Archive For October 2009
WPB Magazine Features Manoeri, Idoling!!!
October 31, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Idoling!!!, Mano Erina | Comments (0)
WPB Magazine No.41 [2009] | Jappydolls Gallery.
The gratutious bikini-meets-school pictorial of Idoling!!! is especially appreciated, as is the way Morita Suzuka offers up a weenie in her solo shot. And two other girls offer donuts! Weenie, donuts – how brazen can you get?
AKB Infinity Relationship Chart Translated
October 31, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Infinity | Comments (0)
SaeYaka, Team K and AKB48 Paradise: Infinity: Promo poster, characters, songs….
The plot and dramatis personae for this theater event continues to unfold slowly. It’s interesting to see how the two main characters will be performed differently, depending on who’s playing the role.
Inaba Atsuko Leaves UFA
October 31, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Inaba Atsuko | Comments (0)
Inaba Atsuko leaves Up-Front Agency – Hello!Online .
Inaba had been a more important figure behind the scenes at H!P than on the stage, so it’s a shame to see her go.
Bikkuri Project Continues Top 100 Project
October 31, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project | Comments (0)
Bikkuri Project » Top 100 Project: Part 2.
89 would place much higher for me, and seeing 85 again made me smile. 83 made me laugh again, considering the only one not saddened by the occasion is the one going away.
Short Reviews From jrocknyc
October 31, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Feel So Bad, Kagrra, Velgreed | Comments (0)
jrocknyc: reviews: kagrra, feel so bad & velgreed.
These three releases leave Go less than thrilled. The putdowns for Kagrra were especially amusing.
Watarirouka Hashiritai Cosplay In Weekly Playboy
October 31, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Watarirouka Hashiritai | Comments (0)
Man’s Weekly Playboy [2009.11.20] | Jappydolls.
Mayuyu and company do Haruhi Suzumiya and some other things I didn’t bother to figure out. Best as I can tell, Urotsukidoji and La Blue Girl are not covered.
Big Bang Profiled In Time Magazine
October 31, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Big Bang | Comments (0)
How to Crack Japan: The Big Bang Theory – TIME.
Are you going to let our wota life be run by Time Magazine?
I’m obsessed by Time Magazine.
I read it every week.
Its cover stares at me every time I slink past the Korean idols.
You Say You Want An Oririn Revolution
October 31, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Orihara Mika | Comments (0)
[IV]Mika Orihara ~ Oririn Revolution | Jappydolls.
For someone who’s half-naked throughout most all of this DVD, Mika sure goes through a lot of costume changes…
Nakamura Miu Hasn’t Left Yet
October 31, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Nakamura Miu | Comments (0)
Miu Nakamura ~ Minisuka.tv Spring Gallery [2009] | Jappydolls.
I’m beginning to think it WOULD kill her if she smiled once in a while.
Beyond the Sea on Nishino Kana Motto
October 31, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Nishino Kana | Comments (0)
Kana Nishino – Motto… « Beyond the Sea ~ The Style. Edition.
Lex loves the lead track of this new single but still has problems with the B sides. It’s a very very cute cover, by the way.
Some Acchan Eyecandy
October 31, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Maeda Atsuko | Comments (0)
Atsuko Maeda ~ Natsuyasumi no Kiseki | Jappydolls.
She’s probably my least favorite of the AKB girls I know, but I must admit she look hawt in these photos and I can see why she has such a loyal following.
Amber As Female
October 31, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Amber, f(x), SM | Comments (0)
Netizens use some imagination on f(x) Amber « K Bites.
What I said about Amber needing to femme up? I now take it back.
Pink Wota Looks At Ayu-Nation 2009
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: avex trax, Hamasaki Ayumi | Comments (0)
Pink Wota » [Review] a-nation 09. I mean ayu-nation. Who am I kidding..
Vee has a lot of tough love for Ayu’s a-nation performance this year, deploying some truly acidic wit. Then the Greatest Miniskirt Ever shows up and Ayu gives a killer closing song and it seems all is forgiven – thanks to a return to child-like wonder and muscular thighs.
And on a sidenote, I was intrigued by the idea of Ayu being a “given” or “necessary evil” of a-nation, which is why she’s ceded so much attention. Could the same be said of SMAP’s relation to Japanese pop culture in general?
