Today, I’ll be introducing the Japanese Idol unit, Cheeky Parade (チィキィ パレード), known for their high energy performances which are sure to get the crowd going! The group was formed back in December of 2009, with eight members, under the Avex Trax label of iDOL Street as Street-sei (ストリート生). It wasn’t …
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Save the date! On Sunday, May 10th, 2015, AKB48 joins multiple cultural acts in New York City for Japan Day @ Central Park. In a somewhat last minute announcement reminiscent of AKB48 coming to Washington D.C., Japan Day posted the above video on their Facebook page as well as updated …
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Podcast listeners will remember that back in 2010 we covered SCANDAL at AM2 in Anaheim, CA. SCANDAL will be returning to Socal and other destinations around the world with their “HELLO WORLD” tour. Some will also remember that lead guitarist Mami is a big fan of former Morning Musume member, Michishige …
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Welcome to the newly redesigned New School Kaidan website! Blood, sweat, and tears have been poured into this rebuild process and we’re happy to show you the fruits of our labors. If you spot any bugs, do let us know! On that note, if you could also kindly tell us …
Read More »In the run up to the release of their 54th single “Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan“, Morning Musume have been releasing a series of short videos aimed at introducing the current members to a new audience. Introducing “The Current Morning Musume”
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Without a doubt one of the most controversial music videos released by AKB48 was Heavy Rotation. (Heavy Rotation: The controversy) Incensed idol fans, typically of rival idol groups and hailing from outside Japan, rallied behind the video as the epitome of poor taste. Heavy rotation was proof of AKB48 pandering …
Read More »Well, this piece of news has magically eluded me for a frightening amount of time. As early as May of this year it was announced that there would be an anime film based on a science fiction novel by Mayumura Taku, ‘Nerawareta Gakuen’. Anime studio Sunrise (Mobile Suit Gundam, Cowboy …
Read More »Hey, we’re back after what some would say was a much needed week off in the world of idol releases. This is “This Week in Music” brought to you by New School Kaidan where I outline all of the new music you can buy each week and offer my thoughts …
Read More »It might be the last week of May but that doesn’t mean that AKS are ready to relinquish their death grip on your wallets quite yet. This week sees a further two releases heading our way from the idol juggernaut which I’m sure has you all wishing for the relative …
Read More »Welcome to a slightly under the weather edition of “This Week in Music” here on New School Kaidan where our intrepid hero attempts to write the best post that he can while suffering the after-effects of the flu. New releases wait for no man so I’ll try to make the …
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