September’s poll asks whether you think the current wave of K-Pop artists crossing over into the Japanese market is a good or bad thing.

Morning Musume and AKB48 recently performed together, on the same stage for a televised charity event in Japan. Was it a momentous, peace bringing occasion or a total let down?

To finish off the series of thoughts on the upcoming Morning Musume graduation, a proposal on the what should happen after the 9th generation auditions are completed.

A look at the recent BBC3 documentary on Beckii Cruel.

A follow up to the “And The Decimation Of Morning Musume Continues” article, including clearing up a few things and posing more questions.

As reported by every site in the J-Pop blogosphere, Kamei Eri, Jun Jun & Lin Lin are set to graduate from Morning Musume and the Hello! Project and the 9th gen auditions have been announced. What is the future of H!P’s flagship group?

This month’s poll has to do with the recent AKB48 PV for Heavy Rotation. Do you believe that fan service can go too far?

In July, popular idol group AKB48 staged a series of concerts, titled サプライズはありません. Contrary to the name, there were many surprises indeed.

The video for Heavy Rotation is a highly debated 5 minutes of J-Pop and for good reason. Is it just more fan service or have they crossed the line into softcore porn?

The staff of Selective Hearing recap the first half of 2010, finishing off with Kuro’s thoughts on the the year so far.