Controlled Karaoke: Lets Watch Some People Dance Like Perfume

Proof I’m not the only male on the planet who likes Perfume way too much. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyvhYv75nUw&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Check ’em doing “Dream Fighter” and “Love The World” as well. At least I think it’s the same bunch of kids…or maybe everyone wears a mask when prancing around to J-Pop?

Missed The Stop: Listening Station Featuring JUJU, Superfly and LANDS

Sorry devoted readers (all three of you), I can’t do my weekly report on Music Station as I’ve got places to be on a Friday night. Since I can’t catch the five performances lost among a sea of old Music Station clips, I’m doing the next best thing – listening to the artists featured on…

Controlled Karaoke: AKB48 Fan Mail Going To Some Creepster

You know who really likes excessive-member idol group AKB48? Some dude who tricked the post office into sending him their fan mail. Full report below, Japanese speakers of the world. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uE0p_4RZW8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] (Or, English, via Japan Probe)

Duck The Halls: “Manekineko Duck No Uta” Gets Christmas Version

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMSNdSZJv9Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&] I realize “Manekineko Duck No Uta” is nothing more than a way for an insurance company to peddle product, but that small fact isn’t going to stop me from writing even more about the left-field hit of Japan for 2009. To keep the song fresh heading into the holiday season, the folks behind this…