This is one of Japan’s most famous albums, loved beyond its time. This album, released in 1981, is still selling well more than 40 years after its release. It is truly a great album that represents Japan’s City Pop. I was 16 years old at the time, and when I listened to this album, I heard a very urban and sophisticated sound, a new...
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Do you like specific attributes of your body? Do any parts of your body stand out more than others? This young lady, Mari Nagase, found her strength in her hands when she was 19 years old.
When you see ballet dancers or their performances for the first time, you may admire the beautiful movements and pretty tutus. As a dancer, I have loved the costumes we wear during rehearsals and performances. Yuki Tokuda is a ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer, and her love for ballet led her to start her own dance wear brand “Yukitard” a few years ago.
“Hey, what’s up? Have you ever seen Japanese guys on comedy shows?” That is how he usually starts his set. His name is Saku Yanagawa, the first professional Japanese stand-up comedian in the United States.
From ORIGAMI magazine A round-up of newsbites, memes and good old fashioned gossip that has us smiling.
The song by Miki Matsubara, “Stay with me” (Mayonaka no Door), which any City Pop fan would be familiar with, has been played 4.6 million times over the past year on Spotify. The number of views is increasing in Thailand and Malaysia, and in Indonesia it has been played 30,000 times this recent month. I am happy to see this phenomenon, but at the...
