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Pretty Pop is more cutesy pop than anything, playing pop music with electronic flavor. Formed by Ken Kinoshita with vocalist Kaori Iwasaki in the end of 1998. Pretty Pop has released 3 CDs, Plastic Music (1999), Pistachio Love (2000) and Across the Wilderness (2001) from Currach Records and MP3.com D.A.M CD.
Discography
"Across the Wilderness"
Currach Records & MP3.com (30.Jan.2001) Lyrics (PDF) : English | Japanese 
"Pistachio Love"
Currach Records & MP3.com (16.May.2000) Lyrics (PDF) : English | Japanese 
"Plastic Music"
Cutrrach Records & MP3.com (26.Sep.1999 / Re-mastered 23.Mar.2000) Lyrics (PDF) : English | Japanese 
"Sonic Groove"
110 Groovy Acid Jazz, Hip Swanky Lounge Songs (MP3.com Compilation) (2001) Seesaw Love / Pretty Pop 
"Forget the Radio"
Heyday Records Compilation (2001) #16.Start Over / Pretty Pop Heyday Records 
"Around the World in 60 Minutes"
House of Jordan Entertainmnet Compilation (2001) CD1#9.Hard Day in Three Parts / Pretty Pop House of Jordan 
"London"
Heyday Records Compilation (2001) #8.Dominoscope (Re-mixed edition) / Pretty Pop Heyday Records |
Pretty Pop is...
Kaori - Voice
Ken - Instruments
MP3 demo songs
Resources
Review
Listen: Pretty Pop
`Pretty Pop is more cutesy pop than anything, playing pop music with electronic flavor.' Listen Japan: Pretty Pop (Written by Japanese language) The Women of MP3.com - Cybermuse: Pretty Pop `Pop quiz, people: do the words Shonen Knife mean anything to you? How 'bout Cibo Matto? If these phrases sound more like exotic locales you've never heard of than Japanese, female-fronted pop bands, maybe you should brush up on your Japana-pop. What's so delightful about this ensemble is their 1980s electronica vibe. While the other aforementioned bands tend to come off as lo-fi/college rock groups, Pretty Pop relies more on droning synths and guitars than, well, just droning guitars. The bands Pretty Pop grooves on include: XTC, Strawberry Switchblade, and New Order, and it shows. The result is a fun, yet often often darker flavor of Japanese pop than usual, as evidenced in songs like "Can Can Can". Parts of these tracks even bring The European indie pop band Stereolab to mind. Same genre, different texture. If you're into light, candied music, visit Pretty Pop's homepage, and press play-anywhere! Japanese pop rocks. For another taste (including Japanarama!) visit these stations now playing Pretty Pop. To purchase their kitschy-cool music, visit the Pistachio Love and Plastic Music pages.' Peace Work Music `JP bands make some of the best pop on the planet. Enjoy this exuberant JPop techno with a charming, playful feel.' 2nd CD `Pistachio Love' on CD.M@G 2002.02 CD.M@G - a Japanese local free paper with CD-ROM 
Pretty Pop on Stardust Stardust - a Frence Japanese Music Magazine. Stardust Vol.3 (20.Sep.2000) 
Japanese translated version (23.Feb.2001) Stardust Vol.5 (Jun.2001) 
Win a prize! 
The Tenth Place at God's Gift Music Contest! (22.Feb.2000)
Song Title : Hard Day in Three Parts (It's a Hard Day!) |