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Drama season has started; in fact I’m a little behind already. I’ve been trying to cut down on my drama load lately, but the drama that caught my attention most this season was Yamashita Tomohisa’s new vehicle Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata. While the premise might seem a little iffy at first, I haven’t seen Yama-pi in a while. So I checked out the first episode, and I’m happy to report: it’s not too bad.
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Even though I’ve already went on and on about the music I’ve enjoyed this year, I had to reserve a special article about the Idol scene in 2011. As far as I’m concerned, 2011 was really the year of the Idol. The wave may have started back in 2010, but it didn’t reach its full potential until this year.

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We are nearing the end of the year, and it is time to do what everyone in the internet does: make lists. It’s time to look back at the bests and favorites of the year and think “Oh yeah that was pretty good, ha ha.” One thing that was a pretty huge hit this year was idol groups. With AKB48 leading the charge and having their most successful year yet, many other idol groups are following their trail to success. Check out my picks for best idol group releases after the jump. (more…)

It is AKB48’s thing now to blow away sales records, and so, they’ve done it again. One million sales are hard to reach now in Japan’s charts, and yet this group easily does so with their new single. See what I think of it after the jump.

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Giant idol group AKB48 is hard to escape now with all the stuff they’ve got on TV. They’ve just added another show to help with world domination. This one is a little different, though, because it’s a sketch comedy show… but is it funny?

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Standing out in a group with more than fifty people is difficult, yet she does it with ease. We’re continuing a recurring theme here on nandake..? boykun introduces his first Miss Right Now.

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