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#PoorSportsmanship: Weeaboo Stories, or: “How NOT to be an Otaku”

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:March 12, 2020
Post category:Otaku Musings Media Pickups
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Note: This was originally written on September 21st, 2011 and is republished for archival purposes. By the time I posted this, the Tumblr account for Weeaboo Stories was taken down, likely for obvious reasons. This post originally included links to the account, but not even the Wayback Machine has them. So previously existing links will be highlighted in red for those who (whether it was for good or bad) missed out on the dark side of the fandom. Just imagine what went down in the broken links…

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The Housework 3 Step Challenge – Dragon Ball Super Style

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:January 1, 2020
Post category:Musings Media Pickups
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If you’re like me and your life is in perpetual chaos, then you might want to sit down and consider possible solutions to make life easier all around when it comes to performing housework. Let’s say you’re a part-time employee, you work only up to six hours a day, maybe more if there’s a lot to be done, then you come home and suddenly don’t feel like doing things for yourself, which actually can set you up for disaster later on. And by later on, I mean minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and even years.

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K-Pop Rules The World: How South Korea Overtook Japan in Digital Music Choices

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:December 16, 2019
Post category:Musings Entertainment Featured Content Media Pickups
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If you are into J-Pop, including K-Pop, then you may be wondering why you don’t see enough content outside of Japan of your favorite artists without having to go to great lengths to obtain the latest release. It might be due to a generational issue of complicated, and possibly financial, reasons. I was originally going to just Tweet about this, but this needs more than 280 characters. So I am going to just write about this in a form of a blog post. It’s about the reasons why K-Pop is as global as it is, with even a handful of male J-Pop bands embracing the style of K-Pop. And it all falls back to an interest in music from another country that is right across from South Korea.

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Interview: ST~Prime (Soultaku Sound)

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:June 20, 2019
Post category:Entertainment Media Pickups
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This was originally published in late 2011. As of republication, the group ST~Prime now promotes under Soultaku Sound, and can be found on SoundCloud and Bandcamp!

It took a few months in the making, but we are pleased to publish our second and last interview from MTAC Goes to 11 with ST~Prime! Hailing from Memphis, TN, the Nerdcore Hip-Hop team has come many ways from The Band of Seven to ST~Prime; today, their story is told.

At MTAC, only Fox and MTrilogy were present at the convention, so we were unable to perform a live interview for the podcast. However, despite a few delays, I was able to interview ST~Prime together via mail!

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Actual footage of a streamer (back) low-key annoyed with a Backseat Gamer (front). (Anime: Jaco and Vegeta from Dragon Ball Super, Episode 44)

Backseat Gaming, and You – #PoorSportsmanship

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:June 4, 2019
Post category:Gaming Musings Media Pickups
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For those who are just tuning in, I would like to explain to you what “Backseat Gaming” means. It seems it’s a term used in a very few places, especially in the online world, but such an activity could have happened to you, and you may not realize it.

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Music Spotlight: Male J-Pop Groups (As Heard By a K-Pop Fan)

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:April 29, 2019
Post category:Entertainment Media Pickups
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I came across a video the other day that was created by YouTube user “just a black guy who likes j-pop” featuring the latest of what Japan has to offer when it comes to Male J-Pop Groups. As someone who has been exposed to K-Pop for more than 15 years, this is familiar territory.

Watching the video, I couldn’t help but notice the familiar soundscape of each group presented in the video. What I heard in the video sounds–and looks–like a modern K-Pop group. Only if I pay attention to what I hear, it’s what modern J-Pop sounds like in the sound of many groups on the way of becoming global superstars, such as BTS, or even NCT 127.

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A Retail Horror Story, As Told By A Starving Otaku

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:October 18, 2018
Post category:Musings Media Pickups
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This is a story that I’m pretty sure everyone can relate to (and one which will especially explain my absence for so long) when it comes to working in the retail industry. I originally thought of just writing this as a personal Facebook post, but it would be too long… So why not share with the general public to inspire one another to get through their own struggles? Just in time for the Retail Holiday Season of 2018, I bring you a story of struggle and eventually triumph.

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