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Galapagos Rock: Why It’s So Hard for Foreign J-Pop Fans to Buy Concert Tickets in Japan
Some overseas fans of Japanese music say the hassle is proof that "Japan hates foreigners." The truth is more complicated.
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Ado Reveals She’s Been in America, Struggling to Improve Her English
World-famous singer Ado revealed recently she's been living in the United States for a while. Sadly, she says, it hasn't automatically improved…
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The Artist Behind Resident Evil’s Absurd Enka Parody
How an Enka song from the 1980s laid the foundation of J-Rap and became an internet meme.
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Japanese K-Pop: A Musical Twist or a Cultural Riddle?
Is it K-Pop...or J-Pop? How the emergence of all-Japanese K-Pop-style groups highlights some unique differences between the two genres.
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There’s Something About LiSA: JP Netizens On Singer’s “Wild” Past
The DEMON SLAYER theme song singer is at the height of her popularity. Will a new article on her "wild" past change…
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Did Shiina Ringo Write a Right-Wing Nationalist Pop Song?
Why a 2014 song by the popular songstress stirred controversy - and why seemingly "nationalistic" songs draw such controversy in Japan.
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Three Lesser-Known Subgenres of Japanese Pop Music
These three subgenres of Japanese pop combined Western and Japanese musical traditions to produce unique sounds that captured the spirit of their…
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How Agnes Chow Made Herself Fluent in Japanese
How did Agnes Chow Ting, Hong Kong's "Goddess of Democracy," get so good at Japanese? The answer: self-study, anime, and sheer necessity.