Jpop: Daoko & Yasuyuki Okamura - Step up Love (ステップアップLOVE)

Stylish Daoko is back with the ending theme for the anime "Kekkai Sensen & Beyond", in a duo with musician and singer Yasuyuki Okamura. I really love the theme of the song, a kind of one-on-one song competition taking place in a basketball court. To be honest I think Yasuyuki's emotional song tops Daoko's, but it is the two voices together that really makes this such a enjoyable track.
By the way, doesn't she really sound like Komuai in this song?

• Daoko & Yasuyuki Okamura - Step up Love (ステップアップLOVE)

Jpop: Top 10 of third quarter 2016

There hasn't been *that* much jpop that caught my eye this quarter, but what there was, was good.

10. Daoko - Daisuki. The third video is the coolest, with industrial robots making it all interesting.

9. Charisma.com - Moya moyashite. This video which makes the duo look almost native manages to return much of what made me like them from the beginning.

8. Yumemiru Adolescence - Leadership. Film everything on a 45 degree slope - that's enough to create something new to lift a whole video.

7. Devil No Id - Eve. Basically trying to momic Babymetal, the initial song still has promise, and they may still eke out something of their own.

6. Wagakki Band - Strong Fate. The classical instrument band cum japanese fantasy cosplayers delivers another diorama of dramatic role play and music play.

5. Daoko -  Moshimo Bokura ga GAME no Shuyakude. The second of the three videos/songs from her triple single is the best, celebrating computer gaming.

4. Passepied - Hyper Realist. One of the best tracks by this stylish band.

3. Reol - Give me a break Stop now. We finally get to see Reol and she is such a cool young lady, with a great track.

2. Czecho No Republic - Dream Beach Sunset. The humor and retro electronica is pitch perfect.

1. Taemin - Sayonara Hitori. The video is almost too much of everything, but the glorious romance and passion combined with Taemin singing in Japanese works perfectly.

Jpop: Daoko - Daisuki (ダイスキ)

The third and last song and video from Daoko's latest single is out, "Daisuki" ('I Love'), and it uses industrial robots to perfectly accompany her in a song as sharp and technological as a modern production line (in a jpop music interpretation). It really suits her singing style.

• Daoko - Daisuki (ダイスキ)

Jpop: Daoko - Moshimo Bokura ga GAME no Shuyakude (もしも僕らがGAMEの主役で)

This new video is the second one from Daoko's triple-single being released this coming week, with "Bang!" preceeding it. While Bang! had a clapping thing going, in "Moshimo Bokura ga GAME no Shuyakude", the theme is obviously retro computer gaming, and what fun it is! That said, I like her singing too, and the production by Oresama's Hideya Koijima is great.

• Daoko -  Moshimo Bokura ga GAME no Shuyakude (もしも僕らがGAMEの主役で)

Jpop: Daoko - Bang!

The up and coming Daoko has released a nice new video "Bang!" from the upcoming september triple single, and it shows her going all in pop in a catchy track with clapping beeing central.

• Daoko - Bang!