With a large music industry such as Japan has, second largest in the world, it is inevitable that music fans will be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music from this country. It is impossible to keep track of this and write a review about it per video. But to avoid missing out on gems, it is time for a weekly list of new music videos from lesser-known Japanese musical acts that are definitely worth watching. We are now looking back on a couple of videos that were released in week 51 of the year 2020. Enjoy the new discoveries!<\/p>\n
MIWAKU HALATION are a four-piece hailing from Tokyo, they got formed in the summer of 2018 and are mainly active in Shibuya. Soda Night<\/em> is their first single, after releasing their first mini-album, titled ACT, on leap year day (29 February) of this year. On this album, they took with each song a different approach. Because of the pandemic this year, they have been keeping active by making cover videos while staying at home.\u00a0\u2014 Recommended by\u00a0Francisca<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3_xblDud4-M<\/p>\n The start of alternative pop-rock band Hatsukoi Motel was somewhere around 2018, where the drummer and bass player asked the vocalist if they wanted to start a band. Before they knew it, they were thinking of a band name and searched for a guitarist to make the band complete to produce their first EP. This year they have released their first mini-album and held their 2nd anniversary with a no-audience livestream.\u00a0\u2014 Recommended by\u00a0Francisca<\/a><\/p>\n\u521d\u604b\u30e2\u30fc\u30c6\u30eb (Hatsukoi Motel) – \u5730\u4e0b\u5ba4\u306e\u82b1 (chikashitsu no hana)<\/h3>\n