Jpop: Luki

Luki is from Tokyo and started her music career for real in 2013 with her debut album Purple, but she's been doing singing and songs since long before that. A few weeks ago she released "Ferris Wheel" from her first full-length album "Tokyo Story", and earlier, "Kiss and Kill" from before Christmas has a sound nerve reminiscent of a Bond movie.

• Luki - Kiss or Kill
• Luki - Tokyo (東京)
• Luki - Trackless road (道なき道)
• Luki - Ferris Wheel (観覧車)
• Luki - Mada maniaukara (まだ間に合うから)

Jpop: Asakura Saya (朝倉さや)

Asakura Saya is an incredibly charming 22 year old japanese girl doing her personal takes on Japanese and international songs by singing in her local Yamagata dialect. For me personally, this makes them all sound a little "Enka" ie traditional, and its great. Listen for example on her versions of of Norah Jones "Don't Know Why" with her own Japanese lyrics or versions on old anime themes.

• Asakura Saya - Miso boiled mackarel (さばの味噌煮)
• Asakura Saya ft Gomess - River Boat Song (民謡日本一)
• Asakura Saya - Don't Know Why 
• Asakura Saya - Shinjo Melody (新庄節)
• Asakura Saya - Touch (I'm not quite sure here but I think it's a cover of the anime theme for "Touch" that Iwasaki Yoshimi sung back in 1985)
• Asakura Saya - Azusa No 2 (parody cover)
• Asakura Saya - Tokyo (東京)
• Asakura Saya - Robinson (ロビンソン)
• Asakura Saya - Aqua Timez