Tag Archives: music

Ongakuyōbi: Takeko Minekawa

Posted on September 10, 2011 by E.

You may have already heard Takeko Minekawa, because she’s most famous as the girl who shouted “Playstation!” at the end of Playstation 3 commercials.

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Ongakuyōbi: Cornelius

Posted on September 3, 2011 by E.

Cornelius was introduced to me back in high school as “Japan’s Beck.” This is pretty much true. 

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Ongakuyōbi: Number Girl

Posted on August 27, 2011 by E.

Number Girl are from my neck of the woods – Fukuoka, Japan.

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Ongakuyōbi: The Pizzicato Five

Posted on August 20, 2011 by E.

A recent conversation with a friend has unearthed a common problem when it comes to music fans in Japan: J-Pop has drowned out everything remotely cool about this country’s music scene, and it’s hard to find stuff that isn’t AKB48. … Continue reading →

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