Mandopop: Mao Ze Shao(毛澤少)

Mao Ze Shao may be 31 years old, but by participating in Voice of China she got her chance for a break-through. The song "Do it, Lady (奔跑吧，Lady)" is a energetic and charming dance piece where her raspy voice really hits it right, and as a contrast, in "Dream" she really does a classical Chinese ballad very nicely.

• Mao Ze Shao - Do it, Lady (奔跑吧)
• Mao Ze Shao - Naked (赤裸裸)
• Mao Ze Shao - Shake your ass (屁股翹翹)
• Mao Ze Shao - Dream (如夢)
• Mao Ze Shao - In the sun (陽光)

Jpop: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Yume no Hajima Rin Rin

Each new video of the Japanese music and fashion icon Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is often met with the expectations of wired, garish and fashinating settings, but the new "Yume no Hajima Rin Rin" (roughly "the dream of ring beginning") is surprisingly (for her) understated and a bit melancholy as it is about growing up and farewells. As this is the time between the asian New Year and the cherry blossoms, it is a very suitable theme, but one cannot wonder if the use of old costumes also is a sign of Kyary signalling that her future releases will be in a whole new direction?

• Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Yume no Hajima Rin Rin (ゆめのはじまりんりん)

J-rock: Galneryus

Galneryus is a Japanese power metal band that has been going on since 2001, and released the latest single last autumn, Angel of Slavation. Funnily enough, and typical of the genre, the 7+ min video is just half of the one found on the CD...

• Galneryus - Angel of Salvation
• Galneryus - Destiny
• Galneryus - Future never dies
• Galneryus - Hunting for your dream
• Galneryus - Alsatia
• Galneryus - New Legend
• Galneryus - Silent Revelation
• Galneryus - Struggle for the freedom flag
• Galneryus - My last farewell