Zoku Night Club

[Emmanuel Des Meaux]

ZoukLas Vegas, the 26,060 SQ FT nightclub located at Resorts World, will have a new innovative space, pushing the boundaries of dance music and is poised to become the most technologically advanced nightclub in Las Vegas, while packing in 2,160 people. Partygoers can journey through multiple experiences with Capital Bar and Empire, which will be able to operate as an addition to the main club or separate venues on specific nights and seasons. Expect to hear sounds by Kaskade, Deadmau5, Illenium, Odesza, DJ Snake, James Hype, RL Grime and Meduza.

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The Kanjozoku street racers are another street racing group that have gained notoriety for burning up a section of one of Osaka's expressways. Of course, street racing at night courts the attention of the authorities. So, these street racers try to protect their anonymity. Let's take a closer look at the Kanjozoku street racers.

Street racing in Japan lit up the night streets during the eighties and nineties. Police crackdowns meant that such racing is not as prevalent now. The high-speed or ksoku battles were fought in places like Tokyo's popular Shuto Expressway.

These same battles are inspiration for video games like the Japanese game Wangan Midnight, a manga-inspired racing game. Wangan being one place where racing took place. The Mid Night Club were one street racing group who raced on the Wangan. The Mid Night Club became the most infamous street racing gang, known for their cars, like the Blackbird, a modified Porsche 911 Turbo, owned by one of the group's members.

Because such activities are on the police radar, these street races on the Kanjo are cloaked in secrecy and legend. But of course, what happens on the streets under the cover of night is not always common knowledge.

Go back to the eighties, when the Kanjo craze was a hit. The Honda Civic becoming the drive of choice for many. Even popular culture has taken hold of the legend of these street racers, such as Naniwa Tomare, a manga (Japanese comic).

Back in the eighties, they would have also been inspired not only by the Honda Civics of Group-A racing, but by Japanese professional drivers like Osamu Nakako and Hideki Odaka. But their racetrack wasn't like the Suzuka Race Course. In the late-eighties, Suzuka became part of the Formula One calendar.

The Kanjo loop is 4.77 miles long. It runs on an elevated part of the expressway, right in the heart of Osaka, where during the day, it is a regular route for drivers, commuting to work or home and going about their everyday activities; but at night, it turns into a racecourse that attracts the attention of the police.

The Kanjo Loop has been a popular place for street racers in the past, reportedly used as a circuit in the seventies. Compared to the Wangan, which is straighter with more room on the road than the Kanjo, the narrower corners of this loop means that these drivers need cars with greater handling.

Their cars will have race-ready tires, but the exteriors are not necessarily pristine. This is not a contest for the best-looking Civic, but a street war between racers. Window nets are useful, not so much for safety, but for not being recognized.

The 'Drift King', a.k.a. Keiichi Tsuchiya, has not only been a great influence on Japanese drifting, but also a legend in racing. Keiichi appeared in a series of movies, called the 'Shuto Kousoku Trial', about illegal street racing, warning street racers to leave it, if they wanted to race professionally. The films are reportedly banned in Japanese cinemas.

The Kanjo loop is one of the settings. In the first part of the movie, the street racers go head-to-head on the Kanjo loop, while the dangers of street racing are also raised in the storyline. Movies such as these highlight how street racing has taken on its own appeal, featuring in film and popular culture, and how places like the Kanjo loop have taken on their own landmark status.

Police crackdowns on illegal street racing has certainly restricted these nighttime street racers. The police have them on their radar, especially back in the day when it was a real problem for the authorities.

Because of the type of street racing they engage in and the police crackdowns in the past, the Kanjozoku street racers try to retain their anonymity, whether that be by wearing hockey masks or something to conceal their identity.

It is not hard to see how a kanjo culture of racing has been created. Not only are these street racers connected by the kanjo loop where they race and by street racing itself, but also by their cars, the danger of getting caught and their forged friendships under the cover of anonymity.

