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Hitorie released a new PV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyvzKtom4TM
Their new album is amazing smh
New ドレスコーズ (Dresscodes) PV. The vocalist is the only remaining member of the band, I wonder if the upcoming album will be drastically different.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMkE0aprGR0
Short version for BUMP OF CHICKEN's upcoming digital single.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oI9eTgPXS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyvzKtom4TM
Their new album is amazing smh
New ドレスコーズ (Dresscodes) PV. The vocalist is the only remaining member of the band, I wonder if the upcoming album will be drastically different.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMkE0aprGR0
Short version for BUMP OF CHICKEN's upcoming digital single.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oI9eTgPXS8
FloppyDelux
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So PIERROT is releasing both of their reunion shows son bluray/dvd
http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/fl/10/1216/1/
tempted to order the $250 blu ray box
http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/fl/10/1216/1/
tempted to order the $250 blu ray box
Zoe
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Sayu ;_;
I quit them the first time when Nacchi left, and now the last link to the OG is leaving by tomorrow morning ;_;
Kyuso Nekokami dropped a new PV, OS, from their upcoming mini-album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H75OeJYUcs
So good. The livehouse turns into a giant onsen during the video, it's hilarious and quite well made.
Arukankaku (或る感覚 ) also released a new PV. Their second full album is coming next week, I'm excited!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W44i6drZEYM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H75OeJYUcs
So good. The livehouse turns into a giant onsen during the video, it's hilarious and quite well made.
Arukankaku (或る感覚 ) also released a new PV. Their second full album is coming next week, I'm excited!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W44i6drZEYM
stump sock
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my guess would probably be "no" but we'll see. but yeah to kind of echo what you said, Momoclo have made it big on the back of
- being fun
- being more talented than the average idol group
- being unpredictable and awesome musically
- not being overtly sexual or submissive, which has led to them also having a huge female audience as well
they came along when something like them was sorely needed in the industry. as a side benefit, they've kind of allowed a wave of similarly-inspired groups to pop up in their wake. it's a nice change from the "I can't tell these girls apart" and "buy our gravure books!" method of idoling.
On another note entirely, that Ten Tenko song is great. I love her so much, glad to see she's kicking ass as a solo artist. Kind of patiently waiting to see what the rest of BiS are doing with their own new projects. Pour Lui's band isn't doing anything for me. Saki's group (Pla2Me) released a solid single. Nozomi and Uika (Billie Idle) haven't put anything out yet.
edit: catching up on the rest of the thread, I'm happy to see both Suiyobi no Campanella and Oomori Seiko getting some love. Can't wait for that new Oomori album
SweetDonuts
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NipplesAndToes23
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The Japanese make the best video game music.
[Alexandros] are finally going major!
They're now with Universal. They will release a new single on March 2015, as well as a full album next June! I'm sooooooo happy.
Apparently they're going "global" so maybe their discs will be physically available outside of Japan. That would be great.
http://alexandros.jp/posts/archive/1/?aid=320&category_id=3561#59753
They're now with Universal. They will release a new single on March 2015, as well as a full album next June! I'm sooooooo happy.
Apparently they're going "global" so maybe their discs will be physically available outside of Japan. That would be great.
stump sock
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New Suiyobi no Campanella video- Tchaikovsky Interlude -Ramos-
I'm guessing at the Ramos part, but I can't figure out what else ラモス would be.
Instantly one of my favorite videos of theirs. Still behind Sen no Rikyu though.
I'm guessing at the Ramos part, but I can't figure out what else ラモス would be.
Instantly one of my favorite videos of theirs. Still behind Sen no Rikyu though.
Yeah, it's one of their best videos for sure.
The music on the video sounds nice. Let's see how it goes. I was pretty mixed on CAPS LOCK.
The ending of the song is Mothra(モスラ
backwards, so it's a restocking of the characters. Don't know if it has another meaning though.stump sock
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Caps Lock had some good songs on it but I feel like Nakata has no quality control anymore. Half that KPP album was bad, Perfume haven't had a good single in over a year. Dude needs to take a year off.
Heh I thought Perfume's singles were all pretty good.
No opinion on KPP I don't like her music.
I like the person though! She's cute and I enjoy watching her show なんだこれTV since the guests are often artists I'm a fan of.
