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Ni-Ongaku Spotlight: Tetsushi

Ni-Ongaku Spotlight: Tetsushi

Tetsushi is an indie artist I found a couple of years ago on the J-Indie site, Muzie, searching for music you don’t normally hear on Online Anime Radio Stations or on weekly shows (no offense to Tokyo Tower FM ^^). He’s an electronica (aka Techno) artist—a genre that is often overlooked for being too… annoying. [...]

Omodaka’s “Kokiriko Bushi”

Omodaka’s “Kokiriko Bushi”

Omodaka (aka Soichi Terada) is one of two musical acts preforming at Anime Weekeend Atlanta this weekend. Omodaka is an electronica artist who comes equipped with possibly the best instruments in the world: a PSP, Nintendo DS, and a Game Boy Color. With the help of an Apple MacBook Pro, a Korg Kaossilator, and an [...]

Ivy’s “Temptation of Sonata”

Ivy’s “Temptation of Sonata”

Female Korean Pop Star Ivy’s “Temptation of Sonata” is quite the topic not just around K-Pop communities, but around Final Fantasy fansites as well… The Music Video for the song looks suspiciously similar to Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. That’s because it is based on Advent Children—used without permission. Of course, Square-Enix filed a lawsuit against [...]

Girls Generation’s “Gee”

Girls Generation’s “Gee”

It’s been a while since I posted a video under the Ni-Ongaku Spotlight tag (was originally a Category before the blog revamp). Actually, this is the first N-OS post for 2009! But the next video has nothing to do with J-Pop… sort of. It’s really a K-Pop MV of “Gee”, from the 9-member girl group, [...]

BIG BANG’s “Number 1″

BIG BANG’s “Number 1″

BIG BANG (빅뱅)? Who the heck are they? BIG BANG is the biggest boy band act in Korea at the moment. They released their first album in 2007, and just recently released their second album, “Remember”. Korea isn’t the only place where they’re a hit… They returned to Japan for their single, “Number 1″ off [...]