Selective Hearing Mid-Year Recap: Greg

Greg New Profile PicWe are just past the half way point of 2010 and so far it’s been fairly nuts. Here are the highlights of the first 6 months for me:

  • Seeing Utada live for the first time in Las Vegas with my friends from Hello! Ranking
  • Being nominated and coming in 2nd in the Best Misc. Blog category during the 2010 International Wota Awards
  • Having my review of 10 My Me featured on the JapanFiles Morning Musume page (click on the CD tab)
  • Celebrating the 1 year anniversary of Selective Hearing Radio
  • Redesigning the Selective Hearing page myself (yeah, not a big deal but it was quite the accomplishment since I’m not exactly a programming guru)
  • Seeing the Wonder Girls live for the first time in Vancouver & getting a picture with them. Also noteworthy for being my first K-Pop concert ever
  • Going from a 1 person operation to a 3 person one with the addition of TOZ (in April) and Kuro (in July) as contributors
  • Finally getting an interview with a Hello! Project artist (thank you Chase Wang & Mano Erina)

Of course there are also the low points:

  • Missing out on Sakura-con, The Korean Music Festival, The Hangry & Angry European tour, Anime Expo and Japan Expo

So maybe the good outweighs the bad a little. But it sucks that I missed out on so much and I’ll admit I was bit envious of those who got to travel the world seeing their favorite acts. Although I am glad I didn’t have to deal with the bullshit at the cons. As I stated previously some people get a tad bit aggressive at those things.

Anyway, to close things off here are a few of my favorite albums and singles from the first half of 2010.

Albums

Berryz Koubou – 6th Otakebi Album

We are Buono! / Buono!

Buono! – We Are Buono!

Epik High – Epilogue

Melon's Not Dead / Melon Kinenbi

Melon Kinenbi – Melon’s Not Dead

T-ara – Breaking Heart

Travie McCoy Lazarus

Travie McCoy – Lazarus

Singles

CN Blue – I’m A Loner

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E.via – Shake!

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4minute – I My Me Mine

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Hyori feat. Gary of Leessang – Swing

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Melon Kinenbi x Beat Crusaders – Don’t Say Goodbye

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Miss Monday feat. Sayuri Sugawara – Sayonara

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Perfume – Fushizen na Girl

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Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars – Billionaire

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Greg is the creator, administrator, editor, code monkey, overlord and general jack of all trades at Selective Hearing. He can be found lurking among the overseas Asian pop fandom and at most major conventions and events where a J-Pop/K-Pop act (or Gashicon) appears.