New Age Idols

As you hop off of the train and leave JR (Japan Rail) Station in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan you get the sense that this district is a hot-spot of everything Japanese pop culture. From anime to manga, maid cafes to cat cafes, this place can hold a lot of strange things in one area. One thing as a idol fan that sticks out most to you is the fact is that this part of town is really known for one thing, AKB48. As soon as you step foot outside the station, it becomes very evident that this group is huge even after 10 years. You see the Cafe & Shop, where you can purchase meals that are member inspired and purchase goods related to your oshimen. You also may know that Akihabara is known for the Don Quixote building which houses the AKB48 Theater. Over the course of time, AKB48 has seen its fair share of competition. One group that you might bring to mind is Nogizaka46. They were labeled as a rival idol group but were started by the same man. Strange, huh? There has been th...

L-R Yuria, Kotori,Yuka I saw this video actually today so this is kind of a brief music video review. I had to do this because of what this video is based around. The groups name is Kotori With Stitchbird. They are under the Avex label and they were started in mid 2015. A little backstory behind the video and group: It is the ending theme for Yokai Watch Season 2 in Japan (started January 2016). Now Yokai Watch was never really a big deal here in the states until recently. Since I work in retail, we see a lot of things come in that grab our attention. Well, we got this display of merchandise that was labeled Yokai Watch and I was super happy. Everybody thought I was nuts. Literally bat crazy. I started singing the Dream5 theme song and annoying the living tar out of my coworkers. I thought it was pretty darn funny. Anyways, since then I have seen more and more merchandise plus the English dubbed release on DisneyXD at 2AM CT. I am happy to see that pl...