music: same old Jay Chou

So Chou Jie Lun has released his newest album, Exclamation Mark, on 11.11.11. How does it fare? If you follow Jay’s discography, you’d know the routine. The first track always sounds the same: upbeat with a mix of rap and rock, and you might as well expect it to be the opening act in his…

Arashi can be anything

An Arashi drama per season, ain’t life good. Just as there is Butler Sho this season, next season we’ll have Detective Jun. Before that, we’ve had Lawyer Ohno, Freeter Nino, Bartender Aiba. It’s fun to be an Arashi fan because you can see the boys in varying roles. Ohno He was the devil/lawyer in Maou…