More J-pop in Public Dances

Almost a year ago I did a post called J-pop in Public Dances which featured dance covers of Japanese songs performed in public places. K-pop in Public (dance covers of Korean songs) are very popular but there don't seem to be as many Japanese ones (which is probably because J-pop has not become as global as K-pop). I have also featured C-pop (Chinese pop) in Public dances too.

You can see the first J-pop in Public post here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/11/j-pop-in-public-dances.html

Today I'm sharing some more J-pop in Public videos. :)

[2X2X original song] Glorious

First up is a dance by Japanese boys group 2X2X, which is made up of 5 members- IORI, II, RYUKU, MASAHIRO and TAKERU. While they often cover K-pop and J-pop groups' dances (plus do vocal covers), this dance is to their own original song Glorious! :)

The video was uploaded in May.

For more dances by 2X2X, visit the first J-pop in Public Dances post and my World Dances Asian post (scroll to the bottom): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/06/world-dance-asian.html

[JPOP IN PUBLIC- ONE TAKE] XG- Tippy Toes- HUSH LA

Next is a dance cover of Japanese girl group XG's debut single Tippy Toes which was released back in March. The cover is performed by HUSH LA, the Los Angeles branch of American dance group HUSH CREW, which originated in Boston.

Tippy Toes is an English language song but they are a Japanese group (although I think they are also considered global), so that's why it's included in J-pop in Public. :) This is a one-take video (shot all in one take) that premiered in July. The dancers are Kyla, Aaliyah, Cynthia, Jasmine, Hannah, Edel and Arianna. Check out the info box and video notes to see which members' parts they are covering throughout the dance.

Watch the music video for Tippy Toes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bONJFH9A9A

And for more from HUSH CREW, check out my J-pop in Public Dances post to see HUSH Boston's cover of TWICE's Perfect World: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/11/j-pop-in-public-dances.html

See more Tippy Toes covers at the links below:

[X-POP IN PUBLIC | ONE TAKE] Tippy Toes | Dance Cover by ISEE (Soul Dance): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP0c8rohxSI

[DANCE IN PUBLIC] XG- TIPPY TOES Dance Cover- JAS (UK): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yj1mQV1uuU

[JPOP IN PUBLIC] NiziU 'Make You Happy' + Kep1er 'Wing Wing' JPOP MEDLEY- KM United

Finally, here is a J-pop dance cover medley by KM United. They are an Australian K-pop cover group who started out in 2011. The group was the first K-pop cover group in Melbourne and began with 5 members. They have now grown to more than a dozen.

For this video, KM United switched up their usual style, by covering the J-pop songs Make You Happy, by Japanese girl group NiziU and Wing Wing by Korean girl group Kep1er. Make You Happy was NiziU's pre-debut single and released in 2020 and Wing Wing is Kep1er's latest Japanese single, which came out in August.

The video was shot at the Crunchyroll Expo 2022 where KM United performed and was uploaded in September. The dancers are Jannie, Karine, Maddy, Winnie, Melissa and Rion.