[2004] J-pop in Walmart? - Page 2

sxesven · #1 21st October 2004, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ShAdOw X

Keiko Matsui is light chilly jazz type.

Hmm. If I say Billie Holiday, do you say Keiko Matsui?

Another Japanese pop artist that made it relatively big in the US: Ryuichi Sakamoto. He's got Virgin to release his albums. In other words: he's got it made. Apart from Pizzicato Five albums, Sakamoto's are the only ones I can pick up in a number of record stores here.

Delirium-Zer0 · #2 21st October 2004, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sxesven

Another Japanese pop artist that made it relatively big in the US: Ryuichi Sakamoto. He's got Virgin to release his albums. In other words: he's got it made. Apart from Pizzicato Five albums, Sakamoto's are the only ones I can pick up in a number of record stores here.

I KNEW I'd forgotten someone important. Thanks! ^_^

***nmskalmn*** · #3 22nd October 2004, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0

I KNEW I'd forgotten someone important. Thanks! ^_^

You forgot Mai-K too!

Hok · #4 21st October 2004, 02:58 AM

OMG, i heard some of (this) Keiko Matsui's music like a month ago, and I thought that it was strange (piano?). Why? Because I assumed it was Keiko Matsui, the lead singer from globe.

Delirium-Zer0 · #5 21st October 2004, 03:07 AM

Keiko of globe's last name is Yamada, not Matsui. Keiko's a common japanese name for girls, best not to assume anything about who it is. Kinda like the name Hitomi.

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Here is a short list of singers that have released things in the states (it's incomplete, but at least this is quite alot of them):
Seiko Matsuda
Toshi Kubota
Ken Ishii
DJ Krush
L'arc~en~Ciel
Pizzicato Five
Puffy (AmiYumi)
Tamaki Nami
X-Japan
Dreams Come True
T.M. Revolution
Utada

Compilations like Tofu Records' Neo Soul have other artists like Crystal Kay and Ken Hirai, and the soundtrack for the animated american movie Heavy Metal 2000 has the song "Inside the Pervert Mound" by Zilch, one of Hide's bands.

Also, puffy have three albums in the US. "An Illustrated History", a best-of that was only released for the american audience, and US versions of their albums "Spike" and "Nice".

Hok · #6 21st October 2004, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0

[color=deeppink]Keiko of globe's last name is Yamada, not Matsui. Keiko's a common japanese name for girls, best not to assume anything about who it is. Kinda like the name Hitomi.

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No, no, no. It wasn't actually anything like that. I actually thought Keiko of globe was named Keiko Matsui.

**Corybobory** · #7 21st October 2004, 03:16 AM

^I thought Mossimo was Zellers... [edit] wait wait! I get it haha... I... dont' know how to read English. That's why I'm a linguistics major.

I have sneakers from Walmart. They cost 12$. Canadian. That's like 4 cents American.

Brittany · #8 21st October 2004, 03:57 AM

I lub Ken Hirai (he's also so damn hot also.. lol) his songs are so touching to me..

O_O Yeppers.. Laruku is with Tofu.. Tofu is a bunch of crazy freaks.. their romaji sucks plain ass. Simple as that

paper_doll · #9 21st October 2004, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Brittany

O_O Yeppers.. Laruku is with Tofu.. Tofu is a bunch of crazy freaks.. their romaji sucks plain ass. Simple as that

So true. I look through the lyrics for the SMILE album and go "yeah, okay, this word should be like this..."

Brittany · #10 22nd October 2004, 01:22 AM

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So true. I look through the lyrics for the SMILE album and go "yeah, okay, this word should be like this..."

Yea, they don't use a lot of spacing.. theymashwordstogetherlikethissoicannotreadit.
Ah, so confusing.

mui-gei-tal · #11 22nd October 2004, 12:28 AM

i like wal-mart...lol but have ma?

Mirai Noah · #12 22nd October 2004, 01:19 AM

I was able to find Nami Tamaki's CD at a local record store (in fact I am listening to it right now ^^). But I cannot find T.M. Revolution. I've seen Puffy at Tower Records, though.

Nu-NRG · #13 22nd October 2004, 06:43 AM

the walmart here in Toronto...(atleast the ones i go to) DON'T have any jpop
or even japanese names...v.v

gothicayu · #14 20th December 2007, 08:15 AM

wow thats crazy i didnt know you can actually buy them in walmart . i usually wait those japanese convention to buy my cds or order it online . its nice to know

Neo Daydream · #15 20th December 2007, 03:21 PM

yeah, i would buy T.M. Revoultion's stuff but i never see him anywhere >.<

JesA · #16 21st December 2007, 12:53 AM

i bought the Nami Tamaki album at samgoody haha...i couldnt find it at walmart...GRR i really want Nana Kitade's 19, cuz its released in the US...i really hope TOFU releases her best of album here...which they prolly wont cuz they didn't release I SCREAM....yet....

leafyamazaki · #17 21st December 2007, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by JesA

i bought the Nami Tamaki album at samgoody haha...i couldnt find it at walmart...GRR i really want Nana Kitade's 19, cuz its released in the US...i really hope TOFU releases her best of album here...which they prolly wont cuz they didn't release I SCREAM....yet....

Your best bet right now is to just order it online. Apparently, Tofu Records has gone on an indefinite hiatus since March.

**Corybobory** · #18 21st December 2007, 05:16 AM

Hurrah! A thread I made three years ago

*beams*

Ani_C · #19 21st December 2007, 05:22 AM

Yeah I heard ULTRA BLUE was supposed to be in Walmart, of course that was last year xD What happens with this thread now?

Northerner · #20 21st December 2007, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Ani_C

Yeah I heard ULTRA BLUE was supposed to be in Walmart, of course that was last year xD What happens with this thread now?

I don't know about WalMart, but I just bought ULTRA BLUE in Best Buy last weekend.