[Review] AKB48 – Labrador Retriever
(NSK trainee Quiana gives her impressions on the latest song and PV from AKB48; “Labrador Retriever”.) So when I first heard “Labrador Retriever”, I thought the concept of the song (“French pop”) was...
View ArticleAKS Worth Watching, May 30th
Food! Bikinis! NakoMiku attempted kidnapping! A new HKT show! Let’s take a look at what happened this week in the world of 48G TV shows! 140524 AKB48 SHOW! ep30 – A “Labrador Retriever” performance, a...
View ArticleHow to vote in the AKB48 2014 Sousenkyo
Kenneth shows step-by-step how to vote in the AKB48 2014 General Election in this instructional video.
View ArticleJoin The NSK Crew For The AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu Election Livestream!
Watching livestreams of AKB48 concerts have become somewhat of a tradition for NSK and its community and this stream is no different. We will be hosting a watch party on Skype for the Senbatsu...
View ArticleThis week in music 06.04.2014
This week’s featured releases come from Berryz Koubou, GEM, Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku and Tokyo Girls’ Style. Berryz Koubou – “Ai wa Itsumo Kimi no naka ni / Futsuu, Idol 10nen Yatteran nai desho!?“...
View ArticleThe Evening Show With NSK Episode 4
Recorded May 30rd, 2014. [download] Yoshi’s Twitter – @yoshi_nsk Garry’s Twitter – @mage77 Chase’s Twitter – @starlancerpg New School Kaidan Twitter – @newschoolkaidan NSK Google+ Community With Chase...
View ArticleUnderappreciated Idol Power Rankings June 2014
It’s that time of the month again, time for another idol Power Ranking. We had some pretty big names release new music this month and some that even made me go “Who?” but let’s see who made it into...
View ArticleIt’s not news, it’s idol news #03
Here comes the last (for a while hopefully) installment of “It’s Not News, It’s Idol News. Regularly scheduled podcasting should (it better or so help me god) resume next week at the usual time....
View ArticleHello! Project Power Rankings June 2014
Greetings from guest contributor TheNumber244, the freshly released “Hello! Project 2014 Hina Fes” and “Hello! Project Countdown Party 2013″ eclipsed much of the news items in the past few days...
View ArticleAKS Power Rankings June 2014
NSK trainee Quiana gives you the rundown on how she thought each of the AKS groups performed over the last month. RankGroupPrevious (+/-)Comments (=)AKB48 is still at the top this month, for both...
View ArticleAKS Worth Watching, June 6th
It’s election season! Each week we run down what’s good and what’s bad in the world of 48-group television programming! 140601 Nogizaka46 – Nogizakatte Doko ep136 – Ikoma Rina campaigns on the street...
View ArticleWatanabe Mayu is crowned new queen in AKB48 37th single senbatsu election
In perhaps the biggest upset of AKB48 2014 history, Watanabe Mayu takes the crown for center in the 37th single, beating Sashihara Rino by 17,900 votes. This is Watanabe Mayu’s first year winning the...
View ArticleThe Evening Show With NSK Episode 5
Recorded June 7th, 2014. [download] Yoshi’s Twitter – @yoshi_nsk Garry’s Twitter – @mage77 Chase’s Twitter – @starlancerpg New School Kaidan Twitter – @newschoolkaidan NSK Google+ Community Garry,...
View ArticleIt’s not news, it’s idol news #04
Guess I’m doing another one of these. No regular podcast this week, maybe next week but I’m not sure. The Evening Show will be live around 7pm EDT on Friday so drop by and check that out if you need...
View ArticleAKS Worth Watching, June 13th
As we all recover from this year’s election results, let’s unwind with some idol TV! It’s time for AKS Worth Watching, where we run down the week’s best television offerings from Japan’s biggest idol...
View ArticleThis Week in Music 06.18.2014
This week’s featured releases come from Cheeky Parade, Vanilla Beans and Yokoyama Rurika. Cheeky Parade – “Together“ New York bound Cheeky Parade lead off this week’s featured releases with their...
View ArticleThe Evening Show With NSK Episode 6
Recorded June 7th, 2014. [download] Yoshi’s Twitter – @yoshi_nsk Garry’s Twitter – @mage77 Chase’s Twitter – @starlancerpg New School Kaidan Twitter – @newschoolkaidan NSK Google+ Community Garry,...
View ArticleAKS Worth Watching, June 20th
I know you are all probably really busy watching World Cup matches, so there’s little time to watch idol television. Read on to find out what you should be watching this week! 140614 HKT48 no Goboten...
View ArticleNSK 193 – Yokoyama Rurika’s hair
Recorded June 17th, 2014. Opening and Ending graciously provided by DJ Amaya. Support him at bandcamp! Opening: THE NEW SCHOOL KAIDAN ANTHEM (ORIGINAL MIX) [download] David Chang’s Twitter – @t3hdave...
View ArticleThis week in music 06.25.2014
This week’s featured release comes from Kikkawa You. Kikkawa You – “Urahara Temptation / Iijan“ Hey look, Kikkawa You finally released a new single. Its been a while hasn’t it? Although I guess none...
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