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September 18, 2024September 17, 2024

Takuya Kimura: Birth of a J-Drama “Hero”

If you’ve never seen a Japanese drama, then let me say there are often 3 key elements to each series: brevity, “trendiness”, and melodrama. 1) Each series is usually 10 or 12 episodes max, unless incredibly popular in which case a follow-up movie will be made, or special as it’s called. Only rarely does a […]

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February 6, 2024February 6, 2024

K-Pop Group FIFTY FIFTY Seeks Re-Debut With New Members

FIFTY FIFTY, the K-Pop group known for their TikTok-famous song “Cupid” is seeking a re-debut in 2024.

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February 4, 2024February 6, 2024

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Returns to Theatres for 2024

On the heels of the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth due out in late February, Fathom Events is promoting the return of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children for a two-night event with the first-time theatrical release of the Director’s Cut version.

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90s K-Pop Group H.O.T. (High-five of Teenagers)
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June 26, 2023June 27, 2025

Top 5 90s K-Pop Music Performances for High-Energy Moods

We all talk about BTS, BLACKPINK, Stray Kids, NewJeans, and whatever K-Pop group that’s currently trending in the early 2020s. But let’s go back… way back… back into time when things were simpler. Let me talk about 90s K-Pop with you.

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October 5, 2021August 28, 2021

Music Spotlight: All You Wanted to Know About AKB48

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October 4, 2021June 10, 2022

Channel Surfing: 2021 Fall Anime Lineup

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 […]

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September 10, 2021June 10, 2022

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

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September 7, 2021September 1, 2021

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

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 […]

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