.
 
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vincenzogrubb

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Sunday shows are usually a drag but OOIOO was incredible as expected. They played mostly stuff from Gamel even though they didn't have a gamelan with them. Understandably difficult to tour with.

Avandoned - Feedback Friday MV!
And a bonus Avakaidan performance.

vanty said:
Faky - Afterglow MV

Avex give them a pretty good song but then a bizarre video where the group appears for about three seconds and a storyline where they tell a fan to get fucked.
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This is good but I still want to hear that song from the teasers.
 
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llehuty

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So, I want to buy my father a ゲスの極み乙女。(Gesu no Kiwami Otome) album for christmas.

I was leaning to Watashi Igai Watashi Ja Naino having the superior title track.

Is there any obvious GOAT tier release from them? I would like to make a choice based on a short listen, but japanese music gonna japanese, so no idea where to find short samples or anything to get an idea.
 
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Kurita

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llehuty said:
So, I want to buy my father a ゲスの極み乙女。(Gesu no Kiwami Otome) album for christmas.

I was leaning to Watashi Igai Watashi Ja Naino having the superior title track.

Is there any obvious GOAT tier release from them? I would like to make a choice based on a short listen, but japanese music gonna japanese, so no idea where to find short samples or anything to get an idea.
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This is just a single (with 3 coupling tracks), the title track will be included in their upcoming new album. Release date is January 13th.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B017D8LOMO/

So far they have 1 full album and 3 mini-albums. I'm a huuuuuuge fan of the band since their birth so it's a bit hard to pick one, I love everything they do. I guess their full album Miryoku ga Sugoi yo would be a good starting point since it covers pretty much everything they can do.
Here are some tracks from that album :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDn04KCpdR0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sXVjsijbcY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjivt_MtKVA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVAz3qyrZSY
 
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llehuty

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Kurita said:
This is just a single (with 3 coupling tracks), the title track will be included in their upcoming new album. Release date is January 13th.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B017D8LOMO/

So far they have 1 full album and 3 mini-albums. I'm a huuuuuuge fan of the band since their birth so it's a bit hard to pick one, I love everything they do. I guess their full album Miryoku ga Sugoi yo would be a good starting point since it covers pretty much everything they can do.
Here are some tracks from that album :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDn04KCpdR0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sXVjsijbcY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjivt_MtKVA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVAz3qyrZSY
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Didn't know it was going to be included in the new album, hmm. I'll go with the first album for now then. (So I can follow up with the 2nd album if he likes it :D)

Thanks kurita ^^
 
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llehuty

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Kurita said:
You're very welcome, hope he'll like it.
Is there anything else you think he'd like?
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Well, actually a lot, but I'm taking the safe route because he overheard Watashi Igai Watashi Ja Naino once and liked how it sounded (specially the voice of the guy).

He is into 60s american rock in particular, but he enjoys tasteful rock in general, but I like showing him groups a bit out of his comfort zone (culturally or sonic wise). Last time I gave him a THE KOXX (korean band) album, and he was pleasently surprised.

I have one of your post with recommendations bookmarked, just in case I decide to go deeper in that route (I personally like how some of them sounds).
 
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Kurita

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llehuty said:
Well, actually a lot, but I'm taking the safe route because he overheard Watashi Igai Watashi Ja Naino once and liked how it sounded (specially the voice of the guy).

He is into 60s american rock in particular, but he enjoys tasteful rock in general, but I like showing him groups a bit out of his comfort zone (culturally or sonic wise). Last time I gave him a THE KOXX (korean band) album, and he was pleasently surprised.

I have one of your post with recommendations bookmarked, just in case I decide to go deeper in that route (I personally like how some of them sounds).
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Cool dad!
For what it's worth my mom overheard Hoshino Gen and Takahashi Yu one time and she liked them, so who knows, he might enjoy them too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gcCRAl58u4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K72IA7Ou9Zc
 
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stump sock

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lmao

fuck the keisatsu

Kurita said:
The first two months of 2016 are already nuts... New albums by THE ORAL CIGARETTES, KANA-BOON, Mrs. GREEN APPLE, Gesu no Kiwami Otome, The Mirraz, THREE LIGHTS DOWN KINGS, BUMP OF CHICKEN, go!go!vanillas, Tokyo Karankoron...
Christ.
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BiSH, Hijokaidan x Jun Togawa, Zombie-Chang, Boris x Merzbow, Hijokaidan x Avandoned, Tentenko x T. Mikawa, Momoclo x2...
 
