LAGC 7th-8th Feb
The LONDON AND ANIME GAMING CON has its first event of 2015 next weekend – and J-Pop Go will be on DJ duties for the Saturday night. The LAGC combines a love of anime, gaming, cosplay and Japanese pop culture … Read More
The Music Tradition of KOHAKU UTA GASSEN
Looking at Japan’s traditional Christmas music show While Christmas in Japan is a very different experience to those that we enjoy in the west, there’s a familiar tradition that arrives every New Year’s Eve in the shape of Kohaku Uta … Read More
ORIGA (1970-2015)
Legendary Ghost In The Shell singer passes Sad news this week with the news that ORIGA, whose distinctive vocals were such a vital part of the soundtrack to Ghost In The Shell : Stand Alone Complex, passed away last weekend. … Read More
MOMOIRO CLOVER Z vs KISS
It was always a most unlikely collaboration: in one corner, the colourful idol outfit MOMOIRO CLOVER Z and the other corner, the classic rock outfit KISS. The finished product is ‘Yume No Ukiyo Ni Saitemina’, a song that was penned … Read More
2015 Music Preview
Last year proved to be a strong year for J-Pop releases – and along with it came a continuation of the desire for some Japanese artists and record labels to expand into a global market. This interest has obviously been … Read More
New Kyary Pamyu Pamyu release ‘Mondai Girl’ due in March
KYARY PAMYU PAMYU has a new single release scheduled for March this year titled ‘Mondai Girl’. ‘Mondai Girl’ will mark KPP’s 13th single release following on from 2014’s ‘Kira Kira Killer’. The tune, which roughly translates as ‘Problem Girl’, was … Read More