'Is Japan cool?'

[Taro Toporific]

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ana-cooljapan.com campaign

Via Mulboyne (Remember him?)

[Coligny]

Only if your dictionnary fuxored the definition of cool with retarded...

But it's a classic these days... Me julie have absolutely no respek for diktionaryz... or wordz... or verbz... or trying 2 m4k3 senz...

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Great question to ask about a cuntry where the temperature today is 34 degrees, humidity in the 80-90% and air conditioning mandated at 28 degrees no matter how hot it is (just as we must all start wearing long sleeves again on Oct. 1 regardless of weather conditions...).

So, I guess the answer is "no."

[Dreamy_Peach]

Maybe not as cool as it used to be. In the 90s it seemed pretty cool. There was a lot of good Japanese music about, Japanese in London were mostly pretty trendy. Seems that lots of Japanese brands started to come on the international scene and really gain a presence during that decade (Comme des Garcons, issey miyake etc). From afar it looked exciting.

Nowadays is not so clear for me. There are some great Japanese menswear retailers and some of them are starting to go international now - Beams is now on Mr Porter; I hope other retailers also start to spread their wings a bit as they really are good. Music is dead here now. It is not inspiring or cool and the changes that happened in my field of interest were really negative).

Tokyo is difficult to judge. I live here so the mystery has gone. It seems to lack the buzz and excitement of London and seems to be overrun with bland salarymen. The creative industries and the types associated with it seem either to be too dispersed or small scale so it just seems grey. The bar scene is pretty dull and unchanging.

It doesn't feel as if Japan is leading on any mahon new trends except perhaps this cutesy stuff that's going on. For the most part I feel that interesting things are happening elsewhere and Japan is being passed by.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Music is dead here now.

Surely you must be kidding?

AKB General Elections are now televised live on the idiot box...music simply cannot get any livelier than that!

[matsuki]

Music is dead here now.

Surely you must be kidding?

AKB General Elections are now televised live on the idiot box...music simply cannot get any livelier than that!

Au contraire mon frere, AKB is much more pedo fodder then "music."

[GomiGirl]

That video clip made me nearly ill. That is not just unsubtle but outright gratuitous pandering. However, in a supply and demand market economy, people are getting what they want.

The issue is not whether society at large approve or not, it is whether or not people feel outraged enough to protest against this rubbish. Until somebody complains and if people are still paying money for this shit, then it will continue. General population are perhaps so desensitized to this stuff they don't think there is anything wrong with it.

Where are the feminists when you need them?

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Where are the feminists when you need them?

Shaving their armpits...?

Um, sillyassly, which vid were you referring to?

[GomiGirl]

Where are the feminists when you need them?

Shaving their armpits...?

Um, sillyassly, which vid were you referring to?

The one in the post before mine.

Actually - not where are the feminists - where are these girls' parents???

SDH - how would you feel about your daughter in something like this?

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

SDH - how would you feel about your daughter in something like this?

Her choice.
But, I would like to think that she would choose soundly enough to know the implications of her behavior further on down the track.
Considering how awful their father is at doing this, I doubt they will have the wisdom to make such decisions.
My guess is, they would all choose whatever pays the most.
How would I feel? Probably not as disappointed in them as my parents feel about me (Oh, well, Mum at least...Dad's been dead for ages).
Personally, I'd rather they not do it. Karma-wise, I've treated so many women/girls like shit through the ages, I betchya my little princesses have got some lovely shocks in store for me....

[Dreamy_Peach]

Music is dead here now.

Surely you must be kidding?

AKB General Elections are now televised live on the idiot box...music simply cannot get any livelier than that!

I'm getting on a bit nowadays, but as I understand it, AKB is just mainstream pap for sex deprived retards, other goons, or teenage girls whose parents should know better. This would surely never be considered cool by 20s/30s professionals or those with a discerning taste who aspire to quality.

[matsuki]

Personally, I'd rather they not do it. Karma-wise, I've treated so many women/girls like shit through the ages, I betchya my little princesses have got some lovely shocks in store for me....

Can I call you dad now or do we have to wait til it's legal?

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

...20s/30s professionals or those with a discerning taste who aspire to quality.

No, they're into playing computer games and cosplay...

[BigInJapan]

That video clip made me nearly ill. That is not just unsubtle but outright gratuitous pandering. However, in a supply and demand market economy, people are getting what they want.

The issue is not whether society at large approve or not, it is whether or not people feel outraged enough to protest against this rubbish. Until somebody complains and if people are still paying money for this shit, then it will continue. General population are perhaps so desensitized to this stuff they don't think there is anything wrong with it.

Where are the feminists when you need them?

Crikey, that's the first time I'd actually really seen that AKB video. It's bordering on kiddie porn.
I know some of them are in their early 20's, but some of them are definitely in their early/mid teens, and seeing a bunch of girls that look like they're about 12, dolled up in lingerie, rolling around on a bed (cue otaku lesbo fantasy time) is pretty sad.

