Hailing from Nagoya, Japan, four-piece CHAI are an almost indescribable bundle of pop energy, melding punk, kruatrock, yacht-rock funk, disco, the Tom Tom Club’s wordy rappinghood, and more into their ...
The members of Chai can’t stop smiling. On a Wednesday night in early September, the Japanese quartet is making its live New York debut, and their presence is sheer glee. Mana, Kana, Yuki, and Yuna ...
This Japanese quartet undercuts traditional ideas about cuteness, gender and rock bands. Its latest album, “Wink,” is arriving on Sub Pop in the United States. By Jeremy Gordon The Japanese band Chai ...
When the members of the Japanese four-piece band CHAI were younger they never would have imagined collaborating with their idols. Twins Mana and Kana along with high school pal, Yuna, and future ...
Rock, pop, punk and fun - these are some of the flavors Japanese band CHAI captures in their genre-fluid music. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PING PONG!") CHAI: (Singing) You and me, racket and ball. CHANG: ...