MUSIC
Easy-to-understand songs are popular these days.
Tower Records Fukuoka
Masaru Mimura, Manager
In the current Japanese pop music scene, the Japanese reggae and hip-hop booms are waning, and songs that are easier to understand and hum or sing along to are gaining popularity, for example Namie Amuro’s and GReeeeN’s. Numbers by Ketsumeishi are also popular, as their Japanese lyrics make for easy listening. As for Western pop music, soul seems to be in style now, particularly among late teens and people in their 20s.
| Tower Records Fukuoka |
Address | : | Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station Building 3F to 5F, 2-11-2, Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka |
| Tel | : | 092-722-4611 | |
| Hours | : | 10:00–22:00 No regular holidays | |
| Tower Records Homepage : http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/ | |||
Address: Aeon Kashiihama Shopping Center 1F, 3-12-1, Kashiihama, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
Tel: 092-673-6321
Address: Yume Town Kurume 2F, 1-2-1, Shinaikawa, Kurume
Tel: 0942-45-7761
Address: Aeon Wakamatsu Shopping Center 2F, 1-3-1, Futajima, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu
Tel: 093-791-7760
Address: Aeon Mall Noogata 2F, 2-1-1, Yunohara, Noogata
Tel: 0949-29-2361
Must-visit live music club in Fukuoka
“ROOMS” is a good live music club in Fukuoka. Many distinctive musicians perform live there. Live music concerts held there are not so loud. People in their late teens to their 30s are the main customers of this club. Only good performers can attract a great audience in Fukuoka, probably because people here have an ear for music. In that respect, ROOMS has always been making the correct choice regarding musicians to perform live there.
Standing capacity is about 250. Audiences can feel that they are close to the performers on stage, which is designed to be near the audience floor. Thirteen to fifteen live concerts are held at the club monthly, one of which is organized by the club.
| ROOMS | Address | : | ONO Building 3F, 2-1-50 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka |
| Tel | : | 092-751-0075 | |
| ROOMSHomepage : http://saito-kikaku.co.jp/rooms/ | |||
FM Radio Stations in Fukuoka
■FM FUKUOKA
Fukuoka: 80.7 MHz
Kitakyushu: 80.0 MHz
Kurume: 82.1 MHz
FM Fukuoka, a long-standing FM radio station in Fukuoka, broadcasts a wide variety of music, particularly the latest hits. It broadcasts not only from studios in the station, but also from its satellite studio GAYA in the Tenjin IMZ building.
■LOVE FM
Fukuoka: 76.1 MHz
West Fukuoka: 82.5 MHz
Kitakyushu: 82.7 MHz
LOVE FM has the largest number of non-Japanese personalities of all FM radio stations in Fukuoka. Its programs are broadcast in ten languages (mainly Japanese and English), including Chinese, Korean and French.
■FREE WAVE
Downtown Fukuoka: 77.7 MHz
FREE WAVE’s studio is on the 1st floor of the SOLARIA building. Its service area is downtown Fukuoka. Some programs are broadcast from a dance club in Fukuoka.
■cross
Fukuoka: 78.7 MHz
Kitakyushu: 77.0 MHz
Kurume: 86.5 MHz
CROSS FM, based in Kitakyushu, uses natural energy – Green Power – to broadcast its programs. The station’s environmental efforts are attracting a lot of attention.