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Chara is a J-pop act. Their sound grew out of Radwimps, The Beatles and Shinichi Osawa. Those roots explain a lot about how Chara arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Yuki, aiko, BONNIE PINK, Misia and The Brilliant Green, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Yuki and Basement Jaxx, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Chara, reaching back through Radwimps and forward to Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Chara connections
Chara grew out of Radwimps, The Beatles and Shinichi Osawa, shares an orbit with Yuki, aiko, BONNIE PINK and Misia, went on to shape Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Yuki and Basement Jaxx. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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