Music in Tokyo

Posted by Jul on 16 October 2006

As of today, my new favorite band is Bump of Chicken. My love of this group is 100% based on its name alone.
Coming in a close second is Japanese Rap Sta.
Ever wonder what black sounds like?

Tags: Japan, music, Ridiculous English

Comments (7)

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  Kurt

  October 16th, 2006

  Are the record stores there overflowing with Hello Kitty junk? The ones in Little Tokyo here in LA are hehe.

  You should get your hair dyed neon blue or something and hang out in Shinjuku, like an anime character, just to see how the locals react

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  for Joke!

  October 17th, 2006

  heeee! Bump of Chicken!!!

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  Chuck

  October 20th, 2006

  Does black sound anything like this?
  http://www.amazon.com/Sound-Missy-Higgins/dp/B00092ZM84

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  Monica

  October 21st, 2006

  LOL. I wonder if Bump of Chicken is supposed to be “goosebumps”?

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  Ponnarasi Kothandaraman

  October 21st, 2006

  Hi
  1st time here
  I enjoyed reading your post under the title “japan japan japan”.
  It was 2 good

  Keep writing!
  Have a nice day,
  Ponnarasi.K

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  Michelle

  October 28th, 2006

  I just stumbled upon your blog. It is always great to read about another American woman who had the gumption to embark on the Great Swiss Adventure.

  Teuscher chocolate rules!

  Michelle

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  Jul

  October 29th, 2006

  Kurt – I think the record stores were the only stores that we didn’t see any Hello Kitty stuff in (although I’m sure it was lurking there somewhere). Even temples sold Hello Kitty stuff. Really.

  Monica – I asked our Japanese friends about your goosebumps theory. They considered it earnestly, saying that in Japanese its something like ‘bird or chicken skin’, but we have no conclusive evidence. If I ever meet anyone from Bump of Chicken, that’s the first thing I’ll ask…