Morningtime Has Special Halloween Scare
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Mitsui Aika, Morning Musume | Comments (0)
Happy Halloween – Cute Halloween Pics « Morningtime.
It’s War of the Worlds meets Egao Yes Nude, or something like that. I was amused, but obviously I’m easy to amuse.
People’s Front Of JaeBom Try New Tactics
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: 2PM, JYP | Comments (0)
It’s actually insulting for fans to think that they can just BUY the return of JaeBom, as if he left because of financial concerns or is staying away in the hopes of getting a raise. JYP should just spend that money on a 24 karat yacht or something.
WonderGirls Interview with Sina
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: JYP, Wonder Girls | Comments (0)
WonderGirls for Sina interview in China « K Bites.
Some great shots of the girls – though blonde So Hee leaves me feeling meh – and a pretty thorough transcript of the actual interview, with mentions of the Jonas Brothers and Jordin Sparks, and the difficulties of living in America and on tour. Again, the work ethic of these girls never fails to impress.
Mikie Hara After That?
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hara Mikie | Comments (0)
Mikie Hara ~ After That | Jappydolls.
After what, exactly? I mean, I can assume it’s meant to tickle my perv bone and think “after a few drinks too many and I get you upstaits in a hotel room to strip down”, but wouldn’t it be better if it was something else? Like, “after Mikie reveals she’s really a man and has a schlong bigger than yours”? Or, “after Mikie calls up her 300-pound boyfriend and tells him to hide in the hotel room closet”?
HamsapSukebe Charmed By Manoeri Calendar
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hello! Project, Mano Erina | Comments (0)
HamsapSukebe – Ramblings of a jobless bum.: Mano Erina 2010 Calender.
I’d forgotten that Akiramike used to be an H!P fan, but apparently Manoeri’s 2010 calendar has brought him slightly back into the fold. He shares shots of all the pages, and they look okay enough, but still very generic H!P to me.
Wait, There’s More Kumada Yoko?
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Kumada Yoko | Comments (0)
Yoko Kumada ~ Princess Collection part 03 | Jappydolls.
On the one hand, I’d question mixing jungle-cat coat and aluminum foil bikini. On the other hand, that’s focusing on the packaging instead of the Yokolicious gift inside.
Blog Translations Of AKB Girls
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
For those of us who’re into AKB48 but haven’t completely sold our souls just yet, here’s a handy guide to fan translations of the blogs of AKB members. Now you can lose even more hours of your life learning the minutiae of these wonderful girls! (I know I will.)
Madara Looks At Ayu PVs From Next Level
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: avex trax, Hamasaki Ayumi | Comments (0)
madara_blog: Ayumi Hamasaki reaches the “Next Level”.
Madara looks at the PVs for Ayu’s most recent album, explaining their settings and plot. One line in particular caught my eye:
Avex evidently puts real money into these things and packs them with solid production value.
Yeah, that’s what you do when you value your musical acts and want them to promote themselves as best as possible. (Want another example? Look at this week’s #1 single.) And, of course, that’s exactly what makes the obvious cheapness of H!P PVs so frustrating.
JaeBom Still Has Five Years In Contract
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: 2PM, JYP | Comments (0)
JYP to keep contract with JaeBum, “Time is the problem” « K Bites.
It seems fair enough to have JYP hold JaeBom to the full seven-year contract, if only to make sure he doesn’t sign somewhere else and become competition. Still, this doesn’t strike me as being particularly relevant to guesses on his return. I mean, he left Korea while under contract obligation, so who’s to say he’ll come back because of contractual obligation?
More Schoolgirl Pics From Jappydolls
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Rina | Comments (0)
[Girlz-High]Side-B Rina | Jappydolls.
Okay, in this one she’s definitely stripping down some, right? Right?
…
Score!
Kpop Idols Go To College
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Big Bang, Girls Generation, SeungRi, Yuri | Comments (0)
SNSD Yuri and Big Bang SeungRi to enter same college next year « K Bites.
It’s always encouraging to see idols consider higher education a priority, even if Yuri already has a PhD in Hawtness.
jrocknyc Goes In-Depth On Geist’s Grotesque
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Geist | Comments (0)
jrocknyc: review: geist | “grotesque” (2009).
Go must really have enjoyed this release, as he gives each track glowing attention. From all indications, it sounds like a very impressive jrock album.
