Station To Station: Music Station For May 28, 2010 Featuring Arashi, AKB48, Xiah Junu And Hatoyama’s Horrible Shirt

ByPatrick St. Michel

Can any of the songs on this week’s Music Station come close to equaling the majesty of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s shirt? Not an easy task. Let’s find out though! Arashi “Monster” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2bo-NOjtu4&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Excuse me while I get self-referential for a minute. In pretty much every instance where I rave about robo-bop disco divas…

Station To Station: Music Station For April 30, 2010 Featuring Perfume, KAT-TUN And Zebra Queen

ByPatrick St. Michel

KAT-TUN “Going!” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyu8GtG3G6U&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Oh this one isn’t easy. Usually when I see a Johnny’s band on the list, I’m 99 percent sure I’ll be writing a scathing review. Considering the pop-idol factory produces male idols first and music as a secondary concern, it’s not that ridiculous an expectation. So here we have KAT-TUN’s latest “Going!”…

Controlled Karaoke: Coca-Cola Lets You Know What The Top 10 Sakura Songs Are

ByPatrick St. Michel

Wither the folks outside of Japan right now, because it’s Sakura season. For a very short period of time, the cherry blossoms around the country have bloomed into a very delicate and pretty white. It makes the bike ride to work a bit more tolerable. The folks at the Coca-Cola corporation want you to enjoy…

Station To Station: Music Station For 02/19/2010 Featuring AKB48, BoA And Ai Otsuka

ByPatrick St. Michel

AKB48 “桜の栞” – Rejoice rejoice! We’re only a few figure skating finals away from Winter being over with. That means warmth! And flowers! And, in Japan, cherry blossom season. Which also means it’s time for Japanese artists to release songs about the country’s prettiest part of the calendar year. The small mercenary army of AKB48…

Controlled Karaoke: AKB48 Fan Mail Going To Some Creepster

ByPatrick St. Michel

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)