While J-Pop likes to march to the beat of its own isolated drum, often resulting in the wonderfully obtuse, K-Pop goes down a more mainstream route. Though both are made for mainstream consumption, the unfamiliar key changes and super sweet, high-pitched vocals can make J-Pop a little less accessible for mainstream Western pop fans.
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INTERSECTION is a four member idol group under Avex's “The Whole Earth Connection” and is made up of multiracial Japanese born in the United States.
The members are made of Mika Hashizume, William Aoyama, Kazuma Mitchell, and Caelan Moriarty and all of them are fluently bilingual in Japanese and English. The boys dropped their first song and music video for 『Starting Over』on October 6, 2017 but didn't make their official debut until October the next year with the single 『Heart of Gold』.
AKB48 Daily - 48/46 J-POP & Showbiz News. Wednesday, 14 July 2021 21:45. I’ve been into the J-Pop for a long time too, and isn’t really that weird, unless you’re looking into that particular niche of the genre. If anything, it’s the complete opposite that’s true; J-Pop isn’t as popular because it’s musically more tradi.
🛣Member Information🛣
Mika Hashizume (橋爪ミカ)
Position: leader
Mika was born December 21, 1998 in Hawai'i and lived there until the age of 16. He is the eldest member of the group and is the leader due to his qualities such as being a gentle and caring individual.
He originally dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player and has hobbies such as surfing, photography and skateboarding. Mika also has a strong background in music as he can play the violin and the ukulele.
William Aoyama (青山ウィリアム)
Position: vocalist, song composer
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William was born in California on May 19th in the year 2000 and moved to Japan 2 years later at the age of 2. He has a strong background in swimming and was on track to join the Olympics team and was even training with the junior Olympics swim team. That all changed when he began showing interest in the arts and pursuing it instead.
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Kazuma Mitchell (ミッチェル和)
Kazuma was born May 15, 2000 in the big apple (New York City) in the upper east side until the age of 8 when he moved to Japan. He became inspired to play the flute and the saxophone after hearing the songs on Disney's “The Little Mermaid”. He is also an exclusive model for men's fashion magazine MEN'S NO-NO and was awarded the semi Grand Prix at an audition in 2017. Besides the looks and talent, he's a total package with the brains to boot as he is currently attending Harvard University and plans to graduate by 2023.
Caelan Moriarty (モリアティー慶怜)
Calean is the baby of the group, being born in the year 2001 on April 12 on Cuba's US military base. His father is of Irish descent and in the military, thus they moved frequently. He has lived in Virginia Beach, Hawai'i and Japan. Because of all the moving, he was exposed to many different cultures and has a varied taste in music and general interests. His age also lends to the way he interacts with the other members as he is the unofficial « mood maker », making the others laugh often.
🛣 Discography🛣
Starting Over
Released: October 6, 2017
Type: first unofficial single
1. Starting Over
Heart of Gold
Released: October 5, 2018
Type: first official single
1. Heart of Gold
Falling
Released: November 8, 2018
Type: second single
1. Falling
Body Language
Released: December 7, 2018
Type: third single
1. Body Language
Twisted
Released: January 25, 2019
Type: fourth single
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1. Twisted
You're the Reason
Released: June 15, 2019
Type: fourth single
1. You're the Reason
One Step Closer
Released: July 19, 2019
Type: fifth single
1. One Step Closer (Fruits Basket 2019 Second Ending Theme)
INTERSECTION
Released: August 21, 2019
Type: first digital album
1. You're the Reason
2. Body Language
3. Falling
4. Lost Boy
5. Twisted
6. Who Do You Love
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7. Hot Water
8. Love Alone
9. Heart of Gold
10. One Step Closer
11. Starting Over
Sources
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