DJ Ozma and Koda Kumi

Well, you may think I posted twice in the same day...I am doing just that, but the previous post was unfinished...I just polished it.

At first DJ Ozma: Check http://www.dj-ozma.com/


This guy is pretty damn new. (actually it is a side project of a group called Kishidan-a Yankee group-and the single is a cover/parody of a Korean pop song which is popular in Asia). He is funny as hell. His single アゲ♂アゲ♂EVERY☆騎士（ナイト）is energetic and...bouncy. Well, during his few TV apperances, he dances with two other members and a ton of girls. There are sometimes a few other male dancers, but as far as I can remember it is DJ OZMA and the two other guys striping to their undies. The girls are all wearing bikinis or their undies by the end. (Read this again if you fail to notice why I like this guy). "BOUNCE WITH ME BOUNCE!"

I swiped this from
http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/capitol/djozma/
You can check out the promotional video. If you want to, put the address (or just type DJ OZMA and look for the toshiba result) in a google search, have google translate it. I love funny translations

(300K / 80K)
(300K / 80K)

If you want to see a TV broadcast clip go to:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=u4FPs55Is8Y&search=Kishidan%20DJ%20Ozma%20Show%20Hikaru%20Yankee%20Rock%20Japan%20Jpop%20Jrock%20Bosozoku

Koda Kumi








Known as Koda in the states before being a huge star in Japan, Kumi Koda (Koda Kumi in Japan) has been slaughtering the charts with the simple plan of releasing two singles a month for the better part of a year. She is a performer and seems dedicated to her craft. She isn't shy about showing skin either.

Her hits include the Cutey Honey movie title song. There is more than enough about her in English on the net, so just look it up if you are interested (lots of help aren't I). Actually, I have been listening to her for a while. She isn't new, but deserves a bit of praise. Very few get on my A-list of talent to begin with, but she hasn't burned out...I respect that.

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These two are artists are interesting and I hope they have staying power (DJ Ozma is questionable though). I know Koda Kumi will probably slow down, she busts ass. but she has talent and knows she can use sex to sell. DJ OZMA is dancing like a monkey, but what the hell do you want. This music is fun; not political, meaningful, complicated, or risque...it is comedy. Entertainment is as entertainment does. Ms Koda and DJ OZMA are entertaining and I tip my hat to them for doing something that grabs your attention...in a good way...not in that "oh my" way.





Some other artists/talents that rank in on my A-list:
Eminem (Funny and smart. The guy is good. Love him or hate him. He was good before the US Congress made him even more famous)
Jeff Dunham (cause I like the Jalapeno...on a stick)
Howard Stern (not because I like his show, cause I respect him and what he has done for the US. He opened the door for guys like the guy below)
Rush Limbaugh (funny as hell. he is an entertainer...not a politician. Some haven't figured it out yet...that's the funniest part. I don't listen to him very often now...not that I ever did, but I do respect him. He gets a reaction, just like the guys below...and he doesn't hold back, like an ass of an older brother who'll never see your point of view. Don't believe me that he's gold...look at his paychecks.)
Pro Wrestling (the whole damn show) (These guys go all out to tell stories while getting the shit kicked out of them. Sadistic as it may be, it tells you about society...people fight--defending yourself is fighting too. Everytime one of these guys dies, I feel it. Everytime one of these guys gets injured, I feel it. And everytime one of these guys moves on to do something else, I am happy. I grew-up watching wrestling. I thought it was as real as a martial arts flick, but these guys were my heroes.)
Jacky Chan (He is basically a movie star doing what Pro Wrestlers do...Pro Wrestlers who do what movie stars do...well, it is getting better.)
London Boots
A Japanese comedy team: These guys are good. Like Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern, they go for the shock value. LonBoo's style is similar, not the same (like Rush's and Howard's styles differ), these guys go for the gut. More of emotional bad boys than anything. They use their skills to punish the dregs of society (in the past they have pitted "valley" girls against each other, caught cheaters in love triangels, and tortured boyfriends and other talents in a situation where they put them in a place with a pretty girl and see how many times they look).They'll be the future of Japanese TV.

Drew Carey (well, he's from Cleveland, funny, and made a show involving Cleveland. He Rocks.)

April Showers

Ahh, the nipply chill of April in the morning has once again pounced upon the denizens of us upper hemishereian (it could be a word) folk. Actually, most of this month has been chilly. I wouldn't complain too much, but I got time off this month.

More on Big Billy:

My son told me the other day that he likes "Hot." He stopped at that. He asked if I can remember it. I said, "Sure." Well, let us back up a bit to tell you about my kid. He is a youngin at 4, yet he has caught on to things most adults still haven't figured out. Case in point: I showed him Thunder Cats the other day. We watched a few episodes and he enjoyed it. He loves the Power Rangers (currently the Bouken Ranger series in Japan), and he is well aware of the "Hero Vs Villan" storyline. Now, I ask him what the leader of the Thunder Cats name is and he answers "I like Cheetara." I told him that I didn't ask about Cheetara. The Lion guy, what's his name? "Cheetara is fast." Well, so the kid has an eye for pretty ladies.

Well...


This is Bouken Pink. I can find a better pick, but lets go with this. He used to like the cool Bouken Black. He bashes the enemy with a big ole Hammer. Pink uses a cute squirt gun (ummm, she does...it is called the hydro-shot). Yup, now he has moved on to the cute and pretty.

About the person behind the character: she is 19, likes billiards, likes bodyboarding, and has her own idol website.


Well, and that's not all. Last night we were recycling old clothes and pulled into the lot of Kings Recycled Clothes. In the lot, there were a group of people apparently breaking up to go home. One girl (about 20) came out of the group and walked by our car as Kumiko and I were digging stuff out of the trunk.

Billy asks, "Where are you going?"

She says, "Home."

"By car or walking?" (imitates walking home)

"Car."

"Is that your car?" (points at the car she is headed towards)

He starts to follow her. So we have to stop him and drag him into the store.

Well, at least I know he knows how to play. This kid is a natural. Persistant, attentive, and...young. He isn't smooth and he makes mistakes, but he is far better than most guys I've seen try to pay. I've tried to make him not shy...he isn't unless he knows the girl...or meets her for the second time (during this time he pretends to forget he ever hit on her---he does this often...something like, "it wasn't me!").

Anyway, enough about the kid. Next post is about some talents in Japan.

Good Times Past

Well, It has ben a while since my last post, and for good reason...I had more important matters to attend to. I left the high school and I am on my way to attending various elementary gigs. I have private lessons lined up and I am all ready to go...In May. Yes, my schedule has been delayed till May, but my contract starts in 7 days. Go figure. At least I get paid.

Now, since I have taken care of all the busy work (for now) I can concentrate on other matters...blogging and goofing off.

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Making matters worse!!

While I was off training for my new job, I met all sorts of interesting peeps. One I shall call Mr. X.
Mr. X is interesting because he is rare. He was doing fairly well before this position came up, and is taking a pay cut. He has two cars, no wife (usually you have a Japanese wife or husband if you are in Japan for any amount of time...not counting military of other government related reasons). He is divorced (twice) but not to a Japanese. He has three kids, money, a girlfriend (not Japanese), a tendency to call in pseudo hookers (delivery heath in Japanese), and a knack for downloading stuffs off the net. Now these are not the usuall stuffs like freeware...no this is what Napster got yelled at for.
While Mr. X seems to be doing well, is he hurting society more through his lack of ability to keep a relationship or through his theft?

I know this post has little wit and lacks the charm of other posts, but it does post (haha) a good question. A moral question. Think about it while I figure out what to post next.