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Idol Unfiltered: The Band That Disrupted K-Pop on TV (Rux)

a cast of characters from "Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth" including main characters, Kazuma Kiryu (left) and Ichiban Kasuga (right) looking away from each other
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Blurb of the Day: Guest Post on Last Looks Discussing “Like A Dragon”

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Gundam Wing Anniversary Panel Coming to San Diego Comic Con 2025

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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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December 7, 2020December 4, 2020

Interesting Find: 2020 – The Anime?

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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November 3, 2020November 2, 2020

In Pictures: 90s KPOP Superstars Concert

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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November 3, 2020October 31, 2020

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

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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October 20, 2020September 9, 2020

Music Spotlight: Mai Kuraki – Stepping Out

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 […]

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October 6, 2020September 9, 2020

Music Spotlight: Top 5 Favorite Anime Opening & Ending Themes

I originally drafted this article years ago for the old blog, finding the original .txt file in the depths of my Dropbox folders. This is a list, in no particular order, of my Top 5 Favorite Anime Opening and Ending Theme Songs.

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