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

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:February 6, 2024
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FIFTY FIFTY, the K-Pop group known for their TikTok-famous song “Cupid” is seeking a re-debut in 2024.

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

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:June 26, 2023
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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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What Countries Do You Want to Visit?

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:June 21, 2023
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What countries do you want to visit?

Running a blog called Centaku Media for over 15 years and having the word “Otaku” in one form in the name, you would think I have visited the land of all things Otaku: Japan. As of 2023, that has yet to happen. But here are some observations of how that could happen.

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MomoCon 2023’s Itasha Showcase

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:June 3, 2023
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Another year of MomoCon is in the books! It was a great year for the event’s 2023 show, and to share the memories with fellow readers, I managed to take some video footage of one area of the con that is underappreciated: the Itasha Showcase!

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #31 [S3E7]

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:May 25, 2022
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In this episode: After the Toei Animation hacking incident, the next film entry of Dragon Ball Super was delayed to a new date–which is drawer closer! We also talk about Overwatch 2’s upcoming first Black Female hero, Sojourn, and the original singer of the popular Baby Shark song appears on a variety show and impresses the audience as a high school student!

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Channel Surfing: Carole & Tuesday

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:May 2, 2022
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The latest Channel Surfing post is about a TV anime series that premiered on Netflix a while back called Carole & Tuesday. Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe of Cowboy Bebop anime fame, this anime is nothing like Cowboy Bebop at all but will have a familiar theme or two throughout the series–including one that is rarely incorporated into an anime that helped its success.

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #30 [S3E6]

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:April 13, 2022
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In this episode: Sanjo bids everyone a happy mid-season break as we talk about details surrounding Bandai Namco’s recently revealed Gundam: Witch from Mercury anime, yet more details on FFXIV 6.1 patch, and BIGBANG’s April 2022 return along with an interview with T.O.P on his thoughts about the K-Pop industry.

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Centaku Media Journal: Episode #29 [S3E5]

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:March 31, 2022
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In this episode: We take a look at the upcoming Tekken anime coming to Netflix, the Top 10 Final Fantasy games according to Yahoo! Japan, and BIGBANG is making a comeback after 4 years!

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