Tag: Music Video

Maika Loubté’s Show Me How Remix Now Available!

Maika Loubté channels feelings indescribable by words into music - TOKIONTokyo based singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Maika Loubté has a brand new remix! “Show Me How” is now available, starting today, to stream and view.

This ethereal take maintains the similar emotion of the original track, while giving it a new life by adding light, youthful, and percussive energy. Kan Sano, a keyboardist, remixer, and producer has worked with many artists across Japan and he is regarded as one of the most important figures in the country’s music scene today.  

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Kaz it Up with Code Love EP

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Kaz’s very first solo EP, “Code Love” is now available on streaming services, and this young man is showing that he’s ready to show why Generation Z matters. At the age of 21, this entry may well show he’s branching out. He’s also part of the Japanese boy group, Intersection.

This artist was directly involved in the production of every song on the new EP. Its release follows the June 2021 single ‘White Stallion’, which broke records on its release in China. It’s become the first song by a Japanese artist to simultaneously hit No.1 in four separate category charts on Chinese download sites.

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Has ‘Kingdom’ Come with BiSH’ separate “Stacking” Music Video Release?

Stacking by BISHIn addition to BiSH’s song being used in the newest premiere of the anime Kingdom (available to stream on Funamation), the musical sensation has released their single, “Stacking,” for fans wanting to simply hear it or see as a music video!

Their sound and style certainly highlights the energetic nature of the series. I’m more happy their work is not tied to or reliant on any anime’s popularity as I simply enjoy J-pop without its anime connections. The literal translation of the song’s lyrics reveals hurt feelings boiling within one’s soul, which may be a part of what the anime is about. In what’s different in the music video is the singers looking trapped and wandering what looks like the streets of San Francisco circa 1900, with Japan Town as the destination. It’s backdrop and the band highlights the group as though they are fashion models living in the Paris of the West and, of course, dancing in the streets.

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WARPs UP “Pleasure” now Available Worldwide!

WARPs is an abbreviation of Wave Assemble Radical People-syndicate, based on the concept of creating waves of innovation. It is a project that produces a variety of unique artistic works and transcends national borders. WARPs UP are one of the groups within the WARPs project.

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Japanese-Chinese boys’ collective WARPs UP has new single ‘Pleasure’ now available to download and stream. Also available is their new mini-album ‘Prep.20/21SS -Chapter RLSM-’ for fans to rock on to. Up until now, these releases had been limited to China. This releases marks the first opportunity for fans to hear these long-awaited songs on music services around the world.

The single ‘Pleasure’ is the opening theme song to the popular TV anime series Fruits Basket–whose latest season ‘The Final’ began broadcasting in April. This is the first ballad from them which carries an inspiring message: No matter our fate or circumstances, we all have the power to shape our own future. There’s no need to be afraid.

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From Beatmania to Beyond, Yamato, This Star Blazer is Making Waves

Yamato’s outstanding skills with a Pioneer CDJ deck are an incredible sight to behold.

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To see Yamato’s latest videos, please visit the official YouTube channel.

Meet Yamato, an impossibly highly skilled DJ and producer from Japan who has redefined the boundaries of CDJ mixing. Over the course of his career, Yamato has been blessed by the late DJ Avicii, and, more recently, contributed tracks for Konami’s ‘beatmania’ games. Yamato’s latest track, ‘Blaze’, has been featured in a campaign to attract visitors to the city of Nagoya.

Just two years after his DJ debut, this DJ took first place in the ‘burn WORLD DJ CONTEST 2013 JAPAN’ competition, which was sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. Soon after, during the ‘burn STUDIOS RESIDENCY’ global contest held in Ibiza, Spain, he was selected by superstar DJ Avicii to co-star at the ‘burn YARD in Budapest’ festival in Hungary, becoming the first Japanese artist to perform with Avicii. Since then, Yamato has been a fixture at clubs and large festivals in Japan and around the world.

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Christmas Time is Here with WARPs Up SANTA Connection

From all of us at Otakunoculture.com, we’re wishing everyone ….

Warp UP Santa Present Wrap

Even though we’re on break, articles are planned and are being authored. They will appear in the New Year.

To get into the festive mood, we do have two shout-outs to fans of WARPs UP word-wide.

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Japanese-Chinese male dance collective WARPs UP released a new music video for their track ‘Cloud 9’ on YouTube today, December 24, 2020. Following the release of ‘Hali Gali’ in November, WARPs UP collaborated on ‘Cloud 9’ with producer/songwriter team Tony Esterly and Paige Blue, whose past hits include ‘Satisfied’ by Sia and several tracks for BTS.

The group includes two members from Japan and two from China. In addition to RIKIMARU, the Japan side also features SANTA, a top-level dancer who has earned the title of World Champion at a world-renowned dance battle. Meanwhile, Chinese members MINGJUN and LANBYI gained performing experience as trained idols in China.

Have a safe break!