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https://thissidejapan.substack.com
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Hi, new followers! I write and edit This Side of Japan, a newsletter about Japanese music, new and old. A new issue goes out every other Wednesday. You can check out more of what's inside + other companion content here! Subscribe if you like! ✨
thissidejapan.substack.com/about
over 1 year ago
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6 favorites from the umezawa minami grad, in setlist order “boku wa boku wo sukininaru” “fundeshimatta” “hodokyo” “time limit kataomoi” “influencer” “kaerimichi wa toomawarishitakunaru”
21 days ago
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This Side of Japan's Best of 2020-2025: The Friend's List Wrapping up, we invite back our friends and contributors from over the years for their list of favorite Japanese songs from this decade so far! Enjoy our friends picks - nearly 300 songs!
thissidejapan.substack.com/p/friends-li...
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This Side of Japan's Best of 2020-2025: The Friends List
Wrapping our big 100th issue with our friends and their picks for the best of the decade
https://thissidejapan.substack.com/p/friends-list-2020-2025
21 days ago
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This Side of Japan's 100th issue - Top 100 Japanese Songs of 2020-2025 We look back at the decade so far through the era's best songs from Ado, Pasocom Music Club, PAS TASTA and many more!
thissidejapan.substack.com/p/issue-100-...
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Issue #100: This Side of Japan's Top 100 Songs of 2020-2025
For the big 100, let's look back from the very beginning and check out the best from this current decade in Japanese music
https://thissidejapan.substack.com/p/issue-100-top-100-songs-2020-2025
27 days ago
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oomfs who i asked for stuff for tsoj 100: sorry it took so long but it is finally coming and your stuff will be up later this month
about 1 month ago
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Idol Watch presents… Top 100 Idol Songs of 2020-2025! Ahead of This Side of Japan issue #100, we look back a decade in idol so far with our favorite songs from iLiFE, FRUITS ZIPPER, RAY and many more!
thissidejapan.substack.com/p/idol-watch...
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Idol Watch #27: Top 100 Idol Songs of 2020-2025
We look back at this decade in idol so far through songs by iLiFE, FRUIT ZIPPER, RAY and many more
https://thissidejapan.substack.com/p/idol-watch-27
about 1 month ago
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gonna karaoke next weekend, gotta start brainstorming what song to sing
4 months ago
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been emotional all day at sakurazaka referencing the cover art of their own first single for the promo photo of their 5th anniversary show
4 months ago
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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
4 months ago
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@jackwannan.bsky.social
hey! sent you a dm not long ago but idk if it ever went through..
4 months ago
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@kimonobeat.bsky.social
hi! sent you a dm not long ago but not sure if it ever went through
4 months ago
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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
4 months ago
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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
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4 months ago
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writing about kpop this week for this annual tradition, first i go a bit on nmixx
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4 months ago
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this week chose new songs by Chanmina, Kimiga shikakuku narumaeni and PASSEPIED
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4 months ago
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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
4 months ago
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if seiko and akina is blur vs oasis, is kyonkyon the answer equivalent to pulp
4 months ago
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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
4 months ago
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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
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thissidejapan.substack.com/p/monthly-li...
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Monthly Listening: January 2026
A round-up of favorite new releases by REBEL REBEL, The House of Burning Choir and more; plus our first guest Bonus Beats selection!
https://thissidejapan.substack.com/p/monthly-listening-january-2026
4 months ago
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this week chose new songs by CYNHN, IM DENPA.wav and Postmodernhippie & Hana Miketa
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5 months ago
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this week I chose new songs by ano, Beachside talks and REBEL REBEL
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5 months ago
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イバン
5 months ago
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-...
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City Game Pop Express #206: Ayaka Wada / LOLOET
La reinvención de la ex-líder de Hello! Project. Además: lo nuevo de KIRINJI, la despedida de ASP, CUTIE STREET lo vuelve a hacer y el reencuentro de Pasocom Music Club con Hakushi Hasegawa.
https://citygamepop.substack.com/p/city-game-pop-express-206-ayaka-wada
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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...
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This Side of Japan's Best of 2024: The Friends List
We wrap up our best of 2024 coverage with selections picked by friends of the newsletter
https://thissidejapan.substack.com/p/friends-list-2024
7 months ago
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the bigger question is, will asap ferg show up on music station?
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8 months ago
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i knew they perform in complete darkness but still i wonder how the autechre show’s gonna be this week
8 months ago
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New Monthly Listening is out for September! Our round-up of new albums we enjoyed this month, from omeme tenten, mei ehara, and more
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Monthly Listening: September 2025
Rounding up great new releases we checked out during August from omeme tenten, BAILEFUNK KAKEKO, mei ehara and more
https://thissidejapan.substack.com/p/monthly-listening-september-2025
8 months ago
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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
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Issue #98: The 2020s in TV Drama Music
We look back at our favorite J-pop singles tied up with TV dramas from 2020-2024, featuring music by Official HIGE Dandism, Kenshi Yonezu and more
https://thissidejapan.substack.com/p/issue-98-the-2020s-in-tv-drama-music
8 months ago
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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...
