Sunday, November 07, 2010

Ruki-chan mets Yu-ki ^-^


http://rukimomoi.blogspot.com/2010/11/photos-videos-salon-manga-barcelona.html

En su corta vida, Hello! Wota ha sido testigo de encuentros extraordinarios entre Idols de diverso tipo, pero sobre todo, entre las Idols y las otaku de Idols. ^-^

En junio de 2007, justo cuando la carrera profesional de Yu-ki comenzaba despegar, nosotros fuimos testigos del encuentro entre Yu-ki y Momoi Haruko en el Moe Fest. ^-^

En marzo de 2009, Bunny Kaisui se convertía en la primera otaku de Idols española en conocer personalmente a Noto Arisa, una Idol del Hello! Project. ^-^

En marzo de 2010, Ruki-chan se convertía en la primera Idol española, y ganaba la oportunidad de conocer personalmente a Momoi Haruko. ^-^

Y finalmente, en septiembre de 2010, Ruki-chan conoció personalmente a Yu-ki, la compositora e intérprete que se forjó en las calles de Akihabara. ^-^



Sin duda, lo más hermoso de estos encuentros es que nos muestra que la admiración por el trabajo y la trayectoría de nuestras Idols favoritas siempre trae algo bueno a cambio, y que a diferencia de las cantantes pop, las Idols japonesas siempre se encuentran dispuestas a dar un autógrafo, una foto y una sonrisa a sus fans, inclusive en el extranjero. ^-^

Esto también demuestra que aquellas personas que hemos apostado por la difusión de la cultura y la música Idol hemos tenido la oportunidad de ser reconocidos, no sólo por los otakus de Idols japoneses, sino tambien, por nuestras propias Idols. ^-^

¡Enhorabuena a Ruki-chan y a todos los españoles que pudieron conocer a Yu-ki! ^-^


Saludos.

Thursday, November 04, 2010

AKB48's "Beginner" PV Censored O_O


[PV] AKB48 - Beginner por BRAKINGHEART no Videolog.tv.



Hello! Wota says NOT to censorship and presents proudly the complete version of "Beginner", the Promotion Video from AKB48 that was censored and canceled in Japan because the depiction of violence and gore scenes, and because the veiled criticism to MTV and other American media corporations. -__-



AKB48's criticism toward MTV -__-

Why American media hates Idol culture? -__-

Why American media ignores Idol singers and groups? -__-

Why MTV has refused to broadcast AKB48's concerts and videos? -__-

Why AKB48 didn't release the "Beginner" PV afterall, with this veiled criticism toward MTV, if they are the most trusted Idol group in Japan and abroad? -__-


Greetings.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

"Foreigners support AKB48": Akimoto Yasushi



Akimoto Yasushi talks about AKB48's experiences in Los Angeles (USA) and Paris (France), in the context of the Japanese contents' globalization, and shares his true surprise and joy because the foreigners' support to his groups, products and artists.

I think that Akimoto's speech evades the discussion of the global media ownership, specially, the chase of the international music industry controlled and managed by the United States of America's corporations. -__-



The fact is that the Idol genre will never be marketed outside Japan successfully without the American media corporations' support, specially, MTV Networks (owned by the Viacom corporation) and Sony Music Entertainment (the one and only Japanese based music corporation). -__-

AKB48 had gain a lot of support between the foreign anime related fan base, but is far away of become a real Japanese music icon, as Hamasaki Ayumi, X-Japan or Utada Hikaru are. That's so sad, specially when you remember the treat that the American media gave to the AKB48 girls. -__-

Could Akimoto Yasushi be able to find a true business partnership with the American media and the American music corporations? Could the Idol genre become a true entertainment industry outside Japan?


Greetings.
Hello! Wota is written by Christian Hernandez. Licentiate in Latin American Literature and Master in Psychology by the Autonomous University of The State of Mexico. Graduate student from the Master of Asian and African Studies, specialty Japan, by El Colegio de México A.C. Former scholarship holder from The Japan Foundation in Mexico and the Japan Student Services Organization. Check out my blog. Follow me in FaceBook or add me to your friends in mixi.