WIN FREE STUFF: The 2013 AKB48 Election Contest

WIN FREE STUFF: The 2013 AKB48 Election Contest

Now that the AKB Election candidate roster is finalized it is time for the annual guessing game where you predict who will enter the single senbatsu.

AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Election – Preliminary Results

AKB48 32nd Single Senbatsu Election – Preliminary Results

The preliminary results of AKB48′s 32nd single senbatsu election have been released. We take a look at the list and give a quick & dirty analysis.

Hello from the newest member of Selective Hearing!

Hello from the newest member of Selective Hearing!

Selective Hearing welcomes its newest staff member Steve.

PAX Prime 2013 – It Just Got Better!

PAX Prime 2013 – It Just Got Better!

TOZ was scheduled to be at PAX Prime already, now he’s seeing everything it has to offer.

Transparency

Transparency

A discussion about whether UP-FRONT should jump into producing idol documentaries based on Hello! Project.

Selective Hearing Radio Roundtable Ep. 15 – Your Face Is a Blast Zone

Selective Hearing Radio Roundtable Ep. 15 – Your Face Is a Blast Zone

Episode 15 of the audio version of the Selective Hearing roundtable was recorded on May 18, 2013 and brought together an assorted panel of folks to discuss the Sayonara Crawl PV’s, gay idol fans, Saturday Night Child Machine and the upcoming AKB48 Senbatsu election.

SECRETs and Thighs

SECRETs and Thighs

What started as a 9Muses reviews turns to first dates, kinks and Kristen Wiig. It’s more disjointed than I Got A Boy (a reference that is definitely still relevant) talk all things K-Pop including the latest 9Muses and SNSD PV’s and the Secret’s current controversy.

Selective Hearing’s News Roundup

Selective Hearing’s News Roundup

This week’s highlights include: Itano Tommi holding a dance contest for her latest single, NMB48′s movie gets a release date, Sashihara Rino producing her first idol song, IIda Kaori gives birth to second child, Tokyo Girls Style releasing a photo book and 2NE1′s CL releasing a solo effort.

Selective Hearing Radio Ep. 186

Selective Hearing Radio Ep. 186

Topics include: Hello! Project brings the boys “out”, Fukumura Mizuki’s chesticular fortitude, Expanding your idol horizons, Explaining the difference between DJ and Producer/Remixer, commentary on the news of the week and information on upcoming releases.

That’s My Jam: Happy Hardcore

That’s My Jam: Happy Hardcore

That’s My Jam is a weekly feature where one person from the Selective Hearing staff goes to wax poetic about music that is pivotal to their musical tastes. Whether that would be an album, a song, or anything in-between. We all had to start somewhere. This week: Happy Hardcore.

Selective Hearing Video Roundtable Ep. 7 – SNSD 1st Asia Tour Part 2

Selective Hearing Video Roundtable Ep. 7 – SNSD 1st Asia Tour Part 2

The Selective Hearing crew gather to watch So Nyeo Shi Dae’s (a.k.a. Girls’ Generation) 1st Asia Tour: Into the New World concert.