Tokyo's Coolest Sound

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1. Vanilla Beans "toki no kakera"
   Vanilla Beans will have a new single released in January! This adds a rare (first?) minor scale song to their repertory with title track "toki no kakera", which can be seen performed in the clip below from a recent morning...
   Posted on December 30, 2011 at 22:17
2. Vanilla Beans & Negicco release day in-store event
   Text by Patrick for Tokyo's Coolest Sound This week was the release of Vanilla Beans' 2nd full-length original album "Vanilla Beans II"! They are now touring several record stores around the Kantō area in a promotion rush, but it all...
   Posted on July 24, 2011 at 00:00
3. Vanilla Beans "Vanilla Beans II"
   Idol duo Vanilla Beans comes back to us on their Nordic winds with a brand new album full of yet unheard tracks! This includes new catchy pop track "älskar dig" (watch a live performance on YouTube) that's an answer song...
   Posted on July 13, 2011 at 00:11
4. Vanilla Beans "tengoku e no kaidan (Stairway To Heaven)"
   Vanilla Beans are back this summer with a 2nd original album coming in July, but first here's a "one-coin" single that contains new covers of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" (!) and Pizzicato Five's "Baby Portable Rock", along with two...
   Posted on June 25, 2011 at 19:43
5. Vanilla Beans & Negicco press conference
   Text and photos by Patrick Benny for Tokyo's Coolest Sound Tonight was a special press conference for idol groups Vanilla Beans and Negicco, held at Tower Records Shibuya's Stage One venue downstairs. It was in a way open to the...
   Posted on June 3, 2011 at 23:58
6. "Tokyo Idol Festival 2010" (DVD)
   Here is a live DVD set (2 discs) of event Tokyo Idol Festival 2010 ("TIF") held last August 7-8, which featured some 45 up-and-coming idol groups. Included are 6 or 7 songs with Vanilla Beans, making this much worth of...
   Posted on February 7, 2011 at 23:22
7. Vanilla Beans "VaniBest"
   Vanilla Beans have a new release that comes as a greatest hits album, although over half of it is actually previously unreleased tracks. Most notably there's a cover of Pizzicato Five's "Tokyo wa yoru no 7ji" ("the night is still...
   Posted on September 19, 2010 at 14:47
8. Vanilla Beans release in-store event at HMV Shibuya
   Text by Patrick Benny for Tokyo's Coolest Sound Vanilla Beans have a new mini-album titled "Def & Def" out this week. They're doing in-store live shows through the weekend to promote it, and I went to see the first one...
   Posted on May 21, 2010 at 00:04
9. Roman Porsche. "nusunda Bike de amagigoe"
   Comical new wave (?) two-guy unit Roman Porsche (MySpace) have a new album coming, after about 6 years. Member Okite Porsche, who is an active figure in the idol world, has recently been supporting Vanilla Beans who find themselves here...
   Posted on April 17, 2010 at 00:52
10. Vanilla Beans "Def & Def"
    Vanilla Beans are back with a new mini-album titled "Def & Def", after the song they sing in a commercial for unisex deodorant "D&D" (this one stands for "Deo & Dry"). The song is included here in two different versions,...
    Posted on April 13, 2010 at 23:08
11. Various Artists "Kirakira Majocco Cluv"
    This looks like it might be a real gem of a compilation! The concept is of idols singing theme songs of anime series about magical girls, and tracks are produced by various club-oriented artists. Featured singers include Shinohara Tomoe and...
    Posted on February 8, 2010 at 21:21
12. Vanilla Beans "Vanilla Beans Produce kaigi DVD" (DVD)
    Neo-Shibuya-kei idol unit Vanilla Beans has a first DVD coming. Included is a talk event held earlier this year with Okite Porsche (of unit Roman Porsche), a funny long-haired guy who's an important figure of the idol scene. The DVD...
    Posted on October 26, 2009 at 23:00
13. Vanilla Beans "LOVE&HATE"
    Vanilla Beans are back with a new single, following their first full-length self-titled album earlier this year. They continue to appeal to Shibuya-kei fans, with title song "LOVE&HATE" having lyrics by Kaji Hideki. The two B-sides are also great! This...
