The Rise of Heartsdales: From New York to Tokyo
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- When sisters Sugiyama Emi and Yumi moved from Japan to New York at a young age, they never imagined they’d be singers one day.
From 1981 to 1995, they would grow up in a small area in New York called Heartsdale, located in the Yonkers suburb. In 1995, they would move back to Japan where the sisters would go to school. During that time, Emi and Yumi wanted to share their passion for American urban, hip-hop, and R&B with Japanese audiences.
They would get their chance in 2001 on the popular TV show Asayan. After winning the competition, the girls would adopt the name Heartsdales, where they grew up. They would go under the stage names Jewels (Emi) and Rum (Yumi).
For five years, they would have a solid career, working with the likes of m-flo, Double, and Hinouchi Emi. They had some serious bangers and looked posed to take over the Japanese urban and hip-hop scene.
Until 2006…
That year, the sisters would call it quits and go their own ways after Heartsdales. After their singing career, the two have lived relatively quiet lives.
While they had a short career, they made an impact on the scene in the early to mid 2000s. Let’s relive the career of Heartsdales.
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Duuuude!! Heartsdales were so cool, I still have Love & Joy in my playlist
Just reminded me: *adds Love & Joy on my playlist*
It's sounds like they did and accomplished a lot in only a short amount of time and they definitely had that late 90s and early 2000s vibe about them
They really did. I think Heartsdales went out on top in their short 5 year span, rather than go out when they faded away.
It’s not much to google Heartsdale’s history. Love this duo tho.
@@fluttercrown6814 You're telling me! They really kept a low profile after they disbanded.
This was a pretty cool video. I been listening to some music I used to listen to and Heartsdales came up. I wondered what happened to them and it’s the same as it was back then. Good video!
I loveeeee heartsdale recently their discography was uploaded to Spotify but some albums isn’t on there but at least most of there work is on there for others to enjoy
Such a blast from the past. It’s also amazing how many artists were launched from the ASAYAN program.
After their breakup, as a teenager I tried reaching out to Jewels via email using the info she had on her business site... and she replied! haha Interestingly enough she said that she was working on new solo tracks in the urban genre, it's a shame they never saw the light of day.
Oh wow, that's really cool! I wonder if Jewels ever misses singing. I wish she released her solo tracks, even if it was just on UA-cam or Spotify. I know that Rum (Emi) has a kid and moved back to New York since 2010-ish.
I enjoyed this video and I enjoy J-Pop music since I was 12 years old :)
That being said, Heartsdales had a short but very substantial music career and they left a big mark by bringing in a fresh new sound-style to the J-Pop landscape :)
They really did leave a big mark. Really loved their style of music too!
Thanks for watching; really appreciate it :)
Thank you for talking about Heartsdales, i hope you can make a video about Kenshi Yonezu, he is a rising star since the late-2010s, and he began his career as a Vocaloid producer under the name of Hachi before embarking on his singing debut in 2012.
wow, i really appreciate this video, ive been trying to find information on what they're doing now in hopes that maybe they were still making music. they are one of the first urban Japanese artists I fell in love with after I discovered soulhead.
Words can not express how happy I am that you covered Heartsdales. I LOVED them so mucj their music, style and aesthetic was SO cute! Also I still follow one of the girls Jewelz. She now sales nuts and nut based food products. They are such cute girls
Thanks so much for watching! Really happy that you know Heartsdales as well. It's pretty cool that Jewels is now doing nut based food products, but nuts looks to be her new passion.
really??does she has any social media?
I loved them!
Omgg, i'm so glad you made this video! I used to listen to so much J-pop back during this time! I hope you do a video on Koda Kumi someday, she was my favorite singer back in the day 💖
I second a video about Koda Kumi.
Yeah and she’s still active at almost 40. Wonder when she’s going to retire. She is my favorite too
I follow Jewels on Instagram, she mostly posts food pics and info on her business which seems to be mostly be supplying expensive snacks to fancy hotels in Japan. She made one post about Heartsdales but just reminiscing, no reunion album on the horizon 😅.
Awww, that's a shame no reunion. I think with Rums having a family for awhile and Jewels advertising expensive snacks and fancy hotels, both have their paths set for now.
