Japanese pop music/culture though the ages -- often interesting!

[Rooster_Ties]

I keep stumbling on interesting footage of Japanese pop music acts of various sorts, much of it from the last decade or two -- but sometimes even from earlier, from the 60's and 70's. (Can anybody find anything from the 50's??)

This thread is for serving up whatever interesting Japanese music-related footage any of us stumble on, on-line. It should PRIMARILY be for Japanese artists/bands doing the performing, but sometimes there are interesting TV appearances by western bands/performers as well.

And interviews with western performers on Japanese TV are also pretty wacky sometimes too (there's an interview with Miles from the 80's I saw somewhere, that is so off bass, you just can't believe that Miles didn't kick the interviewer and film crew out 2 minutes into the interview -- the the interview was clearly being held in Miles home, or at least his hotel room).

Japanese performers/bands/artists ---> pro, semi-pro, amateur, good, bad, whatever -- if it relates to Japanese Pop culture, this is the thread to discuss and share vids pertaining to said topic.

Here's a random one that I just found searching for some Beatles clips.

The Blue Comets ~ Blue Chateau (super cool 60's band from the 60's -- or so the description reads)

(Maybe we can guess who some of the bands are trying to emulate.)

Edited September 28, 2006 by Rooster_Ties

[Rooster_Ties]

The Blue Comets ~ Blue Chateau (super cool 60's band from the 60's -- or so the description reads)

Same tune/band, supposedly "live" - looks like it's from a 60's movie

Same band, same tune, obviously many years later

more Blue Comets footage of various sorts (just a search on the band name on Youtube)

Must've been a big hit, cuz here's some modern all-girls pseudo-classical group covering the same tune - Blue Chateau

Edited September 28, 2006 by Rooster_Ties

[Rooster_Ties]

Another link for me to follow-up on later...

"Evolution of Japanese underground scene : developments from Japanese psychedelic music from 1966-1996"

(Lots of band names to search for on Youtube.)

Edited September 28, 2006 by Rooster_Ties

[Rooster_Ties]

Your guess is as good as mine as to what to call it, but this is pretty cool!!

レンジャーズ　レッツ・ゴー・レインジャーズ <-- click here

Edited September 28, 2006 by Rooster_Ties

[Man with the Golden Arm]

Your guess is as good as mine as to what to call it, but this is pretty cool!!

レンジャーズ　レッツ・ゴー・レインジャーズ <-- click here

Japanese Garage

[JSngry]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag0nGb1Ok9A

[JSngry]

MTV-ish Sexy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpF97CcicwY...ted&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTEPtx0AqzE...ted&search=

Edited September 28, 2006 by JSngry

[Man with the Golden Arm]

Edited September 28, 2006 by Man with the Golden Arm

[JSngry]

I think we can all retire "WTF?!?!?!", , . , & now. That's gotta be the ultimate example.

[Indestructible!]

That...Was...Awesome...!...!...!

Cheers,

Shane

[CJ Shearn]

I unabashedly admit I like a lot of j-pop. My friend got me this bizarre Japanese punk CD at the Knitting Factory when she went to a show.

[Rooster_Ties]

Miki Fujimura (Candies) - Runaway (Del Shannon)