    Posted on September 14, 2009 at 23:58
14. Vanilla Beans "koi no Theory" (Download)
    More good post-Shibuya-kei pop from Vanilla Beans with their latest single "koi no Theory", now available for download only. The song is the theme of movie "fujoshi kanojo". There's some remix contest going on, grab the files by going here...
    Posted on June 10, 2009 at 23:59
15. Vanilla Beans "Shopping Kirari" (Download)
    Vanilla Beans' continue their download-only series with another new song! This is available via iTunes Japan and others. By the way, it looks like they have a CD single planned for release at the end of January. Stay tuned! Vanilla...
    Posted on October 29, 2008 at 22:40

1. Negicco "Get It On!"
   Brought by Tower Records' new idol label T-Palette and out at the same time as "Vanilla Beans II", is this new mini-album by idol group Negicco. This trio comes from Niigata, and while being serious about their singing and dancing...
   Posted on July 18, 2011 at 12:58
2. Panda 1/2 "Panda! Panda! Panda!" (Download)
   Panda 1/2 have a new pop track available for download. The title, "Panda! Panda! Panda!" The sound breathes Shibuya-kei! Watch a trailer of the video below, showing producer James Panda Jr. visiting the pandas of the world. Today March 21,...
   Posted on March 21, 2011 at 11:08
3. Nagisa Yoko Recital 2010
   Text by Patrick Benny for Tokyo's Coolest Sound On Monday April 26 was Nagisa Yōko's recital at Shibuya Quattro, an event to celebrate the issue of her new 400-page photo book titled "NAGISA" . The show featured a full band,...
   Posted on May 4, 2010 at 18:55
4. Vanilla Beans "Vanilla Beans"
   (And while on the topic...) After over a year since their 1st single, it's finally time for a debut album from post-Shibuya-kei pop duo Vanilla Beans! WIth 3 maxi-singles and several download releases until now, fans will already know most...
   Posted on January 6, 2009 at 00:27
5. Vanilla Beans "ashita wa ashita no natsu ga kuru" (Download)
   Here are two more recent Vanilla Beans downloads that I had nearly missed. Both of these are to be included on the upcoming self-titled first album, although they will be offered respectively in "album version" and "remastered version". So, just...
   Posted on January 4, 2009 at 23:09
6. Vanilla Beans "sakasaka Circus"
   After several download-only song releases, Vanilla Beans offer us this 3rd CD single. The jacket photo shows the two with 16-year-old elephant Meisa of Kinoshita Circus. They also have a first full-length album coming in February, so stay tuned! Vanilla...
   Posted on January 4, 2009 at 10:44
7. Vanilla Beans "Afternoon a Go-Go -We Love You Mix-" (Download)
   Vanilla Beans' recent download-only single "Afternoon a Go-Go" is now available in a remixed version, again for download only via iTunes and others. Vanilla Beans "Afternoon a Go-Go -We Love You Mix-" (Download) Tokuma TWEB-149 Out now (9/24), ¥200 Sample/buy:...
   Posted on September 27, 2008 at 23:29
8. Vanilla Beans "Afternoon a Go-Go" (Download)
   Post-Shibuya-kei idol unit Vanilla Beans are back with a new song, this time download-only through iTunes and mobile phone site Recochoku. A sample be heard at Tokuma Japan (click the "WMP" link). Vanilla Beans "Afternoon a Go-Go" (Download) Tokuma TWEB-132...
   Posted on August 30, 2008 at 01:26
9. Vanilla Beans "Nicola"
   Shibuya-kei idol duo Vanilla Beans are back with a new single, follow-up to last year's "U ♥ Me". This comes after a swift member change (goodbye Rika, hello Risa), be nice ok! This new release comes with a DVD with...
   Posted on April 18, 2008 at 14:42
10. Vanilla Beans "U ♥ Me"
    New idol pair unit Vanilla Beans, whether you'll call it Akishibu-kei, Akiba-kei or neo-Shibuya-kei, are definitely worth keeping an eye out for! Their names are Rena and Rika, and their debut single "U ♥ Me" ("U Love Me") is coming...
    Posted on September 29, 2007 at 00:27