Photos of Mikako Joho, Aya Hirano, and VIXX at Otakon 2012. Mikako Joho website – http://mikakojoho.com/ Aya Hirano website – http://www.ayahirano.jp/ VIXX website – http://www.realvixx.com/ To see more VIXX photos and read about their first North American appearance, go to KOME - http://www.kome-world.com/us/articles-13942-vixx-at-otakon.html [svgallery name="otakon_2012"]
Category Archive: JPop
Jun 19
[live report] LiSA – Not Just a Fictitious Anime Band Voice
J-pop gets a bad rap. Overpopulated with cutesy girls and herbivorous young men, the pop world in this country has the reputation of being sickeningly innocent and entirely inoffensive (unless you want to get into the whole “sexy children” discussion, which I’ll save that for another day). LiSA might fall into the Jpop category, but …
Jan 23
[review] Sun Burns Down – Jin Akanishi
Jin Akanishi is hitting his stride with a fabulous new single, “Sun Burns Down.” It’s upbeat techno-pop ala Kaskade, the lyrics hinting at some sexy time, but never wandering outside of radio-pop friendly. The driving chorus, where Jin urges his listeners to “make love until the sun burns down,” is fist-pumpingly catchy. The simple beats …
