Pop Culture Tuesdays VI

For today's pop post, I think it might be interesting to look at all the ways traditional Japanese music and dress finds its way into pop culture (specifically music).

So, first, the Yoshida brothers (of Wii-commercial-theme-song fame), who take the traditional shamisen and traditional rhythms and combine it with modern motifs and electronic instruments:



Next, a trance-y dance song, but with traditional Japanese instruments! It can't possibly fail!



Finally, some examples of entirely modern songs, but the artists have incorporated traditional Japanese clothing. First Miyavi:




And finally Kagrra:


(They also get bonus points for androgyny, and we all know how Yours Truly feels about androgyny.)

OK then, no long-winded, semi-informed rambling today.

Until next week!