Zone - Secret Base

Princess Princess － 世界でいちばん熱い夏

Update Jan-15-2009: Earlier video taken down so i reposted another version.

Update Feb-11-2009: Video taken down again, so i reposted another version.

Update May-26-2012: Video taken down again, so i reposted another version.

George Michael Unplugged - I Can't Make You Love Me

Tokyo Rush

Music starts at 0:40.

Teriyaki Burger

Swissy - How It All Started

Cool OPM from Swissy*.

*The above and other similarly good songs are available in her album, She Smiles. Also available on iTunes.

Princess Princess - 19 Growing Up

Some late-80's J-Rock.

Joe Hisaishi - Kaze no Tourimichi

Beautiful soundtrack.

Horie Mitsuko Live Concert 2000

Spirited performance.

Chisato Moritaka: Shiritagari

Western Music and Math

In Seed Magazine, a mathematical explanation of how melody and harmony combine to make [Western*] music. Turns out that musicians have been doing geometry all along.

(Hat tip: 3Quarksdaily.)

Update Jan-31-2009: Gary Granada's exposition gives us a tangible example of this.

*The article explains that many forms of non-Western music have melody, but no harmony.

Melee - Built To Last

Chisato Moritaka: 今度私どこか連れていって下さいよ and 風に吹かれて

Some late 80's J-Pop...

...and a sentimental number from Chisato Moritaka.

Sakura: Oh I...

Ayaka: 三日月

Regina: Baby Love

Another 80's classic.

S Club 7: Never Had A Dream Come True

Paul Weller - What's Going On

Paul Weller doing a cover of a Marvin Gaye classic.

M-Flo featuring Sowelu: So Exclusive & Jhett featuring Sowelu: Get Ready (Nite 2 Remember)

Another collaboration by rap group m-flo this time featuring a steamy performance by Sowelu.

Update Jan-21-2008:Unfortunately, the above video has been taken down so i'm replacing it with another Sowelu video, this time a remake of a disco classic by Shalamar.

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Update Jan-25-2008: Found the So-Exclusive video again so i'm reposting. above

Utada Hikaru - Distance

Singer/songwriter Utada Hikaru performing one of her earlier works.