TOKYO CUTTING-EDGE CREATORS by Julie Watai is column series, which covers Tokyo’s latest cutting-...
EDITORIAL
As someone who was an idol fan in the 80s and 90s, but has now time traveled to the present, I’ve...
Finally, we’ve arrived at the moment where we can begin writing about the moment when “kawaii” cu...
If your favorite idol were to perform in concert 25 years from now, what do you think it would be...
How exactly did the concept of “kawaii” come about? Last volume we searched for its origins. Appa...
For idol fans, Buono’s “Hatsukoi Cider” is very familiar. When Hello! Project wota hear the first...
Happy New Year! What age is prime when it comes to being an idol? It’s a question that’s come up ...
Where did “kawaii” originate from? During the last piece I wrote about the need to update the con...
Right now Japanese “kawaii” (“cuteness”) is changing. Rather, it has already changed. Or, what sh...
Last time, I wrote about “Gachi koi”, although you don’t have the feelings of love for that idol,...
The song “Ai Oboeteimasu ka” from the anime film Macross: Do You Remember Love? begins “Right now...
1. The seriousness and lightheartedness of “suffering” and “mental health” 1.「病み」と「メンヘラ...