New Age Idols

MERRY CHRISTMAS (Six Days Early)!! You might be wondering why I have that title for this kind of post. Well, there is a good reason for it. For those of you who have been following my journey as a idol blogger, I greatly appreciate you. No really. I do. I wrote a article about my first journey to Tokyo back in late April/early May and how fun I made it sound and other stuff like that such as the concerts I attended and the interview that took place on my birthday while I was there. I kind of have two news stories to cover with y'all instead of one. Sorry. The first news story is the fact that I shall be returning to Japan from April 25th - May 13th, 2016.  YAY!!!!!! My major plans for this trip are that from April 25th - May 4th (aka Golden Week) I will be in the Tokyo area. After those nine days, I will journey on down to Fukuoka for the rest of my vacation. Why that should matter to you, you may ask. Since I am a idol "wota/blogger/whatever" I

Attention: Notall is back with a new single after their recent release of  my baby, my lover  which was a great single but I have to admit they did a even better job with this one. No Joke. As soon as I found out about this release I immediately pre-ordered it, especially when I saw that they collaborated with the other indie group CYNTIA​ for their lead track,  Just Now . I still would have bought it even if they wouldn't have done that. I really liked the cover art of this single as each member looks extra cute.  Sorry for embarrassing you. Now for my single review of  Just Now. The single has three tracks on it. The title track  Just Now  is one of those songs that you could have on a road trip and jam out to it while on a open highway.  The chord at the beginning gets the song to a great start right off the bat. The vocals come in with the order: The whole group then Katase Narumi, Tasaki Reina, Watanabe Chiko and finally Sato Haruka. I definitely liked the part betwe

I am once again going to go on a strange path with this post. So just stick with me. Please? As you have seen in my post regarding my "obsession" with AKB48, I listed all of my favorite members at the time and at the bottom under the SKE section, I listed my "kami-oshi" as Matsui Rena. Now, I had really liked Rena-chan for about a year at that point (no creepiness intended). She is the young woman that got me into Nogizaka46 and also into SKE48. I watched countless variety shows involving her and she made me smile. Then came the day, I will never, as a AKB48 fan, forget. That day came on June 10th, 2015. It started as any normal day like an idol fan like myself. Check Facebook. Check YouTube. Check Reddit. Check Instagram and last but not least check Twitter. When I checked Twitter that afternoon, something felt "off" about it. I scrolled through my timeline to discover tweets stating that Rena will make a announcement on ANN (All Night Ni

I am really, really sorry for being gone for the past month, I have been so busy due to work and other real life problems which has caused me not to write as much. Not only that, but I sort of got writers block, in which I can't seem to think of anything and it just sucks because I am leaving you out in the cold. I know I have said this before, but I honestly want to get back on track with my readers and hopefully y'all will kindly welcome me back. With that out of the way, I want to talk to you about something important. I would like you, yes you, to collaborate with me to not only help improve my skills as a jpop/kpop blogger but also help me discover new groups that I may not have heard of or you would like to see me review. I would really like your help. Would you like to see more underrated group reviews? Single Reviews? Opinion Topics? More K-Pop? What would you like to see? I have been thinking really hard about this over the past few weeks and

As you can see by the title, I am going to talk about that lovely topic that has most idols fans either going crazy or just not giving a darn. I fall into both categories in some cases, To the readers who have no idea what the "Love Ban" is, The love ban is a rule or guideline set forth by major idol companies such as the 48 Group or Hello Project and even some minor agencies that prevent their talent from dating or falling in love with anyone. Now, there are ways certain idols have "tried" to get around this rule to no avail. I will talk about this later on and will share my opinion on those matters. The reason why I am discussing this is because it has been on my mind since I became a idol fan. They can't date? Say what? That is a bunch of crap, is what I still think. For most fans, they follow their oshi through thick and thin. They cheer them on fully and attend their handshake events every chance they get (unlike myself, because I live

