Japanese pop group Morning Musume is going to perform at the Anime Expo (AX), America’s largest anime convention that will be held on July 2-5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
J-pop fans in the region should be pretty excited about the news despite the fact that Morning Musume’s popularity has been fading a bit in recent years… the all-girls group is an icon synonymous to Japanese pop culture after all.
Some self-proclaimed hardcore anime fans might not be too happy though; I’ve known a few people that don’t fancy pop stars intruding anime/manga conventions, especially those whose previous works are totally not related to anime culture.
top three the cutest
the one on the bottom left looks most like an actuall anime charater. She almost looks “cartoonish”.
lucky americans, they always get this pop act. people in south east asia rarely get this chances even though we have a lot of jpop fans here.
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Have you ever been to Montreal. Never heard of you before. Have a kid who loves anime. Group might be of interest here? We have summer otakuthon OF ANIME. I like MUSEUMS and MONTREAL is a city of museums. Your name sounds like that.
It’s about sponsorship. Celebrities rarely go to an event because of pure interest; financial rewards play a part most of the times.
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