Posts Tagged ‘Natsuyaki Miyabi’
Apr 14th, 2008 • Ray Mescallado
Since Raid-kun Asked…Who would I marry based on voice? 3) Amuro Namie; 2) Takewa Haruna of SweetS; and 1) Yuki of Bennie K. Actually, Yuki is far, far, far ahead of any of the others. If I was going with guys, it’d be a tie between Tim Gunn and Stephen King.
Apr 7th, 2008 • Ray Mescallado
Berikyuu! Episode 5: Luck of the DrawThe last show of the first week and all I can think is, “Do I have it in me to keep screencapping this?”
Apr 7th, 2008 • Ray Mescallado
Berikyuu! Episode 4: Strike A PoseurFor this episode, I decided to not give in to weakness and have the episode translated to me, to actually comprehend and get right what they’re doing. What’s the fun in that?
Apr 3rd, 2008 • Ray Mescallado
Berikyuu! Episode 3: Is The Bloom Off The Banana Already?The third episode was a bit of a disappointment. After watching it the first time, I had my wife translate it to tell me what was going on, though I had a pretty clear idea. I don’t want to “understand” these three minutes of idol action.
Apr 1st, 2008 • Ray Mescallado
Berikyuu! Episode Two: Grind That Cob, Baby!I’m hoping this won’t be a habit, but watching the second episode of Berikyuu! meant I just had to snark a post about it. This was incredible, this was phenomenal, this opened the gates of heaven for my wota-ness!
Mar 31st, 2008 • Ray Mescallado
The First Episode of Berikyuu!I really don’t have much to say about the very first episode of Berikyuu! except some snark and a general sense of relief at having an H!P show I want to watch.
Mar 31st, 2008 • Ray Mescallado
The H!P Kids Are Alright 11: RayIf you want something truly depressing to think about: celebrating ten years of Hello! Project, there hasn’t been a successful long-term solo artist in the decade of its existence. The ones who once were successful - Ayaya and Gocchin, for starters - have seen sales and popularity plummet. (Ayaya has been smart enough to move on to be an all-purpose geinou.) Those who wished to be more independent and have more control - Ichii Sayaka and Heike Michiyo, for starters - have fared even worse outside of H!P. There has been no Hamasaki Ayumi or Amuro Namie or Seiko Matsuda to emerge from H!P yet.
Mar 25th, 2008 • Henkka
The H!P Kids Are Alright 10: HenkkaI think neither Berryz Koubou or C-ute will ever rise from the shadow of Morning Musume. Not very easily anyway. Unfortunate for fans of these groups, I know, but I believe this to be the truth.
Ray suggested two things that could perhaps make it possible: having an enormous hit, or moving from H!P to either TNX or NGP. Personally I don’t see the latter working.
Mar 1st, 2008 • Ray Mescallado
“Dschinghis Khan”: The Strategic Use of PVs and The Rebellion Against Education“Dschinghis Khan” should be a special occasion of sorts in my household. My wife is half-German and half-Japanese, having been born in Germany and raised in Japan. So a song about a Mongolian folk hero sung by a German disco group from the seventies and covered in this new millennium by a Japanese pop idol group should be firing on all cylinders in the Mescallado home.
Mar 1st, 2008 • Ray Mescallado
“Dschinghis Khan”: The Strategic Use of PVs and The Rebellion Against Education“Dschinghis Khan” should be a special occasion of sorts in my household. My wife is half-German and half-Japanese, having been born in Germany and raised in Japan. So a song about a Mongolian folk hero sung by a German disco group from the seventies and covered in this new millennium by a Japanese pop idol group should be firing on all cylinders in the Mescallado home.