Pop singer Namie Amuro began performing at the age of 14 in Supermonkeys a trio of female students at the Okinawa Actors School Born in 1977 Amuro gained fame as the lead singer of the group later named Namie Amuro and the Supermonkeys with several s…

With their combination of hip-hop and club music and an assured pop sensibility m-flo have clocked up considerable sales in Japan since debuting in 1999 If theres a formula to their music its one that goes beyond the narrow RBhip-hop template of thei…

The alternative rock of BOA was a natural procession for the kids of Bad Companys Paul Rodgers The band which is fronted by the sisterbrother duo of Jasmine and Steve Rodgers came together in 1993 with Alex Caird bass Paul Turrell keyboards and Lee S…

She dominates the charts in Japan whenever she releases a single or album but to call her a J-pop singer ignores Utadas American roots and her desire to break all the rules of the genre Born January 19 1983 in New York City to a traditional Japanese-…

Fergie fits in between a diminishing trance scene and the radical advent of UK garage with an uncomplicated take on hard house ethics Beginning his DJ career at the age of 14 and taken through the clubland ranks with the help of Tony De Vit Fergie ma…

Conceived originally as Japans answer to 2 Unlimited Globe quickly became a three-piece unit when producersongwritercultural icon Tetsuya Komuro decided his latest project was too interesting to take a role just behind the scenes After their debut in…