 I talk about "final first drafts" when it comes to panels a lot, and this is what I think J-Pop Y2K has finally hit. Seeing as how I did it in a much tighter time slot at LA Comic Con, LVL UP Expo was the first time I was able to do the "full" 90 minute version. There were some hiccups here and there in the first half, mainly in that it speeds by before slowing down a lot at the end, that I'm going to have to work out, but I'm happy with it for now. Starting what is essentially the "final stretch" for this panel is a bit sad though, as it makes me start thinking about what I'll do next. Then again, I'm not at all out of ideas! This panel was great though, and I still have lots I want to try out and throw in before FanimeCon. Anyhow, 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:
 I talked about it at the con itself, but a lot of panels that I write on my own are me working towards what I consider a "good final version". This doesn't mean that I've created the perfect version, but that I've done one that I feel finally managed to include everything I wanted to, and nothing short of finding another co-panelist to breathe in new ideas will ever make it feel as fresh again. Since I don't like doing the same panel twice, this means that I'll then "retire" said panel. That's where we're at with the '90s J-Pop one. Even though I had some odd mistakes with this one live (like mixing up MY LITTLE LOVER and Every Little Thing in my head), but I don't think I'll do this panel again any time soon. I hope to maybe record a reading of it or something if the video I took at LVL UP isn't usable, but we shall see. Anyhow, 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:
 This updated version of the '80s idol panel was mostly made from my notes on the first one. I actually wanted to implement some of these changes (namely the ones around Onyanko Club) before the panel at ALA, but I didn't have time due to prepping for the rest of the con and our interviews. Though I still don't think this panel has reached a version that I consider its "final first draft", I do think it's one step closer to that. Also, there's another version of it coming soon to FanimeCon, so perhaps that one will hit that ever-elusive goal? Oh, and I used the same opening montage as I did at ALA. Though I did change nearly every other video, even the ones where the song itself stayed the same. What I found funny about the panel was that both me and a friend heard people talking about the panel during the day, but the turnout wasn't too high. Maybe it conflicted with something big? Who knows. Anyhow, 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:
 Doing a panel on Journey to the West, or Sun Wukong specifically, has been on my mind for a while. I did two DTL presentations during the lockdown that were sort of workshop ideas of how the panel would work, but then I changed my course when I saw the GTV video about the song "Monkey Magic". That video predates my DTR presentations with that song, and used clips from "Monkey" in it, I figured it would make a really cool thing to center the panel around. This especially made sense after most of the post-pandemic panels focused on J-Pop music in one way or another. Of course it wouldn't just be "Monkey Magic", but songs from other shows and anime too. I can't say for certain that this panel has hit that goal, but I think it's a good first draft. I can't wait for future versions of the panel (there's one coming soon at FanimeCon!) because I already have ideas on how to format it a bit better down the road. Until then, here are the slides from the LVL UP EXPO version for posterity's sake. Also, I did add another video slide with clips from "Monkey" only because I forgot to do so somehow before. It's not in the slides below, but it was just a montage I borrowed from YouTube. That montage can be found HERE by the way. Anyhow, 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! |
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