Japanese Chicks Still Love Jacko

It's not that people don't love Michael Jackson any more. Far be it from it! It's just that, seeing that he has released no album for such a long time and that he went through that child-molestation ordeal (plus, his disappointing performance at the World Music Awards and his many financial trials and tribulations), people are beginning to forget about who he was and what he stood for.

Since his self-exile in Bahrain, however, Michael hasn't disappointed the tabloids: every once a couple of days, his name pops up in some magazine or another, be it because he chose again to re-locate or because of some complete fabricated story (like the one according to which he was preparing for a Las Vegas comeback, along with his family). And, still, there are more people who still think of bad Jack the same way they used to do it many, many years ago.

Michael Jackson just landed in Tokyo, Japan and you can only imagine the frenzy of the fans that waited for hours at an end just to catch a glimpse of their all-time idol. The purpose of the visit is to attend a charity ball (that was initially scheduled to take place in December but was later canceled because the star began to have second thoughts), for which a couple of lucky fans got to pay no more and no less than $3,500 for one minute with Jackson.

Yes, that's right! Only $3,500 for an entire minute with Michael Jackson! And he's not even scheduled to sing or anything! The thing is those who purchased the VIP golden tickets will have one minute at their disposal to greet the Gloved One, to get his autograph and maybe snap a quick photo of him. And, somewhere deep inside, you can guess that is exactly why these people paid so much money...

Be that as it may, Michael's arrival in Japan was received the same way he was received all over the world towards the end of the '80s: with teenage girls crying their eyes out and screaming his name, the airport packed with security guards, and Michael feeling good. In fact, for the first time in a very long time, Michael actually smiled for the cameras and signed a couple of autographs for the more pressing fans. Click HERE for the unedited video...

Meanwhile, back at home, his fans are still wondering when that album everybody talked about for so long is going to drop.