Lec 2: JPop - Ergo Proxy end notes as example - potentially show a little of Ergo Proxy - 2:06: Fellow citizens, let us throw things away -» lack of materialism? - It is set in the future. A group of robots become infected with something called the Kojiro [sic] virus, and become aware of their own existence. So these robots, which had been tools of humans, decide to go on an adventure to search for themselves. They have to decide whether the virus that infected them created their identity, or whether they gained their identity through their travels. This question is meant to represent our own debate over whether we become who we are because of our environment, or because of things that are inherent in us. The robots are all named after philosophers: Derrida and Lacan and Husserl - light novels - cellphone novels Music Station: 1:25: Guest Introductions 4:41: Flumpool 8:00: Rankings -» Hallyu Wave and JE and AKB48 36:59: Gackt -» Visual Kei 15:11: Arashi -» supergroup 41:13: Ayase Haruka Pantene CM -» Crossover 44:57: Matsujun Biblio CM -» JE 46:27: Korean/Japanese Skin CM -» Hallyu Wave 47:20ish:AKB48 - discuss Arashi as medium for JE Media - media interconnectedness - Hallyu Wave -» Big Bang and DBSK Ergo Proxy - cyberpunk and AI - robots desire to be human while humanity seeks to be mechanized; what does it mean to be human? Are we who we are due to our surroundings or because of our innate selves?; humans look down on robots while they themselves are born from machines Transhumanism - to use technology/science to improve humanity (physical & mental abilities)