Before we dive into this week’s crop of pop, give this Los Angeles Times article about Japanese enka star Jero a read. The actual style of music he sings isn’t particularly up my alley – it’s an acquired taste that probably gets better when you actually know the lyrics, which are the main attraction –…
After reading this, I hope you’ll see why I think I need a small vacation. Arashi “Hatenai Sora” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTG1HAxgfWM”] Glancing back at recent entries into this series…collect ’em all by clickin’ the tag!…I’ve noticed a slight increase in overall negativity aimed at most of the tracks appearing on Music Station, one of my major sources…
Halloween! But before ya go load up on candy, you gotta listen to some J-Pop. Ai Featuring 加藤ミリヤ “Stronger” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCMzr81oCIw”] Ai attempts to split the difference between Mariah Carey girlfriend-empowerment pep pop and Ne-Yo’s futuristic R&B that sounds…well, catchy but kinda obvious. The hover-car side of this track seems less innovative and more paper-clipped on,…
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…
AKB48 member/drone Yuko Oshima appeared on some World War II special recently. Quizzed about who Japan fought in the war, she blunders a few historical facts up, such as thinking Japan fought Italy. Whooops! Read the whole account thisaway. Hmmmmm, never would have guessed being thrown into a J-Pop army at a pretty young age…