]> http://bloggerparty.com/blog/radreview en http://bloggerparty.com/battle_concert_and_the_legacy_of_hello_project <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">YankeeOtaku has the latest J-pop blog ratings</a><br /> <img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/Battlea26smallBP.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">°C-ute in the April 20 ‘Battle Concert’ performing ‘Massara Blue Jeans.’</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> °C-ute Berryz Kobo Hello Project J-Pop Morning Musume Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:31:47 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/anime_j_pop_should_join_forces_now <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">Latest blog ratings can be found at YankeeOtaku</a><br /> <img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/Macias.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">Patrick Macias, above, and Otaku USA magazine finally got wise and hired Zac Bentz as a J-music contributing editor. Now give the man some space!</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> °C-ute Berryz Kobo Hello Project J-Pop Morning Musume Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:16:45 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/setting_right_for_morning_musume_in_the_us <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">Check the latest blog ratings on YankeeOtaku</a><br /> <img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/AX2008307sharpsmallBP.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">If the US is fine with Japanese idol singer and anime cosplay enthusiast Shokotan, above, why not Morning Musume? (Photo ©2008 by G.A. Carroll)</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> °C-ute Berryz Kobo Hello Project J-Pop Morning Musume Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:03:42 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/global_tv_aoki_hot_aichan_not <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">Check the latest blog ratings on YankeeOtaku</a><br /> <img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/JTVAokismallBP.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">Aoki, on the bottom, uses his legs to dispatch opponents at Saitama Super Arena. Why not music, if MMA is carried internationally?</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> °C-ute Berryz Kobo Hello Project J-Pop Morning Musume Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:42:13 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/new_era_for_american_international_wota <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">Check YankeeOtaku for the latest blog ratings</a><br /> <img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/HP2005SssmallBP.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">Berryz Kobo, 2005: Time to keep the bias, censorship and petty, childish politics out of Japanese idol-music commentary.</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> °C-ute Berryz Kobo Hello Project J-Pop Morning Musume Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:30:19 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/live_performances_keep_h_p_j_pop_alive_0 <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">See the latest blog ratings on YankeeOtaku!</a><br /> <img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/Sales2smallBP.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">Contrary to popular belief, 70 percent of Japanese female idol music sales go to female fans, like these in the Harajuku district, Tokyo (January 2008), in Japan and around the world. (Photo ©2008 by G.A. Carroll)</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> °C-ute Berryz Kobo Hello Project J-Pop Morning Musume Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:39:50 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/why_blog_broomhead_s_survey_answered_0 <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/AichanHigh-KingasmallBP.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">Aichan in Morning Musume, January 2008: Who can resist this kind of charm?</span></p> <p>It is surprising to see <a href="//www.truelifeseek.com/2008/05/14/help-a-blogger-out-a-tls-survey/”">Broomhead</a>, whom I consider one of the most prolific and knowledgeable bloggers out there, wrestle with the question: “Why am I doing this?” That is why his survey is well worth answering. I just regret not finding out about it sooner.</p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> °C-ute Berryz Kobo Hello Project J-Pop Morning Musume Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:43:40 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/aw_iw_j_pop_and_a_clash_of_cultures <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">Latest blog ratings are on YankeeOtaku</a><br /> <img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/Bomb92008WsmallBP.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">Just dealing with the blur of what Morning Musume, Berryz Kobo and °C-ute are up to is enough to confuse even the most experienced blogger or writer.</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> AKB48 °C-ute Berryz Kobo Hello Project Morning Musume Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:38:52 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/hello_project_akb48_and_j_pops_explosion_0 <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">YankeeOtaku’s latest blog ratings and news</a><br /> <img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/Allforone10smallBP.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">Combined performing units of C-ute and Berryz Kobo, foreground, along with Morning Musume, sing “All for One,” a classic Hello Project anthem, during a huge concert Jan. 27 at Yokohama Arena.</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> AKB48 °C-ute Berryz Kobo Hello Project J-Pop Morning Musume Sat, 03 May 2008 06:44:34 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/why_japanese_idol_music_and_why_here <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">YankeeOtaku’s latest blog ratings and news</a><br /> <img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/Otakus1smallBP.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">Otakus and wotas don’t have to be male, and please note the name of the shop at upper left in this scene from Harajuku district of Tokyo.</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> Berryz Kobo C-ute Hello Project J-Pop Morning Musume Otakus Wotas Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:40:54 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/aw_s_nexus_say_it_ain_t_so_ray <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">Latest blog reviews on YankeeOtaku</a><br /> <img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/HPSummer2006csmall.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">Without the American Wota declaring his abiding love for the likes of, from left, Chinami, Saki, Risako and Yurina, life just won’t be the same in the blogosphere.</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> °C-ute Berryz Kobo Hello Project J-Pop Morning Musume Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:58:50 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/you_too_can_see_hello_project_live <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">YankeeOtaku’s latest J-pop blog ratings</a><br /> <img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/Allforone1small.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">A magnificent circular runway that ran the entire length and width of Yokohama Arena enhanced enjoyment of the Hello Project Winter 2008 Awards Show, Jan. 26-27, 2008, in Japan.</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> °C-ute Berryz Kobo Hello Project J-Pop Morning Musume Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:39:51 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/tsunku_should_sign_aibon_to_tnx <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">YankeeOtaku’s latest blog ratings</a><br /> <img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/W3BP.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">Aibon, circa January 2005 at the height of her success with Hello Project’s spinoff duo, 'W,' where she starred with Nono, a long-time friend and co-performer at H!P.</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> Aibon Berryz Kobo C-ute Hello Project Morning Musume The Possible TNX w Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:25:39 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/king_brothers_climb_walls_in_california <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">YankeeOtaku’s latest blog ratings</a></p> <p><img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/KIngs2small.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">Keizo and Masa, background left and right, teeter on the brink of doom during the last song Friday while drummer Taichi loses it, and bassist Shinosuke exhorts the terrified audience in Visalia, Calif., during the King Brothers’ audacious visit April 4.</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> Berryz Kobo C-ute Hello Project J-Pop J-rock King Brothers Morning Musume Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:26:58 -0400 http://bloggerparty.com/berryz_kobo_s_magnificent_little_captain <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><a href="http://www.bloggerparty.com/blog/yankeeotaku">YankeeOtaku’s latest blog news</a></p> <p><img src="http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff238/Radicalpatriot/HP2008asmallBP.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold">Saki Shimizu of Berryz Kobo, center, is flanked by Kusumi, right, and LinLin of Morning Musume during the opening number of the Hello Project’s Winter 2008 Awards Show on Jan. 27 at Yokohama Arena, Japan.</span></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> Berryz Kobo Hello Project J-Pop YankeeOtaku Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:28:07 -0400