gonna karaoke next weekend, gotta start brainstorming what song to sing

been emotional all day at sakurazaka referencing the cover art of their own first single for the promo photo of their 5th anniversary show

hello project hitting spotify got people reminiscing and appreciating the hits but i've seen a few also holding up the morning musume discog to do some "heisei idol vs reiwa idol" argument with the former being better messaged and... it just makes my kawaii lab defense go way up again

@jackwannan.bsky.social hey! sent you a dm not long ago but idk if it ever went through..

@kimonobeat.bsky.social hi! sent you a dm not long ago but not sure if it ever went through

spent the past year digging into a dozen discographies of ‘80s idols to step out of akina only for it to reaffirm that akina is my absolute favorite

it’s hard to hear a record like this, along with the rest of its peers, that’s so indebted to New York hip hop of its time as music that needs legitimizing when it feels so definitive to the point its descendants are still so stuck on it as the genre’s core if not superior sound

writing about kpop this week for this annual tradition, first i go a bit on nmixx

this week chose new songs by Chanmina, Kimiga shikakuku narumaeni and PASSEPIED

i’ll do a slightly shortened version of #mwe posting mon, wed and friday instead of everyday just so i can poke my head back here on the bluesky

if seiko and akina is blur vs oasis, is kyonkyon the answer equivalent to pulp

since 2016 nostalgia is in, i’m looking back at my 2016 in music mix and, marveling from me sequencing demi lovato into godflesh in a span of 7 songs

our first Monthly Listening is out for the new year! A round-up of new Japanese releases I enjoyed from January, ft. REBEL REBEL, House of the Blood Choir, Magnolia Cacophony & more also our first guest Bonus Beats, curated by @citygamepop.substack.com ! thissidejapan.substack.com/p/monthly-li...

this week chose new songs by CYNHN, IM DENPA.wav and Postmodernhippie & Hana Miketa

this week I chose new songs by ano, Beachside talks and REBEL REBEL

Hoy en la newsletter: la reinvención de Ayaka Wada, ex-líder de Hello! Project y ANGERME. Además: lo nuevo de KIRINJI, la despedida de ASP, CUTIE STREET lo vuelven a hacer y el reencuentro de Pasocom Music Club con Hakushi Hasegawa. citygamepop.substack.com/p/city-game-...

hello! are there any followers here who would be interested in contributing a year end list of japanese music for this year’s friends list of this side of japan? here’s the list from last year if you don’t know what i’m talking about thissidejapan.substack.com/p/friends-li...

the bigger question is, will asap ferg show up on music station?

i knew they perform in complete darkness but still i wonder how the autechre show’s gonna be this week

New Monthly Listening is out for September! Our round-up of new albums we enjoyed this month, from omeme tenten, mei ehara, and more thissidejapan.substack.com/p/monthly-li...

For this new issue of This Side of Japan, we look back at the 2020s so far in TV drama music! We highlight J-pop favorites from 2020-2024 featured on a show, from Kenshi Yonezu, Official HIGE Dandism, STUTS and many more thissidejapan.substack.com/p/issue-98-t...

New This Side of Japan! What's inside: 🎸 Bonus Beats: I've Sound - Selections 🎸 new SATOH EP 🎸 singles by InoutsuhaSA, Mohou No Rakuen, sheidA 🎸 SPEED's "Body & Soul" thissidejapan.substack.com/p/issue-97-w...

After a couple of months on vacation, we're back with a new This Side of Japan issue! What's inside: 👻 on Perfume's "Megu-loop" and Chihayafuru: Meguri 👻 new Emma Aibara album 👻 singles by Barren Path, cyber milk chan, e5 👻 GLAY's "HOWEVER" thissidejapan.substack.com/p/issue-96-u...

After some months away, there’s finally new Idol Watch for July & August! A round up of the best idol singles from the past 2 months, ft. PiKi, XUDAN, FOKALITE and more, plus my report of Sakurazaka46 at Tokyo Dome thissidejapan.substack.com/p/idol-watch...

Hello. For the latest post on my newsletter, I go long on some Vocaloid history, using one particular song as a jumping point to discuss some lesser-known lore about the early fandom. Hatsune Miku lovers tap in. www.shy.center/p/triple-baka

picked new songs by Layla, Tonalia and Yureruwayurei this week

man look at these phones youtu.be/_Lj7fGpUDik?...

the one who keeps making personal anthems for my 2025 youtu.be/B-2MpKZN_2M?...

so, i went to japan a few weeks ago to see sakurazaka46 at tokyo dome, and i've been jotting down bits and pieces from it as a kind of diary entry for memory's sake.. here's one on morita hikaru and "manhole no futa no ue" i just wrote sneek-m.tumblr.com/post/7917443...

hope noa put her usual punk rawk like this for the song she wrote for ILLIT youtu.be/qNU-SUKjMz0?...

time to look after our new children

wrote a primer on tokimeki sendenbu!

can’t believe we got stans doing critic takedowns for the clipse album….

just saw a tiktok introducing this jpop architect no one talks about and it’s…. yasutaka nakata

wonder what tsj would give this (it's a strong [6] from me) www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3P8...

Don't worry, I have my thinkpiece about why I believe K-pop Demon Hunters is the success it is notesonkpop.com/why-k-op-dem...

Monthly Listening list for June is out for my readers! Rounding up great new Japanese releases I checked out this past month from Ano, AQ, iVy and more thissidejapan.substack.com/p/monthly-li...

my fav 25 albums of 2025 so far (non-asian)

New This Side of Japan! What's inside: 🛟 2025 in Japan's rap so far 🛟 new Yuka Nagase album 🛟 singles by Mogry Home, Wednesday Campanella, Yusuke Takenouchi 🛟 Aya Matsuura's "Yeah! Meccha Holiday" thissidejapan.substack.com/p/issue-95-m...

this week i picked new songs by The Whoops, rirugiliyangugili and Lilniina

this week i picked new songs by airi suzuki, xamiya and yuki chiba

It's that time of week again for us to update our playlist with some choice new music! This week's additions include new songs from: Airi Suzuki FARMHOUSE Penguinrush XAMIYA Yuki Chiba Yuta Orisaka

finally organized the april playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/1hR...

mariah carey back with a new song that samples "eric b is president" she remains the queen www.youtube.com/watch?v=04-s...

A-pop 🤔 @otherdavemoore.com

This Side of Japan is back with a new issue! What's inside: 🕑thoughts on TikTok music Q2 🕑new nyamura album 🕑singles by ayutthaya, THE LUV BUGS, musbime 🕑Hiroko Yakushimaru's "Tantei Monogatari" thissidejapan.substack.com/p/issue-94-a...

is that a "promise" sample www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JqH...

picked out new songs by NOMELON NOLEMON, SAGOSAID and sedai for this week

Monthly Listening for May is out for my readers! A round-up of great new Japanese releases that caught my attention this month, from ayutthaya, Gen Hoshino, nyamura and more thissidejapan.substack.com/p/monthly-li...

can't exactly pinpoint the artist to shorthand this sad girl punk rawk, i just know olivia rodrigo is wrong, but i just know it is unfortunately, and predictably, my shit www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKY6...