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Japanese CD singles
9.24.2005 9:33 PM \| Link	I love shopping for music in Japan, because it's somehow fun buying artists that I've barely heard of - everything becomes a surprise! During my latest trip I watched lots of music videos on cable at Matt & Kumiko's apartment, so I decided to buy some of the ones I really enjoyed. The really cool thing is that some CD singles come with a DVD of the music video, which is even better than the song! That's the main reason I bought Heartsdales latest release Hey DJ, because the video is just full of 70s disco fun (complete with roller skates), even though the song is J-Hop rap. I'm actually kind of mesmerized by Japanese rap, because I love trying to decipher it, and it just sounds so cool! I also bought So Wonderful by Bonnie Pink, who is an established artist with tons of CDs. Her CD single also included some other great tracks, definitely in the realm of "mature" J-pop (not so much bubblegum). Finally I picked up a single by Shikao Suga by mistake - I was hoping it was going to be a different song I had heard on TV, but I couldn't read the artists' name because of the kanji! No harm done, though, because I still like the songs I got, since I was in the mood for some moody guitar-strumming guy songs. As a bonus, this single also had a DVD of a video for a song called June, and it's a really fantastic video, with a complete mini heartbreak story. I think I need to order more CD singles from YesAsia, because it's so much fun discovering new Japanese music, and it feels cool to know about the latest hip stuff! Labels: cds, jpop


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