Station To Station: Music Station For June 15 Featuring Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Kou Shibasaki And BENI

Big things happening around these parts in the near future, so this will be a relatively quick edition…with picture complete with Japanese buzzword! aiko “Kuchibiru” WATCH HERE, STARTING AT THE THREE MINUTE MARK Here’s an artist who exist in the unoffensive middle, someone who never releases anything terrible but also has failed to release anything…

Station To Station: Music Station For November 18 Featuring Sexy Zone, FUNKY MONKEY BABYS And Porno Graffitti

The world’s most expensive photograph, ya’ll. Over the past week I’ve seen a bunch of people guffawing at the price (completely fair) and buzzing off about how this isn’t art but rather a glorified Polaroid snap (wrong!). It’s a very pretty shot that also came in a pretty huge size, and seeing people be all…

Station To Station: Music Station For May 13, 2011 Featuring Perfume, Girls’ Generation And J Soul Brothers

Wrote that headline and realized this episode of Music Station falls on a Friday the 13th. Who knows what spooky surprises await! Oh, another appearance by Kanjani8? IT REALLY IS CURSED. aiko “恋のスーパーボール” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0-QP1z05Gc”] Sadly, the video above is only a short commercial for aiko’s new single, so it seems a bit unfair to make…

Station To Station: Music Station For April 22 Featuring Unicorn, Meisa Kuroki And Kanjani8

Hooray! After several weeks and a handful of novelty posts, we are reunited with Music Station’s regular setup. What’s in store this week? A…pretty sub-standard group featuring very few heavyweights unless “that Johnny’s group from Kansai” equals star power to you. Welp, let’s dive in anyway. aiko “ホーム” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUPNtLFNS-I”] Off to a great start, seeing…

Station To Station: Music Station For February 25, 2011 Featuring Arashi, Aiko And Keisuke Kuwata

This week’s episode of Music Station a.k.a. “the show where we hear the newest Johnny’s singles” comes in a slightly abbreviated form. Whereas the typical weekly showcase features five or sometimes six performers, the February 25 edition boasts only four. Bad news to rabid J-Pop fans and the army of teenage girls who tune in…