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Make Believe Bonus: Ramen Jazzy Beats
Reckoning With Nakameguro


Make Believe Mailer #138: Butter Sugar Cream
A Decade Of Kawaii Future Bass...And The Final Days Of Japan's 21st Century Cute Phase


Make Believe Melodies For March 24, 2025
Mekdachi Khalil Appreciation Post


Make Believe Bonus: A Ranking Of All Zepp Venues In The Tokyo Area
You Aren't Getting Out Of This One Unscathed, Zepp Haneda


Make Believe Melodies For March 17, 2025
Last two editions have been very alternative, returning to our roots!


Make Believe Bonus: Hololive Super Expo 2025
Screaming Screaming Screaming


Make Believe Melodies For March 10, 2025
The Familiar With A Twist


Make Believe Bonus: Tower Records Shinjuku
From Experiences To Tourism


Make Believe Melodies For March 3, 2025
A Couple Big Names, Both Digital And Flesh-And-Blood, Return


Make Believe Bonus: Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing
Featuring A Review Of The Hatsune Miku Churro


Make Believe Melodies For February 24, 2025
Goofy With A Heart Of Gold


Make Believe Mailer #137: Virtual Possibilities
Hoshimachi Suisei, VOLTCATION, Tsukino Mito And More From VTuber Music World


Make Believe Bonus: 2015 Live Report Jamboree
Pulling Some Dispatches From A Decade Ago Out Of The Digital Ether


Make Believe Melodies For February 18, 2025
Lots Of Favorites, A J-pop Highlight And Two Viral Cuts (For Very Different Reasons)


Make Believe Bonus: "Valentine's Radio"
A Few Variations On A Valentine's Favorite


Make Believe Mailer #136: A Definitive Ranking Of The Yuming Songs Featured In "Watashi Wo Ski Ni Tsuretette!"
The Sound, Sights And Skis Of The Bubble Era


Make Believe Melodies For February 10, 2025
All Albums Edition


Make Believe Bonus: AprilBlue, UTERO, Lipstick And Blurred City Lights At Koenji High
Shoegazin' In The New Year


Make Believe Melodies For February 4, 2025
For Synthesized Voice Freaks!


Make Believe Mailer #135: BABYMETAL Interviews (MTV 81)
Early Chats With A J-pop Pioneer On The Global Stage


Make Believe Bonus: SCANDAL Interview (MTV Iggy 2015)
Journalism Can Be A Challenge!


Make Believe Melodies For January 27, 2025
Blame The British For The One Song Title


Make Believe Bonus: Racing Into The Bite Part 2
Eating The YOASOBI Curry I Found At A Bookstore


Make Believe Melodies For January 20, 2025
Sounds Of Pop To Come (I Hope)


Make Believe Mailer #134: Fun Japan
A Year Where Government Involvement Really Impacts Music


Make Believe Bonus: 10 Things To Watch From Japanese Pop Culture In 2025 (NewsPicks)
In: Physical Media, Indie, Escapism


Make Believe Melodies For January 13, 2025
Out Of Body Experiences


Make Believe Bonus: Five Extra Japanese Releases Of 2024
Not Quite Ready To Let Go Of Last Year


Make Believe Melodies For January 7, 2025
I Actually Had A Proper Vacation...And Feel Completely Out Of The Loop


Make Believe Bonus: Japanese Pop Culture Report From An American Mall
Surely T-Shirt Stalls Next To A Wetzel's Pretzels Offers Deep Insight


Make Believe Mailer #133: Make Believe Melodies' 100 Favorite Japanese Albums Of 2024
(More Than 100, But Ehhhhh All Good)


Make Believe Bonus: PAS TASTA At Spotify O-EAST
A Thrill To End The Year


Make Believe Melodies For December 16, 2024
Can I Get The Year-End List Out This Week??? Well, Hopefully A Shorter Round-Up Will Help


Make Believe Bonus: Love And Berry
Perfect Young Ladies


Make Believe Mailer #132: White Girl
Winter Has Arrived


Make Believe Melodies For December 9, 2024
Trying to keep these shorter as the year wraps up and work piles up but...lolz we will see how that goes


Make Believe Bonus: TWICE Treats At Family Mart
SELL THE SOCKS IN BIGGER SIZES!


Make Believe Melodies For December 2, 2024
I'm falling for you (after largely dismissing you)


Make Believe Mailer #131: An Assortment Of Thoughts On NewJeans In Japan
Featuring Summer Sonic, The Powerpuff Girls, And "Plastic Love"


Make Believe Bonus: Osaka Record Store Guide
A Stroll Down My Old Life (And Many Places You Should Visit Now)


Make Believe Melodies For November 25, 2024
Another Examples Of Why I Can't Make Year-End Lists Until...Year End


Make Believe Mailer #130: A Look Back At mitsume
A Stroll Through The Band's Albums


Make Believe Bonus: NHK Broadcast Center
Watching The Kohaku Announcement Spectacle In Person


Make Believe Bonus: Technique At Fourth Floor II
Underground Nostalgia


Make Believe Melodies For November 12, 2024
Excitement from the far end of the archipelago


Make Believe Mailer #129: "Turning Up"
Five years since the musical end of Heisei...and beginning of Reiwa