Analyn Almerino | Artist Spotlight

I lived in Japan for many years, it’s the reason I started blogging, so I was excited about listening to J-Pop artist Analyn Almerino and her latest song “Making It Up”.

The lyrics to this song is accurate, “making it up as I go along” it’s not what I expected. It seems like no time was taken to see how to make this song, her song. It does not do her voice justice. The beat is all over the place – the first beat was good, but then it changes, and at the end, it changes again. You can listen to “Making It Up” below. But I didn’t want this one song to be the only one I had to go on, so I went to YouTube.

This song, “Making It Up” is just not a good showcase of her talent. I listen to one video of her performing Mariah Carey and Whitney Hoston songs at a festival in Ueno Park a few years ago, it was good. One thing I’ve learned along the way is that not every song is made for an artist to sing. The song may be better suited for another vocalist. Analyn Almerino has some vocals, but she needs the right song to really showcase it.

By now, everyone has at least heard about BTS but compared to other nation’s representation in North America, Japanese artists are still the exception rather than the rule. This is bound to change, according to Vancouver based Rufus Lin Productions. The music label and production house made it their mission to bring authentic Japanese Pop music to the US and Canadian mainstream market. Their first project is called Analyn Almerino.

Watch the Video

Check out the audio video for Making It Up.

About Analyn Amerino

Analyn Amerino is an 18-year-old singer, born in the Philippines, brought to Japan at age six, already has an impressive track record in Japan. At the tender age of 14, she won Nippon TV’s talent show “All Japan Singing Talent Competition – Singing King”, beating over 6,000 contestants on live TV in front of a national audience. Three years later, in 2017, Analyn entered yet another talent show, this time by Japanese TV station ASAHI TV, once again winning the hearts of the audience and jury and taking home the grand prize.

Having just graduated from high school, Analyn can now fully focus on her music career. Analyn’s and her label’s plan is to export catchy Electro Pop with English lyrics, performed by one of Japan’s most promising up and coming singers.