Do You Like “Tomo"? If Thats What You Like To Call “Them”, Yes I Do.

Music. 
It speaks to man’s very soul and motivates even the lazy among us to reach unattainable new highs. 

But, what about music that belongs in interrogation books, instead of on the Top 100 Music Charts?

I present to you…. AKB48.

Yes, there are really 48 member….

AKB48 (derived from Akihabara 48) is a female Japanese idol group produced by Akimoto Yasushi. They have their own theater in Akihabara (a district in Tokyo) where they perform regularly. The concept of the group is "idols you can meet". Currently, they hold the record of having the highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon charts.

A group of 48 talented singers, what could go wrong?! The problem is, that out of the 48 members, only five of the girls can hold a manageable tune. Because of this, the other 43 AKB members must take back seats and lip-sync along during live performances.

The group is mainly composed of girls under 18 and have caught flak for: 

• sexually suggestive texts of many of their songs, which some felt were unsuitable for AKB48’s young members.
• Music Videos showing underwear shots, teenage members hugging, kissing, and taking a bath together.
• and this…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogJrjfjEvNo

I hope you flossed, Rina-chan….

Now, whenever a member “outgrows” the group, they “leave” the group and release a photo book and a solo albulm. Tomomi Kasai is the most recent member to leave the group and when she released her photo-cover, “Do You Like Tomo?”, it too caught flak for being…..”Soft-core Child-Porn”

Have a look….

That kid gets more than any of you mouth-breathers.

Being the role models for millions of little Japanese children, I expected more. As of the second week of January, 2013, the image was subsequently pulled due to decency laws.

In closing, it seems that bad roles and bad music are prevalent everywhere.

If you are one of the ones who are thinking about leaving the country due to “Beiber Fever” and “One Direction Disorder” suck it up. It could be worse.