Multi-talented Matsuri host talks about her music One of the highlights of the recent Japan Matsuri was a performance by the talented NAOMI SUZUKI who drew a sizeable group of enthusiastic J-Pop fans and curious bystanders (and which featured a … Read More
One of the exciting events as part of next month’s HYPER JAPAN is a special talk with Mr. Hisamitsu Ishikawa, of Production I.G. and acclaimed Japanese anime critic Ryusuke Hikawa. Production I.G. are best known as the company behind such … Read More
It seems Japan always has plenty of guitar bands on hand to suit your fancy, but lately it feels there’s been a glut of bands that are falling beneath the mark. Either poor facsimiles of Western bands and genres or … Read More
HIROYUKI ITOH is the CEO of Crypton Future Media, better known for their Vocaloid software and its most famous offspring Hatsune Miku. The phenomenal success of Hatsune Miku has reached beyond Japan and the fan-created content has led to an … Read More
It’s time for another J-Pop Go News Briefing bringing you some J-Pop news, gossip and stories from around the wonderful web. This segment features stories on AKB48’s latest release, the K-On! Movie, a Friday gig from Coppé, 4 Japanese bands … Read More
The secret life of vocaloids… It’s not often that you’re given the opportunity to attend a seminar whose topics include virtual superstar Hatsune Miku, but the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in London were providing just that opportunity as part of their … Read More
Pop punk trio SHONEN KNIFE, whose 21-date European tour is drawing to a close, have been invited by The Japan Foundation to give a talk about their long career later this month. SHONEN KNIFE formed back in 1981 and were … Read More
J-POP GO at the London Anime Con 9th/10th February 2013 J-Pop Go will be making a special guest DJ appearance at the next London Anime Con which is scheduled to take place in London on Saturday 9th February and Sunday … Read More
Japan’s top idol outfit AKB48 have made the video for new single ‘UZA’ available and shows the group adopting a Gothic visual look, whilst also going for a more Electropop sound. The title of the single ‘UZA’ refers to the … Read More
It’s time for a new J-Pop Go feature – our semi-regular News Briefings brings you some J-Pop news, gossip and stories from around the web. Small bite-sized items that bring you up to speed with what’s happening in the exciting … Read More
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