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This week's video is LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME by Japanese girl group BananaLemon. The group was formed by the producer STY and is made up of 4 members- leader and main vocalist Nadia (who is Japanese and Filipina and also has Spanish, Chinese and Russian heritage), other lead vocalist Saarah (who is half Japanese and half African American and lived in Los Angeles as a child), R!No and Mizuki. There's also said to be a "hidden" 5th member, like with the K-pop group K.A.R.D. The meaning of BananaLemon is a mix between sour and sweet.

The band started out in 2017 with the song #SorryNotSorry. (Though I don't think they've made their official debut yet). Other singles include GIRLS GONE WILD, FOREVER YOUNG and I WANNA, I WANNA.

The LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME video came out on 30th July. Click "Subtitles/Closed Captions) when viewing  the video on YouTube to see English subtitles!



There's also a dance practise video for LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz_bMozWdjI


I think it's cool that there's a J-pop girl group with mixed race/heritage members especially one who's part black, since I have black heritage too. :) I did a post on J-pop acts in 2016 and a few of the singers I featured were also mixed race. You can read it here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2016/11/more-j-pop-acts.html


For more on BananaLemon visit these links:

Arama Japan feature: ļ»æhttp://aramajapan.com/news/music/introducing-new-girl-group-bananalemon/86042/

K-profile: https://kprofiles.com/bananalemon-members-profile/

Oh! Press interview: http://blog.onehallyu.com/interview-get-know-bananalemon/

Official site:  http://www.bananalemon.jp/

Official FB: https://www.facebook.com/bnnlmn/

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