2pm


I found the original Singer,
Jamiroquai's version of the Space Cowboy on youtube.
It's damn nice...and in a different style from Ryohei's..
Enjoyable throughout most of the video except for
the occasional irritating graphics..

Labels: Jamiroquai, Ryohei

Just in case, you were wondering who the heck is singing this song?
It's Ryohei. Japanese R&B singer.
He often sings along side with m-flo in collaborations and tours.

hee..
I shall be generous this time.
I'm letting you in on two of his albums which he remade the style of the original songs into his own bossa nova, R&B styles. His own rendition of these songs is pretty good though his voice is not the deep, manly type of voice like miyavi's. But still enjoyable, as the beat of the music and feel of the songs are pretty groovy.

ENJOY



Ryohei - Cavaca ~Catch the Various Catchy~

1. You Gotta Be (Música: Kentaro Takizawa / Original: Des’ree)
2. Sweet Soul Revue -ENGLISH Version- (Música: MAKAI / Original: PIZZICATO FIVE)
3. Calling You (Música: CLAZZIQUAI PROJECT / Original: Holly Cole)
4. Lately (Música: Jazztronik / Original: Stevie Wonder)
5. Human Nature (Música: LAVA / Original: Michael Jackson)
6. Georgy Porgy (Música: eighteen degrees. / Original: TOTO)
7. She Will Be Loved (Música: cargo / Original: Maroon 5)
8. I Like It (Música: AKAKAGE / Original: DeBarge)




Ryohei - Cavaca 2

1. Carnival feat. Kentaro Takizawa (Original song: The Cardigans)
2. That's The Way Love Goes feat. romantic couch (Original song: Janet Jackson)
3. Kiss Of Life feat. A Hundred Birds (Original song: Sade)
4. Space Cowboy feat. EQUIP (Original song: Jamiroiquai)
5. Goody Goody feat. MAKAI (Original song: Lisette Melendez)
6. Numb feat. eighteen degrees. (Original song: Linkin Park)
7. Dreamlover feat. COLDFEET (Original song: Mariah Carey)
8. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) feat. GTS (Original song: John Lennon)

Labels: Ryohei

m-flo loves emi hinouchi & ryohei yamamoto ~ SUMMER TIME LOVE



This MV is kinda interesting, its one of the most kinky videos tt m-flo ever had, with so many bikini clad ladies in the background...and it has many contrasting visuals inside..

the interesting part is, the beginning and the ending:

In the opening, we saw lotsa ladies trying to unbutton the pants off the guy
While the ending featured the ang moh lady trying off layers and layer of kimonos, and finally revealed a biniki clad lady with words "SUMMER TIME LOVE".

it seems to me that the guy is in hot demand, cos every girl wants a piece of him, while the ladies are the ones who are desperate, trying to get the guys' attention by wearing so little or trying to get rid of their kimonos...hmmm...

why so many ang moh za bor:

all the guys were pretty lucky, cos they were surrounded and companied by many ang moh beach babes...esp taku who was able to touch the bum of two ladies...hee...however, emi was accompanied by only one male model who looked like a heavily tattoo-ed chao beng...

it seems that in this MV, its really ok for the guys to be philandering, cos its cool to be seen ard so many babes, (feng liu ti tan) while the lady only get hugged by the chao beng...the age old notion of not frowning on the promiscuous nature of men is still somewhat deeply embedded in our subconsciousness...

Black and White Contrast:

lastly, there is a constant contrast between the traditional costumes (summer kimonos) and the modern day dressing(& binikis)...funny thing is, i dun see the guys decked in their swimwear...weird...probably, bcos the male body isn't as visually appealing as compared to the female body~

the ang moh za bors epitomise the influence of the western culture whereas the japanese ladies represent the traditional japanese culture...It seems to me that there is a constant juxtaposition of both traditional and modern ideas as well as cultures...Probably like mixing both traditional and modern stuff together, so as to obtain a hybrid of tt which is not entirely traditional nor modern...This juxtaposition stands out so clearly to me, bcos i recognise tt this is what m-flo has been doing all along...

Taking different genres of music (be it, hip hop, rap, jazz, acapella) and fusing them together to obtain a new hybrid of music...that have earned the acceptance of many endearing fans and widespread popularity nation wide and internationally!

(okie lah...think i a bit ki-siao, analysed this kind of stupid thing)

Well, enuff said, this is one hell of a visual treat for everybody..enjoy

Labels: Emi Hinouchi, M-flo, Ryohei

m-flo loves MINMI - Lotta Love m&M mix

YO minnasan, watch this clip, its damn cool, sang and rapped by my fav j-hip hop group, m-flo feat MINMI..What is cool, is that m-flo doesn't appear in the clip, and got kiddies to act, lip synch and dance as adults partying in a club, amazing..i like!




I've been a fan of m-flo since my secondary school days...and man, they are so popular in Japan now, and their music is amazing, its like a fusion of techno, rap and club music. Currently, m-flo is made up of 2 guys, Taku Takahashi (DJ & Producer) and VERBAL(Rapper)...In the earlier days, m-flo actually had a female lead singer, by the name of LISA who has exceptionally sweet and high vocal range...and i noticed them during the HARI FENG again, and i was damn impressed by Verbal and LISA's command of english given the fact tt japanese dun speak good english...Then i learnt tt VERBAL started rapping while he went for exchange program in US, Boston, while LISA is half columbian and half japanese..that explains why!

I rekindled my love and passion for m-flo when i chanced upon some of their new songs on some music website, i fell in love with m-flo all over again, but was shocked to know that LISA left m-flo to pursure her own singing career. Now that, m-flo made it big in Japan, every female singer in Japan wants to collaborate with them in their songs and video shoots. All in all, m-flo is all about originality, creativity and fun! m-flo rocks big time and m-flo is short for "meteorite flow" (which might have something to do with Verbal's obsession with space).
I'm gonna get myself the lastest m-flo album @ HMV soon ;)

Enjoy the following MVs

M-Flo Loves Melody & Ryohei Yamamoto ~ Miss You
i love this song, its the BEST m-flo song ever!


M-flo feat Yoshika & Emyli ~ Loop in my Heart
summer loveS dun last


Old School m-flo ~ PRISM
shooting into the 7thgalaxy...


Old School m-flo ~ Come Again!
feeling jaded? this song will help you feel better, sing along to it~

Labels: M-flo, Melody, Minmi, Ryohei