Saturday, December 19, 2009

Buono! - "Our Songs" single & "We Are Buono!" album

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New single "Our Songs" set for 2009.02.03
&
New album "We Are Buono!" set for 2009.02.10

°C-ute - SHOCK! PV Preview



Single out 2009.01.06

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Morning Musume new single "Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai" [2010.02.10]

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Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
Regular, Limited A, Limited B and Limited C
Release date: 2/10

Monday, November 30, 2009

Mika Nakashima vs Zombies?????

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Resident Evil: Afterlife Teaser Trailer When?

Source:Milla Jovovich - November 13, 2009

Just before wrapping another day's work on Resident Evil: Afterlife in Toronto, actress (and "Alice") Milla Jovovich revealed when we can expect a teaser trailer.

"There will [be] a teaser trailer in theaters in January, is what I just heard," she said via her Twitter account.

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[Director Paul W.S. Anderson is expected to wrap shooting in December. The fourth entry in the Screen Gems series is being shot in 3-D and co-stars Ali Larter, Spencer Locke, Wentworth Miller, Shawn Roberts, Boris Kodjoe, Kim Coates, Norman Yeung, Kasey Barnfield and Mika Nakashima.]

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Call me crazy, but I just don't see Mika in an RE movie kicking zombie ass. Will make for an interesting watch though.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Ayumi Hamasaki new single "You were... / BALLAD"

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『You were... / BALLAD』

[CD ONLY]
CD:
01. You were...
02. BALLAD
03. RED LINE ~for TA~
04. You were... (Music Box mix)(仮)
05. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (Orchestra version)
06. You were... (Instrumental)
07. BALLAD (Instrumental)
08. RED LINE ~for TA~ (Instrumental)

[CD/DVD A]
CD:
01. You were...
02. BALLAD
03. RED LINE ~for TA~
04. You were... (Music Box mix)(仮)
05. You were... (Instrumental)
06. BALLAD (Instrumental)
07. RED LINE ~for TA~ (Instrumental)

DVD:
01. You were... (video clip)
02. BALLAD (video clip)
03. You were... (making clip)

[CD/DVD B]
CD:
01. You were...
02. BALLAD
03. RED LINE ~for TA~
04. Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ (Orchestra version)
05. You were... (Instrumental)
06. BALLAD (Instrumental)
07. RED LINE ~for TA~ (Instrumental)

DVD:
01. BALLAD (video clip)
02. You were... (video clip)
03. BALLAD (making clip)

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Sunday, November 15, 2009

AKB48 RIVER PV Official USA Versions





Not a big fan of the second one. Then again, I like the original PV the best. The girls are great regardless. What have we learned?: Don't let Americans direct your PVs.

Final Fantasy XIII North American release date [2010.03.09]

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Official English Theme Song


Official Japanese Theme Song



Release date. FINALLY. T^T

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Wonder Girls perform Tell Me and So Hot in english

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The Wonder Girls opened up for former American Idol contestant Jordin Sparks today at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The girls spent their summer touring with the diva, so it comes as no surprise that the girls were given such an opportunity to perform and gain further exposure.

The girls were dressed in their Nobody outfits, but performed an English version of their past hits Tell Me and for the first time ever So Hot! The English lyrics for Tell Me did not sound complete yet; if you listen closely, you can still hear tidbits of Korean here and there. As for So Hot, will this track take over America as fervently as it did Korea? Ultimately, the girls must be happy performing something other than nobody for once! But I think we can all agree we're itching for something new from the girls, too!

credits: allkpop

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

What? You're Bored? Wear A Golf Bra!



Because taking that off wouldn't be noticeable at all.

Monday, November 9, 2009

BoA "Mamoritai ~White Wishes~" Tracks & Covers

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『Mamoritai ~White Wishes~』
CD:
01. Mamoritai ~White Wishes~ (まもりたい)
02. Mamoritai ~White Wishes~ (Tales of Graces Opening Ver.)
03. Mamoritai ~White Wishes~ (English Ver.)
04. Mamoritai ~White Wishes~ (Original karaoke)

Kana Nishino new single "Dear.../Maybe" [2009.12.02]

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『Dear.../Maybe』
CD:
01. Dear…
02. Maybe
03. Yours Only, Feat.wise ~maison De M-flo~

UVERworld new BEST Album "Neo SOUND BEST" [2009.12.09]

