Japanese pop – or J-Pop – is renowned for being weird. But it just got weirder.
Wrestler Ladybeard has formed a group with two Japanese girls called Ladybaby, and is giving J-Pop a screamo edge.
‘This project is all about creating moments of joy for people,’ he told tokyodesu.com. ‘I try to look as pretty as possible whilst doing it.’
The track they’ve created together is ridiculous. For most of it he’s dancing about in a French maid’s outfit while the girls run through town with selfie sticks, and he lends his intense heavy metal vocals to the piece to blend with the girls’ more delicate tones. It’s called Nippon Manju by the way.
And it’s strangely transfixing. Like seriously. You’ll definitely be watching this more than… Read the full story