Unlike many of you that are venturing to Anime Expo this week, I don’t have a long tale of my trek to Los Angeles. My day started off by sleeping in, walking down the street, and catching the bus to Downtown LA. (Tip for y’all out-of-towners: the MTA 42/42A goes all the way from LAX [...]
Risuzu writes her first post in many weeks, and reveals her new music interests.
What did baby Yumi grow up with? Enka and alternative rock. And what does adult Yumi obsess over now? Idol Jpop. Weird combination, no?
After weeks of being attracted to her name, Pex finally decides to give Ai Otsuka a listen…
This week, Pex invites you to travel back in time to the year 1991, to listen to an old skool jam before returning to the present to listen to its modern re-imagining, K-Pop style…

Have you heard about the recent success the Nevada native Yazima family is having in Japan? No? Seriously? They’ve been all over the place…
What do you get when you cross Reina Tanaka with Adiemus, Mad Max, and Michael Jackson’s Thriller? Pex don’t know, but Shanadoo…
This week, Pex takes a bit of a break from the normal format of his column to introduce you to the most famous musician ever to visit his hometown of Haromoni…
In this week’s installment, Ayaka spins Pex’s head right round when she lays down this awesome track…
Charmy posted hers. Here goes mine.
#1 – Noto Arisa. Unsurprisingly for those that know me. I have been absolutely smitten by Nocchi ever since the 2005 announcement of then seemingly temporary group, Tomoiki ki wo Uetai, and then permanently placed as my number one H!P member in 2006 with the opening of Tomoiki’s blog in [...]
Paul Thomas over at Hello! Blog has posted a new poll for everyone to choose their top ten Hello! Project members. My results will not surprise most of you, especially #1. Click the post title for my results.
“Look who’s on the television, Mama. It’s the Devil!”
°C-ute’s 8th major release single, Bye Bye Bye! has finally been released on Dohhhup!:
It’s hard to see a 6-nin °C-ute, as Kanna’s one of my favorites of the group. I hope she gets better soon~ I’m a big fan of 80s synth-pop, so I’m quite enjoying this song. The PV though, is a bit of [...]
Aida Shoko, my personal favorite of the current Up-Front sisters, is well known for her work in the pop-duo WINK in the 1980s-1990s. She’s also probably the most familiar to Hello! Project fans, as there have been some crossover with Aida over the past few years.

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