Spoiler alert: it's nothing bad lol While I do enjoy doing the Japanese song roundups, it's no secret that I don't do them that often. It's the reason why I decided to rename the segment to 'Infrequent J-Song Roundup', since it is most certainly true that I post them at an infrequent rate. But recently, I really felt the urge to change up the name of this segment; no specific or major reason why, other than it kinda feeling dull (weird how it took four whole years for me to realize that). So, I spent some time brainstorming a new name for my roundups and after a couple terrible ideas, this is what my pea-sized brain came up with:
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