J-Pop Idols of The 1980s: The Golden Age of Showa Era Pop (LA Comic Con 2024) Panel Slides

I used to be a huge fan of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, and then their panel ran almost right to the start time of this one. I already had a lot of questions regarding time, and these solo panels are always really hard to time. I cut out a lot of things from the AX panel, and streamlined a bunch of sections that I felt were a bit too bloated anyway. I was originally going to cut the "Four Heavenly Idols" section to just two slides, and I totally wish I'd done that. I had to skip most of the attract video, and a handful of slides at the end. The guy who came up to talk to me afterwards and said something like "You weren't kidding about moving fast!" made me feel like I should've cut out lots more. Either way, this was still a fun panel, and it helped me realize what could be trimmed if I ever needed to do it at this length again. Rather than revert back to the AX version, I think I'll just build onto this one if another 90 minute slot pops up in the future. Hopefully I get another shot to do it at ALA.... Anyway, I really do hope that I'm able to keep doing these panels at events like LA Comic Con, even though I'm totally not a fan of them closing the door during the panels. If there isn't going to be clearing of the room, why bother with stuff like that? Anyway, 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:

• Naoko Kawai - Young Boy (1980)
• Hiroko Yakushimaru - Sailor Fuku to Machine Gun (1981)
• Hidemi Ishikawa - Yurete Shounan (1982)
• Asuka Suita - Bible (1983)
• Kawai Kazumi - TOKYO Furare Komachi (1984)
• Yuki Saito - Shiroi Honoo (1985)
• Tomomi Nishimura - Yumeiro no Message (1986)
• Nami Shimada - Uchiki na Cupid (1987)
• Rika Himenogi - Glass no Kiss 1988
• Eriko Tamura - Suki yo (1989)