Maybe that whole idea of the Kanjo 'tribe', the 'kanjozoku', has something to do with such a culture and with such an identity. Manga like Naniwa Tomoare certainly helps to build a legend around these street racers.

The inter-gang rivalry does not seem to be as significant as it was back in the day. Maybe because the numbers of active street racers have diminished compared to the past. Nonetheless, the spirit of the Kanjo lives on. But it must be said that the dangers of illegal street racing still also exist.

Of course, what happens in the night is often unseen. So we rely on stories about the Kanjozoku street racers to paint our picture. Those stories may be from movies or manga, or maybe from people who have experienced Kanjo street racing firsthand. Nonetheless, there still remains a shroud of elusiveness and unknowns about these street racers.

Zouk Nightclub is the premiere club experience at the Resorts World Hotel in Las Vegas. The club venue is massive with high ceilings, crazy lighting and LED production. The atmosphere is built around the DJ stage and everyone has a view of all the fun. There are multiple dance floor areas as well as a circular bar area so you can get a quick escape from all the action. There is plenty of room to navigate all areas on the inside. Be prepared for a top quality line up of DJs and liver musical performances.

Once inside the Resorts World Hotel you will want to make a right turn from the main valet. Head through the casino area and make a left at the end of it. You will see the iconic, and giant orb that is filled with current happenings on the property. The entrance to Zouk is just pass this.

In order to attend Zouk Nightclub guests will want to adhere to the club dress code. Men should wear nice jeans or dress pants, a collared shirt/sport coat, and dress shoes. Please avoid wearing shorts, sandals, hats, jerseys, or athletic attire. For more information on the rules check out our Nightclub Dress Code Guide. For Sunday Moon Beam events guests can wear pool attire.

Yes! Joining the Zouk Nightclub guest list allows special benefits for attending club events. Ladies receive free entrance. Men receive free entrance. For some events men are only eligible for the guest list in groups with an even ratio of women, or more women than men. Both men and women skip the general admission line and should look for the guest list check in area at the club entrance on the right side. Skip the nightclub promoters. Zouk management reserves all rights.

ZOUK is open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 10:30 PM to 4 AM. It is also open on Sunday nights for the spring and summer months for Moon Beam events. Wait times for entries can be long, especially for popular events. We highly recommend arrival before 10:30 PM to beat the rush.

By day, back on the main street, even ladies walk around Kabukicho with their kids in strollers. The establishment beside them may not exactly be the right place for kids though! I initially thought this was a restaurant, but come on, this is the red light district, and that 18 on the door should have given me a clue! Manzoku Station (Satisfaction Station) is one of Kabukicho's larger adult entertainment venues. If offers a host of options like hostess club (pay money just to talk to strangers of the opposite sex? Awww come on, how desperate can you get?), topless bars and other forms of erotica. Needless to say I did not go near it, as I am not a fan of these places and at 60 am way past my prime for carnal activity! (Tokyo, Japan, Apr/ May 2019)

In recent decades, increased globalization has led to an increased exchange of cultural artifacts, including music and dance. In this paper I will describe the relationship between Para Para Dance, a Japanese dance style, and Eurobeat, a music style produced in Italy.

Eurobeat is a high speed (between 150 - 160 BPM) and bouncy European music genre "in which high quality technology [gives] the music a sheen that assure[s] club and radio play" (Laitin, 2002). One of the main elements is the use of synthesizers, but without losing focus on the singer's voice. It was created in the 80s, alongside other emerging "Euro-genres" that were being developed and mingled at that time, such as Europop and Eurodisco.

Like most European countries, Italy and Germany were creating their own local versions of these genres, and succeeded in establishing their place in the Disco scene. Eurobeat originated from German and Italian disco influences (Laitin, 2002). This genre stood out in nightclubs, especially gay clubs, and replaced the "high energy" of Eurodance (Frith, 1989). Dave Rodgers, Niko, Domino and Lolita are some of the most well-known Eurobeat artists.

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