A stricter law against illegal downloading of media went into affect this week in Japan, meaning harsh punishments for those caught uploading OR downloading music, movies, TV shows, whatever. It will be interesting to see what the first big punishment to come out of this will be – a lot of people I know are…
Sigh, another summer over…onwards into the fall and then the miserable, stupid winter. First though, some music! AKB48 “Gingham Check” WATCH HERE First, if you haven’t watched the video for “Gingham Check,” you really should because it is miles away the best thing AKB48 has ever done, and is also surprisingly smart considering the group…
This week, popular Japanese convenience store chain Family Mart rolled out a special campaign celebrating five years of Hatsune Miku. She’s a character attached to a popular line of vocaloid software (a computer program allowing people to create digital vocals) and probably better known in the Western world as the hologram pop star that pre-dated…
That’s the face I made when I realized I have all of August as a vacation (though not from blogging, don’t worry!). Kobukuro “Yell E ~ Ru” Looks like more and more older Japanese bands are wising up to the economic benefits of either putting together comeback tours or at least placing an emphasis on…
Most of the time, when I write about AKB48 I’m preparing to sling hate gunk at them over something or other. My history with the group has been overwhelmingly negative, and I would be a liar if I said that sometimes I got excited to write something about the latest messed-up trend they’ve taken part…