Category: Love
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Cool Japanese Music Vol 4. Utada Hikaru
It was 1998 when I left Japan. In that year, Hikaru Utada made her debut. So did Ringo Sheena. When I came back to Japan, I can remember my brother asking me, “Do you know Utada Hikaru?” he talked excitedly about her. Hikaru seems to be good friends with her peer Ringo Sheena, and they…
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Cool Japanese Music Vol 3 : Sheena Ringo
Another singer who got me hooked from 2015 Kohaku is Sheena Ringo. I’ve heard her name and songs before 2015, and she’s been on Kohaku since 2011, but I have glued to her song “long and short festival – This is Hell or Heaven” on Kohaku 2015! She was so cool. It was a fusion…
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Cool Japanese Music Vol2, Hoshino Gen
Kohaku Uta Gassen is a national show that airs on 12/31 every year in which selected singers gather together and sing in male and female groups. The viewer rating is usually around 50% in Japan. I’m going to be into two singers for the 2015 Red and White Year-end show. One of them was Gen…
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Cool Japanese Music Vol 1 : Sekai No Owari (End of the world)
I haven’t listened to many Japanese songs since I came to the U.S., but I do watch the annual Kohaku Uta Gassen at the end of the year. I thought, “This is it!” Sekainoowari appeared for the first time in 2014. The song “Dragon Night” was so good that I listened to all the other…
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You can’t always get what you want – Yes I know
The Rolling Stones’ You can’t always get what you want is a classic song. It is really true. You can’t always get what you want. It’s all about timing and circumstances. When we were young, we had momentum, time, and freedom, but as we get older and our circumstances change, we have more things to…