Music

LM.C album ‘Strong Pop’ released today!

April 4, 2012 ArcadeAdmin

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Today marks the release of LM.C’s newest album; STRONG POP. For those of you who have yet to be introduced to LM.C; Maya and Aiji are a Japanese visual kei rock duo, who are known for their mix of electronic rock and pop sound which they call ‘New Century Electrock’. LM.C stands for lovely-mocochang.com, for […]

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Visualising Visual Kei – Oshare Kei

April 2, 2012 ArcadeAdmin

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After a lengthy interval, here is the next in our series of articles on Visual Kei, taking a look at one of the many sub-categories; Oshare Kei. Some popular Oshare Kei bands you might have heard of include Antic Cafe (better known as An Cafe, who have been on hiatus since January 2010), LM.C and SuG, […]

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The Vocaloid Keyboard

March 31, 2012 ArcadeAdmin

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 The Vocaloid sensation continues, it seems, with Yamaha doing it’s bit to help virtual idol Hatsune Miku move one step further to reality. Recently brought to our attention was this; a Vocaloid keyboard. The instrument is designed to work like the computer software, allowing for users to input both lyrics and pitch in order to […]

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News

The Avengers Japanese Trailer and Movie Poster

March 18, 2012 Sean Mulkerrin

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The Japanese trailer for the Avengers has been released, apart from the Japanese voice over it features some new footage of action scenes and some dialogue. My favourite part is the heli-carrier rising out of the water, seeing Gywneth Paltrow back was not. I know where I will be on 27th of April (hint: It […]

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Music

Kyary New Single – Candy Candy

March 11, 2012 ArcadeAdmin

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Harajuku pop icon and singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is releasing her second single next month, titled ‘Candy Candy’. While no hypnotic music video has been realsed thus far, we do have the song for you all to check out below! The song strays from her typical electro pop tunes, and the single will come another […]

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Featured

The Weird and Wacky World of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

February 10, 2012 ArcadeAdmin

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Most of us by now are well aware that some strange, confusing and wonderful things come from the country of Japan. We here at The-Arcade would say Kyary is a prime example, a young Japanese star that is definitely bringing the phrase ‘Only in Japan!’ back with a bang. So, let’s get into who we’re […]

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Music

Visualising Visual Kei

September 23, 2011 ArcadeAdmin

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Visual Kei or Visual Style is a genre music taking the world by storm and of course Japan are behind it all. The @rcade dives head first into the music, the glamour and the outfits as we bring you a look at this most magnificen art form.

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Music

A Guide to the Vocaloids

February 8, 2011 ArcadeAdmin

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The Japanese are never one to do anything by half and are certainly not interested in sugar coating their technology! We can all recognise when a singer has had their voice altered by a computer but in Japan it's the computer who becomes the star. Come meet the Vocaloids!

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