FEMM: Tokyo Girls Anthem / #2021reviews
When FEMM debuted in 2014 they were the J-Pop sensation of the year. The mysterious duo, moving around like some sort of androids, doing superb, contemporary dance pop. They kept…
Jody: Jody / #2021reviews
For me, Jody's Hajimattenai is easily 2021's best hip-hop / trap track. It is so, so over-the-top, with an insane, earth shattering, subwoofer killer bassline, the crazy, trippy rapping and its…
Chanmina: harenchi / #2021reviews
Ever since the previous generation of Great J-Pop Divas either retired (the one-and-only Namie Amuro), became a shadow of their former self (Ayumi Hamasaki), became increasingly boring (Utada Hikaru) or…
Chai: Wink / #2021reviews
Chai became a surprise international sensation in recent years, thanks to their strangely charming sound, which is both naively childlike and highly sophisticated, incorporating influences from all over the pop…
Young Yujiro: 2025 / #2021reviews
2025 is the latest offering from rapper / trapper Young Yujiro who quickly became a huge fave of mine a couple of years ago when he surfaced with the rest…
Dubstep goodies from the second half of 2020, with the reissues and rarities from Goth-Trad and a lot of new releases!
Even though 2020 was very strange, still it was a quiet busy year for Japanese dubstep: there weren't many physical releases, but other than that a lot happened since my…
Two new beat tapes from Grooveman Spot!
A Japanese boom bap label, the Okinawa based Honey Records just released two digital exclusive beat tapes from the mighty Grooveman Spot yesterday. Titled Lost Beat Tape -Pianoman- vol.1 and…
Monthly singles from DJ Krush + a couple of EU dates for July
This July hip-hop master DJ Krush will be back for another round of EU dates: he will be performing at Spain's famous Sonar festival on the 19th and will have…
SudannaYuzuYully’s new track mixes hip-hop, pop and traditional music + a new start for LDH girl groups
SudannaYuzuYully, a trio under the management company LDH started back in early 2017 and it includes three girls from the agency's other groups: two from Happiness and one from their…
Charisma.com returns as a solo project with a new video, new sound and new image
is officially back! The group went on an indefinite hiatus in January after DJ Gonchi, one half of the duo decided to quit the music and entertainment business altogether to…