
Karaoke company XING has revealed the top 10 most chosen Love Live! songs as tallied by their online services, revealing the musical tastes of karaoke singers and sure to be a fascinating topic of discussion amongst dedicated Love Live! enthusiasts.
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Japanese TV program Music Station has revealed the top 20 karaoke songs popular amongst men and women in their twenties, the list unsurprisingly boasting a multitude of anime songs – with a Vocaloid and her world conquering endeavors triumphantly standing tall at the number 1 spot.
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The top 30 anison most suited to karaoke bastardisation have been ranked, with Eva proving timeless even as the rest of the ranking is cleaned up by relative newcomers.
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Stardom seeking idol anime Locodol has elevated its moe levels yet again – and should the series continue to recruit more charming girls into its flock, it seems it may yet expand to rival the likes of the larger idol franchises such as Love Live! and Idolmaster.
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A Japanese newspaper’s ranking of the top karaoke tunes most loved by Japanese under-20s has proven so dominated by Vocaloid and anison classics and so bereft of mass-manufactured idol groups that some have begun to wonder whether there is hope for Japanese music yet – or indeed if Japanese music and its music industry are now two entirely different entities…
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Breast poking and suggestive karaoke are amongst the service elements which conspire to make the latest episode of Tomodachi ga Sukunai essential viewing for those lacking in friends.
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The tenth episode of troubled crazy shrine maiden anime Kannagi has received yet another KyoAni cameo, and yet another involving Lucky Star, this time perhaps even more blatant than the last.
As you can see, a group of girls bearing a striking resemblance to the girls of Lucky Star are present and engaged in a spot of karaoke… Much as they do in the Lucky Star endings, in fact.
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