Message-ID: <20040413010723.20684.qmail@web41405.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 18:07:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Haney To: megami@usagi.org In-Reply-To: <001601c420a6$ea7c6f60$6401a8c0@chii> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: [megami:30676] Re: AMG TV? Reply-To: megami@gold.win.jp ML-Count: 30676 Precedence: bulk --- 'CuSO4' Yung wrote: > Second, as said before, there is no known photo of > onee-chan's husband on the net. She is trying very > hard to protect her privacy (husband and daughter). > She only talks about her daughter during encore > section of her concert events. ---------- Not surprising since she is a very popular VA and pop idol in Japan. Even Yu Suzuki (music composer and videogame designer) has to wear a disquise when he goes out on the street or he will be overrun by fans. The same is probably true for Megumi Hayashibara as well. Any J-pop stars in Japan are as big there as are many of the groups in the US are really big here. Take Morning Mismumi for instance, I saw an article that compared their popularity in Japan to the Beatles in the US. Now if only some of incredible solo artists and groups could crossover into the US music scene. You can get J-Pop CDs from import shops and on most sites that sell Anime, but it would be nice to see their music hit the mainstream here. After listening to Japan-A-Radio (a broadband cable or DSL connection is recommended), broadcast via Shoutcast out of California (Winamp or another Shoutcast compatible MP3 player program is needed to tune in), I noticed that a lot of J-pop groups and solo artists exist in Japan and a great majority of them are really good. A lot of J-Pop stars also do some work as VAs for Anime or compose music for Anime. My favorite solo artist right now is Megumi Hayashibara. ==== -- Michael "TheZorch" Haney zorchhaney@yahoo.com Read my Anime Fan Fiction... http://www.fanfiction.net/~michaelthezorchhaney Visit the Zorch Central... http://zorchcentral.4t.com/ Member of #SAS#, #WASHU#, KOME, etc. __________________________________