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 (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 [...]

A couple of months back, Korean pop singer, BoA, who has released albums in her home country of South Korea, as well in Japan, including a few anime opening themes, such as “The Meaning of Peace” with Koda Kumi in Gundam Seed, announced that she would be releasing her first US single. The video of [...]

Photo Credit: Jalapeño It’s been a while since I posted the last Ni-Ongaku Spotlight feature. In this post, let’s take a look at the upcoming all-girl J-Rock group, ORESKABAND (オレスカバンド). The 6-member band, who got their start during middle school in 2003, first preformed at Anime Expo in 2007 with their hit song, “20 Tips” [...]

Next, there’s the J-Rock group that helped make Fullmetal Alchemist a legendary anime. L’arc~en~Ciel’s “Ready Steady GO!” is the second opening to the series. L’arc has been around for a long time–since 1994, to be exact. Older hits include “Fourth Avenue Cafe”, “Spirit Dreams Inside” (as heard in the Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within movie), [...]