Ohh one of the first Jpop songs I heard, Candypoppin - and then I discovered more via YT, like Soul'd Out, BoA (had no idea she was Korean), m-flo (had no idea Verbal was Korean), Koda Kumi, Amuro Namie, all those JRPG pop singers or the ones singing anime OPs and EDs like The Indigo, Ken Hirai.... good times ^^
Oh wow, you're naming some of the great artists in the 2000s. I haven't heard of The Indigo and Ken Hirai in such a long time.
There's a lot of artists in Japan that are actually Korean, so it's pretty cool to discover fun facts like that.
As for Koda Kumi and Amuro Namie, iconic artists I grew up with. I plan to do videos on both one day.
I forgot all about them, thanks for the reminder. A similar duo I'd be interested in seeing a profile on is Halcali.
the pros of Popsori being not very popular channel are the comment section is more peacefull and clean from spamming/swearing, and your comment has more chance to be read.
Agreed 100%. About 6 months, I made the choice to do videos that the Popstars (Popsori fans) and I wanted to do. I didn't want to do just the popular "Twice/Blackpink/BTS" videos that I know would get a lot more views.
While I took an 80% hit in views in my latest videos, I'm totally okay with that.
Like you said, I'd rather have a clean and peaceful comment section. Any comments that resort to insults or don't even watch the video (and I get some of these still), I'd just ban from the channel. I'd rather attract smart K-pop fans than ones that just want gossip/news/filler content.
Minor correction - they didn't grow up in Heartsdale. They grew up in Yonkers, which is a neighboring town to Heartsdale. And obviously a much worse name for a band.
That's a good correction, thanks for that! I actually had Yonkers in my script, but I guess I didn't put that in the video.
As for Yonkers, that would be a weird name for a group.
I was looking at the description in particular when I wrote the comment. Yonkers might work for a punk band but definitely not an R&B/hip-hop group.
@@meemp.2826 Ahh gotcha. Thanks again for the mistake; I'll fix the description now.
As for Yonkers, I'd listen to a punk or even rock band with that name. But for R&B, Heartsdale just sounds so much better.
wow u also know jpop in depth.. and this is such an old group, honestly didnt know as im not living in japan lol and internet and youtube didnt trancend globally promoting like it is now haha.. and how about talk about the current jpop scene too?
Heh, I try! I'll talk about current J-pop in the future, as I want to talk about that too. But currently, a lot of the Discord, email, and Patreons followers are requesting old-school J-pop, so I gotta follow those requests first.
@@Popsori thx u for doing this.. ur channel deserve a ton of subscriber and view! i mainly just watch ur channel for kpop in depth but u also talk about jpop in depth too im really thankful as there also not many ppl that talk about jpop in depth in utube. Im still watching ur older video. Thx again i really appreacite ur work.
Thanks so much for the encouragement. It means so much to hear that.
I'm thinking about re-doing my older videos, as they need a 2021 update :)
Again, thank you for your the comment!
Can you do Foxxi MisQ? And Iz they were a girl duo that sang the hooks for the rap group DS455 I remember hearing their solo music forever ago in the mid 00s but it was quickly removed and is damn near impossible to find.
Foxxi MisQ is good stuff! I haven't heard anyone mention them in a long time!
I don't think I can do them for now, as my queue is filled with a lot of other paid sub requests. One of the upcoming J-pop videos though is "J-pop's generational superstar: The rise of Utada Hikaru."
you forgot they collaborated with namie amuro too
I beg to disagree with them being the pioneers of Hip Hop in Japan. Mainstream yeah, but pioneers? No. Good video about Heartsdale tho but nothing you can’t search online.
Oh, I tried looking up more info on them. In Japanese, no less, but there's little to no info on them after they disbanded. I really wish there was, as I wanted to make this video a lot longer.
As for pioneers, wouldn't put them as the biggest pioneers, of course not. And mainstream, of course they were.
But they, alongside many others, popularized American-styled urban and hip-hop music in Japan.
In any case, I respect your opinion, as it's great to talk to others about Japanese music (whether you agree, disagree, or halfway agree).
I was really a fan of them as well as m-flo during my high school.thanks for the introduction~
No problem and thanks for watching! I was a big fan of them and m-flo during the 2000s as well.
