Kpop: We are the night (위아더나잇)

The first image is from "You Are In", the rest from "BRother"

We are the night is the project band of punk/rock/pop band Rocket Diary, and here they have a more electronic sound with the voice of singer Ham Byung Sun being so central to the sound as to almost becoming to dominant, but if one goes back beyond this years releases, there is a more synth focused sound that makes a one-group-playlist all more viable.

• We are the night - You Are In(유아인)
• We are the night - BRother 
• We are the night - #Night (드라이브)
• We are the night - Holiday (할리데이)
• We are the night - Dial (부재중)
• We are the night - Air Balloon (열기구)
• We are the night - Star, Fire, Night (별,불,밤)
• Rocket Diary - Yahwa (야화) 
• Rocket Diary - Space Boy (live)

Jpop: Hajimetal (ハジメタル)

Hajimetal had Kaneko Rie from Ladybaby singing on his track "Giri Gal" before their career took of this spring, but he has several other odd and lovely songs to enjoy. He is really inventive and loves mixing the serene with the somewhat course (which betrays his punk background with Midori).

• Hajimetal ft. Kaneko Rie - Giri Gal
• Hajimetal ft. Mishio Ogawa, Kaneko Rie, hiropon - Hardcore Summer Vacation
• Hajimetal - Last Violence

Kpop: Sugardonut (슈가도넛)

Sugardonut was a 00's korean punk band that kind of stopped their activities for a couple of years after 2010 to then make a come back with less energetic but at least as interesting sounds with the albums Double Minus in 2014 and Polyverse last year. The new album is "Third of April" headed by the excellent single "Imagine, Close Your Eyes".

• Sugardonut - Imagine, Close Your Eyes
• Sugardonut - Beautiful Life (아름다운 인생)
• Sugardonut - Magical Moments (마법의 순간)

Jpop: exist†trace - Dream Rider (イグズィストトレイス)

Next week japanese group exist†trace releases their 6th album "This Is Now" and from that we get the single "Dream Rider" which is another song with the "softer" sound they have gravitated towards. I like their energy and this track is not far behind their "Spiral Daisakusen" from last spring.

• exist†trace - Dream Rider (イグズィストトレイス)

Jpop: 0.8Syooogeki (0.8秒と衝撃)

0.8秒と衝撃 means '0.8 seconds and a crash" and the japanese duo consisting of Tadaomi Toyama and J.M. for sure likes music with a bit of wild in it. Their videos are a feast of joyfulness and carefree energy with a musical edge.

• 0.8Syooogeki - Words of rainbow color (虹色の言葉)
• 0.8Syooogeki - Arashima machine gun
• 0.8Syooogeki - Jasmine lover (ジャスミンの恋人)
• 0.8Syooogeki - Cieolo Drive 10050 (シエロ・ドライブ10050)
• 0.8Syooogeki - NO WAVE ≒ sunset ''
• 0.8Syooogeki - Mad Drumming 1
• 0.8Syooogeki - Brian Eno
• 0.8Syooogeki - Lasagna (ラザニア)
• 0.8Syooogeki - Beatnik killers (ビートニクキラーズ)

Jpop/rock: Molice

The trio Molice from Japan draw their inspiration from various rock/punk sources in the 70s/80s/90s in their own unique combination that sometimes makes me like it even though this kind of noise-intensive usually is to much for me nowadays (I always've loved metal, not the more punk/jumpy sort of guitar-based music).

• Molice - Rainbow
• Molice - Romancer
• Molice - Into YOU
• Molice - Headphone
• Molice - Fatema
• Molice - Hole!!
• Molice - Ms. Panic

Jpop: exist†trace

An all-female Visual Kei band from Japan, Exist Trace have been going "soft" the last few years which may make some fans mad, but its just part of a natural evolution for a musician and in ET:s case it is also a question of wanting to experiment. As they have been going on since 2003 it's just healty to change. I like the new "Great Spiral Battle/Spiral Daisakusen" and its balance of melodic and a little punkpop feeling.

• exist†trace - Spiral Daisakusen (スパイラル大作戦)
• exist†trace - Dream Rider (イグズィストトレイス)
• exist†trace - True
• exist†trace - Diamond
• exist†trace - Resonance
• exist†trace - Ginger

Thai pop: Gene Kasidit

Backpacker, thai punk front man, transsexual dresser and singer, Gene Kasidit is one facinating man regardless how you put it. I focus on his solo work here, but his part in Futon is ofc interesting.

• Gene Kasidit - Just wanted to ask...xoxo (แค่อยากจะขอ.....xoxo)
• Gene Kasidit - Blonde
• Gene Kasidit - Keep the word my love (เก็บคำว่ารัก)
• Gene Kasidit - Life goes on