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Tokyo Tower FM 100th Episode

Tokyo Tower FM 100th Episode

Chattanooga’s very own weekly Anime, Game Music, J-Pop, J-Rock (and now K-Pop) radio show Tokyo Tower FM, hosted by Zippy and The Cay, will have their 100th Episode on October 28th. It’s been two years since the show began. For WAWL vets and Chattanooga Otaku, it’s the predecessor of the original “Sushi Bar” Anime radio [...]

Ni-Ongaku Spotlight: Tetsushi

Ni-Ongaku Spotlight: Tetsushi

Tetsushi is an indie artist I found a couple of years ago on the J-Indie site, Muzie, searching for music you don’t normally hear on Online Anime Radio Stations or on weekly shows (no offense to Tokyo Tower FM ^^). He’s an electronica (aka Techno) artist—a genre that is often overlooked for being too… annoying. [...]

Girls Generation’s “Gee”

Girls Generation’s “Gee”

It’s been a while since I posted a video under the Ni-Ongaku Spotlight tag (was originally a Category before the blog revamp). Actually, this is the first N-OS post for 2009! But the next video has nothing to do with J-Pop… sort of. It’s really a K-Pop MV of “Gee”, from the 9-member girl group, [...]

Korean Pop and the Japan Otaku

Korean Pop and the Japan Otaku

Danny Choo wrote a post a while ago about his new found love for K-Pop (or Korean Pop) whilst studying Korean. It inspired me to write this post about my own love for K-Pop. I’m in a love triangle between Korean and Japanese culture. ^^ He wrote about the hottest K-Pop Girl Group, Kara (카라), and [...]

BIG BANG’s “Number 1″

BIG BANG’s “Number 1″

BIG BANG (빅뱅)? Who the heck are they? BIG BANG is the biggest boy band act in Korea at the moment. They released their first album in 2007, and just recently released their second album, “Remember”. Korea isn’t the only place where they’re a hit… They returned to Japan for their single, “Number 1″ off [...]