Archive for October, 2011
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![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://jetaany.org/2011/10/31/jq-magazine-concert-review-%e2%80%93-dreams-true-york-city/"></div>By David A. in Virginia, special to JQ magazine. Japanese mega-band DREAMS COME TRUE (ドリームズ・カム・トゥルー a.k.a. ドリカム) made a very rare U.S. appearance at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on October 9, the first of two shows that sold out within days of their announcement in July. Many thanks to fanpage DCT Joy for notifying its members of this wonderful event. For those of us not in New York, Los Angeles, or Seattle, we otherwise might not have known about it. At dusk, around 6:30, the line already was down the block for admission to the inconspicuous Highline Ballroom in Chelsea. On this unseasonably warm October Sunday evening, the anticipation was palpable, the “DCT Joy†bringing alive the […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://jetaany.org/2011/10/31/jq-magazine-concert-review-%e2%80%93-dreams-true-york-city/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](https://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Dreams-Come-True-Chimera-R.-Productions-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: Concert Review – DREAMS COME TRUE in New York City")
JQ Magazine: Concert Review – DREAMS COME TRUE in New York City
Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsBy David A. in Virginia, special to JQ magazine. Japanese mega-band DREAMS COME TRUE (ドリームズ・カム・トゥルー a.k.a. ドリカム) made a very rare U.S. appearance at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on October 9, the first of two shows that sold out within days of their announcement in July. Many thanks to fanpage DCT Joy for notifying its members of this wonderful event. For those of us not in New York, Los Angeles, or Seattle, we otherwise might not have known about it. At dusk, around 6:30, the line already was down the block for admission to the inconspicuous Highline Ballroom in Chelsea. On this unseasonably warm October Sunday evening, the anticipation was palpable, the “DCT Joy†bringing alive the […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://jetaany.org/2011/10/25/jq-magazine-writers-fall-2011/"></div>As the year winds down, JETAA New York’s JQ magazine continues to provide weekly content with an ever-expanding array of articles, interviews and features (for our recent stories, click here). Following our quarterly meeting in Manhattan this week, we’re now looking for new writers from all JETAA chapters worldwide to write and share more material that we can post online to the widest JET readership on the web through our hosts at the global JET alumni resource site JETwit.com. Below are story ideas grouped by JET participants and alumni (JET World) and those more on Japanese culture (Japan World). If you’re a JET or JETWit contributor from anywhere in the world, we welcome your interest or extra story ideas! Contact […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://jetaany.org/2011/10/25/jq-magazine-writers-fall-2011/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](https://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/JQ-2011-Logo-Final-LS-Version-copy8-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine Is Looking for Writers for Fall 2011!")
JQ Magazine Is Looking for Writers for Fall 2011!
Posted on October 25, 2011 | No CommentsAs the year winds down, JETAA New York’s JQ magazine continues to provide weekly content with an ever-expanding array of articles, interviews and features (for our recent stories, click here). Following our quarterly meeting in Manhattan this week, we’re now looking for new writers from all JETAA chapters worldwide to write and share more material that we can post online to the widest JET readership on the web through our hosts at the global JET alumni resource site JETwit.com. Below are story ideas grouped by JET participants and alumni (JET World) and those more on Japanese culture (Japan World). If you’re a JET or JETWit contributor from anywhere in the world, we welcome your interest or extra story ideas! Contact […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://jetaany.org/2011/10/24/jq-magazine-japan-society-hosts-j-pop-showcase-yu-sakai-cibo-matto/"></div>By Vlad Baranenko (Saitama-ken, 2000-02) for JQ magazine. Vlad is an avid photographer. On Oct. 20, New York’s Japan Society held a sold out co-headlining performance by hometown heroes Cibo Matto and the Japanese singing sensation Yu Sakai in his international debut. Whether an aficionado of jazz, hip-hop, R&B or pop, the catchy synth beats of the girl duo and Yu Sakai’s melodic voice left an indelible impression on everyone in attendance. Billed as J-Music Ride, the show opened with a set of fantastic vocal performances by Sakai. The breakout singer, whose professional music career kicked off in 2009 when his single titled “Story†became a radio hit, has quickly become one of Japan’s most admired artists, earning him the iTunes “J-Pop Best […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://jetaany.org/2011/10/24/jq-magazine-japan-society-hosts-j-pop-showcase-yu-sakai-cibo-matto/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](https://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Yu-Sakai-Vlad-Baranenko1-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: Japan Society Hosts J-Pop Showcase with Yu Sakai and Cibo Matto")
