It’s always a very special Music Station when AKB48 come around, so let’s get right into this star-studded edition of Station To Station. Jin Akanishi “Yellow Gold Eternal” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCC7Q9DgsfA”] OK, the track above only goes by “Eternal” but I’m just going to assume it’s the same. Only missing two words! That and I think the…
Turns out the whole 48-member-pop-group trend will never die – based off the success of AKB48-copy NMB48, someone had the idea to start up an all-male version for the Osaka area to rake in that sweet sweet teenage girl/lonely housewife money. Auditions to be in this new performance troupe go down late this month, and…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Lrj9kmxJM”] Few bands manage to tightrope between pop success and artistically sound music as well as Tokyo Jihen do. New single “Sora Ga Natteiru” once again finds the group laying out a technically monster pop joint…see the soaring chorus which all but cement that status…while doing enough to seem like they work off the grid…
Let’s dive right in as I have a very busy day ahead of me. KAT-TUN “ULTIMATE WHEELS” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2_x8_kdaXE”] Talked about…and heaped praise on!…this one last week. Song remains the same, a surprisingly out-of-the-box Johnny’s single incorporating Russian-evoking strings to make one of the more interesting Johnny’s releases as of late. The track comes bundled with…
All credit for the above art goes to AvrilLavigneLuver4. I honestly appreciate good anime art of North American pop stars. On to the music. Avril Lavigne “What The Hell” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE7dhplqLjs”] Long before Justin Bieber descended from the icy north to capture the hearts of Twitter-happy teenagers and inspire the irrational hate of an older group,…