Happy 2nd Birthday, Intl Wota!
Faking It
Upon reading the news myself a couple of years back, I had to lift one eyebrow and wonder if everyone was serious. “OMG AYU NEVAR LIPSYNCZ!” and the like did more than just grate on my nerves. The staunch claims of artistic superiority were troublesome because I wondered just how closely these people watched the concerts.
Vee muses on an accusation leveled by one singer, Eason Chan, against another, Hamasaki Ayumi.
Our Wota Woodstock?
American wotadom has been waiting a very long time for Morning Musume to perform outside of Asia – and now that it’s happening, many of us are saying we’re going to make it to see this momentous occasion. I have no idea how big this is going to be, but I suspect that this will be the largest gathering of wota to take place in America.
Babble babble babble, as Ray muses on what MM+AX can mean for overseas fans.
The Year in Jrock
In January, Kagrra moved to King Records and put out “Core,” and who’s listened to that recently? Viored broke up and aren’t missed much, but a little. X Japan released a so-so song, foreshadowing a year of circus-like goings-on.
Go looks back at the highlights of 2008 in his own inimitable manner, and anticipates 2009.
