Singing in Japanese

Many German bands sing in German, the rest in English. Now a few have taken up a new language.

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German Bands Look East

Hello and welcome to popXport, DW-TV's German music magazine! This time around with videos from Propaganda, Jimi Blue, Tokio Hotel and the BossHoss, our world famous quiz and all the latest news and hottest new releases. But we start with an unusual musical project of special interest to some of our East Asian viewers. A number of German acts have recorded Japanese versions of their songs for a compilation called "Poptastic Conversation." Let's find out how this crazy idea got off the ground and how Japanese pop fans have been reacting.

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