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Exploring the new Daichi Yamamoto album, a '70s Song of the Summer, and a decade in Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Jul 14CommentShare
This Side of Japan covers the year's best anison releases with special guest Hannah
Jun 30CommentShare
Listing the best Japanese songs of the year
Jun 27CommentShare
Rounding up the best albums of the year so far from Japan and the rest of the world
Jun 27CommentShare
A quick text list (plus playlists!) of my favorite idol songs of the year
Jun 25CommentShare
The best in idol from the past two months featuring mzsrz, KOTO, BiS and many more, plus a few thoughts on Tacoyaki Rainbow's recent graduation
Jun 25CommentShare
Discussing Ryoko Hirosue's debut album, Hinatazaka46's latest number one and revisiting Capsule's past releases (plus some guest selections!)
Jun 16CommentShare
Highlighting the new Kabanagu album, Hiromi Iwasaki's "Madonna Tachi No Lullaby" and 5 favorite drama tie-in songs of the year
Jun 2CommentShare
Discussing five tie-up singles and how they fit into some of my favorite TV series of 2021 so far
Jun 2CommentShare
This month's rundown of great new releases by Homecomings, Inshow Ha and many more
May 30CommentShare
Discussing the new INSHOW-HA album and PASSPO's record-breaking single, plus a playlist exploring Japan's indie rock nostalgic for the early 2010s
May 19CommentShare
A Spotify playlist exploring Asian bands inspired by nostalgic indie rock acts of the early 2010s
May 19CommentShare
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