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J-Pop Will Eat Itself
Francis Henville's column documenting his descent into Japanese, Taiwanese, and Korean commercial pop. Each installment focused on a specific artist — Ayumi Hamasaki, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Chemistry — written from the perspective of a self-described 'clicks'n'cuts dilettante' exploring a genre he found fascinating and suspicious in equal measure. 13 installments from Henville (July–December 2004), then Teresa Nieman took over in 2006 with 9 more, covering Shiina Ringo, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Namie Amuro, and others. 22 installments total.
18 entries — newest to oldest
Orange Range Teresa Nieman (0) 2006-08-24
DJ Kentaro Teresa Nieman (1) 2006-08-04
Lee Jung Hyun Teresa Nieman (1) 2006-07-20
J-Pop Before J-Pop Teresa Nieman (0) 2006-06-08
Glay Teresa Nieman (3) 2006-05-11
L'Arc en Ciel Francis Henville (0) 2004-12-09
Ritsuko Okazaki Francis Henville (0) 2004-12-02
Greatest Misses Francis Henville (4) 2004-11-18
Origa Francis Henville (0) 2004-11-11
Mr. Children - Surrender Francis Henville (0) 2004-10-21
Malice Mizer Francis Henville (2) 2004-10-07
Three Little Letters (Part One) Francis Henville (6) 2004-09-23
Faye Wong Francis Henville (0) 2004-09-09
Do As Infinity Francis Henville (0) 2004-09-02
A-Min and Zhang Jia-Bei Francis Henville (0) 2004-08-12
Ayumi Hamasaki Francis Henville (0) 2004-07-29
Chemistry Francis Henville (0) 2004-07-22
Dreams Come True Francis Henville (0) 2004-07-15
 
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