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appears On w-inds.New World

December 14, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: , , | Comments (0)

w-inds.’s “New World” « appears.

Anna reviews this new single from the long-time boy band, noting G Dragon’s contribution and what it may mean in the bigger picture of things.


w-inds. Keeps getLazy Interested In Jpop

December 3, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: | Comments (0)

[PV] w-inds. – New World + Truth ~Saigo no Shinjitsu~ « getLazy.

choco-late still considers the boy band her favorite, and has some comments on their latest single and video.


Super Happy Genki Looks At Boy Bands

November 10, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments (0)

How am I just so into the girls? – SUPER HAPPY GENKI HYPERFORCE GO!.

SHG looks at several prominent boy bands and why she’s not as interested in them as in girl groups. There’s some interesting observations on each group covered, as well as on the nature of idols in general. It actually makes me wish for a stronger conclusion – which boils down to there’s no arguing with taste – but hopefully there’ll be future posts that carry these ideas further.


Come For The Teppei, Stay For The Keita

October 26, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: , , , , | Comments (0)

[jdrama] Ohitorisama – Episode 01 « getLazy.

choco-late is surprised to find out this is the drama starring Keita Tachibana of w-inds, and decides to keep watching it for that reason. However, the first episode seems more about WaT’s Teppei Koike, who plays a teacher in an all-girl’s school. Alas, he doesn’t get to show off his luscious transvestite skills here, at least not based on screencaps…


Pink Wota Shares Thoughts On 60th Kouhaku Line-Up

October 10, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Pink Wota » [News] 60th Kouhaku Set to be Most Awesome EVER..

Vee is delighted that three major girl groups appear this time – Morning Musume, Perfume, and AKB48 – though she also notes a great deal of other Red Team goodness including the return of Amuro Namie. I’m not a fan of Superfly but I think she could bring the house down with the right song. Johnny’s is well represented by Arashi, TOKIO, and of course SMAP. Maybe SMAP can make the effort and follow the other two to the Johnny’s Countdown this time.

The one thing that strikes me is the dog that didn’t bark: I’m recognizing so many names on both team lists that it seems enka is getting very short shrift this time around. Coincidence? A deliberate appeal to younger viewers? Where’s Wada Akiko, at least?

Still, this IS very impressive. While I’m still anticipating Johnny’s Countdown more, there should be a great deal to enjoy on Kouhaku this time around.


w-inds’ Tachibana Has First Drama Role

September 22, 2009 | Ray Mescallado | Tags: , | Comments (0)

w-inds’ Tachibana, Ska Para’s Yanaka cast in TV dramas – Tokyograph.

Given the Johnny’s model for doing things, it seems odd for a young male pop idol to not be acting on the side. What took Keita so long? Too busy making music? Come on!