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Re: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop,
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:51 am
by usamimi
Oh man, I haven't listened to Mr. Children in ages! I should find their stuff again and give it another listen.
I love Zard but it's hard for me to listen to any of their stuff anymore without feeling super sad, now that Izumi Sakai is gone.
Re: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop,
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 6:56 pm
by kndy
m.o.v.e will be calling it quits this year with their final performance to celebrate their 15th Year Anniversary and their final performance together.
I interviewed m.o.v.e for their 10th anniversary in 2007 and also finished interviewing them for their 15th anniversary and also for the finale. Interview will be up soon, just waiting for the photos from Japan and final album. But I talk to Motsu about why they are calling it quits, m.o.v.e's connection with the anime series "Initial D", Motsu's involvement in the anison scene with his new group ALTIMA, discussion of video games such as "Bust the Groove" (known as "Bust a Move" in the US) for the PS1 and more.
m.o.v.e - DOGFIGHT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKURxNMi2xA
m.o.v.e - BREAK IN2 THE NITE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... OkzGLgyyCw
m.o.v.e - 雷鳴 -out of kontrol-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... fqrU5ILj20
ALTIMA - I'll Believe (theme for the anime series "Shakugan no Shana III Final")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMHgbVwoo-4
Bust the Groove - Flyin' To Your Soul (created by motsu of m.o.v.e)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b84KJYidKvs
Re: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop,
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:01 pm
by greg
My most recent J-rock purchase is the eponymous first album of The Blue Hearts. This is the album that contains their famous song "Linda Linda." My 4 year old really likes it. Her favorite is the super-fast punk song, "Dance Number." I've been in a punk mood lately, and today I introduced "I Fought The Law" by The Clash to my junior high 1st grade students because they have already studied the present continuous verb tense and are now learning past tense.
Blue Hearts' songs are a fun way to study Japanese words and slang. The whole album is full of great punk songs, and full of attitude. It's a big shot of "I don't care what anybody thinks, I'm gonna do my own thing" individualism for a collectivistic society.
Re: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop,
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:09 pm
by usamimi
Aww, I love "Linda Linda"! That's adorable. XD
Re: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop,
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 3:03 pm
by Animusubi
kndy > Oh man, that's so sad. I missed seeing them a few years ago when they did a performance at Sakura-Con (and my bf expresses his anger about it to me all the time) so I fear that I won't get to see them now. ;_;
Re: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop,
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:19 am
by kndy
Listening to:
m.o.v.e albums "anim.o.v.e best" (AVCT-10184/B), "Humanizer" (AVCT-10169),"XII" (AVCT-10182-B) "Overtaker's Spirit" (AVCT-10177-B) and ALTIMA's "BURST THE GRAVITY"
AKB48 - 1830m
Ayumi Hamasaki - Guilty
Morning Musume's CD Singles "One-Two-Three/The Matenro Show" (EPCE--5881) and "Wakuteka Take a Chance"
Nogizaka46's "Guru Guru Curtain"
AKB48's "Ue Kara Mariko" (TYPE-A, TYPE-K, TYPE-B)
Morning Musume's CD single "Help ME!!/Daisuki Dakara Zettai ni Yurusanai"
Sukima Switch's album "DoublesBest"
Watarirouka Hashiratai 7's "Valentine Kiss"
SMAP's "Sample Bang!"
no3b's "Kigirisu-Jin"
AKB48 Team Surprise's "Kinmokusei"
Mai Fukui's "Ai no Uta"
Re: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop,
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:49 am
by kndy
Kana Nishino - Go For It!
Nogizaka46's "Seifuku no Mannequin" Type-C
SKE48's latest CD single (their 11th) titled "Choco no Dorei" (Type-A, Type-B and Type-C) plus their seventh CD single "Oki Doki"
Various m.o.v.e titles
Various m.o.v.e titles
Atsuko Maeda's "Flower"
Perfumes "Love the World"
SDN48's "Makeoshimi Congratulation" (Theater Edition) and "Ai, Chuseyo" (Theater Edition)
Re: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop,
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:52 am
by kndy
Yuki Kashiwagi's "Shortcake" (Type-A and B - wish I got C instead of B)
Re: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop,
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:05 pm
by greg
Ah, Kanna Nishino is pretty popular among my JHS students. So is Masaharu Fukuyama.
Re: Japanese Music - J-Pop, enka, J-Rock, Japanese hip-hop,
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:13 am
by kndy
greg wrote:Ah, Kanna Nishino is pretty popular among my JHS students. So is Masaharu Fukuyama.
Fukuyama is a man who never ages...still producing great music. Kanna is an artist that I have been covering for awhile, yet waiting for when she will perform in the US.
Today I am listening to Hikaru Utada's "Hikari" with Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix coming out next week in Japan...the first game and the song brings me back...2002.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOSNIIx5u_U