Controlled Karaoke: Move Over EXILE, Misia Has A World Cup Song

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peGDktz-bNY&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Japan shocked Cameroon 1-0 in the World Cup the other day, pushing the country’s World Cup fever from “lukewarm” to “HOT HOT HOT.” As numerous friends have told me, not many folks here were very excited for the Japanese National Team’s trip to South Africa because they seemed to not stand much of a…

Station To Station: Music Station For June 11, 2010 Featuring Kaela Kimura, Miliyah And Cocco

Looking for some good television before the South Africa-Mexico game kicks off the 2010 World Cup? Music Station airs three hours before the match starts, so you could pregame to the week’s finest J-Pop singles. Wait, what am I saying…if you do that you’d have no reason to read this article!!! Rent a DVD or…

EXILE Vs. The World: Japan’s World Cup Song Battles The Competition

In case you didn’t hear, a little sporting event called the World Cup begins this week in South Africa. For one month, the majority of the world will watch to see which country will emerge glorious, while also getting in arguments with Americans over them calling it “soccer” (aside…”soccer vs. football” is the stupidest language…

Station To Station: Music Station For May 28, 2010 Featuring Arashi, AKB48, Xiah Junu And Hatoyama’s Horrible Shirt

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…