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Asian Songs for Summer

As you'll know if you follow this blog, I'm a fan of Asian music such as Japanese, Korean and Chinese pop. I thought it would be cool to share some Asian summer themed songs and videos. :)

Note: I'm focusing on East Asian music today but if you'd like some Bollywood music check out my latest post here (The Naari Naari Song from Made In China): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/07/weekly-music-video_29.html


Jay Park feat. GRAY- DRIVE

First up is DRIVE by Korean American singer Jay Park and featuring Korean singer and rapper GRAY. This was a Weekly Music video back in October 2016, but the video has real summer vibes! Check it out here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2016/10/weekly-music-video_19.html


Jessi- Down

In July 2018 I included Korean American singer Jessi's single Down in my More Summer Songs post: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/07/more-summer-songfs.html


TWICE- Dance The Night Away

Last summer I featured Korean girl group TWICE's Dance The Night Away in this Songs for Summer post. It has a desert island themed video: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/08/songs-for-summer.html


WINNER- ISLAND

Also in the post was Korean boyband WINNER's music video for the song ISLAND, which of course features the boys on an island! Watch it here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/08/songs-for-summer.html


E-girls- Love* Queen

This is Japanese girlband E-girls' single Love* Queen which was released back in July 2017. The video features the girls on a road trip (across America by the look of it): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/07/weekly-music-video_19.html


E-girls- E.G- summer RIDER

Here's another one from E-girls. This is E.G. summer RIDER which was released in July 2016. It was from their 4th album (a double release) E.G. CRAZY which came out the following January. The video was uploaded in June 2016.

This isn't the full song since their record company Avex often doesn't upload full videos.

Note: Avex videos are blocked from being shown on third party applications. If you click on the video you can watch it fine on YouTube. :)



I've just read that E-girls plan to disband at the end of the year, which is a shame. I don't follow them too closely but like their music. Hope you've enjoyed their videos featured on Star Sparkle. :)


RIRI, KEIJU (prod. Nariaki Obukuro)- Summertime

In June I did a post called Summer Songs Round-up which shared summer themed music previously posted on the blog. A new song I included was Japanese singer RIRI's 2019 single Summertime, from the EP of the same name. The track features rap artist KEIJU: Find it here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/06/summer-songs-round-up.html


Julia Wu- Summertime (Julia Wu Remix)

Chinese Australian singer Julia Wu did a remix version of Summertime, a mixture of English and Chinese. You can watch the video in the post as well: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/06/summer-songs-round-up.html


TANAKA ALICE- Miss Summer

Japanese rap artist and hip hop singer TANAKA ALICE released the single Miss Summer in July last year. In the video a couple are both working hard, but the girl dreams of them getting away to spend a day together. At least that's what I gather it's about. :)

The song is taken from the EP of the same name.



lol- perfect summer

Finally here is perfect summer from mixed gender/co-ed group lol.  (Both the song and group name are written in lower case). It came out in January 2019 but is a definite summer song!

Note: Avex videos are blocked from being shown on third party applications. Click on the video to watch on YouTube. :)



Hope you liked the post and that your summer is going well, despite the differences this year due to the coronavirus. :) I just went to the beach today (first time in ages), but practised social distancing!  What are your favourite Asian summer themed songs and videos?


For more summer music check out the Summer Songs Round-up post: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/06/summer-songs-round-up.html



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