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Today's Mori Music Find is a more well-known artist, but one that I think deserves a listen: IU. IU is a fairly popular K-Pop Idol from South Korea, and she has been known to produce a variety of types of music. However, her own music that she writes tends to have a very folksy, relaxed sound, mainly concentrated on the music from her guitar and voice. She is an extremely talented musician, and to this day, her song "Peach" remains one of my favorite mori tunes! Have you ever heard of IU's music before? If so, what did you think? If not, I hope you enjoyed!

Welcome to the second post in the "almost mori" series! This time we'll be looking at another sister style to mori: yama kei. Yama kei is another fashion that, although not so well known now, used to be a large name in the natural fashion community and the mori community. Although it was much smaller than mori kei, it was still well known and had a brief time of popularity in Harajuku and abroad. It was even featured in a few magazines in its heyday! There are a few more resources out there still for yama kei, as opposed to hama kei. You can still find a few posts here and there on the style, such as this shorter post  here  on Yama Kei by the gearcaster, as well as  here  by Miss Kellie, and  here  at the Morigirl Blogspot. With that being said, let's take a look at the name! The Name The term yama kei follows the naming pattern of hama kei and mori kei. "Yama" is a Japanese word meaning "mountain", and "kei," once again,...

Today, I have another small creator for you all, and someone whose music I've loved for quite a while now, Laurena Segura. Laurena is a Canadian musician from Montreal. She plays a number of different instruments, mainly guitar and banjo. Her style is charming and relaxing! My all-time favorite song of her's is definitely "Permafrost," which you can find on Spotify, by the way. She is still producing music today, however, her updates are a bit sporadic. Regardless, her music is certainly worth a listen! If you are interested in Laurena and her work, you can check out her youtube channel, or her  facebook  page. Have you heard of Laurena Segura? If so, what did you think of her music? If not, I hope you enjoy!

Back in its glory days, mori kei spawned many different sub-styles that grew fairly popular. Even to this day, mori continues to inspire modern fashion styles in Japan, and abroad through its online presence. However, as mori began to decline in popularity, many of these sub-styles slowly became less and less relevant, until many have almost disappeared from the mori community's conscious entirely. This is why I will be creating a series of posts entitled "Almost Mori" here on my blog, taking a look at a few of these styles that are similar to mori, or a sister style to the fashion. And what better way to start off this series of posts than with a summery variation on the mori style: hama kei! It is probably hard for newcomers to the fashion to believe, but there was once a time the term "hama kei" was almost as well known as mori kei, at least in Japanese fashion circles. Even though it never became quite as popular to wear, it still had a fairly decent s...

Summer is finally here, so it's time to finish out my mori kei activities posts with some appropriate things you can do for the season! Go berry picking Berry picking is both a fun activity and you get something yummy to eat afterward as well! You can go picking at a local farm, plant your own berry bushes to harvest from, or even go foraging in your local areas. Make sure to research what types of berries you can and can't eat before foraging though. Picture Source Walk barefoot in the grass I'm not a believer in "earthing" or anything like that, but I do have to admit that walking through the grass in the summertime has its own sort of magic. There's nothing quite like kicking off your shoes and enjoying a walk through the grass. I'd highly recommend doing it! Picture Source Try out Hama Kei  Hama Kei is a sister style to mori focused on the sea. And what better time to try out a seaside version of mori than in the summer...