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『Neo SOUND BEST』
CD:
01. D-tecnoRize
02. CHANCE! (Re-Sing ver.)
03. Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi (儚くも永久のカナシ)
04. Roots
05. Gekidou (激動)
06. 99/100 Damashi no Tetsu (99/100 騙しの哲)
07. Zero no Kotae (ゼロの答)
08. Shaka Beach ~Laka Laka La~ (シャカビーチ~Laka Laka La~)
09. Ukiyo CROSSING (浮世CROSSING)
10. SHAMROCK
11. Yasashisa no Shizuku (優しさの雫)
12. Monochrome ~Kidzukenakatta devotion~ (モノクローム~気付けなかったdevotion~)
13. Kimi no Suki na Uta (君の好きなうた)
14. Koishikute (恋いしくて)
15. Kanashimi wa Kitto (哀しみはきっと)
16. D-tecnoLife

DVD:
01. UNKNOWN ORCHESTRA
02. Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi (儚くも永久のカナシ)
03. Corona (コロナ)
04. ai ta Kokoro (ai ta 心)
05. 99/100 Damashi no Tetsu (99/100 騙しの哲)
06. Hissei Satsuki Prologue (畢生皐月プロローグ)
07. Kami Atsume (神集め)
08. Nitro
09. Roots
10. Gekidou (激動)
■PROGLUTION TOUR 2008 NHKホール
・SHAMROCK
■2008 Premium LIVE at Nippon Budokan (日本武道館)
・brand new ancient

Aya Kamiki new Album & BEST Album [2010.01.27]

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『AYA KAMIKI Greatest Best』
GIZA - 15 tracks
CD:
1. A constellation
2. CRAZY
3. Communication Break
4. Pierrot (ピエロ)
5. Mou Kimi Dake wo Hanashitari wa Shinai (もう君だけを離したりはしない)
6. Secret Code
7. Nemutteita Kimochi Nemutteita Kokoro (眠っていた気持ち 眠っていたココロ)
8. Misekake no I Love you (ミセカケのI Love you
9. Ashita no Tame ni (明日のために)
10. Hoshi no Furu Yoru ni wa (星の降る夜には)
11. SUNDAY MORNING
12. Kimi Sarishi Yuuwaku (君去りし誘惑)
13. Summer Memories
14. Are you happy now?
15. Sekai wa Sore demo Kawari Hashinai (世界はそれでも変わりはしない)


『INDIVIDUAL EMOTION』
Regular Edition (CD-EXTRA):
Avex - 11 tracks + PVs
Limited Edition (2 DISC):
Avex - 21 tracks

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Gackt to star alongside Josh Hartnett in "Bunraku"

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The film is set in a hyperstylized universe a la “Sin City” and draws from a mixed bag of genres, including puppets, origami, comic books, video games and German expressionism. It follows a drifter (Hartnett) who teams with a samurai (Gackt) to take on an Eastern European gang lord, played by Perlman (”Hellboy”).

“I’ve always loved movies in the ‘no-name stranger coming to town and ending up in a bigger struggle (genre),’ ” Snoot’s Keith Calder said. “I think this is an opportunity to take this genre and spin it on its head and bring a unique and strong visual style to it.”


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Release: 18 June 2010 (Turkey)

Ron Perlman ... Nicola
Woody Harrelson ... The Bartender
Josh Hartnett ... The Drifter
Demi Moore ... Alexandra
Jordi Mollà ... Valentine
Mark Ivanir ... Eddie
Gackt ... Yoshi (as Gackt Camui)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

New H!P Shuffle Units in Action

Aa!


Pucchi Moni V


Zoku v-u-den


Tanpopo#


ZYX-α


High-King

Monday, November 2, 2009

Ikimonogakari "Nakumonka" PV

abingdon boys school new single "From Dusk Till Dawn" [2009.12.16]

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From Dusk Till Dawn
CD 12.16.2009

New single release from abingdon boys school featuring outro theme to anime series "Darker Than Black Ryusei no Futago."

°C-ute new single "SHOCK!" [2010.01.06]

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SHOCK!
CD & CD/DVD 1.06.2010
Single V 1.13.2010

First 5-nin release after the departure of Erika Umeda.

Morning Musume "Kimagure Princess (Green dance version)" PV

Friday, October 30, 2009

Yuna Ito PV "Let it Go"



Pink dress = not flattering 8T Otherwise she looks great. I enjoyed the song as well.

Namie Amuro "MY LOVE" leaked




Hot damn Namie, why do you look so flawless. P8 Can I haz your hair?? And why does Japan get non-cheesy hair commercials? No fair.

