- December 19th, 2008 by Chris
After 2 false starts using 2 different PHP packages I decided to flex my programming muscles and build the exact site I wanted in Ruby on Rails.
It’s launched in beta, which basically means I’m working behind the scenes to improve the site and if something goes wrong I’d really appreciate any feedback you can give me. Even if you think something looks bad or have a cool feature idea I would love to know!
So if you’re interested in Japanese music come visit JPop Japan. Share and vote for your favorite articles and voice your opinion. I hope to see you there!
- November 30th, 2008 by Chris
Just came across this band whilst looking for new music. A new favourite to add to the list!
Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs (MOTFD) is an all-girl band started in 2002 in Kobe, Japan. Originally a trio the drummer left, leaving Natsuko Miyamoto (Bass/Vocal) and Chiemi Ishimoto (Guitar). They released a self-titled mini-album in Jan 2008. Read on…
- October 14th, 2008 by Chris
I quickly realised that building a database of artists on my own was too much work! So after speaking with Nick over at JapanSoc.com I decided to relaunch JPopJapan.com as a social bookmarking site. Read on…
The reason for the lack of posts lately is due to the launch of my new site, JPopJapan.com.
Why start another site? Well, I wanted somewhere to discuss good Japanese music. I googled and found a few sites but they were either old and unused or unfriendly and inaccessible. So I decided to start my own site. Read on…
YUI is another of my favourite Japanese musicians. She’s very talented; playing the guitar and piano as well as having a great voice. She’s also cute! Read on…
Asian Kung-Fu Generation (アジアン・カンフー・ジェネレーション), or “Ajikan” (アジカン) for short, were the first Japanese rock band I came across in my search for Japanese music. My favourite songs are 君という花 (“Kimi to iu Hana” / “a flower named after you”) and アンダースタンド (“Andāsutando” / “Understand”). The title of the latter is amusing because, well, I don’t understand any of the lyrics yet! However I can appreciate good rock music and they are one of my top 5 favourite bands. Read on…
