Posts Tagged 'Music'

iDOL Street OFFICIAL BOOK Vol.1

The first issue of the guide to everything SUPER☆GiRLS and iDOL Street 31 January, 2012 by

Last month, SUPER☆GiRLS made their inevitable debut into mooks with the iDOL Street Official Book Vol.1 Winter 2012. Judging from the title, it’s the first in a series of seasonal books chocked full of photographs and coverage of SUPER☆GiRLS and iDOL Street related events. This first issue takes on the task of introducing readers to the two fairly new groups and all of its members.
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GIVE ME FIVE!

The spring single with a twist 30 January, 2012 by

As the new year comes along, fans await with bated breath for the yearly spring season single. Fans colloquially refer to it as the Sakura single; every single released at this time has had ‘sakura’ in its title. So imagine the surprise of many, when it turned out that 2012′s spring single had a title that wasn’t even in Japanese: Give Me Five!
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Fairies

Avex's answer to K-Pop 27 January, 2012 by

While Tokyo Girls’ Style continue to sway indecisively between their serious and idol images, Fairies emerged just 4 months ago as avex’s true successors to SPEED. In the short time since they’ve debut, Avex has not been shy to proclaim Fairies as their answer to the K-pop wave sweeping the rest of the world.
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JKT48

AKB48's first overseas-based sister group 25 January, 2012 by

Near the end of 2011, AKB48 staged its own singing contest prior to the perennial NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen. Aside from being the first time such a singing competition was staged by the AKB48 family, it was also the first glimpse many Japanese (as well as the overseas fans through Google+) caught of the Jakarta-based AKB48 sister group, JKT48.
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Sundown Festival 2011 Impressions

Singapore's largest outdoor music concert battles the weather 29 November, 2011 by

Thousands braved the strong rains and made their way down to the Marina Promenade last Saturday for what was perhaps the largest outdoor concert in Singapore this year, Sundown Festival 2011. Despite the rain, approximately 10,000 turned up (3,000 more than expected) with many arriving hours in advance.
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SUPER☆GiRLS

Avex's new attempt at engineered happiness might just work 07 November, 2011 by

SUPER☆GiRLS (スーパーガールズ) look like they have everything it takes for success. This new large group of young, attractive members sing infectiously catchy pop tunes filled with Japanese English, all while decked out in cute plaid dresses that scream of innocence and youth. Sounds familiar?

Well, if Tokyo Girl’s Style were to be likened a revival on what Avex fans have grown to love, then SUPER☆GiRLS (which is often abridged to スパガ or “Supaga”) is a blatant effort by Avex Trax to cash in on the current idol fever sweeping across Japan. Watch out AKB48, here comes a new challenger.
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Sea A

The first Singapore-Malaysian idol group to debut in Japan 31 October, 2011 by

SEA☆A (pronounced Sea A) is a four girl idol group that debut in Japan earlier this year. It is notable for consisting mostly of members from Singapore. The group was born out of maids from the Moe Moe Kyun Maid Cafe, an annual makeshift cafe that operates out of the Anime Festival Asia.
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Tokyo Girls’ Style

Avex's new dance and vocal unit 29 October, 2011 by

Tokyo Joshiryuu (東京女子流) aka Tokyo Girls’ Style is a 5 member “dance and vocal” group that debut last year. Produced by Avex Trax, the group is generally regarded as the second (or third) coming of SPEED. Following in the footsteps of their predecessors, Toko Girl’s Style churn out catchy, R&B inspired pop tunes and impactful dance moves, despite their young age.
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