TV Asahi¡¯s weekly ¡°Music Station¡± program has rarely served as a staging ground for exciting young domestic acts in recent years. It has been more of an opportunity to gawk at Johnny¡¯s boy bands and test how many members of AKB48 can fit on the interview bench.
On the Feb. 26 edition of the show, however, viewers were treated to a puppet show courtesy of an artist sporting novelty sunglasses and a University of Michigan radiology lab coat. Rising pop artist Komuai of the group Suiyoubi No Campanella ripped through two hip-hop-pop-dance hybrids ¡ª that even featured gunshot samples ¡ª in front of long-time host Tamori.
Prime-time television isn¡¯t the only place Komuai is making an appearance. Suiyoubi is set to appear (as Wednesday Campanella) at this year¡¯s South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference and festival in Austin, Texas, a yearly gathering of industry types and fans. Also visiting Austin from Japan are rock group [Alexandros] and fantastical electronic artist De De Mouse.
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