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After my introduction to Amaki Sally, I had planned on regular updates. However, as any regular reader of Asian Junkie knows, I always fuck up what I plan. So here …
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Grace opens for AAA’s SKY-HI in NY, broadcasts her entire Dallas set on V Live
Avex Group artist SKY-HI of J-pop group AAA is currently on his first world tour, and the Japanese singer/rapper invited Grace to open as his guest act for the New York tour stop. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbiycZrjsR6/ This …
Read More »Amuro Namie’s 25th anniversary DoCoMo CM shows her switching styles through the years
DoCoMo recently released an advertisement that starred Amuro Namie changing styles (and mobile phones) from 1992, 2000, 2010, and 2017, a period of time that also happens to line up …
Read More »TWICE confirmed to appear on ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’, first for K-pop since 2011
NHK has confirmed that TWICE will appear on the 68th edition of ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen‘. The producer of the show explained the selection of TWICE, saying, “They debuted in Japan …
Read More »Jiyoung (ex-KARA) scores lead role in Tokai TV remake of ‘Orphan Black’, continues to thrive
Four days ago, I saw Jiyoung (former KARA) post a picture on Instagram of her in a bunch of different outfits and thought, “Oh ‘Orphan Black’ is a cool photoshoot …
Read More »Cool Japan is flopping to fuck and back, zero people are surprised
Cool Japan is a gigantic flop thus far according to a recent report by Nikkei, which should come as a surprise to absolutely nobody. Without a more sophisticated strategy and …
Read More »[Event] Oi-SKALL Mates bring Japanese ska and their energetic show to LA
Sometimes I feel like we get stuck in this rut of K-pop or J-pop and we never step outside of it. We become attached to our genres and never venture …
Read More »Amuro Namie begins the end of her career with fittingly upbeat & rebellious, “Showtime”
Amuro Namie is retiring next year, and the upcoming ‘Finally‘ album will be her final one. It’s going to be a best-of compilation album that will include 39 of her …
Read More »Miyavi and Daichi Miura make magic in their “Dancing With My Fingers” collab
Miyavi has an album releasing on Nov. 8 in ‘Samurai Sessions Volume 2‘, which is basically his second collaboration album after (of course) ‘Samurai Sessions Volume 1‘. Among his collaborators …
Read More »FEMM go retro for “Samishii Nettaigyo”, a cover of the Wink hit from 1989
FEMM travel back to the 80s with the music video for “Samishii Nettaigyo” off their upcoming cover album that will tackle J-pop from the 80s and 90s. This effort is …
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