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The Official MAA Thread
MAA (24) is a half japanese half american singer signed to the EXIT LINE record label. She previously worked on the music scene with the band MarBell as the main vocalist.
Her first single was a "rental only release", later it was released digitally and reached #1 on USEN's Indie Songs chart.
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♦ We should be expecting news from an upcoming release soon ♦
 
MAA (24) is a relative new artist currently signed to the EXIT LINE record label. She previously worked on the music scene with the band MarBell as the main vocalist. Her first single was a "rental only release", later it was released digitally and reached #1 on USEN's Indie Songs chart.
2nd PV "Ballerina Brain System"
1st PV "Ghost Enemy"
Discography
Interview
Spoiler:
Debuting with her first single "Ghost Enemy" in September of this year, MAA just released her newest song "Ballerina Brain System" last month and finally dropped her first mini-album Monkey Kingdom on December first, showcasing her uniquely transient lyrical style and the fashionable electro sound with which it's intertwined. Born to an American father and a Japanese mother, her bewitching appearance has resulted in comparisons to many Western pop artists, and she's even been called the Japanese Lady Gaga.
"While I'm happy to be compared to Lady Gaga, the image I portray might be closer to Gwen Stefani," MAA said of the comparisons. "I feel like my style is full of components taken from people like Cyndi Lauper and Madonna."
With her eccentric attitude and tasteful tattoos, even MAA's look has been getting attention, but is she really a Nylonista at heart?!
"Nylon is the only magazine I read. About two years ago, I saw the front cover and thought it was cute. I'm into simple things lately, so I've been shopping at places like American Apparel, TOPSHOP and ZARA, but I usually end up trimming and sewing pieces to my own custom preference. When I'm secreting hormones*, I show skin like Katy Perry."
The overall sound of Monkey Kingdom boasts global-standard electro and R&B at its core alongside a diverse variety of genres including rock and dance. Of course, as all lyrics were written entirely by MAA herself, the distinctive, prickly emotions of the woman known as the "psycho Cinderella" are depicted realistically in her songs, a true highlight of the album.
"I write my lyrics inside a tent in my room. The space within that tent is kind of like a womb, so it's as if all of my songs were born there. Myself, I don't really know if I'm the type of person who can charge ahead of conflicts and troubles. So this time, there's lyrics about my anger towards adults who can't think of anything but money, and a Christmas song with an AV actress as the protagonist, and things that are kind of hard to put into words — but on the other hand, because of those bitter experiences in my past, I believe that I was able to meet the friends that are with me now. I wonder a little if I was able to write about myself honestly and genuinely in all of those songs."
The album's message may be that it's possible to know joy through sorrow, but you can have fun in MAA's world, too.
"My papa calls me a crazy monkey, so I titled the album Monkey Kingdom, as in my own kingdom," she explained. "If people could have the chance to get to know me through this album, I think that'd be a good thing."
credits to roomgirl@stereo_night LJ
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Last edited by taskinillusion; 13th January 2011 at 01:40 AM.
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