Bros are high-fiving the shit out of each other after watching the beach frolic video by SUPER☆GiRLS “Tokonatsu High Touch.” It’s everything you want out of a J-idol beach video. Stunning girls in their wet suits dancing, splashing, hoola hooping, and painting fences? Yep, there is a lot of paint! And you knows there be … Continue reading »
Hooray for Friday! Cheer for the weekend! Go to the beach! Seriously, get off your butt and go to the beach. Ok, if you just can’t, then maybe watching Tokyo Cheer② Party will lift your spirits. “Gamushara Spirits” is all about working hard everyday and then working hard everyday in the sun at the beach. … Continue reading »
MEG ZOMBIES and MEG are down like Whoa! So let’s check out this video sandwich. MEG ZOMBIES devours her men in “Kiss or Bite,” but we really just get a taste of that track at the beginning and the end. What’s the meat of this video sandwich is the video for MEG’s “SAVE.” It’s like … Continue reading »
Kojoe is in a “51st State of Mind.” With the help of smooth tipper Ritto, both of these boys are reppin’ Japan and some West Coast American rap styles. This song is a lot smoother than expected, it’s almost sexy for a song that’s kind of political. So mind meld with Kojoe and feel it. … Continue reading »
Yesterday, Rau Def announced a new video was coming. Sho nuf, here is “Jedi Song.” So do you like sword fighting at night? Don’t worry, don’t think dirty, Rau Def and his crew of the Mutantaners use toy plastic swords. What’s really being sliced up is Rau Def’s words. He raps over crashing cymbals,and retro … Continue reading »
So I hear there is a new flavor of Mountain Dew. It’s called Hopeless Dew and it tastes like the tears of a broken mosh pit kid. Ok. Maybe I made that up. But Hopeless Dew is a J-punk band that philosophizes “WHY DON’T YOU WONDER WHAT PROVES PEOPLE EXIST.” Think about that long and … Continue reading »
Walk the streets aimlessly with Ryo Iwamoto (we are time) in another meandering piano single “Love Streams (Theme).” This video includes more dancing, but it’s less obvious, and more twirling and flailing. Love the city! Hug the rails, lay on the steps, reach out to the skyline. Ryo Iwamoto’s new album Love is Overtaking Me … Continue reading »
What is the life of a night bee? A rather hilarious one, if what we see from Naika MC and 我次郎MIC rings true. “Night Bee a.k.a. Yoru no Hachi” explores the night life of young men looking for some extra curricular activities… Paying for sex. yep. It’s a whimsical rap song and educational too and … Continue reading »
Take a ride on the great space coaster with Yuki Koyanagi with the R&B shoop single “Jet Coaster.” Color me surprised to hear such a Motown sound from Yuki Koyanagi, and even more excited to see the way she sings with that snarly curled lip. Get it girl. We only get part of the single, … Continue reading »
Put your hands up! Mikris and Soldier are railing reggae hip hop style in “Reconquista.” So whether on the rooftops are in underconstructed buildings, these dudes are laying it down. It’s a macho shout out with lots of manly back vocals rolling the song along, but MIKRIS and SOLDIER’s rapid fire rhymes are truly representing … Continue reading »
