A new queen is crowned
You might have heard about this, but there’s a new #1 in the neighborhood we call AKB48. Full results after the break. [Center] 1. Sashihara Rino -HKT48 Team H- [Senbatsu] 2. Oshima Yuko -AKB48 Team...
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NSK 149 – Momo special crispy pigtails
Recorded June 6th, 2013. Opening: NSK Overture Ending: Garry’s Milkshake by Yoshi-P [download] Yoshi’s Twitter – yoshi_nsk Dae’s Twitter – newschooldae Dave’s Twitter – t3hdave New School Kaidan...
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This Week in Music 06.12.2013
Sashihara Rino sent shockwaves through the AKB48 fandom at the weekend when she became King (Queen?) of the Mountain. The phrase “Somebody get a body bag!” has never been so fitting (seriously it...
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This Week in Music 06.19.2013
Man do we have a lot of new releases coming out this week. A lot more than I remembered, that’s for sure. Let’s just forget the introductions this week and dive right in. BABYMETAL – “Megitsune“...
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This Week in Music 06.26.2013
This week’s featured releases come from Brand-new Idol Society and PASSPO☆ but don’t forget to check out all of the other releases listed at the end of the post. Brand-new Idol Society – DiE The...
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NSK 151 – Breakin’ Out The Sexiness
Recorded June 22nd, 2013. Opening: Beats By Dae Ending: Borealis by Chase Lim [download] Yoshi’s Twitter – yoshi_nsk Dae’s Twitter – newschooldae Dave’s Twitter – t3hdave New School Kaidan Twitter –...
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Impressions: Mura-Mura
Brand-new Idol Society release their new single “DiE” this week. Join me as I take a look at the PV for the single’s b-side titled “Mura-Mura”. Oh boy, where do we even begin with this one. Every...
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This Week in Music 07.03.2013
This week’s featured releases come from Nogizaka46 and S/mileage. Nogizaka46 – “Girl’s Rule“ Nogizaka46 release their new single “Girl’s Rule” this week, marking the first time that Ikoma Rina...
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NSK 152 – Mayu Rappa The Rapper
Recorded June 27th, 2013. Opening: Beats By Dae Ending: Garry’s Milkshake by Yoshi-P [download] Yoshi’s Twitter – yoshi_nsk Dae’s Twitter – newschooldae Dave’s Twitter – t3hdave New School Kaidan...
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This Week in Music 07.10.2013
Featured releases this week come from C-ute and AKB48′s Watanabe Mayu. C-ute – “Adam To Eve No Dilemma / Kanashiki Amefuri“ Let’s start off with C-ute and their double a-side single (what does this...
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5th Annual J-Pop Summit Festival in San Francisco
First off, a couple of questions: Do you like Japanese culture and music? Do you enjoy spending time with other people who share the same interests as you do for a couple of days? Do you enjoy buying...
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Hide Yo’ Oshi, Hide Yo’ Fandom
Admitting that you’re an idol fan is a challenge for some people like myself. It is hard to tell someone that you’re into girl pop groups, a lot of which feature teenage girls. I honestly would have a...
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This Week in Music 07.17.2013
Featured releases this week come from Negicco and SKE48 Negicco – “Melody Palette” Negicco release their debut album this week (I guess we’re not counting that Greatest Hits album they put out last...
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NSK 153 – Pretty cool for a Japanese girl
Recorded July 11th, 2013. Opening: NSK Overture Ending: BEATS BY DAE [download] Yoshi’s Twitter – yoshi_nsk Dae’s Twitter – newschooldae Dave’s Twitter – t3hdave New School Kaidan Twitter –...
View ArticleBe Part of the Fortune Cookie Fan Project!
Inspired by the great AKS staff rendition of AKB’s latest, ‘Koi Suru Fortune Cookie’, our own David Liao is calling for anyone interested in participating for a fan-wide collaboration video. All you...
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NSK 154 – Jyuri May Cry
Recorded July 18th, 2013. Opening: NSK Overture Ending: BEATS BY DAE [download] Yoshi’s Twitter – yoshi_nsk Dae’s Twitter – newschooldae Dave’s Twitter – t3hdave New School Kaidan Twitter –...
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This Week in Music 07.24.2013
This week’s pre-Tokyo Idol Festival featured releases come from Dancing Dolls, Fairies, Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku and Up Up Girls. Dancing Dolls – “DD Jump“ Our first featured release of the week...
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NSK Mid-Year Staff Picks: Garry
We’re half way through the year so now is as good a time as any to do a little mid-year review. Check out my thoughts on how the year is shaping up so far in idol music. (Spoilers, that’s me in the...
View ArticleNEED MORE VIDEOS – KFC Fan Project Part 2
Here’s a quick preview… **A Quick Note** If you signed up during the first round of time slots please send in your video before Saturday July 27. If we do not receive an email asking for an extension...
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NSK Mid-Year Staff Picks: Yoshi
Holy hell, time flew by this year. We’re already halfway into the year so I took some time to reflect on the first half and gave out mad props and wags of the finger to releases from the first half of...
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