...what are you watching...

BoA's Best & USA album is some sort of reverse marketing ploy aimed at the Japanese and Americans who like Japanese pop culture? It's a 2-CD album; the first CD being a compilation of her Japanese singles and the other CD being her english album. I guess her self-titled US album is available here (in the US) by itself. I have to admit that I like her music and foray into the US market better than Utada's attempt. She carries her own style of dance music into her english album and the lyrics sound natural. The whole USA album is club music, and her debut single, Eat You Up, is actually the weakest/cheesiest song. The other tracks are more fun. The track, Touched, sounds exactly like a Pussycat Dolls' song which is probably a compliment. My only real criticism is that they use her robot-voice 99% of the time. I guess it hides her Korean accent just like it hides Britney Spears' lack of singing voice? If it were between Boa and Utada, my money's on BoA being more successful in the US market. I'm not a huge fan of club music outside a club, but I can appreciate her USA album. It's not bad. The compilation CD is just a standard compilation of her ballads, pop and dance songs. Hey, BoA is signing at Forever 21 and Utada is signing at Sephora? I have to say Sephora seems like the upscale place, but the Forever 21 crowd has a wider reach. Yay for asian artists working themselves into the US market.

What? Jim Carrey and Ewan Mcgregor have a new gay film that is possibly too gay for the theaters? Where's oryssein?

Didn't do my weekly music post. oh poo.

I enjoy seeing 70% of my fav pvs purged from Youtube. Good job with those negotiations in Asia.

Anyway,
Boa's Sweet Impact PV is a fun dance-filled video where she gives a nod to Michael Jackson (before he turned into a creepy person). The song itself is eh. (Her on MS...something weird with her voice, but again, entertaining dancing)

L'arc~en~Ciel's Seventh Heaven performance on MS was pretty cool. The group has a refreshing look (Hyde showing off his new straightened teeth...hehe) and the song features some new sounds...though, he seems to be howling more than singing. Two new songs previewed this month! Looking forward to a new album and new PVs.

L'Arc~en~Ciel's Seventh Heaven single is out 5/20.
Rie Fu's Tsukiakari single is out 5/23.
Uverworlds's endscape single is out 5/30.