Here is the follow-up with some round-ups of different posts on Star Sparkle, and a couple of new artists (not previously featured before). I'm listing the genres in alphabetical order this time. :)
Note: I also like Bollywood/Hindi music but as with the first post, I'm going to stick to East Asian music here. For some Bollywood post links see the bottom of the post.
C-pop
I've been listening to more Chinese pop in recent years. Last year I started an occasional feature called C-pop Saturday. I only did 4 C-pop Saturday posts during 2018 but have done 4 so far this year, with one more planned for next month. Check out these posts below for links to the C-pop Saturday 2018 posts and the 2019 ones to date:
Dec '18 C-pop Sat: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/12/c-pop-saturday.html
Sept '19 C-pop Sat: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/09/c-pop-saturday.html
New Music Releases (includes new songs by Hong Kong rapper/singer (and member of K-pop group GOT7) Jackson Wang: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/11/new-music-releases.html
Indonesia
I don't know that many Indonesian singers but I listen to a couple. My favourite is Anggun. I linked to her posts in the first post, but here's a newer one from last year:
Anngun- What We Remember (English): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/03/weekly-music-video_41.html
This year I discovered NIKI who (like Lexie Liu) is signed to the American media company 88rising. Her music is mainly in English and R'n'B style. Check out a couple of her songs below:
See U Never: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/weekly-music-video.html
Indigo (latest single): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/weekly-music-video.html
NIKI- La La Lost You
Plus here is La La Lost You, a new song from 88rising's new album Head in the Clouds II. This is the lyric video.
J-pop
Here's a round-up of the Japanese pop posts featured on the blog since early 2017:
New J-pop and K-pop Releases (March '17): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/03/new-j-pop-and-k-pop-releases.html
New J-pop Releases (June '17): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/06/new-j-pop-releases.html
E-girls- Love * Queen music video: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/07/weekly-music-video_19.html
Happiness- GOLD video: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/09/weekly-music-video.html
New Koda Kumi Video + Bonus Vid: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/10/new-koda-kumi-video-bonus-vid.html
Namie Amuro Retirement: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/09/namie-amuro-retirement.html
J-pop Round-up 2018: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/10/j-pop-round-up-2018.html
J-pop and K-pop Round-up 2019 + New Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/j-pop-and-k-pop-round-up-2019-new-videos.html
And here's a group I haven't previously featured:
lol
lol are a Japanese singing and dancing mixed gender group formed by Avex Trax (the same record label that manages Koda Kumi, and Namie Amuro until her retirement) in September 2014. Their group name comes from the internet slang for "laugh out loud" and is written in lower case. The group consists of 5 members- Naoto Komiyama, Yusuke Satou, Hibiki Kouketsu, Honoka Aoki and Moka Asada (stage name Moca).
lol released their official debut single fire! in summer 2015. It was used as the opening theme for the Japanese TV series Buzz Rhythm. Their other singles include Boyfriend/Girlfriend (two separate songs), love & smile, Sayonara no Kisetsu/lolli lollli (different songs) and brave up!! To date they have brought out 2 albums, lolol (2017) and lml (2018) and several digital albums, including fire! debut edition, Aitai Kimochi/nanana and love & smile Their music videos include trigger, #love.xx and like that. (Most song and album names are written in lower case).
Here is the video for #love_xxx which was released in October.
Update 27/1/23: Avex videos are blocked from playing on 3rd party applications, but you can watch it fine on YouTube. :)
Also check out the video for like that! Part 2 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQVsOgD3Ky8
As in K-pop, I don't think there are as many mixed gender groups as single gender ones (one of the most well known current South Korean ones is K.AR.D), but I think there are maybe a few more in J-pop.
