This year on July 3 - 7, the Japan Expo takes place in Paris. The legendary event is the biggest event related to Japanese culture in Europe, and draws visitors from all over the continent. Next to various events, workshops, presentations and shops related to Japanese culture, every year there are a number of concerts as well. This year, various artists have been invited again and every day, the French JaME team will be reporting on the musical goings on of these days. 

Day 1:

 Aoi Concert

The young and dark Aoi moved the JE LIVE HOUSE. He succeeded in winning over the audience with his classic-style rock.

SCANDAL Concert

These four young ladies got the crowd moving with their energetic and enjoyable rock music! They also successfully communicated in English, Japanese and French to the people in the venue.

It’s with great pleasure that we find them on stage at 12 o’clock on Saturday, too.

Japan Expo Awards

One of most interesting things was the announcement of the music prizes. For the first time, the Japan Expo Awards recognises the Japanese music sold in Europe.

The title of best group was given to L’arc~en~Ciel. Their performance at the Zénith in Paris and the reaction of the audience are evidence that the group is one of the most loved. Surprisingly, the award for best CD went to OLIVIA, which was released in Europe on the French label Wasabi Records.

• Japan Expo Official Site
• Aoi Artist File
• SCANDAL Artist File

Author: Tanja
Translator: Sian