Wonder Girls reach No. 76 on Billboard chart

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"Korean pop group Wonder Girls have become the first Korean artists to enter the Billboard singles chart, according to their agency JYP Entertainment on Thursday.

The group's single "Nobody" entered the Billboard Hot100 at No. 76, the first time for a Korean artist to be placed on the chart in its thirty-year history. Only three other artists from Asia as a whole have ever made it onto the chart.

The Billboard chart combines the number of airplays, album sales and digital downloads.

Earlier in the week, JYP had announced that according to an airplay analysis chart by music website Mediabase, "Nobody" was played over 65 times by radio stations between October 12 to 18, increasing the group's airplay ranking by 16 spots from the previous week to No. 107.

"Nobody" was also the top-selling single for the same week with 30,418 copies, outselling pop stars Madonna and Shakira.

The girl group, who announced their U.S. debut in June, signed with management company Jonas Group and had been opening for popular boy band The Jonas Brothers U.S. tour over the summer. They performed in front of over 1.5 million fans in 42 cities over 53 performances.

"It was good targeting U.S. teenagers because they don't discriminate," an official at JYP Entertainment was quoted as saying. "And it was absolutely effective to target the U.S. market with a Korean concept and song without the help of American producers and songwriters."

The five-member girl band, who debuted in Korea in 2007, is one of the most successful pop groups in the country with three consecutive No. 1 singles, "Tell Me", "So Hot", and "Nobody"."

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Never thought I would see the day, and I certainly wasn't expecting it to be the Wonder Girls. It was genius though, their strategy to ride the Jonas Brothers popularity wave. They're the one group that didn't change themselves in order to break into the American market. Congrats to them!

New Younha single "Suki Nanda" [2009.11.18]

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01. Suki Nanda (好きなんだ)
02. Sunday

Covers for Kato Miliyah's new single "Why" [2009.11.18]

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New Kou Shibasaki album "Love Paranoia" [2009.11.18]

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CD:
01. Lover Soul ~lover soul~ (ラバソー ~lover soul~)
02. Love Minority (ラブマイノリティー)
03. Yoku Aru Hanashi ~Mofuku no Onna Hen~ (よくある話 ~喪服の女編~)
04. Hyakunen Ato (百年後)
05. n0w
06. notice of the way it is
07. break a spell
08. Saiai (KOH+) (最愛)
09. Kimi no Koe (君の声)
10. Saisei (再生)
11. dive
12. Sweet Dream
13. ex
14. Teitaion (低体温)
15. Taisetsu ni Suru yo (大切にするよ)
16. Kimi ga Nokoshite Itta Mono (君が残していったもの)

DVD:
01. Yoku Aru Hanashi ~Mofuku no Onna Hen~ (よくある話 ~喪服の女編~)
02. Kimi no Koe (君の声)
03. Saiai (KOH+) (最愛)
04. Taisetsu ni Suru yo (大切にするよ)
05. Lover Soul ~lover soul (ラバソー ~lover soul~)

GIRL NEXT DOOR PV "Orion" [2009.11.25]

BoA new PV "Mamoritai ~White Wishes~" [2009.12.09]

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Beckii Cruel in Japan say whaaaaat

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The latest focus of Japanese otaku types is a 14-year-old English girl who calls herself Beckii Cruel. The Isle of Man native has developed a growing fan base from the videos that she started posting on YouTube in March. Most of them feature her dancing in her bedroom to J-Pop and anime tunes. Media hype here has compared her to another recent import, Leah Dizon (though their looks and otaku appeal are about the only similarity), and her videos on the local NicoNico Douga site have been viewed over 3 million times. She recently performed at the Enta Matsuri in Tokyo's otaku mecca of Akihabara (photo), with some 600 fans turning up to show their support. Not one to miss out on a commercial opportunity, a DVD ("This is Beckii Cruel") is due for release on December 19th.

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Personally, I think she dances like a soulless muppet, but that's just my opinion, so don't find out where I live and throw eggs at my house (or worse) thanks. D8 There is no fluidity in her movements, and she has no facial expressions (is it just me, or are they just always the same???). If you compare the dancing group ichiP! to her, you just go WOW, they are so much better. They dance with feeling. Just watch the difference (watch for: FLUID MOVEMENTS, like BAM BAM BAM, DANCE WITH FEELING, blah blah):





I basically get flailing of arms and disorganized movements. Anyway, I hope she gets lessons on the Japanese language (As you will see below, and many wishes of luck with that to her, did you know the jesuits thought Japanese was created by the devil??) and dance lessons. The comparison with Leah Dizon is only because they are both imports (imported goods!).

