The end of today all over the sky

[koganbot]

Trying to start a conversation over on poptimists about the new IU video ("Good Day"):

http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/793519.html

By the way, what would you say are the best IU tracks? I've heard very few of them. I like the one variously translated as "MIA," "Missing Child," and "Lost Child"; and I totally love her live version of "Gee"/"Sorry, Sorry."

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[askbask.livejournal.com]

One of the Orange Caramel-members is in fact not in her teens at all anymore. It's odd, because they almost have a supermodel look to them with their long legs, and it just seems grotesque to put them in cheap girly Halloween costumes.

I disagree with more than a few things in this recent commentary on k-pop vs j-pop idols - http://neojaponisme.com/2010/12/09/2010-k-idols-vs-j-idols/ - mostly when he tries and fails to talk about the music, but he does observe real differences in presentation:

"The Japanese industry has always told us that consumers like barely-trained, not-too-good-looking, off-pitch idols" and the idea of idol group members as the 'average girl' or as he says "little sister", ie no j-idol who dresses like Orange Caramel's Nana looks like Orange Caramel's Nana.