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Pay Day: Introduction to EPO, the Japanese city pop artist bridging the scene's roots with its glitzy heyday

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Bandcamp Day Spotlight November 2024 - Big Animal Theory, Fellsius, emamouse, Hakushi Hasegawa, and more

Deciphering the trends: A crash course in Japan's viral music hits of 2024

Pokémon's Project VOLTAGE captures modern Vocaloid cool

Fun in the sun: An introduction to Eiichi Ohtaki, Japan's pop maestro and city pop pioneer

PAS TASTA goes big on second full-length album GRAND POP

Bandcamp Day Spotlight November 2024 - BUBBLE-B, Guchon, Masayoshi Iimori, and more

Ado’s "Profile of Mona Lisa" tour cements her place as the Japanese female vocalist of the moment

Perfume's Nebula Romance Part One shines bright musically, but fails to launch conceptually

Bandcamp Day Spotlight October 2024 - Inu, Carpainter, babababa featuring Hatsune Miku, and more

The state of J-Pop in 2024: welcoming a new era

Intro to Tokimeki Records: The buzzed-about Japanese project covering city pop classics

Leiji and the robots: Captain Harlock and Daft Punk's Interstella 5555

Their dreamland: an introduction to the emerging sound of Japanese HyperPop