Episode 31: A guided tour of Jpop

Nick from thebiaslist.com guests on this mega-super-JPOP edition of the Idol Cast. We talk about what makes Johnny's so great and unique; what separates Jpop from Kpop; what IS an idol; express our deep love for songwriter Tommy Clint and more! Music from AAA, A.B.C-Z, Kis-My-Ft2, KAT-TUN, Hey! Say! JUMP, TMRevolution, Yamashita Tomohisa, and more!

In this episode I speak with Nick from the Bias List about the wonderful world of Jpop. We each picked five songs to discuss and got in depth on Johnny’s Entertainment, idols, the differences between Jpop and Kpop, and more!

The tracklist (the songs marked with the * are the picks):

1. Gravity Kis-My-Ft2

*2. Rescue KAT-TUN

3. Bari Hapi Johnny’s WEST

*4. Bibita Kyusonekogami

5. Dr. Pepper Polysics

6. Mega Shake It Kyusonekogami

*7. Aitairyiyuu AAA

8. EZ DO DANCE trf

9. Fashion Monster Kyarypamyupamyu

*10. Hara Hara Hira GimmeFuru A.B.C-Z 

11. Reboot!! A.B.C-Z

12. Zutto Love A.B.C-Z

13. Za ABC 5 Stars A.B.C-Z

14. Never My Love A.B.C-Z

15. Telepathy 1! 2! A.B.C-Z

16. Sunset Bench Kimura Takuya 

17. Stripper Sawada Kenji

*18. High Pressure TMRevolution

19. High Pressure (LIVE 1998 Budokan)

20. Hot Limit TMRevolution

21. Gimme Chocolate Babymetal

*22. Love Machine Morning Musume

23. Koi Suru Fortune Cookie AKB48

*24. Yes, I Scream Kis-My-Ft2

25. Tana kara Botamochi Busaiku

*26. Hadakanbo Yamashita Tomohisa

27. Nights Cold Yamashita Tomohisa

28. Tomo Yamashita Tomohisa

29. Candy Yamashita Tomohisa

*30 I Hey Say JUMP

31. Ultra Music Power (Kaze wo Kire cut) Hey! Say! JUMP

*32. Parallel Speck Gesunokiwamiotome

33. Beat Line Hey! Say! JUMP