Diddy's Asian Persuasion - THE SHOW (26/9 13.00 BST)

[Diddy]

WELCOME my little octopus dumplings, to sunny (if it wasn't night-time) Osaka, land of fire, kitchen of Japan.

Thanks for deciding to join me on a voyage through contemporary Japanese and Korean pop music. The playlist will have 5 Acts - as most of us are getting on a bit, I have taken the liberty to add some breaks to the proceedings, but you might want to stick around during that time anyway.

THE PLAYLIST

 

[Diddy]

Here's a little appetizer:

Now sing along everyone, MA ME MI MU MA MO, MA ME MI MU MA MO

 

[COB]

I'm here! :emoji_flag_jp:

 

[Diddy]

I realised I didn't do the write-ups so I'm feverishly doing them now, almost done

 

[Diddy]

OK the playlist is at the top of the thread - Please start it at 1pm exactly!

 

[Diddy]

@COB @Tisch @ButterTart @Iguana @Lucille
IN HERE NOW PLEASE!
Tell your friends

 

[COB]

I am poised!

 

[COB]

@ZenGiraffe

 

[Mats]

nice elevator

 

[Diddy]

IT STARTS! I really hope more people turn up

 

[COB]

Asimo UPSKIRT!

 

[ZjermGiraffe]

I have chicken nuggets, I am ready for this

 

[Diddy]

ACT I : Future Pop


Perfume – Tokyo Girl (2017)

With Kalavision finished, I can now declare Perfume (I think) the most successful of my unsuccessful entries in the ASFM 2020 canon, with their recent song “Future Pop”.

However my ultimate favourite girl band can kick things off with their #2 hit from the same album “Future Pop”. I love these girls to bits, so please check out my thread all about them that I keep bumping regardless.

 

[TiShh]

HERE! Casting to the BIG SCREEN. Also making/eating lunch but I'm here!

 

[COB]

I would not enjoy a trip in this elevator!

 

[Mats]

ACT I : Future Pop


Perfume – Tokyo Girl (2017)

With Kalavision finished, I can now declare Perfume (I think) the most successful of my unsuccessful entries in the ASFM 2020 canon, with their recent song “Future Pop”.

However my ultimate favourite girl band can kick things off with their #2 hit from the same album “Future Pop”. I love these girls to bits, so please check out my thread all about them that I keep bumping regardless.

have you seen them in concert?

 

[Mats]

lovely lasers

 

[TiShh]

Too much English in this for Kalavision (Kala take note)

 

[Mats]

oh they are only three. I thought there would be 15

 

[Diddy]

have you seen them in concert?

Twice! The first time in London, but I had to go to a proper arena show, so I took a one day trip to Fukuoka (too far for a one day trip, it turns out). INCREDIBLE

 

[ZjermGiraffe]

I'm enjoying these hats

 

[Diddy]

oh they are only three. I thought there would be 15

I don't really get on board with the megagroups like AKB48, I want to know who they all are. These 3 are angels though, I love them so much <3

 

[Diddy]

Too much English in this for Kalavision (Kala take note)

I was going to enter a dark electronic nightmare by them (Fusion) but I realised of what few lyrics there are, they're mostly just the word "Fusion" so it was INELIGIBLE

 

[COB]

This is cute! I keep thinking they're West Ham fans in those outfits though.

 

[Mats]

yay it's Calbee Dog

 

[Diddy]

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Family Party (2014)

From the same producer, Kyaru Pamyu Pamyu cemented her position as the oddball of Japanese pop, with inventive videos and serving Japanese weirdness that your deepest stereotypes could never.

 

[Diddy]

yay it's Calbee Dog

ARE YOU SKIPPING AHEAD? Or on shuffle?

 

[COB]

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu! And with a different song than that one we would know!

 

[Mats]

CONSOMMÉ PANCHI

one of my favourite flavours

 

[ZjermGiraffe]

Is this Ponponpon lady?

 

[COB]

I've just put some NOODLES on

 

[Diddy]

CONSOMMÉ PANCHI

one of my favourite flavours

ダメ！！順番に見てください！

 

[Mats]

ARE YOU SKIPPING AHEAD? Or on shuffle?

OMG it's that damn geoblocking, I went STRAIGHT to commercials after Perfume

 

[TiShh]

This is like a Katy Brand parody of a Japanese pop act

 

[Diddy]

OMG it's that damn geoblocking, I went STRAIGHT to commercials after Perfume

Oh No I was really hoping I'd avoid that

 

[Diddy]

This is like a Katy Brand parody of a Japanese pop act

I had to give people a little of what they expect

 

[COB]

It sounds very 8-bit

 

[Mats]

Oh No I was really hoping I'd avoid that

you can't, it's because of a Danish union's fight with evil YouTube that most music is blocked here. I'll just sit here and wait!

 

[Diddy]

Generations from Exile Tribe – G-Energy (2018)

I know boybands are a bit of a dirty concept these days, but the concept is still thriving in Asia, with the massive Exile franchise spawning several groups including ASFM disasters J-Soul Brothers, and these young guys who focus on the more poppy sound. There are shades of PWL in this though, aren’t there?

I had the pleasure of seeing live last year before the end of days, and a great show it was too.

 

[Diddy]

you can't, it's because of a Danish union's fight with evil YouTube that most music is blocked here. I'll just sit here and wait!

I should've made a spotify list too ...