Oh man, it's finally here. I'm excited to let you know our favorite megane pianist, song writer, Angela Aki has a new single! She had a child last year and man, she's still one hot momma! I love pretty much everything ...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Well this is a surprise! Our favorite cute train wreck Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has been hand picked by the Star Trek Into Darkness director J.J. Abrams to sing the Japanese theme for the movie. Never thought that Mr. Abrams was a K...
| Josh Totman |
It's time for another dose of sweet music from us to you! Unfortunately, poor Hiroko has caught a Cordyceps fungal infection and it's compelled her to finish The Last of Us as quickly as possible (we hear it's pretty go...
| Josh Tolentino |
Forget everything you know about Idol music, Obachaaan are here to turn J-Pop on its head! Taking a cue from the ultra popular AKB48, 47 ripe old ladies from Osaka are here to get your Monday going. Sure, yesterday was Fathe...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Hiroko's still occupied with that special event, so I have snatched the Daily Dose until she's able to find a stable connection. Before we kick the weekend off, let's check out Namie Amuro's latest music video that came out ...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Hiroko is busy with scoping out the latest tech in a faraway land, so I have dropped in unofficially to keep Daily Dose going. In this super duper late edition of Daily Dose, we are going to take a look at Silly-Go-Round by ...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Thy've been jamming this tune live for quite a few years now, but it's finally a single. The fellas from my beloved Asian Kung-Fu Generation have released a new video of their cover of the seminal 90's Alternative classic, L...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Both the Ghost in the Shell movies and television shows have always featured some pretty amazing, haunting music. Although I'm still not comfortable with the not so Shirow looking redesign, but the new video f...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Hiroko is out of town at the moment; however, her ability to connect to the Internet is still intact. Even with the greatest conveniences, things don't always go as planned. Luckily, I have come to the rescue to ensure that ...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
I'll say it again. Ryo and his various projects always blow me away. Over the past couple years I haven't heard anything from his bands that hasn't left me wanting more. I'm a bit partial to his Egoist stuff, but man this ne...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
It's another exciting week of Japanese rankings! While they didn't dominate the top three slots of the latest Oricon rankings, three Idolm@ster character CDs have made their way into the top ten list, proving that digital gir...
| Brad Rice |
After enjoying the many great parody's of Attack on Titan's opening, I feel that I have committed a huge crime as an anime fan, since I haven't gotten around to watching the series yet. Before you decide on my punishmen...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
I might be wrong on this assumption, but there's a chance that Hiroko has returned from Puerto Rico. However, a relaxing trip can result in coming home tired, so I have decided to watch over Daily Dose until she's ready for ...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
This week we have a shorter-than-expected week. Our usual source for Japanese box office numbers doesn't have any updated data for last weekend. We'll do our best to find some new sources in case this trend continues. Nonethe...
| Brad Rice |
Hiroko continues to remain trapped in the delusional world known as Puerto Rico, so she has left me in charge of keeping the Daily Dose active. Now that we are close to the weekend, the time has come for us to tap into our i...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Hiroko's still stranded on the island of Puerto Rico, so she has left me in charge of keeping the Daily Dose alive. In today's segment, we're going to dive into the opening theme of a series that was a fated encounter for me...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Hiroko is busy with enjoying the sites of Puerto Rico, so she has left me in charge of Daily Dose until she crash lands in the J-tor Office. I hope your Tuesday was good, because we are posting another psychedelic ...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
The best concert films go out of their way to replicate the experience of actually attending the filmed event. While nothing will ever nail what it was like to hear the pounding speakers and experience an event with hundreds ...
| Pedro Cortes |
Hiroko is still taking some rest and relaxation in Puerto Rico, so she has left me in charge of watching over Daily Dose. Most of us aren't on vacation yet, but that's not stopping us from checking out livetune's n...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Hiroko continues to battle with the burden of having low cell phone Internet connection in Puerto Rico, so she has left me in charge of Daily Dose until she returns. As we begin the first day of our endle...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
This week, we're debuting a revamped version of our old Rock the Charts column. Each week, we'll let you know what the top Oricon JPop singles are, as well as the New York Times bestselling manga list, and the Japanese b...
| Brad Rice |
Hiroko continues to enjoy the delicious offering from Puerto Rico's cuisines, so she has given me the title of becoming Daily Dose's Guard Dog until she returns. Getting ready for the weekend, let's enjoy the great blessing ...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Hiroko has left on a trip to Puerto Rico, so she has left me in charge of monitoring the Daily Dose until she returns to us safely. Unfortunately, the cats that we hired have lost the documents to the rest of the Final Blows...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Every time I hear about an announcement related to a major con, I begin to think that the gods of fate are planning to bring despair upon me. But mark my words, I will find a way to break this curse, so that I can travel to ...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
Kicking off your weekend fun is the newest single from the dance-pop duo, fripSide. Besides having a hilarious name, the band has some chart topping hits, and their newest single, sister's noise is defini...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
You know, I think I may have posted this song a while back, but it's so good I don't really care. Utada Hikaru's hit single from 1999, First Love has been on my mind for a few weeks now, and been what I've been belting out i...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Well, it's about freaking time. Finally a new, haunting track from the alway amazing, Shiina Ringo. Since Tokyo Jihen split, I've been worried about the rock goddess losing some of her famous edge. No need to fret, her newes...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Ready for this weeks cuteness overload? We've got the newest video from our favorite Harajuku idol, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Invader Invader! The new video captures some of the cuteness of her live show, mixed in with the usual, u...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Japan Expo, the largest Japanese pop-culture event in Europe, is coming to America this August, and like any good con, expo, or other big event, it's bringing guests. They've just announced their second guest, and it seems t...
