The Shounen Club 9 April 2010 review
So after plenty of delays here is the review for this episode.Hey! Say! JUMP are front and center as this episode starts off as they start the theme medley. The theme will be Story, so they can play...
View ArticleDebut Speculations (2014)
With Johnny's WEST set to debut next month it has put the topic on my mind. After the debuts of Kis-My-Ft2, Sexy Zone and A.B.C-Z I knew we were going to get a bit of a break before the next debut...
View ArticleFan Status 2014 introduction post
One of the things I want to do is to take some time to reassess where I stand as a fan of the various Johnny's groups. This may be more useful to me than anyone else but with so many Johnny's groups...
View ArticleFan Status 2014: SMAP
It is hard to ignore SMAP if you consume Japanese media like TV shows. Especially if you follow the shows that feature the other groups in the Iijima Michi faction.My fan following for SMAP really has...
View ArticleSHARK returns, sorta
The next late night NTV drama has been announced and it will be the first sequel for the time slot. SHARK will get a sequel series titled SHARK ~2nd Season~ and will premiere April 19th.NTV OHP...
View ArticleJohnny's WEST covers and colors
So the cover images are out for Johnny's WEST's debut single Ee Ja Nai Ka. And while the information about their member colors have been out for a while the covers help a lot with showing those off so...
View ArticleFan Status 2014: TOKIO
TOKIO is another group that has not had much of a change in status with how much I fan over them. They remain my favorite group of the sempai groups and I have no issue picking up their CD releases. Of...
View ArticleFan Status 2014: V6 & Kinki Kids
V6 is the first of the sempai groups that I really pay little attention to and Kinki Kids is not much different for me. Since I like to keep up on idol news I have an inkling of what is going on with...
View ArticleTOKIO's Love and Holiday
It looks like TOKIO plans on giving fans more than a best of album and tour as there will be a new single from the group to be released on May 21st, 2014. The title of the single is Love, Holiday. and...
View ArticleNew Junior Groups? Yay?
Meant to do this entry earlier but with the information for the concert series at Theatre Crea for this summer out it looks like there are finallyNot quite a new group but there is a new line-up for...
View ArticleKis-My-Predictions
It has been a while since I tried to predict a release so I figured I would give another go as Kis-My-Ft2 looks like they may be changing up their release schedule a bit.Looking at past releases it is...
View ArticleFan Status 2014: Arashi & Tackey & Tsubasa
Making another join entry with the next two groups as they are two that I do not pay much attention to.For whatever reason Arashi has never interested me much. I do like some of their music, though it...
View ArticleThe Shounen Club 7 May 2010 review
It looks like I have a solution for my issue with getting access to these episodes to review. So regular reviews shall start again and then in a few months there will be a bit of a surge as the later...
View ArticleFan Status 2014: NEWS
And finally back to a group that I do follow.NEWS was the group that got me into Johnny's and have always had a spot in my heart for that and despite all that has happened with the group since then I...
View ArticleThe Shounen Club 14 May 2010 review
This episode lives up to its theme as I find plenty to smile about from it.It starts off looking like it will be a standard introduction song, with the younger Juniors singing Yuuki 100%. We even get...
View ArticleYamada Ryosuke is Kindaichi again
After two years of specials Yamada Ryosuke will get the chance to play the Kindaichi Hajime character for a TV series of the manga Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo this July. This latest TV series adaption...
View ArticleFan Status 2014: Kanjani8
While I have had some interest in Kanjani8 over the years they stay fixed where they have been for me. A group that I enjoy but unfortunately I just do not have the time to really follow them much.With...
View Article01 May 2014 CDJapan order
I received my latest order from CDJapan yesterday and I could not be happier. As I have recently decided to use my Youtube channel I did an unboxing video for it, and since was all Johnny's releases I...
View ArticleThe Shounen Club 4 June 2010 review
The Juniors try to be cool with hep from Kamenashi Kazuya this episode.The episode starts off with the theme medley, with the theme being Cool. Yara Tomoyuki starts it off with a dance and then A.B.C-Z...
View ArticleJohnny's makes a Sexy Family
Apparently Johnny's wants to use the word 'sexy' enough so it stops looking like a word. Or that is my theory as I cannot give any feeling to having it attached to more units outside of apathy anymore....
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