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The J-Pop U-Turn
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I've never been a fan of jpop. Not until I discovered vividblaze, that is...
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Amuro 's PAST < FUTURE Goes #1 in 5 Countries
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After claiming #1 in Japan, 9th studio album of Namie Amuro, “PAST < FUTURE” has now topped the charts in 4 other Asian territories including South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. (The record for men is currently held by Arashi who scored #1 in five countries as well.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBL2Y7SIK68
Read more »Utada is touring in the US and the UK
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These are some clips from Utada's US/UK Tour "In The Flesh" (1/19/2010) at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. She is touring basically for her English Album "This is the one", which was released in 2009.
Read more »2-Year Anniversary Giveaway, Win Japanese iTunes Store Gift Certificates! | yonasu.com
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For my blog's second birthday I'll be giving away two iTunes Store gift certificates!
Read more »Alan Finding Mainstream Success in Japan?
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I was pretty excited about Alan (she's a girl), the Tibetan born pop star whom Avex was hoping to turn into a Pan Asian star. Some of you probably even watched her videos. I'm a fan--I think she can sing. And now, Japan Times has done a full article. Hopefully this means she's breaking through.
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AKB48 US Concert Debut in NYC
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Japanese all female pop group AKB48 will debut in the US with a free concert in NYC!
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First Week of August, Two Stars, Two Drug Arrests
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Two stars, two drug arrests, two upset Jpop wives, one death, one missing - mayhem in J-entertainment
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Hamasaki Ayumi, the New Face of Rimmel
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Hamasaki Ayumi, the Asian Kate Moss? Singer and pop fashion icon, Ayumi Hamasaki, 30, is now the first-ever representative in Asia for England’s cosmetics brand Rimmel. Ayu’s campaign will begin appearing all across Asia early this month, and will feature her iconic doll eyes, eye-lined by Rimmel.
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A young guy covers " Taboo (Koda Kumi) " in English
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I really like this cover, so, I hope you do, too. The original Koda Kumi version : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gypT18_hI74&fmt=18
Read more »Marty Friedman promoting his Jpop book
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Heavy metal guitarist and Japanese TV celebrity Marty Friedman released a Jpop book (in Japanese) last year which became a best seller on Amazon Japan. He's been trying to get the book translated into English. He also released a Jpop cover album called “TOKYO JUKEBOX”. The project was made in conjunction with his magazine column “J-POP Metal-giri" on "Nikkei Entertainment".
Read more »Koda Kumi " Real Emotion " Engrish Parody
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Koda Kumi is hot, but her English can certainly sound like parody. Dare someone remove this video ?
Read more »Utada Interview on US FM program
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Utada being open, humble and natural personality, which makes her a good song writer. " Come Back To Me " : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tNojuJKGjk&NR=1&feature=fvwp&fmt=18
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Japan Expo 09 opened in Paris
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The annual Japan Expo opened in a Paris suburb Thursday for a four-day run with the prospect of drawing a crowd of around 150,000, the biggest in the history of the exhibition showcasing the country’s pop culture.
Read more »Interview with Tibetan J-Pop Crossover Artist Alan (she's a girl)
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"You introduced this new form of individuality that has never been seen before in the J-pop industry."
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Modern Deadly Arts of the Samurai - JPOP
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The samurai were Japan's elite warrior class of long ago - masters of many deadly weapons and stern possessors of martial fighting skills.
In Tokyo's modern mecca of electronics and anime, Akihabara, the samurai have re-emerged as masters of a new deadly art.
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Red Karaoke Unveils First Free Online Karaoke Site in Japan
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"Free online karaoke website, launched in 2007, now lands in Japan offering an robust catalogue of more than 31,000 karaokes, of which more than 10,000 are available in Japanese including j-pop hits, karaoke anime songs, dorama and enka songs."
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Alan Sings Red Cliff
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We in the west will have to wait until January, 2009 to see the first part of John Woo's epic Chinese film "Red Cliff," set in the Han Dynasty.
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