Fans of multi-member Japanese groups usually have a so-called oshimen, the personal number one favorite member of the group. Then there might be the oshi-wrecker, the person who makes you doubt your choice for oshimen every now and then. In my case, that's usually the one with blue hair. And if you follow such a … Continue reading Not my oshimen (3): GACHARIC SPIN’s Oreo Reona…
Fans of multi-member Japanese groups usually have a so-called oshimen, the personal number one favorite member of the group. Then there might be the oshi-wrecker, the person who makes you doubt your choice for oshimen every now and then. In my case, that's usually the one with blue hair. And if you follow such a … Continue reading Not my oshimen (2): MAD JAMIE’s Saki
Fans of multi-member Japanese group usually have a so-called oshimen, the personal number one favorite member of the group. Then there might be the oshi-wrecker, the person who makes you doubt your choice for oshimen every now and then. And if you follow such a hierarchy, there must be a member that is your least … Continue reading Not my oshimen (1): MANACLE’s Hina
Outside the larger production companies and talent organisations there is the vast world of underground idol, the type of groups that perform three times a week on some basement stage in front of the same 20 to 30 people. A tough world where the average life span of a group is less than 18 months … Continue reading My first idol group death
pappa peppe Pushing up the average age of the authors a bit, that’s me… Pappa Peppe is a nickname I received from some Real Japanese Idols, and it explains a lot. I basically got into Japanese music thanks to my daughter’s interest in Japanese culture. Although I do have a blue belt in judo from … Continue reading [Author: Pappa Peppe] Off-centre
