The Useless Critic 2.0

Hello, So the world is going through a lot of the Nasty Bits right now, But I was just hoping to make a tiny minimix just to remind us all and myself that Japan has some really awesome music. Shintaro Katsu One of my idols from my younger years was Shintaro Katsu, and I learned of him because of all those « Blind Swordsman » films that he made. Thanks to Amazon.com I also learned of his singing. Someone on the internet says straight up that this sounds like « Kill Bill » music. When searching for Folk Music, it seems there is one that comes up so often. Sakura Song for Seji Kojima Good traditional feeling that is expanded with the use of classical guitar. I need a bass video. Copied and pasted : By the way, this "bass girl" is a guy crossplaying Yuki Nagato from the anime Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu. That sounds weird, but I love the song, so here it is. QATFYG: Were you one of those kids in High School that was obsessed with Japan? For me, I was only really obsessed with the...

So it shall commence........ I send some thanks for Youtube user InternetDiscovery for posting a list of Japanese Love songs. These are great anytime of the year. The First Japanese Love Song I confess I am not extremely familiar with this song, but this video is pretty darn sentimental. Ariuka—Winter Love Song—Mongolian Version Now to India, this was a World Record for the largest Sitar ensemble. I am posting it to remind us all, that we are never truly alone. And like all my Asian Music Party posts, they contain Shahrizoda, the female group from Uzbekistan that I love so much. This song is simply called “Rose.” QATFYG: Do you have an Asian song of romance?