A Big New Bikkuri Project
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Buono!, Country Musume, Hello! Project, Matsuura Aya, Morning Musume, Shugo Chara Eggs, Tanpopo | Comments (0)
Bikkuri Project » Big New Project.
Celestia decides to share her 100 favorite H!P PVs, 10 videos at a time. It’s an ambitious project, but a lot of fun given how deeply she plumbs the collective’s history.
And for my money, #100 would be way way higher on my own Top 100. But that’s the fun of such lists – seeing what others have chosen and comparing it to your own tastes.
Kurosawa Mirei Does The Schoolgirl Thing
October 30, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Kurosawa Mirei | Comments (0)
Mirei Kurosawa ~ RQ-STAR No.184 | Jappydolls.
Based on the previews, I got the vibe that this’d be a schoolgirl photoshoot with lots of exposed underwear and lascivious poses. Imagine my surprise when I was proven wrong…
SM Idols Do Separated At Birth
October 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Amber, Donghae, f(x), JongHyun, SHINee, SM, Super Junior | Comments (0)
Captured on Camera! SM ‘dinosaur siblings’ DongHae, Amber and JongHyun pose for a photo! « K Bites.
I actually like Amber here, but mostly because this looks like it could be the travelling stage production of Just One of the Guys: The Musical.
Still More Kumada Yoko!
October 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Kumada Yoko | Comments (0)
Yoko Kumada ~ Princess Collection part 02 | Jappydolls.
It’s got a classic Audrey Hepburn vibe, but hornier.
K Bites Breaks Down The Members Of Idol Groups
October 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: 2AM, 2PM, 4Minute, f(x), Girls Generation, JYP, Kara, SM, T-ara, Wonder Girls | Comments (0)
Here’s a real fun article that looks at the different types of idols that can make up an idol group. I’m disappointed that Lady doesn’t get a mention under the Trans-Idols category, but I’m not even sure if they’re still active anyway.
Megane Best Dresser Awards Announced
October 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Inoue Mao, Suzanne | Comments (0)
Megane Best Dresser: Mao Inoue, Toshiaki Karasawa, Suzanne – Tokyograph.
So I understand giving Inoue Mao an award for looking great in glasses. But Suzanne winning an award for the talento people would most like to see in glasses? What the heck? Does the AV Grand Prix give out awards for non-porn talento they’d most like to see in a four-way creampie scene?
La Carmina On V-Rock Fest 2009
October 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Ali Project, D'espairsRay, GazettE, LMC, Screw, Versailles, Vidoll | Comments (0)
Here’s a great report on a VK show featuring several big names such as D’espairsRay, Gazette, and Versailles. That red dress in the Versailles stage shot is pretty kick-ass, I must add.
WPB Magazine Has AKB Eyecandy
October 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
WPB Magazine No.44 [2009] | Jappydolls.
Being a top member of AKB48 must mean fighting off goosepimples a lot of the time.
Watarirouka Hashiritai Do Theme For Online RPG
October 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48, Watarirouka Hashiritai | Comments (0)
AKB48 sub-unit ties in with online RPG – Tokyograph.
After 2NE1 wielding guns in an FPS, I’m actually disappointed that Mayuyu and company aren’t going to be in the actual game. Or wielding weapons of any kinds. Or being used for obscene machinima with Master Chief and Sonic the Hedgehog.
Beyond the Sea On The Latest From Hirai Ken
October 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hirai Ken | Comments (0)
Ken Hirai – Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru « Beyond the Sea ~ The Style. Edition.
Lex finds this release a vast improvement from “Candy”, as he thinks Hirai is better suited to more serious songs like the title ballad.
Sailor Venus Is Hawt!
October 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Komatsu Ayaka | Comments (0)
Ayaka Komatsu ~ Wanibooks No.64 | Jappydolls.
I’ve never paid much attention to Komatsu, but this is a very hawt photo collection of her. Even the shots with the freakin’ Care Bears are sexy, which is mildly disturbing at the very least.
Moar C-ute In Bikinis
October 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: C-ute, Hello! Project | Comments (0)
C-ute in Bikinis « Morningtime.
Morningtime has photos from the upcoming Alo-Hello, and it’s even got a lapsed fan like myself standing up and taking notice. Chisato’s got a nice rack, doesn’t she? Wonders never cease with her.
