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Discussion: Archived: The J-Pop Discussion Thread (#1)
Member Since: 11/5/2005
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Originally posted by Belle
I'm assuming apparently AKB48 all grew penises then?
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He clearly meant solo females.
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Member Since: 6/25/2010
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Originally posted by SO.UNCOOL™
Namie is gonna be the only solo female in the top ten and it's also gonna be her third year in a row with an album in the top ten yearly Oricon album chart
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I wanted Kyary to snatch Ayumi but I don't think she can
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Member Since: 7/5/2007
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Quote:
Originally posted by Belle
I'm assuming apparently AKB48 all grew penises then?
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Solo females.
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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Quote:
Originally posted by SO.UNCOOL™
Namie is gonna be the only solo female in the top ten and it's also gonna be her third year in a row with an album in the top ten yearly Oricon album chart
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And thank god, too, because her music isn't lazy as hell.
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Member Since: 12/1/2011
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Originally posted by Lukitoo
Year-end album chart so far(females)
*8 *,508,569 **1,146 Uncontrolled / Namie Amuro 12/06/27
14 *,305,135 **3,217 Love Place / Kana Nishino 12/09/05
24 *,204,495 **3,823 COVERS / BENI 12/03/21
32 *,151,343 ***,*** JAPONESQUE / Koda Kumi 12/01/25
33 *,148,290 ***,*** Party Queen / Ayumi Hamasaki 12/03/21
36 *,139,567 ***,375 A SUMMER BEST / Ayumi Hamasaki 12/08/08
Ayumi being last
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Ayumi, sis...
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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Congrats to the country of sheep for making played out 80s ballad singers, Johnny's groups & AKB48/spinoffs all of that money.
Mess.
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Member Since: 6/24/2011
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Originally posted by Belle
And thank god, too, because her music isn't lazy as hell.
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Uncontrolled was lazy as hell tho
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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Originally posted by getinthezone
Uncontrolled was lazy as hell tho
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Compared to any of ayu's recent releases...if you're looking at it objectively, as a critic and not a stan or fan of either, Namie had significantly more variation within the album and in comparison to the general pace of her albums.
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Member Since: 5/18/2010
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I think Miliyah's album is prob the last jpop album that I'm looking forward to this year.
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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After hearing "Konya wa Boogie Back" I'm REALLY excited over her. What's her best album to start with? She's the one that did that song with the "fckin' sorrow" line in it, yeah?
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Member Since: 6/15/2009
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Originally posted by Belle
Congrats to the country of sheep for making played out 80s ballad singers, Johnny's groups & AKB48/spinoffs all of that money.
Mess.
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Let's not forget all the K-Pop trash (no shade to actually good artists like SNSD tho).
Speaking of K-Pop, K-ARA's new album FLOPPED today.
It's like people just suddenly stopped caring about them. Oh well. At least the Queens will slay with Flower Power and their alberm.
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Member Since: 11/5/2005
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Originally posted by Britneyfan09
At least the Queens will slay with Flower Power and their alberm.
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When did you become an SNSD stan?
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Member Since: 6/15/2009
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Quote:
Originally posted by Belle
Compared to any of ayu's recent releases...if you're looking at it objectively, as a critic and not a stan or fan of either, Namie had significantly more variation within the album and in comparison to the general pace of her albums.
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I really don't think so tbh. I think Ayu had much more variation in her album but Namie's was the more solid of the two projects.
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Member Since: 6/15/2009
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Originally posted by SO.UNCOOL™
When did you become an SNSD stan?
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With "Flower Power." Sunny's hip-shaking made me a stan tbh.
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Member Since: 5/19/2012
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Originally posted by Lukitoo
Year-end album chart so far(females)
*8 *,508,569 **1,146 Uncontrolled / Namie Amuro 12/06/27
14 *,305,135 **3,217 Love Place / Kana Nishino 12/09/05
24 *,204,495 **3,823 COVERS / BENI 12/03/21
32 *,151,343 ***,*** JAPONESQUE / Koda Kumi 12/01/25
33 *,148,290 ***,*** Party Queen / Ayumi Hamasaki 12/03/21
36 *,139,567 ***,375 A SUMMER BEST / Ayumi Hamasaki 12/08/08
Ayumi being last
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Namie and Kana
Queens
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Britneyfan09 you're a SONE!!!!!!!!!????????
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Member Since: 11/5/2005
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Originally posted by Britneyfan09
With "Flower Power." Sunny's hip-shaking made me a stan tbh.
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'Bout time you saw the light
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Member Since: 6/15/2009
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Originally posted by SO.UNCOOL™
'Bout time you saw the light
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If their album wasn't $80 I would've considered buying it.
I might buy the single tho.
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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Originally posted by Britneyfan09
If their album wasn't $80 I would've considered buying it.
I might buy the single tho.
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1) not all versions of the album are $80...we've been over this in this thread many times. Get either CD only editions or a Korean/Taiwan/China/Hong Kong pressing to save money.
2) You're right, ayu's album was much more varied. One crappy club track with a piss-poor rent-a-rapper + a bunch of tacky, vibrato-abusing ballads is so much better to have than an album with consistence.
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Member Since: 6/15/2009
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Originally posted by Belle
1) not all versions of the album are $80...we've been over this in this thread many times. Get either CD only editions or a Korean/Taiwan/China/Hong Kong pressing to save money.
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Yes I know. But these days I've started getting picky over getting Japanese press. Sounds stupid but yeah. I suppose I'll just keep that rule for Kuu tbh.
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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Originally posted by Britneyfan09
Yes I know. But these days I've started getting picky over getting Japanese press. Sounds stupid but yeah. I suppose I'll just keep that rule for Kuu tbh.
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What reason do you have to WANT to spend more money than you have to? :|
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