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Weekly Music Video

Today's video is Princess GaL (Harajuku Y2K ver.) by Japanese singer Hamano Haruki (or Haruki Hamano in Western terms). She is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Fukuoka.

Haruki's music is a mixture of J-pop, hip hop and rap and her lyrics are described as "sensual and realistic, with a touch of venom". Born in 2000 herself, she is popular with Generation Z women and has stated that her goal is to "be a friend to all women".

Haruki released her debut EP 2000 in 2021 and has since released 4 more- nichijounonakaniaruhinichijou (2022), To the past me, so that I can laugh. (2022), Hamano Haruki "Re:Arranged (2023), LovE ToXic (2023). She just brought out her 1st album NET BaBy on 7th May.

Her singles include WATASHI NO MONOSASHI, Tokyo, sexless, Princess GaL, CuL and her most recent, Chu <3 (a collaboration song with the lip brand CHOOSY) which came out last month. 

Princess GaL (Harajuku Y2K ver.) is a new version of Haruki's digital single Princess GaL, which was released in April 2024. (Neither songs are on the album though.) I think that it's the video which is new rather than a different version of the song, because it sounds quite similar. It was likely filmed in Harajuku, a district in Tokyo.

Princess GaL is a J-pop/J-R'n'B song. I think the title is inspired by Hime Gyuaru (a sub-style of Gyaru fashion, which translates as "Princess Gal" in English. The video was uploaded in December last year. 

 

 

Here is the music vide for the original Princess GaL (lyrics on screen and English subtitles available!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_aze025Q5M

 

Also check out the music video for Haruki's latest single Chu <3 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDhtBpdlw2Y

And stream/download NET BaBy here: https://linkco.re/tBsrnAN1?lang=en


Update 30/5/25: Haruki just uploaded a brand new video for the song Soda. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/zdoALeHgfAw?si=842HmxWXHMLU2FHO

 

For more on Haruki visit these links:

Official site (mostly Japanese language): https://harukihamano.com/

Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paruchan_86/ 

Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@paruchan86  

 

J-pop/J-R'n'B fan? Check out these posts: 

Selection of J-pop Videos (features J-R'n'B singers Kira and JASMINE and my fave Japanese singer Koda Kumi, plus J-pop): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/09/selection-of-j-pop-videos.html 

New(ish) J-pop Music and Dance (post from last summer): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2024/08/newish-j-pop-music-and-dance.html 

More New Music for 2025 (incudes What's Happenin by boyband PSYCHIC FEVER): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2025/02/more-new-music-for-2025.html


 


 


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