Why the hell do I always hear about this stuff after it's too late to see them live? Anyway, for all weird J-pop fans, there's a new performance group featuring (get this) Shinohara "Kuru-kuru Miracle" Tomoe, Yuka "Cibo Matto" Honda and Steve "Pugs" Ito... http://www.damoon.net/yuka/panikaraqs.htm
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