Music Girls

Last summer, the sacchrine ditty "Bubble Pop" tore up the Korean internet. The video went viral and it stuck in…

Allow me to start off with a euphemism. I am not exactly the biggest fan of the Japanese pop-idol group AKB48. This…

In Bandai-Namco's Idolm@ster series, you take on the role of a music producer and create and manage a group of…

Among hardcore Japanese otaku (geeks) there are few games more popular than those of The Idolm@ster series. The…

For years, fang-like "yaeba" have been considered cute in Japan. Whether it's video games, anime, or manga,…

Well, aw.

When I first heard that a visual novel centered around dating girls with physical disabilities was being made, my…

Music is one of those things that feels truly universal—it's in every culture, and it has existed in some form or…

Japan's biggest girl group, AKB48, starred in a new series of candy ads that aren't only raising eyebrows, but also…

It's no small thing, the Halo music. In fact, it's kind of a big deal. As I wrote last week, Martin O'Donnell's…