Great news gang! College and pro football is back! Which means there is a very real chance I get distracted away from J-Pop at times. Just leave a snappy comment about how I missed the new AKB48 single or something and I’ll pry myself away from directional college versus directional college. Meisa Kuroki “Wired Life”…
Hooray! After several weeks and a handful of novelty posts, we are reunited with Music Station’s regular setup. What’s in store this week? A…pretty sub-standard group featuring very few heavyweights unless “that Johnny’s group from Kansai” equals star power to you. Welp, let’s dive in anyway. aiko “ホーム” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUPNtLFNS-I”] Off to a great start, seeing…
All credit for the above art goes to AvrilLavigneLuver4. I honestly appreciate good anime art of North American pop stars. On to the music. Avril Lavigne “What The Hell” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE7dhplqLjs”] Long before Justin Bieber descended from the icy north to capture the hearts of Twitter-happy teenagers and inspire the irrational hate of an older group,…
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…