Review: Music Station 2008/09/05
…I am just about shitting myself here

Recommended reading (and viewing). I think Henkka’s about at the point where he should consider changing the name of his blog, because his content is slowly veering away from the area of Hello! Project. That’s not a bad thing, of course! Anyway, our favorite Finn reviews an episode of Music Station from early september, offering clips of each performance and making comments on all artists involved. This one is worth reading for the Suga Shikao clip alone. If you are ready to see something incredibly disturbing, watch that video. It’s horrifying… but in a gleeful way.

A later post has Henkka fanboying (no other term would be appropriate) over a performance between H!P soloist Matsuura Aya, ikimonogakari vocalist Kiyoe, and some random guy (whose name is actually Tokunaga Hideaki). Aya and Kiyoe perform “Sotsugyou Shashin” together, and I gotta say… I can see exactly why Henkka is so excited about this. It’s really an unexpected combination, but the duet is so, so sweet.

Breaking the Cycle

Recommended reading. Second Blossoming takes a break from his headfirst dive into Hello! Project to introduce three bands who play, as he so eloquently puts it, “testosterone-packed and head-smashing music.” He’s right about sometimes needing to take a break from female singers, and the three bands he chooses to break up the monotony are a welcome relief from the “flood of estrogen” he’s been experiencing lately.