Evangellion makes Suizenji Kiyoko popular to a new audience
Posted by harvey in Language, Music on 06. Jan, 2013 | 1 Comment
Thanks to geeking out on Evangellion I recently stumbled upon this classic Japanese song called 365-step March. This song is appears in EVANGELION:2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE when the new character Mari is fighting an Angel near the beginning of the movie. Being the crazy character that she is, Mari sings this song as she [...]
Shingo Nishinari – Osaka Local Rap
Posted by harvey in Media, Music, Osaka on 21. Oct, 2012 | 2 Comments
Looking for some fun Japanese music to listen to? OSAKA UP. The video features all the famous places in Osaka. Dotonbori Bridge, Tsutenkaku, Taiyou no Tou, and the entire video is in Kansai dialect. What more could you ask for? It also includes funny commentary on Osaka life, like Grandma’s who talk super fast and [...]
Furusato – Traditional Japanese Children’s Song
Posted by harvey in Culture, History, Music on 07. Aug, 2012 | 1 Comment
Some of my friends gave us a gift to congratulate us on our new baby! It plays music! Watch the video below to hear the song. It actually plays much longer but I just gave it a little tug to make the video. This is a traditional Japanese song for 6th grade elementary school kids [...]
Scars Borough
Posted by harvey in Media, Music on 16. Sep, 2011 | 2 Comments
This music recommendation must be the most personal one I have ever done… Here’s the story. So a long time ago in Japan I met a French dude. We became friends, time passed, I moved to Osaka and he was still in Tokyo, and we didn’t see each other so often anymore. Then a few [...]
Bright Siren by androp
Posted by harvey in Art, Music on 08. Sep, 2011 | 4 Comments
If you’re into Japanese rock and… camera flashes… you’ll probably find this to be pretty interesting. This is the video for the song Bright Siren by a Japanese band called androp. They used 250 cameras to set this up. Pretty impressive in terms of scale! Fun stuff. If you check their official website you can [...]
OMODAKA Video
Posted by harvey in Culture, Media, Music on 03. Aug, 2011 | 1 Comment
A newish video from OMODAKA! I really like OMODAKA’s style. He mixes traditional Japanese folk music with his modern digital beats and the results are really fun. OMODAKA in action Check out some of the links below for more OMODAKA videos and information. Related Posts: New OMODAKA drops Tuesday! More OMODAKA Get OMODAKA Albums on [...]
TINA – I’ll be there
Posted by harvey in Media, Music on 03. May, 2011 | Comments Off
I was introduced to this song back in 1999 when I was living in Japan long term for the first time as an exchange student at Nanzan University. A pretty hip older friend turned me on to it, and later she also introduced me to a similar artist named Bird. I remember I just loved [...]
Japan Fan encourages you to donate
Posted by harvey in Music on 14. Mar, 2011 | 1 Comment
There are many many ways to donate, but here’s another one. If you buy this girl’s songs on Band Camp she’ll donate 100% of the proceeds to Red Cross. She studies Japanese too. Her songs only cost one dollar. Support her dream, support Japan, support a JapanNewbie. What more could you ask for? Go young [...]
