If you like J-Pop, you'll love this aggressively cute video featuring Piatto, a Japanese girl group that exists only in Second Life. (As William Gibson might call them, "Idoru".) Even if you don't, you'll still admire the great production values and editing:
Piatto's machinima video comes recommended from NWN style columnist Iris Ophelia, who's also a ravenous consumer of Japanese pop culture. "They're dead on as an SL mirror of what real life Japanese girl groups are like," she tells me, "that's why the video really stands out to me. If it wasn't Second Life avatars it could EASILY be a RL J-Pop video."
Oh wow, haha.
The video reminds me of Perfume's One Room Disco...
Posted by: Chihaya Nakajima | Sunday, February 07, 2010 at 03:50 PM
"you know i don't think you can ever have too much cuteness." - the 'cute lady', "true stories"
;0 quite sweet, both musically and visually! :) i'd say more in the key of towa tei and p5 than the usual 'filler'-feeling j-pop... :) very professional and quite pleasing! :)
Posted by: Nyoko Salome | Sunday, February 07, 2010 at 08:03 PM
I have been lucky to see Piatto two or three times at their shows in world. They put on a very professional, entertaining show with great costumes, lighting and effects. The sims always fill before the concerts start too.
Posted by: Natsuki Morigi | Sunday, February 07, 2010 at 10:25 PM
loves J-dramas (I can't help it) and so has started listening to a bit of J-pop as a result of that addiction... thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Moggs Oceanlane | Monday, February 08, 2010 at 04:21 AM
I ready enjoyed stunning the finest quality. There is tons of hours editing that. great fx's!
Posted by: spyvspyaeon | Tuesday, February 09, 2010 at 04:27 PM
Delightful - and a really well-produced video. Will have to get to see them in-world.
Thanks to you and Iris for highlighting it.
Posted by: Hitomi Tiponi | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 08:11 PM