As of 11/30, Former Stylips member Ogura Yui's contract with her company (Clare Voice) has expired. She will do free lance work now. http://clare-voice.co.jp/info
YouTube stuck this in my recs since I've been listening to a lot of Pentatonix lately, and this group is opening for them on tour. I'm not really sure what I was expecting, but it's pretty great. They only have the one cover out for now, but I'd love to see them take off.
And playing the blues like it's 1948 (or at least 1968):
And that's not really an exaggeration (at least the 1968 part) - the blues band that she plays with sounds a lot like the late 60s version of the Charlie Musselwhite band...
If madness made us strong, we would all be invincible.
Oricon's Favorite Artist Ranking 2018 by 20,000 music fans. Arashi is back to #1 after getting dethroned last year by Mr. Children. Namie Amuro is #2 overall and #1 in the female artist category. https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/2018/f ... index.html