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Slowdive

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Just saw it on his Twitter, they were mastering the album last week, more info most likely sometime this month. I somehow missed that.
 
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SweetDonuts

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Some AKB videos from the 10th anniversary today #Nostalgia

https://www.facebook.com/video.akb48/videos/vl.205609933107598/775924059204123/?type=1 ハート型ウイルス

https://www.facebook.com/video.akb48/videos/vl.205609933107598/775921162537746/?type=1 ツンデレ！ (Look at Tomo aw yis)

https://www.facebook.com/video.akb48/videos/vl.205609933107598/775926722537190/?type=1 夕陽を見ているか？ this is so sweet :')

Rainy said:
Utada might be coming back in April with various media tie-ins, according to reports.

https://twitter.com/UBlog/status/673986945962250240
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Namie might actually have competition for the best solo female heh
 
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SweetDonuts

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^^ I saw a translation for that clip on Stage48 but I can't find it anymore. Something about Sayaka crying and the others were telling her to stop because it looked bad(?) and asking the news reporters not to report it the next day lmao.
(Information may or may not be correct as I can't really remember what I read)

Seeing the clips, Kojima still stands out as one of the prettiest AKB members, her instagram confirms these thoughts.
 
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stump sock

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it's typical Sayaka though. she got shit her entire run in AKB for crying all the time and being an ugly crier. It's like the good old days all over again.

and yes, Kojiharu is absurdly pretty.

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oh and Hashida spilled the beans on twitter that 8gatsu used to be a gyaru lol

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almost unrecognizable from

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speaking of,

おやすみホログラム「Strawberry（新曲）」2015/12/9 新宿LOFT
and here's the backing band with Ogawa singing kind of killing 「before」, shoot I'd probably buy an album with him singing his songs too
 
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stump sock

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must have been from that day they were at Dommune together. I wonder how old Hatis Noit is. I feel like she's secretly older than she looks.

Also Illogical Dance is really good but too short :( 4 songs, and two are different versions of the same song.

also I very badly want that shirt Ogawa is wearing there. black on black/dark grey is my favorite

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if i'm not mistaken, the last song in this NECRONOMIDOL set is new, and rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSnPGwxxrCs
 
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SolidSnakex

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Akimoto Yasushi (AKB's creator) has mentioned that he's received an offer by the Mexican government to set up a Mexican version of AKB. Is there a market for an AKB-style group outside of Asia?
 
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Kurita

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Aizo said:
The Winking Owl was so cool when I first found them, but they have changed their sound a lot. They're pretty boring to me now...
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I looked up their music back when they were announced as a tour guest for ONE OK ROCK but it's not really my cup of tea (be it this song or their first songs) heh


Already posted it but Dramatic Alaska's latest PV just reminds that I love how Japanese artists mix modernity and more traditional stuff (this sounds like one of those clichés people always throw around whenever they talk about Japan :lol)
https://youtu.be/6NgSvSXBhoE
Foreign artists don't really seem to do that while I see it a lot in Japan heh

Been listening a lot to Hoshino Gen's latest album, released last week.
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One of the best releases of the past 10 years in my eyes.
Hoshino Gen truly is a genius. It's way more upbeat than his previous works, he managed to craft some of the finest pop tunes you can find. His hit song SUN as well as tracks like Crazy Crazy gave him a new dimension. It's a new Hoshino Gen you'll discover with this album and I'm loving it. Seems like recovering from the illness totally changed his way of composing.
It still has some slow and chill songs like on his previous albums but this time there are way more dynamic and joyful tunes and it's perfect.
So happy to see that it's selling like hotcakes, he deserves it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGG8grKZhxY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gcCRAl58u4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K65IhSyGpH0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkrtHBM2xyA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZE9IDY2IXM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBIW48e6GZE
 
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TropicalFish

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I've recently gotten into Emi Maria and ugh In Your T-Shirt slays so much.

I'm also a big fan of Flower, though less so recently after Kyoka's departure. Having only one vocalist is meh, as much as I like Reina.
 
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stump sock

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today in Yurumerumo buys music

Velvet Underground and Nico
Derrick May apparently. Makes sense, never seen that cover.
Beatles - Let it Be
The Offspring - Splinter
Smashing Pumpkins
Flaming Lips, not sure which one

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Zombie-Chang's new album cover

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Beruha live dvd. Makes sense; if they sell a cd in a dvd case, why not a dvd in a cd case?

http://natalie.mu/music/news/168851

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So I guess if you want to buy Sahiro from Kindan no Tasuketsu a shitload of crab for christmas, here's her wishlist
 
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