On The Road To Awesome Island Vox 2009-11-18T00:55:59Z CK http://ckhp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e398d0c9f70005/ With your host, CK November is Idol Birthday Month! tag:vox.com,2009-11-15:asset-6a00e398d0c9f700050123dde636fd860d 2009-11-15T02:31:50Z 2009-11-18T00:55:59Z CK http://ckhp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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It's too bad that Ohori Megumi is born in August, because so many of my favorite idols celebrate their birthdays in mid-fall. And I am proud to celebrate the birthday of one particular Idoling!!! member who captivated me from the moment I saw her...

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I have made it back to California, but not before my traditional last-minute dash into Shibuya to find the newest releases to take home with me. I had three items on my shopping list. Fortunately I found two of the three, the only elusive produ...

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]]> CK in Japan, Days 9-10...A Special Day for a Special Girl tag:vox.com,2009-11-09:asset-6a00e398d0c9f700050123f179f9ad860f 2009-11-09T16:52:16Z 2009-11-11T02:09:17Z CK http://ckhp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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I just returned to my hotel from my last evening in Japan. Let me just say that my friend Hiro has been a true saint on this trip. And even before that. He has been instrumental in making sure I had a great time here. He introduced me to so ma...

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Today was all about connecting with the idols... After an amazing Friday I had a HUGE Saturday planned. I had a ticket to each of the performances of AKB48's Infinity at Theater G-Rosso. After that I planned on heading to Akihabara to see SDN4...

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And I thought today would be a humdrum day. Boy was I wrong! the day started with my visit to Odaiba that I spoke about in the previous post. And for evening entertainment my AKB friends advised me that AKB48 Team K's Umeda Ayaka makes a weekl...

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It is already Christmas in Akihabara! Actually I don't have much to report for day 5, although I did see AKB48 Team Kenkyuusei on Wednesday night. But I will report on that in another post. Hey, I didn't promise this stuff would all be in chro...

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Finally a post that is focused on Hello! Project. But first... BILLBOARDS!!! I love that all of the idol groups seem to be omnipresent around Japan. I was walking through a department store yesterday and they had Kimagure Princess playing in...

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This can be filed in the "Don't tell Meetan" section, ssshhhhhhh! It is always great when you can find something fresh and new to get excited about in the J-pop/Idol world. For me that is SDN48. I knew I would love this group the moment they a...

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Wow did it get cold last tonight! I was out to dinner and shopping with some friends in Ueno, and all of a sudden this frigid wind and icy rain hit the area. Of course my warmest clothes were back at the hotel, so I got to shiver my way through...

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Yes, I am back in Japan, but it was "touch and go" for a while... It's Christmas in Akihabara...already??? I am sure this is going to be another awesome trip. But the way it started made me a little unsure. So if you will indulge me for a mo...

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