{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"MusicGroup","@id":"https://superfan.social/artists/serani-poji#artist","name":"Serani Poji","url":"https://superfan.social/artists/serani-poji","image":"https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eba2dca2dfc2a22b12a83d9d36","description":"Serani Poji is a Japanese pop group associated with the vibrant Shibuya-kei scene that grew out of Tokyo in the late 1990s. Its primary member is Sasaki Tomoko, a video game composer and producer who took over sole leadership of the project following the release of their third album, Ochamekan, in 2004. Merry Go Round Jailhouse appeared in 2010, after which Tomoko shelved the project. In 2023, there was a surge of renewed interest in Serani Poji when one of their songs went viral on social media. An alternate mix, “Pipo Pipo (Sped Up Version)” was released at the end of that year. \u001aIn 1999, composer Tomoko, producer Fukutomi Yukihiro, and singer Yukichi appeared on the soundtrack to the Sega Dreamcast game ROOMMANIA#203. The soundtrack was such a success that they formed a band named after one of the game’s characters, Serani Poji. Their music was a mix of sophisticated synth pop and the retro-inspired pop of the then-burgeoning Shibuya-kei scene, which took cues from ’60s artists like Brian Wilson and Burt Bacharach. After 1999′s Manamoon, Yukichi was replaced on vocals by Higashino Yumi, who appeared on their second album, 2002′s One-Room Survival. Soon, Yukihiro left as well, ceding production duties entirely to Tomoko for 2004′s Ochamekan. A period of inactivity followed before Tomoko announced that the project’s next release would be entirely solo. Merry Go Round Jailhouse, Serani Poji’s fourth album, arrived in 2010 with Tomoko handling all production and vocals. After this, Serani Poji was put on hiatus. Tomoko attempted a brief revival in 2017, announcing that new music was being written for a sequel game to ROOMMANIA#203, though the project was ultimately shelved. \u001aIn 2023, over two decades after its initial release, the Serani Poji song “Pipopipo” began trending on TikTok and other social media platforms, turning a new generation of fans onto the band’s music. At the end of that year, Tomoko released an alternate version of the song, “Pipo Pipo (Sped Up Version).” ~ Timothy Monger","genre":["shibuya-kei","japanese indie"]}]}

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