S.H.Figurearts is set to release the miniaturized electronic music duo of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter (aka Daft Punk) to party it up with your Transformers and Hatsune Miku figures. Continue reading
Category Archives: Music
Face to Face with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
At J-POP Summit Festival, I was able to sit down with Japanese pop-superstar Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ) for a brief one-on-on interview that I did on behalf of GEEK Magazine. Continue reading
J-POP Summit Festival 2013
J-POP Summit Festival (JPSF) was held in San Francisco from July 27th to the 28th in Japantown as well as a special concert at Union Square on the 28th. Special guests from Japan were on hand to promote Japanese pop-culture in the realms of fashion, music, food, and more. Continue reading
New Images for SCANDAL Kagen no Tsuki
J-Rock band SCANDAL has released new images for their upcoming single, 下弦の月 or “Kagen no Tsuki” which translates as Waning Moon. Continue reading
Starmarie: An Interview with a Japanese Idol Group
I had the opportunity to hang out with idol group Starmarie over the long July 4th weekend because they were performing at Anime Expo. Read about their AX performance and my Exclusive Interview with them for GEEK Magazine at geekexchange.com.
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to Perform in San Francisco!
Japanese mega-popstar Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is coming to San Francisco to perform at J-Pop Summit Fesitval on Sunday, July 28th at Union Square smack dab in the middle of the city. Continue reading
7!! LIVE plus an Exclusive Interview
Japanese rockband 7!! (pronounced 7 oops) made their U.S. debut at FanimeCon 2013 in San Jose, CA. Read more about their concert and the Exclusive Interview in my article on geekexchange.com.
DaisukiSCANDAL
DaisukiSCANDAL, the OG SCANDAL fan and blogger in Japan, just linked to my GEEK article about SCANDAL’s Osaka-jo Hall Concert. I think that’s pretty cool considering his stature amongst fellow SCANDAL fans. So, like the fanboy I am, I am reblogging his blog post. You can see it here by clicking here.
J-Rock Dolls
Japanese pop-rock group SCANDAL is made of four high school friends from Osaka. Their 2009 single, “Shōjo S” is the 10th opening theme for the popular anime Bleach.
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