On May 4th it was announced that Mitsui Aika will graduate from Morning Musume due to health issues.
Calgary Expo 2012 Day 3
April 29, 2012 By 2 Comments
The final day of the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo consisted of one more Star Trek related panel and lots of lining up for photo ops, including one with an unannounced guest.
Calgary Expo 2012 Day 2
April 28, 2012 By 2 Comments
Day 2 of the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo started with more Star Trek related panels and then the pain of trying to navigate the weekend crowds to get a photo op.
Calgary Expo 2012 Day 1
April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Selective Hearing’s coverage of the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo begins with registration, the first of many Star Trek panels and figuring out what else to do for the rest of the convention.
2PAC LIVES…
April 16, 2012 By 2 Comments
Hip-Hop icon Tupac Shakur was resurrected during April 15th’s Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre performance at Cochella 2012.
What Other Fandoms Can Teach Us About Idols
April 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This is an article written for the Idol Minded web site discussing what one can learn from their outside interests and how that knowledge can be applied to idol fandom.
Selective Hearing Roundtable: Unnecessary Drama
April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Selective Hearing staff gather to discuss the crossing of fandoms and the unnecessary fan drama that results out of the culture clash.
Western Coverage of J-Pop Fails Once More
March 27, 2012 By 2 Comments
Half-assed Western journalism once again rears its ugly head in the form of a fluff piece from the Washington post covering AKB48′s appearance at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC.
Documentary of AKB48… To Be Continued
March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Documentary of AKB48…. To Be Continued follows the popular female idol conglomerate throughout 2010 with concert, behind the scenes footage and one on one interview segments with the more popular members of the group.
How I View Idols
At Okay! Musume Time Chiima discussed how she views idols. I liked that idea so much that I decided to give my own point of view about the subject.