About this artist
P.O.P is a Hip-hop group made up of 6 people, who are Twins MC ( Hakushu Kamisuzuki & Takahiro Kamisuzuki ), bass guitar ( Naoki Furuta ), flute( Takashi Kurokawa ), keyboard and guitar ( Ryoji Saito) and drums( Tomoya Baba ). The members of this band come from diverse backgrounds. The bassist has been touring with many bands as a back-up bassist. Takashi Kurokawa who is playing the flute is a corporate employee by day. Another was a small town thug in a rough neighborhood in Kawasaki. Takahiro Kamisuzuki is a single dad..etc.
Their common point is “They love having fun.” ( Tanoshiikoto Bakari Arimasuyoni )
Therefore, the band plays individual original rap songs which are appealing to various kinds of people. The
Kamisuzuki twins are famous for the music supervising and music direction of a Japanese movie trilogy called “The Rapper in Saitama ( 8000 miles)” .The younger brother, Hakushu, played the role of the legendary DJ TKD in that movie. That character is still very popular in Japan, even though the first movie came out 6 years ago.
Twins MC are also known as the directors and supervisors of an *NHK Music TV program for kids. ( *NHK is the national Japanese public broadcaster. )
They are popular among a large segment of the population.
On P.O.P ‘s 1st album, “Tanoshiikoto Bakari Arimasuyoni”, various big guest musicians, such as Takeshi Nakatsuka, BIKKE, Small Circle of Friends, DARTHREIDER.etc. are featured as special guests.
The song『Watch me』from the hit album “Tanoshiikoto Bakari Arimasuyoni” reached the number two spot on the iTunes Music Store HIPHOP charts. The band is currently making music videos of all the songs from the album.