Conclusion? I think we should all start uploading ourselves dancing to some music. HURRY UP PEOPLE! Gotta make our debuts in Japan since it's apparently so damn easy!!!! Oh, but you have to have yummy legs (like Uruhahaha) and be giggly and generally clueless so Japan will eat you alive (this can be both good and bad). It's all good fun. =)


Really? Do I just get to watch her dance and walk around? Is that it? And I buy this thing? Note the facial expressions. >_>


Is it possible for the Japanese to perform seppuku on someone else?

HANGRY&ANGRY Full Top Secret PV



Oh DOHHH UP

alan second album "my life" [2009.11.25]

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CD:
01. reflection ~overture~
02. Swear
03. One
04. Mitsumete Itai (見つめていたい)
05. Namida (Smooth Jam Mix) (涙)
06. Lost Child
07. Butterflies
08. Call my name
09. Shiroi Tsubasa (白い翼)
10. Nobody knows but me
11. BALLAD Namonaki Koi no Uta (BALLAD ~名もなき恋のうた~)
12. Kuon no Kawa (久遠の河)
13. my life

DVD:
01. Kuon no Kawa MV (久遠の河)
02. BALLAD Namonaki Koi no Uta MV (BALLAD ~名もなき恋のうた~)
03. Swear MV
04. my life MV
05. Shiawase no Kane (2009 Ver.) MV (幸せの鐘)
06. Off-Shot 2009 (オフショット)

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Ai Otsuka new best album "LOVE is BEST" [2009.11.11]

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CD:
01. Is
02. aisu×time (with SU from RIP SLYME)
03. Daisuki da yo
04. Ticket
05. Kimi Fechi
06. HEART
07. Futatsu Boshi Kinenbi ~Shinkon Hiyori~
08. Sakuranbo
09. Strawberry Jam
10. drop.
11. Amaenbo ~Wedding~
12. Kimi ni Kaeru
13. Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri
14. Renai Shashin -Spring-
15. Pocket ~Last Love Letter~

DVD:
01. Is
02. aisu×time
03. Daisuki da yo
04. HEART
05. Sakuranbo
06. Amaenbo


HANGRY&ANGRY pv preview "TOP SECRET"

Buono! pv preview "Bravo!Bravo!"

Sunday, October 18, 2009

AKB48 new single "River" [2009.10.21]

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1. RIVER
2. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (君のことが好きだから)
3. Hikoukigumo (Theater Girls Ver.) (ひこうき雲 (シアターガールズver.))
4. RIVER (off vocal ver.)
5. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (off vocal ver.) (君のことが好きだから)



ok ok, okokokok. There's something very weird about seeing AKB48 stepping. Weird, and yet, I have to give them some props for stepping outside the box (though it's not like the sounds weren't pre-recorded...).

Stereopony new single "Tsukiakari no Michishirube" [2009.11.04]

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01. Tsukiakari no Michishirube
02. Daidaiiro (橙色)
03. Fuzz
04. Tsukiakari no Michishirube (Instrumental)



I've noticed they have a fascination with rain. xD

Ikimonogakari new single "Nakumonka" [2009.11.11]

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01. Nakumonka (なくもんか)
02. Orion (オリオン)
03. Nakumonka -instrumental- (なくもんか)

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Forget crop circles, aliens have a new form of communication!! ... Oh wait, nevermind, it's just the Japanese at it again...

PhotobucketEvery year, since 1993, Inakadate’s 8000 residents and farmers have worked together to create huge agricultural works of art in their rice paddy fields. Using green, purple and yellow-leafed rice, the “agri-artists” design and plant their rice, precisely plotting out the colours which bring the images to life. As the rice grows, the art becomes apparent from an elevated position, with the best viewing time in July.

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Alas, the rice field art will only be visible until September when the rice will be harvested, leaving residents to think about next year’s creations.

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What would your reaction be if you just happened to be flying in an airplane and looked down and saw this??? "LALALALA.... wt--"

SM Auditions!

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The company that brought you H.O.T, S.E.S, Shinhwa, TVXQ!, Jang Ri In, Super Junior, SNSD, Shinee, and f(x) have come back in 2009 for another Global Tour. If you have what it takes to audition, bring on your game! Check the audition site for more information.

