Kd Potter
‘Maji Desu Ka Ska!’ (a.k.a. Idol Music Is Serious Business)
Okay, so that title might be a little misleading. After all, there are very few occasions where you can legitimately use ‘serious’ and ‘idol music’ positively in the same sentence, especially as I’m talking about Morning Musume. However, considering the title of their new song, I thought it a good opportunity to make a bad joke at the expense of some of my favourite idols, and provide some comments on the song at the same time. This isn’t a review of the single as a whole, but does discuss the promotional video, so it’s a half-review if you like. I’m sure CJ will be providing a complete review once the single is officially released.
Dream Morning Musume – Am I Awake?
Eagle-eyed readers will have spotted already that I’m not CJ, so I’ll introduce myself nice and early. This is Kd, formerly of IroIro Aru Sa!, that old chestnut of a J-Pop blog which CJ mentions occasionally. Having recently gotten into a few lengthy discussions about J-Pop with him, I’ve been offered a guest contributor spot here at TGML and I’ve taken it with both hands. As a near complete contrast to CJ – I’m a Brit female in her early 20′s – I hope you’ll find my style and POV to be complementary but not identical. I give you… my first post. Enjoy!
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