New School Kaidan Japanese idol appreciation

it’s only a matter of time. sure it seems harmless at first; akb48 advertises a few melon pan here, some onigiri there, and then BAM: world domination.  you heard it here first. girls wearing 7-eleven uniforms?  thank you very much!

shinoda mariko of AKB48 now has a twitter, which is what all trendy and web-savvy celebrities do nowdays. i guess she saw how much fun kojima haruna was having updating hers.

‘AKB 600’ is a series that gives insight into the regular daily lives of akb48 members, cameras following them throughout the day.  i’m not a fan of the aesthetic approach they’re taking for this, making it look like a voyeuristic stalker camera, but the segments are interesting nonetheless.  watch kojima …

One of the toughest jobs has to be a Producer of an Idol Group. How some of these Producers get everyone to play nice is beyond me. Like any group or team, there is always ego involved. In just the case of something like a sports team, there are superstars …

not only will no3b’s new 5th single will be the theme song of the original drama ‘kotodama no onnatachi’, which is a series of 5 minute episodes you can download on cellphone, but they will be starring in it as well.  watch the promo below: note minegishi’s awesome hair and …

trading cards coming out on july 31st.  i normally could pass on these but these are some of the best photos i’ve seen.  i would consider donating a kidney for these.  someone get them for me.  anybody.

oh anime expo.  you’ve delivered and failed in so many ways.  one would think that you, with around 2 decades of experience and a huge place like the LA convention center, could create a streamlined experience but i suppose it’s just too big for you.  even so, it was exhilarating …

the otaku-nerd sashihara rino and ultimate-airhead komori mika are professed cowards. … we better put them through a haunted house challenge.

First its Orange Caramel coming out with a song that sounds VERY familiar to c-ute….Now they are copying the outfits? Whats going on here?