For more on lol visit these links:
generasia profile: http://www.generasia.com/wiki/lol_(group)
Kprofiles: https://kprofiles.com/lol-members-profile/
Avex official site (Japanese/English): https://avex.jp/lol/
K-pop
Now here's a round-up of K-pop songs since early 2017:
New J-pop and K-pop Releases (March '17): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/03/new-j-pop-and-k-pop-releases.html
K-pop Female Solo Stars: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/04/k-pop-female-solo-stars.html
K.A.R.D debut mini album: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/08/kard-debut-mini-album.html
K-pop Christmas! (featuring a round-up of K-pop posts from 2017): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/12/k-pop-christmas.html
New Music for 2018 (includes Momoland and Japanese MONSTA X song): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/new-music-for-2018-part-2.html
Ten and Taeyong (NCT U)- Baby Don't Stop video: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/02/weekly-music-video_28.html
NU'EST W- WHERE YOU AT?: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/04/weekly-music-video.html
New K-pop Releases (June '18): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/06/new-k-pop-releases.html
NU'EST W- Dejavu: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/07/weekly-music-video_18.html
K-pop Faves: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/11/k-pop-faves.html
Hello WM- Timing (Christmas song): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/12/weekly-musi-video.html
J-pop and K-pop Round-up 2019 + New Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/j-pop-and-k-pop-round-up-2019-new-videos.html
Red Velvet- Bad Boy video: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/weekly-music-video_30.html
BTS and MONSTA X Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/11/bts-and-monsta-x-videos.html
New Music Releases (includes GOT7's You Calling My Name): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/11/new-music-releases.html
I've missed out a couple because it ended up being a long list, but only ones that were linked to elsewhere or where just one song was featured in general music posts. :)
Thai
My favourite Thai singer is Tata Young and I linked to a few of her videos in the last Asian music post.
I don't know very many Thai singers but Ten from the K-pop group NCT (and subgroup NCT U) is from Thailand (the only Thai member). You can watch the video for his 2017 debut solo single here (English language): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/05/weekly-music-video_31.html
Also see under the K-pop section for his song with band member Taeyong.
Waii feat. Timethai- Very Well
Waii (real name Panyarisa Thienprasidhi) is a singer from Bangok. She is signed to the Thai record label Kamikaze. One of her most well known albums is Waii: Playgirl. She has also released an album called V: What Da Heck (2014) and her singles include Break, Refuse, Trilogy with KnomJean and Gavin of T-hop (hip hop/Thai pop fusion) group 3.2.1, Tarm Pid Munk (What Da Heck),and Very Well.
Here is Very Well with singer, songwriter and dancer Timethai, a fellow Kamikaze signee. It was released in December 2015. This is the Official MV.
And here's the Dance MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdBDQpxAVi4
Also here's It's Time, a newer song Waii did with Timethai last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1rPGc2_32I
For more on Waii visit these links:
Famous Birthdays profile: https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/waii.html
2014 Student Weekly interview (English): http://student-weekly.com/120514/120514-entertain02.html#.XdBLa6_godV
FB page (with Follow option): https://www.facebook.com/waiiwaii.p
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waiiwaii.p
And follow Timethai here:
Official FB: https://www.facebook.com/timethaiofficialpage
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timethai/
For more Thai music visit Kamikaze's official YouTube channel welovekamikaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjqZeIIXmNj3WS7auJjJFpg
They are a teen music label, but music has no age limit! lol.
Vietnamese
Hồ Ngọc Hà feat. R. Tee- Bức Thư Để Lại
In the last post I featured Vietnamese singer Hồ Ngọc Ha. Here is Bức Thư Để Lại, a new song by her. It features rapper R. Tee.
For more Vietnamese pop visit this site: http://vpopfan.com/
Hope you enjoyed the post! :) Do you have a favourite type of Asian music?
P.S. Looking for Bollywood? Check out these posts:
Bollywood Round-up 2018- Part 1: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/08/bollywood-round-up-2018-part-1.html
Bollywood Round-up 2018- Part 2: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/12/bollywood-round-up-2018-part-2.html
Bollywood Dance Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/05/bollywood-dance-videos_24.html
Husn Parcham video from the film Zero: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/07/weekly-music-video_10.html
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