Avril Lavigne's J-Pop fail?
Avril Lavigne's Japanese pop-themed music video "Hello Kitty" was dropped from her YouTube account this week, after some called the video racist, while others said it was just plain bad. Avril scoffed at the criticisms, and said the video was a tribute to her Japanese fans. Brent spoke to Patrick Macias, author and editor for Otaku USA and Crunchy Roll News, ...
Avril Lavigne's Japanese pop-themed music video "Hello Kitty" was dropped from her YouTube account this week, after some called the video racist, while others said it was just plain bad. Avril scoffed at the criticisms, and said the video was a tribute to her Japanese fans. Brent spoke to Patrick Macias, author and editor for Otaku USA and Crunchy Roll News, about "Hello Kitty" and what Avril has to measure up to in the J-Pop world of today.
Click Read More to see music videos by the artists discussed in this interview: Babymetal, Hatsune Miku, and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.
Babymetal
Hatsune Miku
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu