New School Kaidan Japanese idol appreciation

It’s a day for covers today with this release of “Charles (シャルル)” by Balloon (original vocals by flower). You know me: I love when KOBASOLO releases new cover versions featuring a singer from the idol world. Today is nice because we are getting a singer from an idol group (Theme …

Back with another cover version, Sisters Suzuki Yuriya and Mariya take on “WINDING ROAD”, the collaboration of Kobukuro and Ayaka from 2007. The girls get a great chance to show off their harmonization skills and rich voices. The arrangement seems spot on with the original (with a bit of cleaning …

More Studio Live music today from Wa-Suta and the NEKONOTE band as they gear up for their October 8 free live at Yoyogi Park. This time, the fortunate pairing delivers their rendition of “PLATONIC GIRL”. The rock arrangement of the song work remarkably well with the band; they deliver a …

Coming out with their latest single on August 25, Sayaka and Kokoro (a.k.a. Yes Happy!) pop the question with “Are You Happy?” In bright dresses, the two girls take a trip through the city (do you recognize where they are?), stopping to sing to us along the way. “Are You …

From their Show Time album, WAY WAVE get a new funky release to our ears with “Mitsubachi Panty Line (みつばちパンティーライン)”. The grooving rhythms with an unmistakably funky bass line swerve host to a few musical callbacks that will tickle you if you recognize them. Koike sisters wear their best funk …

Today on the New PV Alerts we have a collaboration from a pair of groups that we haven’t heard from in a while. Seno Sister from Fukui gets together with O’CHAWANZ (featuring the much traveled Sugarsugar lala). The musical offering edges the hip hop and pop borders with a singable …

After a few months brewing, the rebranded TEAM SHACHI have a new single (I suppose technically their first single) on the docket for October 2. The “Official Dance Music Video” of the song “WATASHI FEVER (わたしフィーバー)” is here to start building our taste for the new release. The foursome appear …

I know exactly what we need to cleanse us of all these summer idol PVs and their summer poolside fluff, and it’s a new Oyasumi Hologram PV complete with a live band arrangement. In “slow dancer”, the girls get their work done on a large wood floored studio with their …

Just in time for their major debut on Universal Music, 26ji no Masquerade release to us the “2019 Summer Version” of “Heart Sunglasses”. The symbols of Humbert’s obsession becomes a much more innocent symbol of the summer days of youth. The girls of NijiMasu paint a pretty picture in their …

It’s now really clear that Higuchi Nazuna, a fourth chapter member of SUPER☆GiRLS will be covering Matsuura Aya’s entire debut album release, First Kiss. This time around, we get the second track from the album, “Tropica~l Koishite~ru (トロピカ～ル恋して～る)”. Putting the new member’s vocals alongside Ayaya is a real power move, …