SCENE REPORT Eight Kawaii Artists Using Grotesque Sounds to Redefine “Cute” Japanese Music By Patrick St. Michel · March 23, 2018 YUC'e Few Japanese concepts have spread as far globally as “kawaii.” The word—roughly translated to mean “cute,” but technically referring to a child-like, downright pitiable type of adorableness—often hovers around Japanese cultural exports, from cartoons to clothes. J
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