Audition Categories: Singer, Actor/Actress, Model, Dancer, Composer/Lyricist

Audition Schedule and Location:
LOS ANGELES NOV.15TH (SUN) 1PM - 7PM: Wilshire Plaza Hotel, 3515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010

TORONTO NOV.22ND (SUN) 1PM - 7PM: Toronto Korean Center (Hanin Center), 1133 Leslie St. North York. ON. Canada. M3C 2J6

VANCOUVER NOV.22 (SUN) 1PM - 7PM: Executive Plaza Hotel in Coquitlam, 405 North Road, Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3K 3V9, Canada

NEW YORK NOV. 27 (FRI) 3PM - 8PM and NOV. 28 (SAT) 1PM - 7PM: Korea Village (At Open Center, B1) 150-24 Northern Blvd. Flushing, NY 11354

How to Apply:
Email Application: We will send a confirmation receipt of the time/place to the indicated e-mail address

See SM site for details.

Direct Registration: Applicants may register once they arrive at the audition location. (Applicants who apply with email will have priority then applicants who apply at the audition location).

WHAT TO PREPARE FOR AUDITIONS:
Singers will be asked to sing acapella and without an MR and a microphone. Cover songs and original songs are allowed.

Dancers will be asked to dance freestyle. CD is to be brought by each individual applicant.

Actors/Actresses will be asked to do impromptu acting. Scripts/monologues are to be memorized and be brought by each individual applicant.

Models (Fashion, Commercial) will be asked to pose.

Composers/Lyricists will be asked to submit original CDs or musical scores.

For help or contact, please email 2009smhelp@smtown.com

SPECIAL BENEFITS: Outstanding contestants will be given the opportunity to sign an exclusive contract with SM Entertainment. All costs to debut as an entertainer will be 100% sponsored by SM Entertainment for the final contractors.

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Brown Eyed Girls in NYC





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Thursday, October 8, 2009

H1N1 Killing Suits

A Japanese company, Haruyama Trading Co., has developed a suit that it claims protects the wearer from the deadly H1N1 strain of influenza.

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The company has produced 50,000 of the suits and will start selling them on 8 Oct, according to a company spokesman.

The suit is coated with the chemical titanium dioxide, which reacts to light to break down and kill the virus when it comes into contact with it, according to Junko Hirohata. The chemical is a common ingredient in toothpaste and cosmetics.

The suit - which is indistinguishable from any other worn by Japan's legion of "salarymen" - comes in four colours and styles, which are medium grey, charcoal, navy and a grey pinstripe. It will go on sale for about £365.

The company said it spent a year developing the suit, which retains its properties even after being washed numerous times.

Japan has been gripped by swine flu fear since the global outbreak began a year ago, with the World Health Organisation confirming more than 340,000 cases worldwide and around 4,100 deaths.

A seven-year-old boy became the latest victim in Japan on Sept 22, the youngest and 18th fatality from the disease here.

In the same week, medical institutions across the country reported treating 23,275 cases of influenza, the majority with the new H1N1 strain. Most of the new cases were reported in urban areas, where population density increases the risk of transmission.

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I'll believe it when I see it... or... you know what I mean.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Preview of Kato Miliyah's "WHY"

Plastic Tree, コンセント PV



So this is Plastic Tree's PV for their song コンセント or "Consent" for those of you who are katakana-challenged. I think someone slipped some LSD into the producer's tea or something. Either that or the entire band has gone loopy.

My favorite moment is when Ryuutaro's eyeballs pop out and float away.

Korean Celebrities Have No Dignity, In a Good Way



For those of you who aren't familiar with this group...and I know there have to be some of you still out there, like maybe in Antarctica or a secret ninja colony on Mars or something...this is a show featuring the super-ultra-famous Korean boy band Super Junior. Now still assuming I'm talking to an uninformed audience, they also do a large number of variety shows, which is what this is. They investigate rumors and common perceptions about the human body in this show which is oh so creatively titled: Exploring the Human Body. This is just a part of one episode where they were doing an experiment on dizziness. Hilarity ensues. Even if you don't give a rat's ass about this group or their music, if you have even one scrap of a sense of humor you'll laugh.

WHY DON'T WE HAVE TV LIKE THIS?????

