CK's H!P Blog

I Knew There Was A Reason I Loved AKB48

2008-06-30T04:04:14Z

The following two clips are from the two most recent episodes of AKB48's television program, "AKB０じ５９ふん". All you need to do is watch the first minute of each clip... (warning: mature content) Ohori Megumi FOR THE WIN!!! Check out the look ...

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W.T.F.G. 須藤茉麻!!!

2008-06-29T18:35:54Z

So Berryz Koubou's new single, "Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance" has been previewed on Dohhhup... I could say that the song is way too long (5:01) Jeez, I thought the song was ending, then realized it wasn't halfway done yet! I could also say that the so...

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CK & The H!P Film Festival, Part 2

2008-06-29T06:43:48Z

Welcome to the second episode of CK (and his cat, Dexter) Go To The Movies. I am so pleasantly surprised to hear such a positive response to the first part of this series. Especially all of the love for "Tokkaekko"! In this episode we will foc...

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CK Goes To The Movies...H!P Style

2008-06-24T23:13:10Z

Welcome to the first of initially two episodes of CK Goes to the Movies. Now that I own a copy of just about every full-length film Hello! Project has been involved in, I felt it was time to give my reviews of each one. This episode will focus ...

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Cutie Party Survey...And A Tribute to Kyu

2008-06-21T05:05:03Z

Surveys are fun! This one is from Cutie Party, here goes... 1. What was the first Japanese song that you ever listened to? I'd like to answer this question last (see below) 2. Did it inspire you to like that group/singer, or did it turn you aw...

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An Open Letter To Japanfiles.com

2008-06-18T05:15:42Z

This was inspired by the article posted by Japanator on the illegal filesharing issue between Japanfiles and LiveJournal... Dear Japanfiles.com, Let me begin by saying Thank You for your tremendous effort to bring J-music closer to the fans in ...

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The Matsuura Aya Experience

2008-06-15T23:27:35Z

Back in February when I started this blog, one feature I wanted to do was a concert DVD "retro review". I have done five so far, but haven't posted one in quite a while. The first of those reviews was of Hello! Project's Winter 2002 concert. A...

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A Moron And His Camera In Japan

2008-06-10T22:52:09Z

Mechanically speaking, in some ways I am really good. In other ways...I am absolutely inept! Such is the case when it came to downloading (or is it uploading?) the photos from my trip to Japan onto my PC. Jeez, it only took me four months! Now...

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The Three Faces Of 久住小春

2008-06-06T05:32:03Z

A couple of weeks ago, Paul from Hello!Blog posted excerpts from an article in the June issue of Kindai magazine. It featured an interview with the girls of H!P's Milky Way. I found one particular exchange quite interesting... Were you nervous...

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Now I've Been "Tagged" (Twice, I Think)

2008-06-04T06:22:18Z

After Broomhead's "Why Do You Blog" Invitation, These are becoming quite fun. I have been officially tagged by Morning Berryz, and I think I was tagged by DJ Mai Mai, I'm not sure... "The rules: Each player answers the questions about the...

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