Reyep

Saikō ka yo at 10: When HKT48 Wrote Fans In

Ten years ago, HKT48 built fan calls into “Saikō ka yo” and handed Hana Matsuoka her first center. The single became the group’s eighth consecutive number one.

अनुवाद उपलब्ध नहीं — अनुरोधित भाषा: हिन्दी; प्रदर्शित भाषा: English।

The song that launched Ichiro Araki turns 60

Ichiro Araki’s debut single turns 60. Three minutes, 600,000 copies and the beginning of one of Japanese music’s most elusive careers.

अनुवाद उपलब्ध नहीं — अनुरोधित भाषा: हिन्दी; प्रदर्शित भाषा: English।

100 Japanese singles that shaped the sound of 1996

From globe and Namie Amuro to Fishmans, LAMP EYE and enka, these 100 singles map the year Japan’s CD boom reached full force—and its musical future broke through.

अनुवाद उपलब्ध नहीं — अनुरोधित भाषा: हिन्दी; प्रदर्शित भाषा: English।

PSYENCE: hide refused to choose a genre

Released on September 2, 1996, PSYENCE moved from big-band brass to industrial rock, garage punk and pop without allowing any genre to define hide.

अनुवाद उपलब्ध नहीं — अनुरोधित भाषा: हिन्दी; प्रदर्शित भाषा: English।

Maki Ohguro reunites 55 BLACK and 55 RED

55 RED arrives today with 55 BLACK RETURNS. Maki Ohguro completes a two-album project conceived at 55 as her 35th-anniversary campaign begins.

अनुवाद उपलब्ध नहीं — अनुरोधित भाषा: हिन्दी; प्रदर्शित भाषा: English।

What Is J-POP? Why It Means More Than Japanese Pop

Rock, hip-hop, metal, idols or enka: why are so many different kinds of music gathered under J-POP — and why did J-POP streaming choose it over J-music?” focus_keyphrase: “What is J-POP?

अनुवाद उपलब्ध नहीं — अनुरोधित भाषा: हिन्दी; प्रदर्शित भाषा: English।

SCANDAL Will End Its Activities in 2027

SCANDAL will end its activities on August 21, 2027, after one final tour of Japan. The band has announced neither a breakup nor a hiatus. We look back at twenty years together.

अनुवाद उपलब्ध नहीं — अनुरोधित भाषा: हिन्दी; प्रदर्शित भाषा: English।

J-POP streaming is back. It never really left.

The website disappeared and the playlists stopped moving. The desire behind J-POP streaming did not. Here is why it went away, what changed and why it can now return.

अनुवाद उपलब्ध नहीं — अनुरोधित भाषा: हिन्दी; प्रदर्शित भाषा: English।

Night Hawks Interview: Burnout, Freedom and Rock

Shuichi Aoki and Chie Iwashita revisit Night Hawks’ difficult history, their unexpected return, the meaning of rock and the forty-year journey behind “Anmoku no Hibi.”

अनुवाद उपलब्ध नहीं — अनुरोधित भाषा: हिन्दी; प्रदर्शित भाषा: English।

Re:O: “We Make Music That Sounds Better Louder”

With “Ronin,” Re:O became a four-piece built on incompatible influences, impossible drum parts and a shared desire to push Rio Suyama’s songs somewhere heavier.

अनुवाद उपलब्ध नहीं — अनुरोधित भाषा: हिन्दी; प्रदर्शित भाषा: English।

Flehmann: हर गीत एक आवाज़ से शुरू होता है

पुराने synthesizer से “Save my love” तक, Flehmann संगीत में वापसी, ध्वनि से रचना और दूसरी आवाज़ों के लिए लिखना सीखने की अपनी प्रक्रिया पर बात करते हैं।

OTO MAYUMI: रोम से जापानी रॉक

2024 की शुरुआत में OTO MAYUMI ने J-POP streaming से Good and Bad Shades, 1990s J-rock के प्रति अपने प्रेम और सही sound खोजने में मदद करने वाले producer के बारे में बात की।