Features
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Live Report
Third Times a Charm for Rainbow Disco Club Fest
Cancelled in 2011 after the Great East Japan Earthquake and then again in 2012, when typhoon-esque conditions had the venue looking more like a swimming ...
May 22, 2013
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Special
Get Loose With Japan’s Yuru-Chara
Not every city in Japan can be as diverse as Tokyo, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have local pride. They just need a PR ...
May 20, 2013
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List
5 Tokyoite Fashion Trends For Spring 2013
What’s Tokyo wearing now? The winter coats have been stowed away and replaced by colourful, lively threads that scream springtime at the end of a ...
May 17, 2013
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Live Report
An Otaku’s Surreal Fantasy at Nico Nico Chokaigi 2013
The scene at the second annual Nico Nico Chokaigi, a two-day cultural festival hosted by Japanese online haven Nico Nico Douga, was a fantastical one. ...
May 15, 2013
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Interview
Hatsune Miku is… PUNK
Vocaloid sensation Hatsune Miku would be singing a different tune if she were around to see Japan in the 1970s. Student riots paralyzed universities, pollution ...
May 14, 2013
Videos
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Music Video
Shishido Kavka Kiken na Futari
Shishido Kavka’s latest tune packs a punch. This fiery track translates literally to “a dangerous pair,” and the video fittingly opens to two boxers battling ...
May 22, 2013
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Video Interview
Shishido Kavka Not So Little Drummer Girl – Segment 1
Shishido Kavka – the moniker may not sound like the most Japanesey one, but don’t let the name confuse you, this singer-drummer-model is 100% Japanese. ...
May 22, 2013
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Video Interview
Linda Sansei From Brazil to Japan to the World – Segment 2
As musicians in the J-music scene, being born in Brazil and raised in Japan will definitely put a unique spin on your look and sound. ...
May 20, 2013
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Music Video
Linda Sansei Miraiseiki eZ Zoo
No, this isn’t J-pop, or even K-pop from our neighbors across the Sea of Japan. This is B-pop. Brought to you by Linda Sansei from ...
May 15, 2013
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Video Interview
Linda Sansei B-pop – Segment 1
If you’re viewing this site it means that you probably know what J-pop is. But these girls are a self-proclaimed B-pop unit. Linda Sansei are ...
May 15, 2013
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Video Interview
E-girls / Dream Dance Til You Drop – Segment 2
In a scene brimming with girl and boy groups, one wonders how to stand out. The girls of Dream tell us that their crew do ...
May 8, 2013
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Music Video
E-girls Follow Me
This tune is the one that really put E-girls into the J-music mainstream. The girls’ hit number two on Japan’s Oricon Charts with the release of ...
May 4, 2013
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Music Video
Dream Only You
Opening to soft pastel colors, you know this video isn’t your standard E-girls fare. And it isn’t – it’s E-girls leading sub-group Dream’s latest single. ...
May 4, 2013
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Video Interview
E-girls / Dream I Dream of Dancing – Segment 1
MTV 81 caught up with E-girls leading crew Dream, fresh off their debut full-length “Lesson 1″ with E-girls, and in the run-up to the release ...
May 4, 2013
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Video Interview
Yoshikuni Dohchin A New Chemistry – Segment 2
In this part of our exclusive chat with Yoshikuni Dohchin of J-pop and R&B vocalist duo CHEMISTRY fame, he shares with the MTV 81 team ...
April 29, 2013