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Issue #97: World End Love Song
Discussing the new SATOH EP, SPEED's debut single and the early catalog of I've Sound
https://thissidejapan.substack.com/p/issue-97-world-end-love-song
9 months ago
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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...
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Issue #96: u:phobia
This Side of Japan is back to discuss the new Emma Aibara album, GLAY's "HOWEVER" and Perfume's new single for the latest Chihayafuru spin-off
https://thissidejapan.substack.com/p/issue-96-uphobia
9 months ago
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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...
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Idol Watch #26: July/August 2025
Rounding up the best idol songs from the past two months, featuring PiKi, XUDAN, FOKALITE and more, plus a report of Sakurazaka46's Tokyo Dome show
https://thissidejapan.substack.com/p/idol-watch-26-julyaugust-2025
10 months ago
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shy🎀
10 months ago
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
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The Return of the Triple Baka
An examination of vocal synth fandom through one song and three characters.
https://www.shy.center/p/triple-baka
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picked new songs by Layla, Tonalia and Yureruwayurei this week
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10 months ago
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man look at these phones
youtu.be/_Lj7fGpUDik?...
10 months ago
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the one who keeps making personal anthems for my 2025
youtu.be/B-2MpKZN_2M?...
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Effie - CAN I SIP 담배 (Official Video)
YouTube video by Effie
https://youtu.be/B-2MpKZN_2M?si=NT8DiP5cDotkYzIE
10 months ago
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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
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And Then What
"Manhole No Futa No Ue" [Shonin Yokkyuu, 2023] Darkness fell on the set at Tokyo Dome, the glitzy showbiz theater of “Addiction” transforming into an industrial fire escape. You can soon hear the...
https://sneek-m.tumblr.com/post/791744347676737536/manhole-no-futa-no-ue-shonin-yokkyuu
10 months ago
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hope noa put her usual punk rawk like this for the song she wrote for ILLIT
youtu.be/qNU-SUKjMz0?...
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YouTube video by noa - Topic
https://youtu.be/qNU-SUKjMz0?si=DoCnVLceHrisrK3r
10 months ago
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time to look after our new children
10 months ago
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wrote a primer on tokimeki sendenbu!
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10 months ago
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can’t believe we got stans doing critic takedowns for the clipse album….
11 months ago
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just saw a tiktok introducing this jpop architect no one talks about and it’s…. yasutaka nakata
11 months ago
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wonder what tsj would give this (it's a strong [6] from me)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3P8...
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=LOVE(イコールラブ)/ 18th Single『とくべチュ、して』【MV full】
YouTube video by =LOVE(イコールラブ)公式チャンネル
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3P8vcZkIh4&list=RDF3P8vcZkIh4&start_radio=1&pp=ygUVPWxvdmUgdG9rdWJlY2h1IHNoaXRloAcB
11 months ago
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Tamar Herman
11 months ago
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...
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Why 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' works so well
If you've watched K-Pop Demon Hunters recently, there's a likely chance that you're either listening to it right now, or possibly humming its soundtrack. If you haven't watched it yet, take a break an...
https://notesonkpop.com/why-k-op-demon-hunters-works-so-well/
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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...
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Monthly Listening: June 2025
Rounding up great new releases we checked out during June from Ano, AQ, iVy and more
https://thissidejapan.substack.com/p/monthly-listening-june-2025
11 months ago
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my fav 25 albums of 2025 so far (non-asian)
12 months ago
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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...
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Issue #95: Mofu Mohu
Discussing the new Yuka Nagase album, Aya Matsuura's summer classic, and the year in Japan's rap so far
https://thissidejapan.substack.com/p/issue-95-mofu-mohu
12 months ago
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this week i picked new songs by The Whoops, rirugiliyangugili and Lilniina
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12 months ago
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this week i picked new songs by airi suzuki, xamiya and yuki chiba
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about 1 year ago
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scrmbl
about 1 year ago
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
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scrmbl selection June 6, 2025 - Airi Suzuki, FARMHOUSE, Yuki Chiba, and more | scrmbl
Despite the ease of access that streaming has brought to the distri...
https://www.scrmbl.com/post/scrmbl-selection-june-6-2025-airi-suzuki-farmhouse-yuki-chiba-and-more
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finally organized the april playlist
open.spotify.com/playlist/1hR...
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April, 2025
Playlist · Ryo Miyauchi · 349 items · 1 saves
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hRn50sY6WmLOJWjXEFK2j?si=cd40a43addb24cc7
about 1 year ago
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mariah carey back with a new song that samples "eric b is president" she remains the queen
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Mariah Carey - Type Dangerous (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by MariahCareyVEVO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04-s6uSHlro&pp=ygUbbWFyaWFoIGNhcmV5IHR5cGUgZGFuZ2Vyb3Vz
about 1 year ago
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A-pop 🤔
@otherdavemoore.com
about 1 year ago
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