Do you like vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, cookies & cream shakes? If not, what is wrong with you? I'm just playing. So, with that introduction let me introduce you to one of the most underrated idol groups that I have been fond of recently. The groups name is MilkShake Nagasaki and as in the name of the group, they are named after the ice cream dessert. But in Nagasaki, unlike here in the states, is not in a drink form. It is in more of a sorbet format. According to online sources, it has a vanilla and citrus flavor to it, which sounds incredible. Truth be told, before writing this, I actually went out and purchased one to eat while writing. Group / Member Information Group Debut : July 2013 The group originally had six members. The lineup featured Miyu Nishiyama, Runa Itoh, Mai Murakami, Maria Nakagawa, Yuuna Kawai, and Kei Yokozawa. In May 2014, Miyu Nishiyama graduated from the group. After Miyus' graduatation, MilkShake Nagasaki added fiv

For those of you who do not know who notall is, go  here to get a crash course please. Then Return! You made it back! Anyways, the group dropped their fourth single on July 13th;  my baby, my lover.  The single also happens to be their first anniversary one as well. After I had my interview with the group, I was hoping that they would release a new single shortly there after. On July 5th, I noticed that they had uploaded a new music video. I immediately clicked play and I was so amazed at the video and the song itself. In a good way, not bad. After watching the video, I went to their website and saw they were releasing the single on July 13th. Shortly there after, I went to CDJapan and pre-ordered it and I have not been disappointed with my purchase. The day of release, the single placed eighth on the Top 10 Oricon Daily Sales Chart. About three days ago before this was written, it arrived and I instantaneously put it into my computer to listen. My Review

Hello Everyone Again! I took a trip to Japan for the first time from last Monday, April 27th to Monday May 4th, 2015. So today, I would like to share my experiences with you, so you might learn from some of my mistakes. Monday - Tuesday So, I left Oklahoma City at 6:55 AM on the 27th and arrived to LAX by Phoenix at about noon. Now admittedly at that time I was quite tired already. I found my gate at LAX for Singapore Airlines that will connect me to Tokyo Narita at 7:15 PM on Tuesday the 28th. Skip ahead 11 hours and I had sat sort of next (a seat between us) to this lovely l young lady around my age, just guessing. When we landed is when we technically had our first conversation and she was super nice at suggesting places to see and it was a plus that she was pretty as well. I did not get her contact info though, which looking back at it, I should have. Oh Well! When you arrive at Narita, you go through quarantine, passport control, and customs to get to the trains. Af

How goes it everyone? I am so sorry I haven't written anything in over a month.  I have been dealing with real life problems (work, home life etc.) and I feel sorry for neglecting you. Also, being a idol blogger, I have come to like a lot of groups and I haven't had the time to do the proper research on the groups, thus in turn, producing no new posts leaving my readers out in the cold.  So as of today, I am announcing my new schedule for my blog: On Monday nights (early Tuesday mornings) I will be releasing new articles every week.  I will be back on track when it comes to presenting groups for you to listen to. So, in my away from blog life, I will have to make double the effort. I make a promise here in front of the world that I will not let you down. Now on to some major announcements: I have grown to like AKB groups a lot lately and I can't help but annoy people about being a 48wota which in turn makes them hate me, so on that note: Since the AK

Let me introduce you to this great idol group. The groups name is Purpure☆ as suggested by the title. Created in 2013, this group is from Kyoto, and aims for academic priorities on the weekdays and idle weekends for  singing to deepen   their ancient traditions and charm to make a knowledge of the history , culture and tourism as the idol of the city of Kyoto . All members had to pass the Kyoto Certification Exam. The groups' name comes from the old English coat of arms violet (Purpure) and the  ☆ meaning sparkling light, called the star. So in together it would make the group Purpure sparkly star. The group consists of nine members according to their official website profile. Member Information Name: Kinomoto Aya (Leader) Birthdate: December 10th, 1993 Twitter Handle: @aya_purpure Name: Hamaguchi Aiko Birthdate: October 20th, 1994 Twitter Handle: @aiko_purpure Name: Sae Watanabe Birthdate: August 19th, 19