When I consider some of my absolute favourite albums of all time, Nissy's 'Hocus Pocus 2' is one that easily comes to mind. It's an all killer no filler affair and spans a variety of sounds throughout its 14 song setlist. New album 'Hocus Pocus 3' acts as the sequel project to the aforementioned 'Hocus … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Nissy – Trippin
With a career spanning more than 20 years and immense levels of success in both Korea and Japan, BoA has become a kind of nexus figure within both the K and J pop industries. Her voice and music have become incredibly iconic, acting as landmark moments that have done everything from soundtrack anime to top … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: BoA – The Greatest
I can't take it anymore. How many of these songs are we going to get before groups finally branch off into more exciting and creative ventures that actually have a melody? Back in the day Japan used to be the outlet for creativity. A musical market for groups to experiment with their sound and try … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: The Boyz – She’s The Boss
As someone who loves to keep records, I thought it would be fun to have a running tally of my most listened to artists and songs on a week by week basis. Each of these posts will likely go up every Sunday or Monday depending on when I get the time and yes, i will … Continue reading Kbopped’s Weekly Stats (vol. 3)
As with many groups within the Johnny's umbrella that unabashedly love, I couldn't really write much about Kis-My-Ft2 due their music being basically inaccessible for many. Something that has recently been undone due to most of their videography being added to Youtube. A move that has made this particular fan, and I assume many many … Continue reading Top 15 Best Songs By Kis-My-Ft2
Year Released: 2013 When considering many people's modern musical leanings, much can be traced back to the sounds that they experienced during their formative or adolescent years. Though we like it or not, those years are some of the most fundamental for shaping who we are. In almost every aspect of our being. And that's … Continue reading JPOP HALL OF FAME: Yuzu – Hyori Ittai
Ever since last year's immense Born To Be Wild, I've had my eyes firmly locked on JO1 and their rapidly growing discography. And though we sometimes get wildcards like last month's excellent Move The Soul, it's been a venture that's failed to bear as much fruit as I had initially expected. They've had solid songs … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: JO1 – With Us
As someone who loves boy group music from the late 90's and early 2000's I almost feel like the 'Turning Red' soundtrack was made for me. Each of the vocal led tracks on the score are great in their own unique ways, riffing off sounds that were incredibly popular during the era to great effect. … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Da-iCE – Nobody Like U
As someone who loves to keep records, I thought it would be fun to have a running tally of my most listened to artists and songs on a week by week basis. Each of these posts will likely go up every Sunday or Monday depending on when I get the time and yes, i will … Continue reading Kbopped’s Weekly Stats (vol. 1)
Despite my undying love for the Japanese music industry and their consistently exciting slate of releases, I'm honestly surprised that this is the first j-pop track I've written about all year. It's not that I haven't liked any j-pop singles this year (I have) but I think this was the first song to actually keep … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Naniwa Danshi – The Answer
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