J-Music Exchange/Rate ー Curtain raise by Aida Rikako (Album Review)

You’d think I would’ve already done this on my own but here we are XD

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (May 2022)

Aaand just like that, we have reached the midway point of 2022!

J-Music Exchange/Rate ー Darling Syndrome by Kairiki Bear (Album Review)

What do you mean I don’t even have a TikTok accoun-

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (April 2022)

You already know!

J-Music Exchange/Rate ー BAD Mode by Utada Hikaru (Album Review)

How well *can* we determine what people might like? Let’s find out (XD)

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (March 2022)

Spring is coming!

J-Music Exchange/Rate ー ERA by RAISE A SUILEN (Album Review)

A bit of a Fridge Brilliant album pick for this month’s theme if I do say so myself.
Take a guess before you read on 😀

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (February 2022)

Lots of songs to love this month ❤
I mean, ideally that’s always the case here on the Roundup (XD)

J-Music Exchange/Rate ー good morning by Fujiwara Sakura (Album Review)

Love is in the air ❤
Or was, depending on when you’re reading this, but only a true gentleman would say any day can be Valentine’s Day (feel free to use this excuse should you need i-)

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (January 2022)

Feels good to be back 🙂

J-Music Exchange/Rate — HappyEND by HoneyComeBear (Album Review)

What’s *your* New Year’s resolution? 😉

Listening to Japanese Music — 2021 Recommendation Roundup Awards

Folks, it’s that time of the year ❤ !

J-Music Exchange/Rate — Gradation Collection by Kobayashi Aika (Album Review)

We talk about some of our favorites from 2021!

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (November 2021)

And just like that, we’re moving on the finale!

J-Music Exchange/Rate ー SHISHAMO BEST by SHISHAMO (Album Review)

We talk about some of the *best* albums out there!

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (October 2021)

No tricks, just tracks. Always a treat though 😉 

J-Music Exchange/Rate ー Nebula by Ueda Reina (Album Review)

You know what they say; don’t judge a book by its cover.

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (September 2021)

I just can’t stay away man…

Let Me Swim A Little Bit More: Thoughts and Musings on the Album “SOAK” by Negoto (A Tribute)

Notes:
*let me swim a little bit more (oyogasete mou sukoshi dake) is a reference to a line in the song “Suichuu Toshi”

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (August 2021)

School’s back, and so are we!

J-Music Exchange/Rate ー Blend by LUCKY TAPES (Album Review)

Nothing like a nice blend to get you through a school night.

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (July 2021)

Summer breeze~ Makes me feel fine~~

J-Music Exchange/Rate ー Magic Number by go!go!vanillas (Album Review)

Kicking off the summer with a new album review!

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (June 2021)

Things are starting to heat up!

J-Music Exchange/Rate ー Sainandawa by Wata Megumi

As they say, better late than never? (XD)

Listening to Japanese Music: Monthly Recommendation Roundup (May 2021)

We certainly “breezed” through another month, have we?
Get it? ‘Cause it’s still sprin-

J-Music Exchange/Rate ー Love Story by back number (Album Review)

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, what then are song covers?

J-Music Exchange/Rate ー Catch The One by Awesome City Club (Album Review)

You can practically hear the flowers blooming ~

J-Music Exchange/Rate ー Shin-Shiro by Sakanaction (Album Review)

The theme for this month is hidden gems! 😀

Me and Music Tag

There was no way I wasn’t trying my hand at this (XD)

J-Music Exchange/Rate — Rhythmic Flavor by Itou Miku (Album Review)

uwu

J-Music Exchange/Rate — THE PARK by Akai Ko-en (Album Review)

We’re back !!!

Listening to Japanese Music — 2020 Recommendation Roundup Awards

It’s that time of the year ❤

J-Music Exchange/Rate — note by Kamishiraishi Mone (Album Review)

We had some absolute stellar album releases this 2020!

J-Music Exchange/Rate — THE KIDS by Suchmos (Album Review)

How would you know if you like something if you don’t try it out first?

J-Music Exchange/Rate — DADASTATION by DADARAY (Album Review)

Because you never really do forget your firsts after all 😉

J-Music Exchange/Rate — JUNCTION by Hayami Saori (Album Review)

The theme is music player mainstays!

J-Music Exchange/Rate — Chime by sumika (Album Review)

Checkin’ in on everyone’s summer 😀

J-Music Exchange/Rate — Shade by iri (Album Review)

All Day, All Day~  All Night, All Night~

J-Music Exchange/Rate — Shall we ☆ Carnival by i☆Ris (Album Review)

Come one, come all, and step right up~! (‘Cause, y’know, it’s a carniv-)

J-Music Exchange/Rate — THIS IS MUSIC by Ohashi Trio (Album Review)

Surprise~!!(?) XD

Idols and You — Thoughts on Galbraith & Karlin’s 33 1/3 JAPAN, AKB48 (a book recommendation and some musings thereafter)

Caught up on some reading this month so 😀

Mystery Blogger Award

Yeah, I suppose I’m a bit of mystery in some respects (xD)

Listening to Japanese Music — 2019 Recommendation Round-Up Awards

HERE. WE. GO.

Musings on the Netflix Documentary “ENTER THE ANIME” and the Orientalism of Anime and Anime Viewing Culture

#TheAnimangaFestival

Don’t worry, this is, like, only 80% a rant (xD)

There Can Be Stranger Things Than Two Shining Suns (a blog tag compilation)

It’s these kinds of posts that show how bad I am at this (xD)

Listening to Japanese Music — Favorite Band/Group Names

Y’know what they say: it’s all in the name 😀

Until Forevermore: The Quick Rise and Gentle Fall of the Mushroom Empire (A Tribute to Kinoko Teikoku)

Notes:
*until forevermore (itsumademo) is a reference to a line in the song ”Last Day”
*Mushroom Empire is the literal translation of Kinoko Teikoku

Why I Still Love Anime (Community Project)

First post of 2019!
(and a short update from me after the post-proper)

Listening to Japanese Music — 2018 Recommendation Round-Up Awards

Let’s end the year with a bang shall we? 😀