Mandopop: Sophia Wang (王思佳)

Model and actress, Sophia Wang from Taiwan debuted last year as a singer at the age of 32 with the video "Bababa". For me, it is with the new "No 1" that I for the first time find her rise above the average as the video is a passable fun dance piece.

• Sophia Wang - No 1
• Sophia Wang - Versailles Tears (凡爾賽之淚)
• Sophia Wang - Fly Fly Fly
• Sophia Wang - Beautiful
• Sophia Wang - Oh Oh Oh
• Sophia Wang - BaBaBa
• Sophia Wang - Dance Charm (舞魅)
• Sophia Wang - Queen (女王)
• Sophia Wang - Beautiful

Japanese indie: Tofubeats (トーフビーツ)

The band tofubeats is a one man band/DJ based in Hyogo prefecture.

• tofubeats - Don't stop the music
• tofubeats - Stakeholder
• tofubeats ft. G Rina - No. 1
• tofubeats ft. Onomotapedajin - Mercury (水星)
• tofubeats - Window

Kpop: Fcuz (포커즈)

The boyband F.CUZ has a number of really nice pop songs and videos, but they must surely win first prize in the unfortunate contest of bad band names. The four letters are supposed to red "Focus", but I, and many else, read it as "Fuckers", which obviously is not the image these guys are going for...another case of classic "engrish".

• F.CUZ - No 1 (넘버원)
• F.CUZ - Dreaming I (꿈꾸는 아이)
• F.CUZ - Wanna be your love (친구졸업)
• F.CUZ - Midnight sun (미드나잇 선)
• F.CUZ - No one (노원)
• F.CUZ - Jiggy (지기)