Disenchanted
I’m not a particularly huge fan of Japanese pop music, but some of the artists appeal to me for whatever reason. I can’t help but think that artists like Otsuka Ai (大塚愛) or Ueto Aya (上戸彩) are cute and peppy – which I concede, increases my opinion of their music, even when it’s lacking… Ha ha. That’s natural. (Heck…some people even like Arashi (嵐)…for some reason…similar situation, I bet…) Well, one of the artists I liked – without any good reason – was Sawajiri Erika (沢尻エリカ). I’ve never seen her acting, though she has been in a few dramas and films recently. I actually came to like her by osmosis. For a long time, every day I went to buy lunch at the grocery store, her song was playing over the hi-fi. I learned it by accident, and found that I could sing it at karaoke without too much trouble. Therefore, I thought I liked her. Keep reading for my reasoning. Read more…
