Before we dive into the music, quick AKB48 update. They still seem to be shattering records, now courtesy of that boring single they put out. Keep in mind, though, that one guy bought 5500 copies of it – if other AKB fanatics are even buying just a thousand copies, that’s still probably skewing it a…
Before we get into the weekly music mayhem, one note. In the face of the catastrophes that hit Japan one week ago, a lot of J-Pop artists have stepped up and done all sorts of amazing stuff to help out the victims of these disasters. The likes of AKB48, GLAY and pretty much every Johnny’s…
UVERworld “NO.1” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEBD56ynXHI”] This UVERworld song presents an interesting dilemma…should a single trying to be something mammoth get points for effort when in the end it still sorta comes off as just another J-Pop track? “NO.1” wants you to leave thinking you’ve just listened to an epic production, a five-part play stuffed into six minutes….
Update: Managed to mess up the date for this again. Wow anyone want to be my copy editor? No pay, but if you ever come to my apartment I’ll make pizza for you. It’s pretty good. The above robot will one day replace all the singers on this week’s episode of Music Station, so savor…
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…