Wednesday, April 8, 2009

J-Pop Invasion Desu Ka!?

Well its a gosh darn Japanese invasion we got on our hands!

and i couldnt be more happy!

first off we have the second foray into the american music arena by Utada Hikaru, or as her loyal fans know her, Hikki

her first american album (circa 2003) was met with... risistance... even from loyal fans

the album itself was very experimental and i definatly think that her albu. producers at the time didnt take it very seriously

even timbaland who was credited as a producer threw her a pretty whack beat

she coulda done better by herself, and well, she did

her second release is not only what her first shouldve been but it holds its own against even her best work from japan

the second is a first american release for the now officially fluent tri-lingual J and K-pop singer BoA (Kwon)

selt titled, BoA is another great album, and i will venture to say should find its way into american hearts and mp3s players very easily

ive listened to it about 5 times through today and i can say with no b

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