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Hong Kong Gets a Blast of Kawaii From Japan’s Idols
It seems that this year is gonna be a good one for Japan’s “kawaii” culture. With so many gigs and fests happening around the globe ...
May 13, 2013
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VAMPS to Go Nico Nico Live
Most musicians will tell you that sites such as YouTube and Ustream are crucial to worldwide success. And Japan is no different. Except in Japan there ...
April 23, 2013
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Former AKB48 Leading Lady Atsuko Maeda Set to Co-host this Year’s VMAJs
It’s that time of the year again. MTV Japan has released the names for this year’s hosts, nominees and the first three performers to be ...
April 2, 2013
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Vocaloid Album Goes Up on iTunes for First Time in a Year
Despite building a career with virtual artists who exist only as binary code, Vocaloid producer livetune has released very little of his work digitally, not ...
March 19, 2013
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Aoi Yamazaki Stars in World’s First All-origami Music Video
Origami folds paper into anything your mind can dream of: Planes, cranes, spider webs, and even words of encouragement, as in the case of up-and-coming ...
March 14, 2013
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Virtual Idol Hatsune Miku Sings in English for Hit Song “Spectrum”
Hatsune Miku is no stranger to collaborations, “making appearances” in works by synth-pioneer Isao Tomita, digital art luminary Keiichiro Shibuya and popping up in countless ...
February 28, 2013
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Yoshiki Takes the Stage at Golden Globe Awards
X Japan co-founder and drummer Yoshiki was back in the spotlight at last January’s 70th annual Golden Globe Awards. The classically trained pianist provided the ...
February 21, 2013
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Conbini Giant Lawson to Take AkikoLoid-chan Abroad
Vocaloid is big in Japan. You know something has hit “trend” status in Japan when you start to see related images on TV commercials, city ...
February 7, 2013
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Radwimps’ Yojiro Noda to Take on Europe Alone as illion
Yojiro Noda has big ambitions. Originally a fan of U.K. rock bands such as Radiohead and Oasis, Noda has achieved huge success as the frontman ...
February 6, 2013
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Japanese Acts Again Set to Paint the Town Red at SXSW
The state of Texas in the U.S. probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think about Japanese music abroad. Unless you’ve ...
January 10, 2013