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Alright, where are my Tokyo-local #JPop / #JRock fans???

I want to attend the yama concert on Friday the 25th and need a) people to go with, and b) help securing tickets without a Tokyo phone number or address of my own.

I would go see Ado that night if I could but I figure that's a tall order since it's her world-tour kickoff and already sold out long ago haha

With Babymetal dropping a new track with Poppy, I decided to re-up my old ACNH post where I tried to make it look like my islanders were Babymetal.

Definitely check out "from me to u" by Babymetal and Poppy. song.link/us/i/1806198014

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Wagakki Band (和楽器バンド) – Yasouemaki (八奏絵巻) (2015, Japan)

Our next spotlight is on number 1011 on The List, submitted by ChrisJagged. Founded by Suzuhana Yuko, this band is named after the traditional Japanese instruments that are prominent in their music, wagakki. Originating out of Suzuhana’s acoustic folk trio Hanafugetsu, the band essentially merged with folk punk/visual kei band Crow×Class to result in a 8-member group with a sound that lands somewhere in-between the folk rock and folk metal spheres. The album we look at here, their second, incorporates methods of Shigin, a traditional poetry form performed/recited in a particular manner.

Want to read more? See the full spotlight: 1001otheralbums.com/2025/04/02

Want to skip straight to the music? Here's a Songlink: album.link/i/1031872724

Happy listening!

1001 Other Albums · Wagakki Band (和楽器バンド) – Yasouemaki (八奏絵巻) (2015, Japan)
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Wagakki Band (和楽器バンド) – Yasouemaki (八奏絵巻) (2015, Japan)

Our next spotlight is on number 1011 on The List, submitted by ChrisJagged.

Founded by singer, composer, lyricist, Shigin master, Kenshibu dancer, and classical pianist Suzuhana Yuko, Wagakki Band (和楽器バンド) is named after the traditional Japanese instruments that are prominent in their music, wagakki. Originating out of Suzuhana’s acoustic folk trio Hanafugetsu (which is still active), the band essentially merged with folk punk/visual kei band Crow×Class to result in a 8-member group with a sound that lands somewhere in-between the folk rock and folk metal spheres. Wagakki Band first gained popularity via their adaptations of Vocaloid songs, with their first LP, Vocalo Zanmai (ボカロ三昧) (2014), consisting solely of Vocaloid covers. The album we look at here is their second studio album and first to contain original material. It incorporates methods of Shigin, a traditional poetry form performed/recited in a particular manner, as would their following albums.

Following the release of Yasouemaki, Wagakki Band’s popularity would continue to grow both at home and internationally, and the band would go on to release five more LPs, with Tokyo Singing (2020) featuring a collaboration with Amy Lee of Evanescence. As of the end of 2024, the band has gone on indefinite hiatus.

Even if you, like me, don’t know much about J-rock/J-pop, if you have an interest in folk rock/metal (and love/miss[1] key changes!), this is a really fun band to check out.

Happy listening!

  1. Here’s a fun Tedium article that was referenced in a toot I saw recently, exploring the demise of the key change in pop music over the last 60 years: “The Death of the Key Change” by Chris Dalla Riva (Nov 9, 2022). The article looks specifically at pop music that hit the Billboard Hot 100 charts so I can’t help but wonder now if the key change is still alive and well in J-pop. Anyone know? ↩︎

Escute o Shin J-Pop 54 de lua nova – uma hora da música contemporânea japonesa. Na lua nova experimentamos de tudo junto com Eve, Yuki, Sōichirō Yamauchi, Hitsuji bungaku, Foi, Chilli Beans, Lucky Kilimanjaro, toe, Yogetsu Akasaka, SIRUP, TOMOO, Makaroni enpitsu, YOASOBI, Kaho Nakamura, Awesome City Club!

Na Rádio ondaslivres.com todo sábado, ao meio-dia e meia-noite, 12h+24h UTC-3.

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#jpop#jmusic#jrock

I do this thing where if I listen to a song and like it, I immediately go watch a clip of the band live... and if they have zero stage presence (or worse, they have a choreographed routine), I lose 90% interest in them.

Yes, I'm shallow and fickle.

However, if I DO like the performance, I generally become a fan.

Anyways, does the live performance of a band/musician have a huge bearing of your opinion of them, or nah?

#music#rock#pop

Every week, AVO Magazine brings you a treasure trove of captivating music videos from lesser-known, new and intriguing Japanese artists who deserve your support! Read our latest article, published to highlight music videos released in week 12 of 2025.

avo-magazine.com/en/2025/03/7-

AVO Magazine · 7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 12, 2025)By Francisca Hagen