Category Archives: Music

POP 88 #25 – Non-Stop Xmas/ Winter Mix

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! Enjoy the latest holiday releases from your favorite Japanese and Korean singers. (It’s weird, but I couldn’t find any holiday music from any Chinese artists.) This show plays music from some artists I’ve never … Continue reading

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YouTube Friday: Moulann Covers Katy Perry’s Hot N Cold

Just for the sole reason she does covers so well, here is the latest clip from Toronto-based singer/ songwriter Moulann doing Katy Perry’s Hot N Cold. Even though she has quite the strong internet following, she puts up clips of … Continue reading

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POP 88 #24 – Reel Asian Film Festival

Brr, is it cold enough for you? (If you’re on the northeastern seaboard, that is.) Hopefully to warm you — or at least your ears — up, here is some new music from Anna Tsuchiya, Chemistry and Park Jung Ah. … Continue reading

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Goh Nakamura’s Ulysses

Face it — if your life were an indie movie, Goh Nakamura’s music would be playing in the background. You know, as you sit in a San Francisco coffee shop, getting dumped by your girlfriend while her “it’s not you … Continue reading

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Masa’s Jpop vs Kpop vs USpop Mash-Ups

Ernie’s recent post on Mr. Sassy’s rendition of Mariah’s Touch My Body inspired me to finally get this post written. For those who listen to POP 88 may already be familiar with one of my favorite DJ’s whom I discovered … Continue reading

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POP 88 #23 – Ballad Special

For regular listeners, and those who subscribe over at POPcast88.com would already know this has been out for about a week. (Sorry for the delay in posting this here.) In this episode, thanks to an overwhelming amount of response is … Continue reading

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Deftones’ Bassist Cheng In Coma

I don’t know how many of you are hardcore rockers, but Chi Cheng, the Chinese-American bassist for the Deftones and spoken word poet, is in a coma after a car accident in Northern California. It sounds pretty bad, as the … Continue reading

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BoA’s Asian Video for “Eat You Up” Different From American Version

So a quick follow-up from the previous post on “Eat You Up,” BoA’s first attempt to break-out in the U.S. pop music market — it looks like there will be two versions of the music video — one for Asian … Continue reading

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POP 88 #22 – House Music Mix

Happy October Everyone! The Popcast88 is going to be going under some heavy renovation from now until November. I’m very excited as I’m completely in love with the new logo. Please look forward to the many surprises that we’re currently … Continue reading

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Will BoA’s “Eat You Up” Be The Next Asian Popstar to Go Mainstream?

The short answer: No, but it won’t be for a lack of trying. The long answer: Anyone who has a basic knowledge of J-Pop or K-Pop music knows who BoA is. If you don’t, here’s a brief synopsis: A 12 … Continue reading

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The Wonder Girls Gets Blogged on Perez Hilton

I was originally going to title this post “Perez Hilton likes Underage Korean Girls.” BAM! How is that for yellow journalism? But contrary to that headline, Perez Hilton, the hardest working person in gossip business, recently posted about “How The … Continue reading

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Kina Grannis and David Choi’s “My Time With You”

Cute little song by Kina Grannis and David Choi. This collaboration seems like it was done for a JCPenney marketing campaign on Xanga called, “Get That Look“. What’s great about this is that if you follow the link on the … Continue reading

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