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Yokohama native Haruna Kimishima, aka Haru Nemuri, made waves well beyond the shores of Japan with her 2018 album Haru to Shura<\/em><\/a>, thrilling listeners with her dynamic, emotionally charged combination of Californian pop-punk and idiosyncratic alternative rock, laptop audio collage, precious piano hooks and above all, an approach to voice and lyrics that some have rather awkwardly labeled \u201cpoetry rapping\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her self-expression in a semi-singsong style is dense and intense, whether she\u2019s confiding details of daily existence in a near-whisper, or issuing full-throated proclamations regarding life\u2019s big questions. Either way, she\u2019s always hurried, anxious to pack as much verbiage as she can into each of these three-minute masterpieces. The subtitled video for the stirring lead single \u201cRiot\u201d<\/a> affords a peek into what\u2019s on Kimishima\u2019s mind, for non-Japanese speakers (scroll down for further insights by way of her personal manifesto).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kimishima\u2019s work falls well within the parameters of J-pop \u2013 she\u2019s even done work with mainstream idoru act Tokyo Girls\u2019 Style. That said, she\u2019s pushing the envelope of the genre, investing it with a rare degree of originality, awareness, and emotional honesty, though never at the expense of the almost supernatural catchiness that\u2019s the hallmark of Japanese pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n