'Barbie Award' for Britney

[ultragaijin]

Britney Spears has been awarded the 2002 "Barbie Award" in Tokyo. (http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_571933.html?menu=entertainment.latestheadlines) The award is given to a woman who "most embodies the plastic qualities" of the dress-up doll Barbie. Britney is in Japan for the premiere of her film, Crossroads and a concert. Another story on Kyodo (http://home.kyodo.co.jp/photo/photo.jsp?news=0&word=TOP) (scroll down).

Update: JT has now caught on to this "story." (http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=212549)

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry Japan. I take personal responsibility for allowing the export of this American crap into your country. Once again.

I guess most Japanese music isn't much better though.

What is up with pop culture these days.