| Josh Tolentino |
After posting yesterday's female punk rock action, I wanted to keep the girl power vibes going and play another rocking tune. I present to you the Japanese female Visual Kei band, Aldious. I'm not too familiar with these lad...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
You know how all those band anime or other performance/sports shows all have their protagonists listing their ambition as "Going to the Budokan"? It's a popular cliche, seeing as the Nippon Budokan is perhaps Japan's most ic...
| Josh Tolentino |
Made famous from his tracks featuring Hatsune Miku, DJ kz aka livetune is one of my favorite producers. The soft spoken genius sat down with the folk over at the Miku Channel, and he gave some interesting insite to...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
How about some raw sounding rock & roll to slide into your lovely Tuesday? Today we have the newest effort from Japanese metal act, CANTOY. The band recently had a quick tour of the US, and they came back with a nice&nbs...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
And we're back with another issue of J-Note, Japanator's new feature that takes an in-depth look into recent anime and Japanese music releases.This month we've got a couple singles that act as opening/ending themes for variou...
| Jayson Napolitano |
You know how you could tell Char Aznable was a total badass? Well, besides his huge Mobile Suit, he had his own groovy theme song! Today we go all the way back to before almost everyone here was born, to 1979. We take a look...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Well, I never thought that I would live to see the day that we get a Cumbia song about Dragon Ball Z. Jumping into the Fusion Dance, two Mexican music groups known as Cañada de la Cumbia and Los Weyes Que To...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
It's not often we get notable Japanese guests at our Japan-related get-togethers (as much as you'd think we would), so it's pretty exciting to hear that we've successfully lured some famous folk onto our collection of dinky i...
| Chris Walden |
Oreimo's back on the air, and if that wasn't exciting enough news, they have a hot new opening! The creepily young duo of ClariS is up to bat for the AAA title, and their track reunion serves as a fantastic opener for the se...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
It's not secret that I'm in love with Attack on Titan's opening theme, Guren no Yumiya (Linked Horizon). After discovering group leader Revo through Bravely Default's amazing soundtrack, I've been devouring anything the man ...
| Elliot Gay |
It's been a while since I've graced the pages of some lovely Visual Kei, so I promise this one is a gem. Today we have the new single from the beautiful and mysterious Sadie, with the track Madara. Perfect, dr...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
I can remember the first time I watched Neon Genesis Evangelion quite clearly. I was going through an interesting period of time in my life where I had sort of stopped watching anime. The genres were getting a bit stale, and...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
The adorable duo of Amo and Ayamo are back with tons of cuteness, and this time, and little more attitude. On their last outing, AMOYAMO were packing a fair amount of cheese and super pop shine. Their newest track LIVE...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Due to a tough adversary, Hiroko will be resting today. Until she is fully energized, I have been giving the duty to keep Daily Dose protected from the forces that threaten music. As I wait for the opportunity to ...
| Salvador G-Rodiles |
To kick off your Monday is the hot new single from the girls of Baby Raid. This young idols have some excellent energy, rocking beats, and a fresh look to them. They may be a bit young, but that doesn't seem to stop them fro...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Looks like the Momoiro Clover Z girls are still flying through space, and whatever alien spiky mask thing afflicted them in the last video, hasn't let up. Their newest effort, BIRTH Ø BIRTH doesn't pack the same punch...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Today we're heading back to the glory days of 1986 and the amazing animated flick, Transformers: The Movie. Yeah, this is kind of the only Transformers movie I acknowledge. The new Bayformer movies aren't that bad, but the c...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
We've been rocking out so hard on the Dose lately, I forget to come down to earth every once in a while to chill out and enjoy some amazing J-Pop ballads. The newest single from Jun Shibata hits you right where you don't thi...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
The adorable little hell raisers of BabyMetal are getting to stay up past their bed time to embark on a short three stop tour. The shows will feature some interesting Metallica covers, as well as plenty of moshing. They are ...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Man, I'm a sucker for female drummer. She can sing and has blue hair? I'm totally infatuated now! All the ladies from Gachatic Spin are quite badass, but the drummer Hana is all mine! The hard rocking girls have a new single...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
Oh, how I feel you. Aimer, RE: I AM.... I need to go pee
| Hiroko Yamamura |
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