JQ Magazine: Japan Society Hosts J-Pop Showcase with Yu Sakai and Cibo Matto
Posted on October 24, 2011 | No CommentsBy Vlad Baranenko (Saitama-ken, 2000-02) for JQ magazine. Vlad is an avid photographer. On Oct. 20, New York’s Japan Society held a sold out co-headlining performance by hometown heroes Cibo Matto and the Japanese singing sensation Yu Sakai in his international debut. Whether an aficionado of jazz, hip-hop, R&B or pop, the catchy synth beats of the girl duo and Yu Sakai’s melodic voice left an indelible impression on everyone in attendance. Billed as J-Music Ride, the show opened with a set of fantastic vocal performances by Sakai. The breakout singer, whose professional music career kicked off in 2009 when his single titled “Story†became a radio hit, has quickly become one of Japan’s most admired artists, earning him the iTunes “J-Pop Best […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://jetaany.org/2011/10/17/justins-japan-interview-english-dub-cast-%e2%80%98dragon-ball-z%e2%80%99-york-comic-con/"></div>By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his page here for related stories. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of its English-language debut, Dragon Ball Z is coming to Blu-ray for the first time in America. The November release of Dragon Ball Z Level 1.1 contains the first 17 episodes of the anime series that dominated Japan’s pop culture scene in the 1990s and later, the rest of the world. This newly remastered collection restores the original, director-approved color scheme and 4:3 aspect ratio in stunning 1080p HD, and each volume will include rare never-before-seen special features. In this exclusive interview conducted at New York Comic Con/Anime Festival (where I also talked with Stan Lee), I spoke with three […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://jetaany.org/2011/10/17/justins-japan-interview-english-dub-cast-%e2%80%98dragon-ball-z%e2%80%99-york-comic-con/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](https://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Christopher-Sabat-Justin-Cook-Sean-Schemmel-Justin-Tedaldi1-115x115.jpg "Justin’s Japan: Interview with the English Dub Cast of ‘Dragon Ball Z’ at New York Comic Con")
Justin’s Japan: Interview with the English Dub Cast of ‘Dragon Ball Z’ at New York Comic Con
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsBy JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his page here for related stories. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of its English-language debut, Dragon Ball Z is coming to Blu-ray for the first time in America. The November release of Dragon Ball Z Level 1.1 contains the first 17 episodes of the anime series that dominated Japan’s pop culture scene in the 1990s and later, the rest of the world. This newly remastered collection restores the original, director-approved color scheme and 4:3 aspect ratio in stunning 1080p HD, and each volume will include rare never-before-seen special features. In this exclusive interview conducted at New York Comic Con/Anime Festival (where I also talked with Stan Lee), I spoke with three […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://jetaany.org/2011/10/17/jq-magazine-jqa-peelander-yellow-alien-punk-band-peelander-z/"></div>By Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) and Vlad Baranenko (Saitama-ken, 2000-02) for JQ magazine. Psychedelic, seizure inducing, and fantastically successful in their ability to cause absolute sensory overload during their intergalactic performances, Peelander-Z is back. The colorful Japanese punk group hailing from the Z area of Planet Peelander returns to New York City (where it formed in 1998) for their latest tour behind their new album Super DX Hitz. Those yearning for their Peelander-Z fix will have the opportunity to experience all the colorful mayhem at the Bowery Poetry Club on Oct. 22. In this exclusive interview, we interrogate Peelander-Yellow to reveal the deepest secrets of their cosmic travel, their mastery of the chaos theory, and what the future holds […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://jetaany.org/2011/10/17/jq-magazine-jqa-peelander-yellow-alien-punk-band-peelander-z/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](https://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/peelander-z-Whitney-Lee1-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Peelander-Yellow of Alien Punk Band Peelander-Z")
JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Peelander-Yellow of Alien Punk Band Peelander-Z
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsBy Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) and Vlad Baranenko (Saitama-ken, 2000-02) for JQ magazine. Psychedelic, seizure inducing, and fantastically successful in their ability to cause absolute sensory overload during their intergalactic performances, Peelander-Z is back. The colorful Japanese punk group hailing from the Z area of Planet Peelander returns to New York City (where it formed in 1998) for their latest tour behind their new album Super DX Hitz. Those yearning for their Peelander-Z fix will have the opportunity to experience all the colorful mayhem at the Bowery Poetry Club on Oct. 22. In this exclusive interview, we interrogate Peelander-Yellow to reveal the deepest secrets of their cosmic travel, their mastery of the chaos theory, and what the future holds […]