Also, loved the rant about UK weather.
Hello! Blog On Where C-ute Now Stands
October 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: C-ute, Hello! Project | Comments (0)
Hello!Blog – C-ute Alo-Hello! DVD Preview.
Paul takes stock on C-ute, losing two members and – unlike Morning Musume – probably not adding any new ones. He then moves on to the rather grand consolation prize of Nakki and Chisato in bikinis, as he considers the Alo-Hello DVD and all the eyecandy it promises for fans.
Meet Kato Yuri
October 29, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Kato Yuri | Comments (0)
Yuri Kato ~ Sabra.net [2009.10.22] | Jappydolls.
I don’t think I’ve ever encountered this idol before, but this is a great photoshoot and she looks very sexy.
4minute’s new MV~
October 29, 2009 | mousoufest | Tags: 4Minute | Comments (0)
[MV] 4minute’s “What Girl Wants” MV released « POPSEOUL!
Nm…Let’s stick with Muzik and not perform…that on music programs.
Swine flu’s got JoKwon??!
October 29, 2009 | mousoufest | Tags: 2AM | Comments (0)
Jo Kwon diagnosed with the H1N1 virus – POPSEOUL!
Oh noes!!! Let hope the crazy dancing diva will recover soon 
Court Makes Ruling On DBSK Case
October 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: DBSK, SM | Comments (0)
What the court should have done is threaten to cut a DBSK fan in half with a sword, and see which side would’ve protested such a split. But alas, such old fashioned wisdom is no longer considered judicially acceptable nowadays.
Wotaku Now! Shares Maimi’s Letter To Erika
October 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: C-ute, Hello! Project, Umeda Erika, Yajima Maimi | Comments (1)
Wotaku Now! » Maimi’s farewell letter to Erika.
Unfortunately, they cut out the part which goes, “Remember the time we paid that guy to stalk Megukami so she’d leave the group? Yeah, those were fun days…”
Chuo Dori Looks At Early Results For Shibuya AX 2010
October 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: AKB48 | Comments (0)
Shibuya AX 2010 Early Voting Returns | Chuo Dori.
CK’s all revved up and ready for his upcoming trip to Japan, but takes time out to fill us in on the latest developments in the voting for next year’s AKB48 Shibuya AX concerts. The singles are placing high again, and CK is hoping that in the future the results are kept secret so that concertgoers can be pleasantly surprised.
Award Given To Best Formalists
October 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Hirosue Ryoko | Comments (0)
Best Formalists: Fujiki, Hirosue – Tokyograph.
I hear “formalists” and think literary criticism. However, Hirosue Ryoko winning this award left me unsure – if anything, she strikes me as a post-structuralist with strong deconstructivist tendencies.
Saaya Still Going Strong
October 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Irie Saaya | Comments (0)
Saaya ~ YS Web Vol.322 | Jappydolls.
Remember when she used to be so controversial? It seems like only yesterday, when really it was five years ago. Now she’s just another typical junior idol, though she certainly still fills out a bikini like no one’s business.
Chemical Pictures Does Shibuya In-Store
October 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Chemical Pictures | Comments (0)
Elec gives his account of the band’s most recent in-store appearance and what was involved. The presence of a male fan or two sounds like good news, and female fans buying multiple tickets sounds like great news.
we to U On New Scandal Single
October 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Scandal | Comments (0)
SCANDAL – Yumemiru Tsubasa « we to U :: futarinomusic.
Dhie loves this foursome a great deal, giving their new single a glowing review and of course sharing the downloads so you can fall in love as well.
HearJapan Offers Anisomania-2
October 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Anisomania 2 | Comments (0)
This new compilation has a wide range of artists covering anime songs, including Anpanman, City Hunter, and Dragonball. For me, the highlight is “Lum no Love Song” by Domino 88 – which actually sounds very fun and playful. After all these years, Takahashi Rumiko’s first major creation remains the best.z
Momoko Tani Is In PEACH SHOCK
October 28, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: Tani Momoko | Comments (0)
Momoko Tani ~ PEACH SHOCK I | Jappydolls.
I’m always a sucker for Momoko, but this set of pics isn’t her best work by any measure – and that blonde wig is kind of embarrassing.