Kato Miliyah new single "WHY" w/ Twilight image song [2009.11.18]

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Singer Kato Miliyah (21) is to provide a song for a Hollywood movie for the first time. She wrote "Destiny" as the image song for "New Moon," the second movie in the hugely successful teen vampire "Twilight" series. Directed by Chris Weitz, the movie is scheduled to open here on November 28. Heart throb star Robert Pattinson is due to visit Japan next month to promote the movie. Kato previously provided the theme song for the 2007 domestic movie "Bubble e Go! Time Machine wa Drum-shiki."

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I wonder if her PV will be all Twilightified. If it will even have a PV. 8<

CD:
01. WHY
02. Destiny
03. You don't know me
04. WHY (instrumental)

DVD:
01. Aitai ~Music Video~
02. Aitai ~Making~

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

AKB48 in Cannes (& NYC)

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Members of the all-girl pop idol group AKB48 performed yesterday at the opening party of the International Film and Programme Market for Television, Video, Cable and Satellite (MIPCOM) in Cannes, France. It was the third overseas performance by the group, following shows in Paris in August and New York last month. Wearing costumes in the style of Japanese high school girl uniforms, the 12 members sang in English. Doing their bit to promote Japanese tourism, they encouraged fans of pop culture to visit Tokyo and their "home base" in the capital's Akihabara district. MIPCOM is held in Cannes every autumn and is an event for co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment content. It provides a networking forum to discover future global trends and in the area of pop culture, there is always a keen interest in what's coming out of Japan. AKB48, the brainchild of producer Akimoto, was formed in 2005 and has dozens of members divided into three teams and a group of trainees. They perform daily - twice a day on weekends - at their own theater in Akihabara, the mecca of otaku culture. Every single they release is tied into a TV commercial, anime or drama series.

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AKB48 was in NYC on September 25-27. They held a mini concert at the New York Anime Festival and Q&A session. Then on Sunday they held a regular concert at Webster Hall. The girls were very entertaining, and even though their english wasn't very good they wanted to use it anyway. And it was cute, and very funny. Sayaka seemed to be the crowd favorite. Especially when three of the girls broke out in black leather rocker outfits showing off their stomachs. I looked over at some of the guys... Eyes were glazed. Drool was flying. Minds were primal. I was scared.

Anyway, it was a good time. 8]

Nana Kitade New Band

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From June of this year singer Kitade Nana has been suspending performances due to illnesses. Now she will make a comeback by forming a new band called Loveless. On October 7th she will return to the stage with a concert titled ‘誕生祭 / Tanjo-sai [lit. ‘Birthday festival']'. On her official website Kitade wrote about her new beginning using very unique expressions. “Let's turn the first page together. When the curtains part a never-ending ray of light will shine brightly across the dark night.”

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SCANDAL new compilation album "BEST★SCANDAL" [2009.10.21]

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CD:
01. SCANDAL BABY
02. ShoujoS (少女S)
03. DOLL
04. Koimoyou (恋模様)
05. Yume miru Tsubasa (夢見るつばさ)
06. Anata ga Mararu (アナタガマワル)
07. Space Ranger (スペースレンジャー)
08. Ring!Ring!Ring!
09. Maboroshi Night (マボロシナイト)
10. Kimi to Yoru to Namida (キミと夜と涙)
11. Hitotsudake (ひとつだけ)
12. SAKURA Goodbye (SAKURAグッバイ)
13. Kagerou -album mix- (カゲロウ-album mix-)

DVD:
01. Space Ranger (スペースレンジャー)
02. Koimoyou (恋模様)
03. DOLL
04. SAKURA Goodbye (SAKURAグッバイ)
05. ShoujoS (少女S)
06. BEAUTeen!!
07. Yumemiru Tsubasa (夢見るツバサ)
08. Debut Jyogouzen! (America-France-Hong Kong) Micchaku Dokkiri Maru Hi Houkoku -S.L Magic Hen (デビュー直前!〈アメリカ-フランス-香港〉密着ドッキリ丸秘報告-S.L Magic編)
09. Debut Jyogouzen! (America-France-Hong Kong) Micchaku Dokkiri Maru Hi Houkoku -Koi no Kajitsu Hen (デビュー直前!〈アメリカ-フランス-香港〉密着ドッキリ丸秘報告-恋の果実編)
10. ShoujoS Video Clip Making Of (少女Sビデオクリップメイキング映像)
11. Yumemiru Tsubasa Video Clip Making Of (夢見るつばさビデオクリップメイキング映像)

PHOTOBOOK: 160 pages

(Excuse my crappy romaji translations of 8 and 9 on the DVD >__>)