Perfume Prep New Single That Will Feature “Glitter,” A New Album And Have A Dance Contest For You

Perfume City tweets that the techno-pop trio will release a new single on November 2nd featuring the Kirin-approved “Glitter” with one other song still to be announced. Exciting! But not as much as the second tidbit, which reveals the group will have a new album out on November 30th. The thing appears to be titled…

Station To Station: Music Station For September 2nd Featuring 2NE1, Meisa Kuroki And Masaharu Fukuyama

Great news gang! College and pro football is back! Which means there is a very real chance I get distracted away from J-Pop at times. Just leave a snappy comment about how I missed the new AKB48 single or something and I’ll pry myself away from directional college versus directional college. Meisa Kuroki “Wired Life”…

Controlled Karaoke: Idol Group Dressed As School Girls Deliver Anti-Nuclear-Energy Song Of Our Times

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv4gUdn6Lcc”] Well, this is…something. I don’t know much about Seihuku Kojyo Iinkai and Google ain’t helping…but this needs to go viral NOW. A goofy teenage idol group delivering an anti-nuclear-power song that does a lot at once. Let’s break it down: 1. The actual music sounds like “Walking On Sunshine” and/or that generic upbeat song…

Station To Station: Music Station For August 26 Featuring AKB48, 2PM And NICO Touches The Walls

Le sigh…summer is almost over, meaning no more trips to the beach and having to actually work on a regular basis again. Hope you enjoyed it while it lasted. Now, for some J-Pop… AKB48 “スペシャルメドレー” A medley, screw that, let’s talk about… AKB48 “Flying Get” Watch here Where to start…besides signalling a continued disregard for…

Station To Station: Music Station For August 19, 2011 Featuring SMAP, YUKI And Koda Kumi Somehow Topping Herself

A calm image before we embark on the terror below. Kanjani8 “ツブサニコイ” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ltV–Mkzr0″] Earlier this week, the founder of Johnny’s Johnny Kitagawa was attacked at his home, where he barricaded himself from his assailant until help could arrive. Now, we don’t condone violence around here even against people responsible for some of the worst music…