The Final Installment of the Idol Replacement Therapy Series
Idol Replacement Therapy: A Series in Three Parts. (Idol Chatter) The third and final part of The Incredible Re-Hulk’s series is finally here. Part 3 is titled “Judgments in Decision Making” and looks specifically at how C-ute and Morning Musume should handle their recent and upcoming graduations respectively. Should C-ute add a new member? No, they shouldn’t. Will they add a new member? No, they won’t. There

HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR Will Be In Seattle This April
JapanFiles presents HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR at Sakura-Con 2010 (Selective Hearing) J-rock band HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR will be performing at the 2010 Sakura-Con in Seattle Washington in early April. OpsMonkey has the press release from JapanFiles. In addition to a concert, they will hold Q&A and autog

More Berryz Koubou PV reactions (Part 2)
Berryz Koubou – “Ryuusei Boy” PV Released | Berryz Koubou – Watashi no Mirai no Danna-Sama PV Release (Hello!SayuNii)

Music to Fit the Halloween Mood
J-Rock Fridays Vol. 6: Halloween Edition (J-Rock Explosion) You know, I’ve been looking to throw a Halloween party but have been having a lot of trouble making a playlist, especially with appropriate Japanese music in it, and here comes Andrew from J-Rock Explosion with just the right suggestions. But after looking at what he gives, though mostly focusing on terrifying PVs, I was surprised to find some of the songs on the list… I mean, really, Utada Hikaru showing up a Halloween music list? Was her PV really that scary? I

Ayumi’s Still Got It!
[Review] a-nation 09. I mean ayu-nation. Who am I kidding. (Pink Wota) Well, according to Pink Wota that is. Vee has so graciously written out a review for those of us who didn’t want to sit through the Ayumi part of the a-nation concert. And it’s from watching this concert that Vee has realized why some people may dislike Ayumi so much: It has less to do with dislike for her talent and more to do with the fact that she is considered a “given”, being treated by many almost as necessary evil these days. To make an omelet, you have to break egg