A Guide to J-Pop In The 2000s (FanimeCon 2024) Panel Slides

I talked about "final versions" of panels when I posted the slides of this one from Vegas, and I think I'm starting to near the point where I don't think I want to host this panel anymore. It's funny because you'd think the more times hosted would be a more refined panel, but I have a thing about hosting the same thing over and over again, and I've only done these decades so long due to the fact that they're very interchangeable. I'm glad I got to host it at Fanime though, as it felt like the versions there were the proper "trilogy". The one downside is that the character limits meant that the "J-Pop Y2K" part of the panel title couldn't be included. I do hope to maybe do a "proper" 80s panel at Fanime at some point, since the one I did in 2023 was one of the panels where I didn't have the full Oricon information I have now. Anyway, this panel was great and had a very high attendance. I wish I could've filmed it, but our cameras were in use on an interview around the same time. I guess I'll try to film the AX version. As another lowkey announcement, the next 2000s J-Pop panel will be at Anime Expo on Day One! Be sure to come to a panel near you, and thank you to everyone who has either attended one or somehow made it to this page!

Lastly, the songs from the opening montage can be found below:

• Petit Moni - Chokotto Love (2000 #9)
• Keisuke Kuwata - Naminori Johnny (2001 #4)
• Dragon Ash - Life goes on (2002 #4)
• SOUTHERN ALL STARS - Namida no Umi de Dakaretai ~SEA OF LOVE~ (2003 #7)
• Gorie with Jasmine & Joann - Mickey (2004 #10)
• Ketsumeishi - Sakura (2005 #2)
• Remioromen - Konayuki (2006 #2)
• NEWS - weeeek (2007 #10)
• Shuchishin - Shuchishin (2008 #5)
• Yusuke - Himawari (2009 #8)