Full version of BUMP OF CHICKEN's new PV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAo-1Wsx4PY
And the short version of the BUMP OF CHICKEN x Sangatsu no Lion (a popular manga about shogi) collab.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEoGZeWtNjg
Full version of BUMP OF CHICKEN's new PV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAo-1Wsx4PY
And the short version of the BUMP OF CHICKEN x Sangatsu no Lion (a popular manga about shogi) collab.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEoGZeWtNjg
stump sock
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Man I could not agree with a post less. Relistening to GAME today only drove it home further. He's been cannibalizing his own material for so long that he loses sight of his own strengths. Every single "album version" on Pika Pika Fantajin is measurably worse than the original single. "Ring a Bell" is up there with "Hold Your Hand" for some of the worst songs of the year.
I'm only being this harsh because of how much I enjoy his actual successes as a producer.
Kyary is supposed to work with Yelle and I can't be more excited at the thought of that.
Hold Your Hand works well as a breather, you seem to forget the cute and playful ditties put on earlier albums, the I Still Love Us. Level 3 is great although I admit some of the album versions there too were inferior. As for KPP she was indeed best on her first singles and albums and new collabs are welcome and interesting, but Perfume still get the best out of Nakata.
stump sock
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The remixes on Level 3 worked because the whole album was basically nakata putting one of his dj sets on a cd. I loved it. Even if, like Caps Lock, it was almost a middle finger to the people he collaborates with. Fortunately it seems like he might actually let Toshiko sing more on the new Capsule.
KANA-BOON's lastest single is pretty amazing as expected. Fantastic title track but also extremely solid B-sides. バカ is a pretty unique and "agressive" song, didn't expect that from the band.
http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/KANA-BOON---Silhouette/02fadab192cbd55d5370f161ffe589ca
Speaking of KANA-BOON, I watched the latest Music Station since they were performing. What I didn't know was that they were doing a "VS Live" against Gesu no Kiwami Otome, where both bands played their latest song while facing the other. So good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLmPx9aQ4Mk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkLbdSTBM2E
Listened to THE STARBEMS's second full album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lbgDVxttf0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxuGwNLdz_w
http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/KANA-BOON---Silhouette/02fadab192cbd55d5370f161ffe589ca
Speaking of KANA-BOON, I watched the latest Music Station since they were performing. What I didn't know was that they were doing a "VS Live" against Gesu no Kiwami Otome, where both bands played their latest song while facing the other. So good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLmPx9aQ4Mk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkLbdSTBM2E
Listened to THE STARBEMS's second full album.
I didn't really have high expectations before listening to this album but I admit it surprised me. Some choruses sound straight out from some old BEAT CRUSADERS songs. Hidaka said it was more pop-oriented (don't worry, it still has a majority of hardcore elements) and it definitely felt like a cross between punk/hardcore and BEAT CRUSADERS. Great album! I especially like Vanishing City and The Midnight Sun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lbgDVxttf0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxuGwNLdz_w
stump sock
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Definitely saving the second one for future use.
Rika Mayama (Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku) released her first solo single, which is the opening song for the current season of Akame ga Kill!
It's metal as hell, and I think she might honestly be the best singer working for 3Bjunior these days.
edit: holy crow, Perfume singing -not- like robots? A-chan needs to do some solo stuff, it's not fair to keep that voice locked up behind vocoders.
Rika Mayama (Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku) released her first solo single, which is the opening song for the current season of Akame ga Kill!
It's metal as hell, and I think she might honestly be the best singer working for 3Bjunior these days.
edit: holy crow, Perfume singing -not- like robots? A-chan needs to do some solo stuff, it's not fair to keep that voice locked up behind vocoders.
SolidSnakex
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Kohaku Uta Gassen lineup for this year
http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/11/nhk-announces-artist-line-up-for-65th-kohaku-uta-gassen
Safe to say that Nogizaka46 got robbed. AKB48 is now the only female group bigger than they are, and yet they somehow still didn't make the cut.
http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/11/nhk-announces-artist-line-up-for-65th-kohaku-uta-gassen
Safe to say that Nogizaka46 got robbed. AKB48 is now the only female group bigger than they are, and yet they somehow still didn't make the cut.
Watching for SEKAI NO OWARI, Perfume and Arashi. Aside from that the line-up is not really exciting for me as usual.
