Controlled Karaoke: Idol Group Dressed As School Girls Deliver Anti-Nuclear-Energy Song Of Our Times

ByPatrick St. Michel

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv4gUdn6Lcc”] Well, this is…something. I don’t know much about Seihuku Kojyo Iinkai and Google ain’t helping…but this needs to go viral NOW. A goofy teenage idol group delivering an anti-nuclear-power song that does a lot at once. Let’s break it down: 1. The actual music sounds like “Walking On Sunshine” and/or that generic upbeat song…

A Look At Anti-Nuclear Power Songs In Japan Today, Featuring COMA-CHI

ByPatrick St. Michel

I’ll preface everything I write by saying…I’m not a sociologist, so I’ll try to avoid sweeping generalizations best I can. That said…Japan doesn’t strike me as a place where taking stands on controversial issues earns one any points. Every book I’ve read that mentions politics, for example, notes that the Japanese usually avoid political discussions…