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Shiina Ringo
One of the Japanese music scene’s most interesting and consistently creative artists is Ringo Shena, a hard-rocking singer-songwriter who has carved out a unique niche for herself ever since her debut in 1998. She was born in Fukuoka in 1978, and f...
Mika Nakashima
Jazz-pop diva Mika Nakashima has been one the music industry’s most successful artists since the turn of the century. Appealing as both a pop singer and a “serious artist”, Nakashima’s smoky, emotive voice and sophisticated st...
koda kumi
A tried-and-true J-pop promotional tactic is to get some overseas exposure for an artist and then tell the often credulous Japanese media that he or she has really made a splash in the U.S., Britain, Botswana or wherever. That’s what Avex did with ...
Ken Hirai
Ken Hirai stands out from the rest of the J-pop pack - literally, since he’s 183 cm tall. He stands out in a musical sense, too, since talented male vocalists like Hirai are almost an endangered species on the Japanese music scene. But what really ...
Advantage Lucy
Advantage Lucy plays songs influenced by 60s janglepop, Swedish pop, and pretty much anything else that makes people feel good. Presently comprising vocalist Aiko and guitarist Yoshiharu Ishizaka, the group was formed in 1995 as a four piece, named L...
Morning Musume
Morning Musume, literally “morning daughter”, is a pop culture phenomena that launched in 1997. While in some ways reminiscent of Onyanko Club (or in American terms something like a cross between American Idol and Menudo), Morning Musume has gone...
ikimono Gakari
ikimono Gakari (いきものがかり) is a three member rock band that formed in 1999. They made their mainstream debut in March 2006 with Epic Japan Records. Members Yoshioka Kiyoe (吉岡聖恵) - Vocals Mizuno Yoshiki (水野良樹) - Guitar &...
Do As Infinity
Do As Infinity (ドゥ・アズ・インフィニティ, Du Azu Infiniti) was a popular japanese band which debuted on september 29, 1999 with the release of their first single, “Tangerine Dream”. Their name is sometimes abbreviated as D....
