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Posted on Thursday, 23rd July 2009 by Miri

In the late 70′s and early 80′s, when the era of classical Japanese pop was at its peak (with big-shot names like Pink Lady climbing to stardom), the budding industry of Cantopop (Cantonese pop) was blossoming in Hong Kong and other areas of Southern China. A common trend for Cantopop artists was to begin their [...]

Tags: cantopop, covers, faye wong, j-pop, nakajima miyuki, old-school, remixes
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Posted on Saturday, 11th July 2009 by Miri

I was blog browsing earlier today (after I finished my multivariable calculus studying, of course..) and stumbled upon this entry from Merry Go Round whose thesis is clearly stated in one bold sentence: “Idols are too generic.” I agree with the fact that idols groups are becoming very similar in their operations (“graduations” and “subgroups”, [...]

Tags: idols, j-pop
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Posted on Thursday, 24th July 2008 by Miri

What’s this? For once Vivi decides to review something timely? Namely, she’s reviewing a preview of the PV for the upcoming C-ute single? Well, that’s a first – usually she’s about 5 years behind in reviewing music-related videos. For those who don’t know, the upcoming C-ute single is titled Edo no Temari Uta II (there [...]

Tags: c-ute, j-pop, jpop- hello! project, pv, Review
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