DIGGY-MO! hahah That “Candy Pop” track introduced me to them. I can thank M-Flo (back when L.O.T was at the top of my playlist) & that entire J-R&B/Pop era from late 90s - 00s for a lot of the styles I throw into producing nowadays. They were one of many influences ahead of their time as far as genres that were accepted overseas at that time. Always created the best of both worlds. Thanks for the video, you have a new subscriber!
Haha, DIGGY-MO! always makes me laugh when I see him in music videos. I'm all about the m-Flo Love Series, as I listened to that non-stop back in the 2000s. That's really cool that you throw that style into your producing too.
I felt that m-Flo, Love Series collaboration style was welcomed by overseas fans. I'm glad m-Flo is doing their Love Series again with Lisa back in the mix. Thanks for subbing, as it means a ton to me!
I love Heatsdales. I think their work was pretty substantial despite their short music career.
i think Korean language/words is naturally more suitable for hip-hop than Japanese, so rapping in Japanese is harder and hip-hop is more popular in south korea.
I see what you mean with Korean and hip-hop working so well. I'll say Japanese can work with hip-hop too, as there's a lot of wordplay in their rapping.
@@Popsori i hope you mean in badasnees ( and coolness, because japanese languange is more sound "cute" and rapping in japanese is naturally sound more lighter while in korean is sound more heavier. i don't know if you don't feel the same. i'm not expert of J-hip-hop, i just listen some, i'm more compared when k-pop artist (idol) rapper rapping in japanese compared to korean.
japanese langauage rapping is often used words that ending with "to/no", and it's sound more cute.
Those are good observations for sure. I do think that Korean hip-hop is more heavily influenced by American hip-hop, so there's a lot of influence in that badass sound as well.
Some Japanese hip-hop artists that are awesome are Zeebra, King Giddra, Shing02, m-Flo (Verbal), Kreva, and Heartsdales.
좋은 내용들이 많은데 인기가 없는게 참 안타깝지만 그게 어쩔 수 없는 대세인 것 같네요.
poposri님께서 케이팝팬들의 문제점을 지적하는 부분들에 대해서 공감하지만 인기가 없는 걸 보면서 올바른 소리, 솔직한 얘기는 인기가 없다는 걸 다시 한번 느낍니다.
한국에서도 페미니즘의 문제를 지적하는 올바른 채널 중 하나인 이선옥tv도 정말 인기가 없는 채널이죠. 반면에 어느쪽이던 극단적인 얘기를 하는 곳이 인기가 많죠. 요즘 세상 돌아가고 있는게 이런 현실인가 봅니다.
영어는 못해서 한글로밖에 쓸 수 없어서 죄송하네요.
근데 한가지 말하고 싶은게 케이팝 팬들만의 문제가 아니라 그냥 요즘 사람들이 그런 거 같습니다.
게임업계만 봐도 라오어2 출시전에 다들 10점 주고 그랬잖아요. 그냥 보면 요즘 사람들 자체가 다들 그런 성향들이 많은 것 같습니다.
어린 10대 뿐만이 아니라, 20대 이상의 성인층들도 마찬가지고요.
그리고 현실적으로 따지면 그런 문제있는 사람들이 이성적인 팝소리님 같은 사람들보다 돈이 되는 건 맞다고 보고요.
이성적으로 팬으로 사는 사람과 열정적으로 팬으로 사는 사람. 누가보더라도 두번째가 더 돈이 되는게 현실이니까요.
이런 현실이다보니 더 심해지면 심해졌지. 이성적으로 바뀌지는 않을 것 같습니다.
심해지면 심해질수록 회사에서는 더 돈이 잘 벌릴테니까요.
This was very informational thank you for making this. I was introduced to them via diggy-mo' and M-flo, really sad that they disbanded
I just noticed this, but my bad for the first 2-3 seconds of a black screen. There was supposed to be video during this part, but for some odd reason, didn't render during the final processing.
EDIT: I just removed the beginning of the video, so the awkward 2-3 second black screen is now gone.
I still listen to heartsdales from time to time
same. made a playlist of my favorite songs from their albums. when you think about it, the playlist is more like a summer playlist
GOD LIKE!!!!! THEY FRKN MADE MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS.