Tokyo's Coolest Sound

This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these pages. Tune in at the times below at https://lafaceb.live.

"Tokyo's Coolest Sound" (vol.59) was aired at https://lafaceb.live on May 12, 2025 from 20:30 (EDT = Montréal/New York).
* Japan time: May 13, 2025 from 9:30 a.m.

This episode is not archived as-is. Some replays are expected to be aired in the following weeks, including the times below:

EDT (Montréal/New York) —

Thurs. May 15 at 6h30 a.m.

Japan time —

Thurs. May 15 at 19h30

Listen to the Spotify playlist of some of the songs played (according to Spotify availability), or scroll down this page to find music videos and individual songs, and also listen to the narration.

Below is the full tracklist with liner notes, and narration parts you can listen to.

1. hitomitoi "anata to Contigo feat. Juanpalitoschinos" (2025)
(Japanese title: 一十三十一 「あなたとContigo feat. Juanpalitoschinos」)

Hitomitoi is back this year with a brand new album, titled "Telepa Telepa" (Spotify, , YouTube Music), the follow-up to "Ecstasy" (2017). Included are songs with special collaborations with international artists, such as "anata to Contigo" which features Mexican duo Juanpalitoschinos.

It has been announced that a vinyl edition of "Telepa Telepa" will be released for City Pop on Vinyl on August 2, 2025. Also, a band-backed special show will be held for the album release at Billboard Live Tokyo on July 3, 2025 (and also at Billboard Live Osaka on June 30). Details can be found here.

🎙️ Listen to Narration I
Presenting: hitomitoi, She's a Rainbow

2. She's a Rainbow "Baby Boo" (2025)
(Japanese title: シーズ・ア・レインボー 「BABY BOO」)

She's a Rainbow is a new girl group project produced by Sally Kubota (Wink Music Service, The Scooters, ex-The Phantom Gift, ex-Les 5-4-3-2-1, ex-SOLEIL), featuring four young singers with the average age of 14. Members are Lin Oberndorff and Kokoa (both of idol unit ww), and Mio Amakawa and Nanako Aoyama (both of girl group Harajuku Gakuen). Lin Oberndorff was also featured in Wink Music Service (see album "It Girls").

Taken from their first EP "Pinky Fluffy", this is an English cover of SOLEIL's "Baby Boo", a song that was written by the two of Microstar (music by Seiki Satō and lyrics by Yūko Iizumi). I translated the original lyrics to English, with respect to past and future listeners, and to the original song.

The EP comes as a CD in a 7"-sized package (HMV, Tower, Disk Union). Songs other than the Japanese versions can also be found on download/streaming platforms: Spotify, , YouTube Music.

3. taro "BOO!" (2025)
(Japanese title: タロ 「BOO!」)

taro is a new band led by mmm (read "me-my-mo") l(a.k.a. Moe Ishii (Bandcamp, Instagram). The first self-titled EP "taro" features support members Emerson Kitamura on keyboards and Yuta Suganuma on drums. The 4-song release is available mainly digitally (Bandcamp, Spotify, , YouTube Music), though a physical CD can also be found on Bandcamp.

4. Loupx garoux "WONDERWALL" (2024)
(Japanese title: Loupx garoux 「ワンダーウォール」)

Loupx garoux (𝕏) is a band fronted by singer-songwriter Mariko Nii, and also featuring drummer Yurina da Gold Digger (of Magic, Love & Drums), bassist okan (of roijypsy and WAO!), and keyboardist Romantic (ex-Bakudan Johnny). The song "WONDERWALL" comes from their first album "Anya" (Bandcamp, Spotify, , YouTube Music).

A full show, held for the album release, can be viewed on YouTube.

🎙️ Listen to Narration II
Presenting: taro, Loupx garoux, Tiroleantape Chapter 4

5. Tiroleantape Chapter 4 "Red Guitar" (2000, 2025)
(Japanese title: チロリアンテープ チャプター4 「Red Guitar」)

For Record Store Day 2025 were released re-issues of Tiroleantape Chapter 4's 1st album "the first session with Tiroleantape Chapter 4" (Jet Set, Disk Union), and also a first ever 7" edition of single "Red Guitar" (Jet Set, Disk Union) (at the time only released on CD). The song "Red Guitar" appears on both of these.

Tiroleantape Chapter 4 was formed of Momoko Yoshino (Momo-Sei), Nemoto De Chôbeaullet (Childish Tones), Jazz Drummer Iwajimir and Ura De Joringo, as a band continuity of Momoko's solo project Tirolean Tape.

6. Tetsuto Yoshida "McCarthy" (2023)
(Japanese title: 吉田哲人 「McCarthy」)

From singer-songwriter Tetsuto Yoshida (𝕏)'s first solo album "The Summing Up" (CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower), here's the song "McCarthy".

The album was also released on vinyl for Record Store Day 2024.

Album "The Summing Up" trailer clip

7. Mukaju Dan "Humanoid No Koi Wa" (2023)
(Japanese title: 無果汁団 「ヒューマノイドの恋は」)

From techno-pop unit Mukaju Dan's latest 3rd album titled "Hinafu Tone" (Spotify, , YouTube Music), this is the song "Himanoid No Koi Wa".

The album is named after its vocalist, Hinafu. Mukaju Dan is a production unit of which the main members are arranger Shock Tarō and composer Ton-chan, and their sound is reminiscent of Japanese new wave pop music such as early Pizzicato Five and Saeko Suzuki.

🎙️ Listen to Narration III
Presenting: Tetsuto Yoshida, Mukaju Dan, Kanako Hara

8. Kanako Hara "Exposure feat. Hana Hope" (2025)
(Japanese title: はらかなこ 「露光 feat. Hana Hope」 "rokō (Exposure) feat. Hana Hope")

"Exposure" is a new song by songwriter and pianist Kanako Hara, which features singer Hana Hope. It has lyrics written by Shō Kurashina (of Good Bye April), and is a first advance release from the upcoming "Tokyo City Pop vol.2 'Portrait'", follow-up to "Tokyo City Pop vol.1 'Portrait'" (2023). "Exposure" is available digitally: Spotify, , YouTube Music.

Hana Hope is the same Hana who sang part of Yellow Magic Children at the age of 13, and also in Towa Tei's songs "Magic" and "Birthday", since which she has participated in many more recordings.

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