Jpop: Suiyoubi no Campanella - Ikkyu-san

Again Suiyoubi no Campanella goes back to a Japanese cultural icon when naming their latest song after 14th century zen-buddist monk Ikkyu. WC and their videos is always charming and cool, but I find myself loving this video extra much and I think it is due the kind of warm energy radiating out from it.

• Suiyoubi no Campanella - Ikkyu-san

Jpop: Suiyoubi no Campanella - Sen no Rikyū (千利休)

When talking about the history of the Japanese tea ceremony, one cannot avoid the 16th century zen monk Sen no Rikyū, who formed many aspects of the powerful tradition. (As an interesting side note, he served under the famous shogun Nobunaga, who started the unification of Japan)
Named after this monk, the new video from the duo Suiyoubi no Campanella has a theme that combines the tea ceremony with several mystical aspects, but I find it somehow quite suitable for its theme.

• Suiyoubi no Campanella - Sen no Rikyū (千利休)

Jpop: Momoiro Clover Z - Gounn

In Japan the five girls in Momoiro Clover Z is quite popular and you would see ads with them quite often and they hade a number of fans among people I mentioned them to. Now they have released the video for their 10th single "GOUNN", meaning unsure, that is also the name of their upcoming tour. The theme is Buddistic with lots of symbology and instruments like the sitar, and they have cooperated among others with Elena Slivnyak from Project Runway Season 10 for the Cambodian inspired dresses. The "color coding" of the members is of course intact too... (^_^)

• Momoiro Clover Z - GOUNN