I know there are some people that think this kind of thing objectifies females, and panders to the pedo element, but their voices get drowned out by the roar of the fans, and the hundreds of millions that their albums are raking in.

Hopefully other girl groups like Kara and Girl's Generation from Korea will influence J pop (showing that older, more mature members are viable), but, somehow I doubt it...

[Samurai_Jerk]

Any of you ever see the video for Britney Spears' "Hit me baby one more time"? That was made when she 16.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Any of you ever see the video for Britney Spears' "Hit me baby one more time"? That was made when she 16.

Oops, I did it again!

[GomiGirl]

Any of you ever see the video for Britney Spears' "Hit me baby one more time"? That was made when she 16.

Do you also remember the public outcry about it? Sure lots of free publicity for the "talented" Ms Spears.

[matsuki]

Any of you ever see the video for Britney Spears' "Hit me baby one more time"? That was made when she 16.

True...but she wasn't in lingerie, making out with other girls in bed.

[Coligny]

Dear god, the numberz of tissue boxes that were sacrified to these videos...

KFed is still mah personnal idol... (well after Vlad P. but still)
The ultimate pimp...

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

I forgot the West has a schoolgirl fetish, too.

Maybe Ms. Spears could be a good lesson to the young lasses of AKB about what happens when you commercialize sex too early...washed out, kid on each tit, neurosis and a filthy rich, useless hillbilly ex-husband and still not even 30 (or barely passed it, perhaps?)

[Samurai_Jerk]

Any of you ever see the video for Britney Spears' "Hit me baby one more time"? That was made when she 16.

True...but she wasn't in lingerie, making out with other girls in bed.

Shades of gray. The only difference is I'd fuck AKB48 but I'd marry Britney (she's fucking loaded).

[wuchan]

Actually - not where are the feminists - where are these girls' parents??? ?

How long have you been here? The parents are cashing the pay checks until the girls are 20. Once they are 20 the contract ends, the parents don't care anymore, money dries up and they become "idols".

[Coligny]

Shades of gray. The only difference is I'd fuck AKB48

You like that burning sensation when you pee do you ?
I'd rather stick to fapping to their p0rn debut video rather than catching the last strand of super mega clap...

but I'd marry Britney (she's fucking loaded).

From what K-Fed said, her conversation is quite... lacking... (and it's by K-Fed standardz...)

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

but I'd marry Britney (she's fucking loaded).

From what K-Fed said, her conversation is quite... lacking... (and it's by K-Fed standardz...)

The only conversation a woman needs to be capable of carrying to have a successful marriage is "Sure, honey, I'll do it right away" and maybe the odd, "I'll do anything you ask me, anytime."

-- SDH (thrice divorced)

[IparryU]

The only conversation a woman needs to be capable of carrying to have a successful marriage is "Sure, honey, I'll do it right away" and maybe the odd, "I'll do anything you ask me, anytime."

-- SDH (thrice divorced)

working on one of those now... already poped the question if I could be her house husband while she makes all the money. she said yes... but... i dont think she is serious... she has the, "Sure honey, I will do that!", but her paycheck aint big enough yet... need to work on getting her a promotion now...

[Coligny]

Honestly...

I'm getting bored with the whole house husband thing... But that might change a lot when I finally plug my deskpit...

Also... I need a new cat... The remaining one is starting a bit too much like if he wuz the king of the world...

[yanpa]

I finally plug my deskpit...

I do not know what "plugging one's deskpit" means, but I'm sure there are videos out there.

[matsuki]

Any of you ever see the video for Britney Spears' "Hit me baby one more time"? That was made when she 16.

True...but she wasn't in lingerie, making out with other girls in bed.

Shades of gray. The only difference is I'd fuck AKB48 but I'd marry Britney (she's fucking loaded).

Maybe...but it's always the ol western sexiness vs asian pedophilic cuteness. Then there is the level of PR...I never saw Brittany Spears in schoolgirl outfit advertising everything under the sun everywhere you turned. Not that I wouldn't bang any of them but still...

Actually - not where are the feminists - where are these girls' parents??? ?

How long have you been here? The parents are cashing the pay checks until the girls are 20. Once they are 20 the contract ends, the parents don't care anymore, money dries up and they become "JAV idols".

FTFY

[Taro Toporific]

I finally plug my deskpit...

I do not know what "plugging one's deskpit" means, but I'm sure there are videos out there.

Google Image Search for "deskpit plugging"...

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[Samurai_Jerk]

From what K-Fed said, her conversation is quite... lacking... (and it's by K-Fed standardz...)

If I want to have an interesting conversation, I'll talk to a man.

FTFY

No you didn't. That was the correct order. Late teens to early 20s is gravure. If you haven't made it big by 25, it's nude or retire. By 28 it's pr0n or retire.