Japanese teen group

There is no doubt that Asian music has become more popular over the last few years. With PSY making Korean music some of the biggest in the world, you can't look at the world of music and not see the Asian influence. Here are some of the most popular Japanese girl bands. Cute made it's debut in and that same year was awarded the Japanese Record Association award for best new group. In they were nominated for best album of the year within the same award group.

Friday 30th June At first glance, the Japanese pop scene can be baffling. The music is super-sweet and hyperdynamic, an offshoot of Japan's kawaii culture of cuteness and a literal world away from earnest singers with guitars or scathing rappers with laid-back beats. While there are solo stars and boybands, just as in western pop, there's a particular cultural excitement around girl groups. These can be relatively small troupes like Perfume or Momoiro Clover Z , or bands who have so many singers they run the risk of outnumbering their audiences, such as AKB48 , who can boast singers on their payroll and are not only Japan's biggest selling group, but the world's largest pop troupe. As East Asian culture has traditionally valued teamwork and harmony above individualism see How East and West think in profoundly different ways , so groups and collectives have tended to be more popular in Japan than solo artists.

Prayut, who also heads the ruling junta National Council for Peace and Order, shook hands with the Japanese singers and presented them with souvenirs. The PM said the ties between Thailand and Japan dated back to the Ayutthaya era several centuries ago. He praised Japan and its businesses for helping Thai development. He also accompanied them for a tour of the compound.

Both of the daytime and nighttime performances will be streamed live. For those who cannot view it in real-time, there will also be an archive of the event. For more information about FAKY, visit their official website here. Source: Avex Entertainment, Japan.