We’re back with another “Idols You Should Meet” here on New School Kaidan. Take a guess at who this idol is then hit the link below to find out if you’re right and to find out some more information about her.

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If you’re like me and work full-time or in school full-time, we use idol music(typically bubbly pop songs about love) to clear our heads but there are songs that hold more weight than just simple songs about romance. A song that helps me get through a rough day at work is a song called, “Roudou Sanka” by Momoiro Clover Z. Not only is it a great song but it also has fantastic meaning to people who work hard and don’t feel like any of their hard work is paying off.

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Another Monday means another installment of “This Week in Music” here on New School Kaidan. We don’t have a lot of releases to talk about this week but what we do have is pretty important so I guess things balance themselves out in the end.

Before we get into that though, I’d just like to note that unless some kind of miracle happens today, Nogizaka46 will have defeated Sashihara Rino in first week sales with their single “Oide Shampoo”. I’m sure an inquest into this will be forthcoming with fans (mainly 2ch) already speculating that people didn’t buy into the supposed “rivalry” enough and that the promotions for both singles benefited Nogizaka much more than Sashihara. Both pretty valid views that as someone who doesn’t particularly care for “Oide Shampoo” I can get behind. Whatever the case, I’m disappointed for obvious reasons and hope that Nogizaka stop picking on AKB solo artists and try to actually outsell one of the main 48 groups next (possibly HKT48?).

On a more positive note, read on after the break where I talk about some new music.

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Volume 6 of “2chan Says the Darndest Things”!

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When it was time to debut, I was both anticipating and dreading the first episode of AKB0048. I usually choose less than a handful of anime series to follow a year, allowing me to be extremely picky about the budget and quality of shows that get put out each season. Despite being a fan of both anime and AKB, I couldn’t muster the enthusiasm to get excited about this project.

I think my thoughts on this venture were in sync with a lot of anime enthusiasts: bewildered, confused, and dismissive. Anything based on real pop stars don’t belong in anime, does it? The announcement of a Justin Bieber: The Animated Series would likely create the same heavy sigh and shaking of the head by the defenders of integrity in Japanese animation. Uncertainty plagued this release since it was first announced, and the premise left people scratching their heads. Now that the first episode is out, I feel that a lot of these issues have been resolved. It’s an AKB anime… that’s not really an AKB anime.

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Recorded April 27th, 2012.

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Welcome to the first recording of our experimental broadcast! Anthony and Tron host a couple of guests to discuss random idol discussion topics and read off some Top 5′s submitted by the listeners! Leave us feedback in the comments! Let us know what we can do better and what you’d like us to do on this show! This is an idol podcast you can produce!

Twitter Links

Yoshizumi Anthony-yoshizumitime
Tron-atr0n
Anthony-Monkeyto
Missing-missingno15
Korp-twitkorp
Dae-newschooldae 

Send in discussion topics, questions, and your top 5 idol songs, top 5 idol groups, and top 5 idols through our contacts page with “Fantastical Radio” on the subject line.

Recorded April 26th, 2012.

OPENING:
Oide Shampoo - Nogizaka46

ENDING:
Yeah! Meccha Holiday – Sashihara Rino Version

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Twitter Links:
David’s Twitter – RockLiao
Garry’s Twitter – mage77
Ayrton’s Twitter – atr0n

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We’re back with another “Idols You Should Meet” here on New School Kaidan. Take a guess at who this idol is then hit the link below to find out if you’re right and to find out some more information about her.

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Recorded April 20th, 2012.

David, Dae, and Anthony sit down to talk about their Top 5 Idols they’d want to be best friends with.

Opening:
Ice no Kuchizuke – AKB48

Closing:
Jyaa Nee… – PASSPO☆

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David’s Twitter – RockLiao
Dae’s Twitter – newschooldae
Anthony’ Twitter – yoshizumitime

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We finally made it to May here on “This Week in Music” and we’re kicking things off the right way with the showdown between Nogizaka46 and AKB48′s Sashihara Rino! This week also sees releases from Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku and S/mileage if those are more your kind of thing.

Since there’s a lot to talk about this week I’ll be keeping the introduction brief. Read on after the break where I’ll be giving my thoughts on this week’s new releases.

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