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Music Spotlight: All You Wanted to Know About AKB48

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:October 5, 2021
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The past decade has been dominated by many K-Pop acts–PSY, to BIGBANG, to BLACKPINK, to BTS. Elsewhere, in Japan, the idol industry has been dominated by Japan’s largest girl group, AKB48. They have had more than a dozen songs sitting on top of Japan’s Oricon charts in the several years since their debut. However, their popularity has dipped in the past few years. In this post, a non-AKB48 fan talks about another non-AKB48 fan covering a video that chronicles their rise to fame.

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Channel Surfing: 2021 Fall Anime Lineup

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:October 4, 2021
Post category:Entertainment Anime & Manga Interest News
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It’s been a while since we’ve looked at the seasonal anime offerings. The mood lately is to just watch everything that’s out there, whether it’s from last season to several years ago. But now that craziness of Summer is behind us, let’s chill and check out several of the anticipated TV anime shows from the the 2021 Fall Anime Lineup!

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The New Boy Group Members From “LOUD” K-Pop Survival Reality TV Show

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:September 10, 2021
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There is another K-Pop survival TV show in the wild that I did not know about until it was announced that two new boy groups would be joining the endless sea of K-Pop groups, called "LOUD". Of the two groups set for their future debut, they will be joining the ranks of JYP Entertainment and Psy’s PNATION label.

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Music Spotlight: Jang Geun Suk’s “Let Me Cry” and “Amagoi” (雨恋)

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:September 7, 2021
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Back in late 2011, I wrote a Music Spotlight post (FKA “Ni-Ongaku Spotlight”) highlighting a song released by South Korean actor Jang Geun Suk. At the time of writing he was the most desired actor Japanese fans wanted to see in the midst of the Korean Wave in Japan, trending above even AKB48, and performing at a sold out concert at the Tokyo Dome.

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Interesting Find: 2020 – The Anime?

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:December 7, 2020
Post category:Entertainment Anime & Manga
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What is the best way to sum up how the year 2020 has been to us? Let’s turn it into a series of anime openings!

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In Pictures: 90s KPOP Superstars Concert

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:November 3, 2020
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On October 29th, 2015, Star1 Entertainment held the 90s KPOP Superstars Concert in the Metro Atlanta area at Wild Bill’s nightclub (now known as Atlanta Coliseum) in Duluth, GA, which was a surprise treat (pun intended because of the eve Halloween Eve) for K-Pop fans who live in the Southeast.

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The History of K-Pop @ Metrotham Con Virtual Day 2020

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:November 3, 2020
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Another panel I worked on in addition to the Gundam Timeline Panel is one that talks about the “History of K-Pop”, which serves as a good introduction to K-Pop for those who are only familiar with BTS or want to learn more about K-pop in general.

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Music Spotlight: Mai Kuraki – Stepping Out

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:October 20, 2020
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This is a throwback post from December 2012 featuring Mai Kuraki (倉木麻衣). This a refresher for me after discovering her album again from a vendor several years ago at MTAC Omega, and getting lost in the Hallyu Wave. Returning to my J-Pop roots, I talked about what makes her different from a similar artist in her genre.

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