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Singaporean Chillwave artist-producer, Houg, has announced the release of his very first overseas collab single with Japanese City Jazz band, Fontana Folle. Titled, ’Excuse Me (What’s The Time?), the single will be made available on all major digital streaming platforms on 8 October 2021, Friday, and is taken off his upcoming debut album, ‘The Biting Tempo’. Faced with the difficulty of…
Tokimeki Records recruit Filipina artist, syd hartha for the remake of “Carnival” which is originally by The Cardigans. After gaining prominence with some notable pop classics, Japanese music project Tokimeki Records brings boogie and ‘80s retro sounds back to the dancefloor with a reimagining of The Cardigans’ “Carnival.” Featuring Filipina singer-songwriter syd hartha on vocals, the new version of “Carnival”…
New York-based, Japanese singer and songwriter Shihori has released a new single “Fire”, the second single from her upcoming album that will be released Summer 2021. “Fire” is an empowering EDM track full of booming beats, epic horns, and an irresistible melody mixed in with J-Pop and K-Pop elements, as an ode to Asian pop culture. Shihori fittingly showcases her…
Following the releases of outstanding cross-border collaborations including the single, ‘lo V er’ with Singaporean artist MARICELLE, ‘6000°C’ with Taiwanese Indie Pop band I Mean Us, as well as ‘invisible’ with Malaysian artist Froya, Japanese Pop Project UQiYO releases his fifth studio album, loom! UQiYO takes its name from the word ‘浮世’ (pronounced ‘ukiyo’) — a fleeting, transient world describing an urban lifestyle…
Japanese DJ and producer TAAR, alongside with MASAtO from next-gen producer duo ANIMAL HACK, created a Clubhouse room at the end of January. The room was called “Who wants to make a song together? (Singers welcome)”, as a forum for fellow music community Japanese artists to talk and casually collaborate. This track attracted a number of established singers, rappers, trumpet…
Japanese Pop Music Project UQiYO are no stranger to Southeast Asia, with a previous single, ‘FLy’ released at the start of 2020. UQiYO has announced the release of a brand new dreamy pop single, ‘lo V er’, a collaborative single with Singaporean artist MARICELLE. ‘lo V er’ is now available on all major digital streaming platforms. Having met in Japan before the COVID pandemic, both UQiYO and MARICELLE…
Singaporean singer-songwriter Charlie Lim has teamed up with Japanese soul singer Miho Fukuhara to release a bilingual duet, titled ‘Ashes’. The single is now available on all digital streaming platforms. The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted everyone greatly. With travel restrictions and country lock-downs, Miho who is based in Tokyo, Japan, was unable to visit her family interstate and overseas. “The…
Aya Safiya sits down to answer some questions about her newest album, “My Other Half” which has been released today on all music platforms! The artist tells us how she got into music, her influences and the difference of her first EP and her newly released EP. HYPNOTICASIA: Tell HypnoticAsia readers about yourself! Hi! My name is Aya Safiya and…
Aya Safiya is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter from Berkeley, California. She is now in New York playing at venues and clubs. Her voice is described as, “smokiness that elicits a nostalgia of old world folk and blues and a refreshing sweetness that pays homage to today’s pop.” She is known to captivate her listeners with her beautiful voice. She began music…
The Boyz unleash their track in Japan! South Korean boy group, The Boyz are back with a new track entitled “Tattoo” which is sung in Korean despite the track being released in Japan. This song is off their 1st mini album released in Japan and it sounds great, looks fantastic and showcases that they can do well in Japan without…