tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post8183296147037415167..comments2024-03-27T13:55:03.912-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Kiyoshi Hikawa -- Ojii-chan Chi e Ikou (おじいちゃんちへいこう)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-71274256986983622162016-09-20T13:49:29.851-04:002016-09-20T13:49:29.851-04:00Hi, Noelle.
Congratulations on getting that inter...Hi, Noelle.<br /><br />Congratulations on getting that internship and I totally understand about not being able to contribute as much as before. First and foremost, "Kayo Kyoku Plus" should always be seen as a hobby or a hub for those folks who love the old J-Pop and not an obligation.<br /><br />Whenever you have time to put up an article, feel free to do so or leave comments. Thanks very much for all of your hard work up to now.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-96815747914039062016-09-20T09:38:19.239-04:002016-09-20T09:38:19.239-04:00Hikawa's record company must be swimming in mo...Hikawa's record company must be swimming in money like Scrooge McDuck then, judging by how zealous his fans are - I'm sure that a good 75% (at least) of them will buy the D, E, F singles just like they bought the A, B, and C ones - all, in other words.<br /><br />Oh yeah, I'd like to tell you that I just started my internship just yesterday at the aquaculture services sector of AVA (Singapore's food & vet authority). So fewer articles will come from me for the time being until I get a more stable footing on the job (and used to waking up early). I'll still be reading stuff here and possibly commenting though.Noelle Thamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869350840856391942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-61607609293486928892016-09-19T12:02:18.921-04:002016-09-19T12:02:18.921-04:00Well, I guess the recording companies have to incr...Well, I guess the recording companies have to increase income somehow.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-22888706954450544312016-09-19T08:57:38.873-04:002016-09-19T08:57:38.873-04:00Hi J-Canuck.
Yup, the little guy does kinda look ...Hi J-Canuck.<br /><br />Yup, the little guy does kinda look like Hikawa - wonder if they drew inspiration from pictures of him as a kid. And thanks, too, for sharing your anecdote about your grandparents; sounded like a good time. :)<br /><br />As for F-type singles, it's basically what would happen when the A-side of a single - e.g. "Miren Gokoro" - is paired with a different B-side in each version, thus forming the various types of singles (starts from A and ends at... whenever the record company stops reusing that same A-side). An example is the A-type "Miren Gokoro" single that has "Setouchi Blues" as it's B-side, and the C-type "Miren Gokoro" single that has "Tokyo Ondo" as it's B-side. Usually the most types of a single I've seen are three (A to C), but apparently now there can be even more (D to F). At this rate we'll probably see a Z-type single...Noelle Thamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869350840856391942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-67825817569647769882016-09-18T13:44:46.323-04:002016-09-18T13:44:46.323-04:00Hello, Noelle.
I'm not sure what an F-type si...Hello, Noelle.<br /><br />I'm not sure what an F-type single is but that little boy on the cover there does look a tad like young Hikawa. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the reminiscences of you and your grandfather. I still remember our family visiting my grandparents back in the early 1970s in a very tiny village in Wakayama Prefecture. My gramps used to take me riding on his old motorcycle around the rice paddies all the time.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.com