In the late 1990s, before algorithms defined taste, before platforms flattened culture into recommended rows of thumbnails, music discovery still relied on randomness. Napster was messy, mislabeled, ...
No exploration of Japanese music would be complete without a dive into the world of J-Pop. Short for Japanese popular music, J-Pop is hard to define. It encompasses a wide breadth of genres and ...
Dubai: DJ KOO, whose real name is Kouichi Takase, is a legend in Japanese dance music. As the leader of TRF and a defining figure in J-Pop, he's shaped an entire era of dance pop culture. Ahead of his ...