Been listening a lot to CreepHyp this week since their new album is coming in 3 days. The band released a digest version of the album. Everything sounds amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXWpz67jl8U
Footage is from a "live" with no audience they did in a strip-club, which will come with the limited edition of the album.
stump sock
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well I mean it's a Disney medley or whatever, most of us here are not exactly the target audience.
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (3)
Sheena Ringo (2)
Perfume (7)
Momoiro Clover Z (3)
that's all I really care about, and Momoclo are probably just going to play Moon Pride (barf) and Naitemo Iindayo.
HKT48
AKB48
SKE48
NMB48
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Nishino Kana
Perfume
miwa
Basically the same as last year.
Nogi not being there is kind of odd. They had a good year until those scandals recently. I guess they could have been robbed because of that? I don't remember them making it last year either though so who knows.
stump sock
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was there more than that one girl hooking up with the married dude? that's the only one I remember.
I haven't looked too much into this one but I'm pretty sure Yamato Rina got caught as well. It wasn't as blown up as the Sayuri one though.
141128 Music Station
SweetDonuts
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E-girls
Nishino Kana
Perfume
miwa
- my list from that list.
To be fair they haven't been singing like robots for some time now. They did a live version of Hold Your Hand on their recent tour which was nice, A~chan was even harmonising towards the end. They could start to sing more recent songs live but we'll see.
Nishino Kana
Perfume
miwa
- my list from that list.
To be fair they haven't been singing like robots for some time now. They did a live version of Hold Your Hand on their recent tour which was nice, A~chan was even harmonising towards the end. They could start to sing more recent songs live but we'll see.
Ring a Bell really sucks. However the previous albums also have their Ring a Bell. PPR has みんなのうた (which is her worst song IMO) and きゃりーANAN, and Nanda Collection had のりことのりお and くらくら. In fact all of her albums are pretty mixed, with some awesome songs and some bad songs. And I say PPF is her best one, because the good songs outweigh the bad ones more than on the other albums.
And that's on the limit for me. He manages to produce great songs in midst of some awful ones, just enough to keep me interested. Se if they keep working together it's fine by me. By contrast, I think we all can agree he destroyed MEG. And thankfully KPP hasn't got to this level yet. But if it does reach, then yeah, Nakata has to go.
New Seiko Oomori video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbKu4Xx0_Us&sns=tw
stump sock
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Beat me to it.
she can really do no wrong by me. bonus points for dropping an f-bomb 30 seconds into a bubblegum pop song
edit: pretty in-depth interview with Oomori: http://natalie.mu/music/pp/oomoriseiko02
I wish I understood more of it.
I did at least pick up on the part that said she only plans on doing the artist thing for a few more years and then wants to become a producer. something about "nobody wants to see an old hag do this"SolidSnakex
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There was also some fan speculation that Sony may have rejected an offer for them to appear to give them more motivation to push next year for it. But we'll probably never know. It'd be sad if the scandals held them out. It's not like they were the only one with them this year. I think the biggest one was Milky getting caught of the second time, and now she even has her own single coming out.
Hopefully there are no nasty surprises like last year when Yuko announced her graduation. KojiHaru is the one that people are always nervous about now.
Hikki's official channel started posting previews of the cover songs for her tribute album
AI - FINAL DISTANCE
Inoue Yosui - SAKURA Drops
KIRINJI - Keep Tryin'
Shiina Ringo - Letters
Nice to hear that they aren't straight covers and the artists are putting their own twists on them.
Valkerionseven
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Man have not kept up with AKB at all in the last year. After JTV and subsequently channel on youku my Japanese tv watching took a nose dive. Need to find a place with an archive of akbingo cause it looks like I missed some good stuff.
Aizo
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So good. I'm not in love with her voice, but I love the instrumentals.
Nice, I thought she would probably cover Travelling but I'm okay with this.
stump sock
Member
maybe Pellycolo? https://soundcloud.com/pellycolo
He has ties to Especia.
of course then there's always Vektroid's aliases, but she's not Japanese, if that matters. Noteworthy album
SweetDonuts
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stump sock
Member
That sounds good.
And yeah, Toshiko seems to have a lot of lines in the new songs from what I've heard.
Mmm pretty cool. I hope this is following her trend of releasing poppy songs and then having her trademark raw voice featured more prominently on her coming album.