The J-Pop Thread

what's megumi wata's story? how big is she? why so few views for such a great song? i'm obsessed with it suddenly

this is one of the best singles i've heard in the past few years, easy. words, vibe, pitch-perfect feel shifts...

finding out now that she's super unknown at this point -- 4 listeners on lastfm, ~800 twitter followers, on a label with half that. wild.

Greatest single ever called "The Middle Management"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIyc4LTOmP8

"I have no intention to have a stable love relationship on weekdays. Ah HA"

#AccidentalPartridge

insane song. i love every fourth bar but not the rest of them

<3 natsume mito's introductory nakata-produced track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAIyMT7gARc&feature=youtu.be

Nah, I don't like Nakata's children's-TV-theme stuff. I like his aggressive hard-techno stuff.

opposite here. I haven't even bothered with the last capsule record yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=167&v=aI3mT0NoXdQ

Another wild song. The hello pro groups all kinda sound the same, but that sound is so wonderfully distinct, more so for each year, and should be collected in a delicately designed box set released worldwide as a big statement.

I don't know anything about Daoko, but it popped up on my Youtube recommendations probably because I'd been listening to too much Suiyoubi no Campanella:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3xehyYXbJw

this is my fave daoko release:
https://youtu.be/A9lAlykjhIU

emo!

really like this vid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jREZtQU0ktk

yet another great Suiyoubi no Campanella video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9oBVKqID7g

The stupendous Sashihara no Ran is in the process of getting subbed, all episodes

01 https://dotsub.com/view/2384a334-c404-4d24-bd3b-faca8b52d691
02 https://dotsub.com/view/c72c0a62-8313-42a0-ab8e-9b95e18af66c
03 https://dotsub.com/view/3c020df6-0287-469d-8687-7d71f1e44e55
04 https://dotsub.com/view/f78296f8-e8e1-4911-84a5-da7138d3d59b
05 https://dotsub.com/view/79576989-5e34-4e28-a1d6-93648b2adf5f
06 https://dotsub.com/view/4a35107c-7ae2-4ef9-b155-7d424701ccc6

Honestly not sure if any pop star show in or outside of Japan has ever matched this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYYhAryLnHY

not really a fan of the song but really like this video, worth it to follow the instructions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_UhKcAy6xc

Ahhhhhhh it made me go a bit weird. I like it.

great video! the song reminds me of "1 Thing" - the beat and the "love me riiiiiight" bit in the chorus, especially.

The only election in Japan with a good turnout

http://i.imgur.com/AM6M6lIl.jpg

ANNOUNCE // Kyary Pamyu Pamyu returns to the UK in October for a live show at The Roundhouse as part of Moshi Moshi Nippon Festival. Tickets on sale Friday: http://gigst.rs/KPP

http://orig13.deviantart.net/9e4d/f/2013/307/7/1/thumbs_up_by_weapons_expert_cool-d6sx4o7.gif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsPhRDWkCrU

That's pretty pretty good

Also

http://www.rocksound.tv/assets/uploads/babymetal_wembley2015.jpg

In spite of their popularity and viral attention I think it's actually underreported how genuinely they've become a hit in the west. They're doing the main stage of the Reading festival as they announce this huge solo concert. They've been playing for hundreds of thousands in Europe and the US this summer. I really want them to get out that new album soon, because I have a feeling it could hit high on Billboard.

yeh its crazy how big they've become, looking it up that's a 12,500 venue?
guess i was predisposed to like them but the BiSH album has really grown on me, one of the girls Aina has an amazing full-on voice.
this new song is not on the album and is the first as a 6 piece. folk metal with a video where they fight a giant lobster? well ok then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpLLKM_3ebk

Bish have started finding their own character, yeah. Doubt they'll come close to the impact of BiS but still good news.

New Passepied is too good, what a chorus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gm7qYBkfr8

yeah, 12000 seater for baby metal in england is phenomenal. they're cleaning up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1546Z08uTUk

Campanella still killing it, album is being put out in the west on Dec 18th by French label Specific, digitally and on vinyl

I am enjoying Dalljub Step Club a lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdOtoE0ysYc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGBvjLAkhIw

And Skillkills too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6mkWYJfx3A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuuUfP4uJEk

new album is so great, really getting more adventerous!

tho i do wish there were less trap beatz... *shrugs*

Wow, that track is full of teh feels. Love it!

it reminds me of the Tough Alliance heh

Utada Hikaru is in the news again as Adele tries to beat her one week world record of 3m+ sales.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhUkPnAsX8Y

This is alrightish though I am never going to love these sorts of vocals. Possibly too indie pop for this thread though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N09q-MBN9cY#t=121

new koutei camera girl is out, trashy idol mortal kombat soundtrack music is the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhUkPnAsX8Y

rippin anime ballad on that PV ain't bad either

also, new sayonara ponytail TRIPLE album! haven't listened yet but this single is great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psrAnGOBvU8

Billy Idle released three of the best songs of yhe year

https://youtu.be/UuvWIjGkEGM
https://youtu.be/SrCEoYIdSMg
https://youtu.be/ont1iRQAz1A

new BiSH video is pretty lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j2NvbuUbs8

avandoned are pretty great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c1H2ZShoFs

Sounds very much like bis or Helen Love.

Let's get light-hearted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl7B_7h2-OM

Best Momoiro Clover single in a long while

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPKX9gsZhi8

...aaaand two new momoiro clover albums just dropped

I haven't even liked any of their singles since 5th dimension really... but man... still feel like calling in sick to work and just playing these a lot tomorrow http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/emoticonshd.com/emoji/64/Emoticon-Thinking-Confused-Shrug-icon.png

Word on the street is Amaranthus is pretty great and their most coherent album-album yet. Still haven't found time to take a listen.

so, this is good shit. hakkin no yoake initially feeling like battle and romance anime mayhem, amaranthus like 5th dimension classic rock moves. gonna need some time to take it all in but surprised by how much I'm enjoying these. kinda wrote momoiro clover off for a minute!

Keyakizaka46 debut single "Silent Majority" http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k3oZTwoBwp9AMUg8YfX

Almost a full BiS reunion including Mitchel <3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKUX8KKKbM4

BiSH's major label debut is a 90 second punky thrash? hell yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-hs9iqBDHM