Harisu: A Controversial Inspiration
Yesterday, I was introduced by a friend to an extremely unique Korean pop star. Her name is Harisu, and you may know her as Korea’s most popular transgendered musician, actress and model! For a long time now I have been on a constant search for an artist in Korea who truly captivated me under lights … Read more
The Fuji TV Protest
The hallyu movement in Japan has been causing quite the turmoil lately. For anyone not familiar with the term, hallyu is a name used to describe the wave of K-Pop that has been crossing borders all over the world. It’s basically the name of the movement that has been addicting people all over the world … Read more
The Queen of Fall Ballads
![Ai wo Tomenaide [Promo]](http://4lvy.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/ai-wo-tomenaide-promo.jpg?w=440&h=240&crop=1 "Ai wo Tomenaide [Promo]")
I seriously cannot get enough of the ballads Koda Kumi releases at this time of the year! Last year we got a mind-blowing single (That I love to listen to even to this day!) entitled 好きで、好きで、好きで。 / あなただけが, and ETERNITY ～Love & Songs～, an album composed of classic J-Pop love songs, containing ballads of equal magnitude! This year, … Read more
The Truth Behind Maki Goto’s Hiatus?
![Maki Goto [Secret]](http://4lvy.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/maki-goto-secret.jpg?w=440&h=240&crop=1 "Maki Goto [Secret]")
The sudden announcement of Maki Goto‘s hiatus has caught everyone off guard ever since it was sent out a few months ago. It was clear to anyone who has ever read anything about her in the past year that her mother’s death and her brother’s prison drama would be the obvious reasons as to why she would … Read more
倖田來未 – 4 TIMES
Artist: 倖田來未 (Koda Kumi) Maxi single: 4 TIMES Release Date: 08.17.2011 I was extremely excited when it came about that Japanese sex goddess Koda Kumi would be releasing her brand new maxi single, 4 TIMES in time for summer! I was missing some sort of homogeneous release by her, since she’s always so experimental about everything, I … Read more
