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)
Koshi Inaba sings lead vocals in popular Japanese rock band B’z. Slash once played lead guitar in Guns ‘N’ Roses and has since become one of the most inessential people in music today. Slash has a new album coming out soon (the perfect stocking stuffer for your friend who lined up outside of Best Buy…
Terribly named J-Hip-Hop group Funky Monkey Babys (no, really) recently went to China to perform, and thank God some Japanese show filmed this adventure. Now I know those Funky Monkey Babys can speak a sentence or two of Chinese! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s299dME0AE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] (Via Japan Probe)
Takuya Kimura, better known as the dude with long hair in boy band SMAP, stars in an ad for Windows 7. Much to the joy of folks who frown on boy bands, Kimura spends most of the commercial being hurled into a building. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rdJvy3BFwU&hl=en&fs=1&] (First spotted at Japanator)
If you want an extremely entry level look into life at Japan, this parody rap video done to the tune of “Nothin’ But A G Thang” will tell you all you need to know about convenience stores and blood type obsession. Of course, you have to endure parody rap (the lowest of low), so I’d…