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The J-Music Advance Party (June 2024)
Not sure what to check out this month? I got you.
The J-Music Advance Party (February 2024)
Lots of new releases to love this month!
The J-Music Advance Party (January 2024)
Whose music am I planning on checking out this month?
The J-Music Advance Party (May 2024)
May these releases bring us joy.
The J-Music Advance Party (March 2024)
Marching out to some new arrivals this month.
The J-Music Advance Party (August 2024)
A gust of new releases headed your way.
The J-Music Advance Party (April 2024)
This month's releases aren't fooling around.
The J-Music Advance Party (July 2024)
Lighting it up with this month's new releases!
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The J-Music Advance Party: Tokyo Live Report (September 2024) [SPECIAL EDITION]
Listening to Japanese music... in Japan!!
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 20; October 5, 2024)
This week’s features include: tonari no Hanako, POP ART TOWN,山崎あおい (yamazaki aoi), kiki vivi lily,and アイラヴミー (I LUV ME)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (Week 22; October 28, 2023)
This week’s features include: Chilli Beans,, リーガルリリー (regal lily)アイラブミー (I LUV ME), souzoucity, and cadode
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (Week 21; October 14, 2023)
This week’s features include: 帰りの会 (kaeri no kai), Hakubi, For Tracy Hyde, miida, and Sarasa Kadowaki
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 5; March 9, 2024)
This week’s features include: postman, ヨルシカ (yorushika), 植田真梨恵 (ueda marie), ポップしなないで (pop shinanaide), and ZUTOMAYO
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 4; February 24, 2024)
This week’s features include: 空白ごっこ (kuhakugokko), Harutya, whaledontsleep, ラブリーサマーちゃん (lovely summer chan), sympathy, and クレナズム (culenasm)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 14; July 13, 2024)
This week’s features include: Ivy to Fraudulent Game, GOOD ON THE REEL MAISONdes, yama, 泣き虫☔︎ (nakimushi), Genie High,相沢 (aizawa), and くじら (kujira; “whaledontsleep”)…
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 12; June 15, 2024)
This week’s features include: 日食なつこ (nisshoku natsuko), Hakubi, yourness, majiko, and 三月のパンタシア (sangatsu no phantasia)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 16; August 10, 2024)
This week’s features include: Fujifabric, Ikuta Lilas, LELLE,cadode, くじら (kujira; “whaledontsleep”),and ひかりのなかに (hikarinonakani)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 1; January 13, 2024)
This week’s features include: School Food Punishment, アイラブミー (I LUV ME) cadode, 青虫 (aomushi), and ヨルシカ (yorushika)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 11; June 1, 2024)
This week’s features include: ましのみ (mashinomi), 八木海莉 (yagi kairi), EOW,Sano Ibuki, and ヨルシカ (yorushika)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 15; July 27, 2024)
This week’s features include: エゾシカグルメクラブ (ezoshika gourmet club), ユアネス (yourness), アイラブミー (I LUV ME),ずっと真夜中でいいのに。(zutto mayonaka de ii no ni; “ZUTOMAYO”),and 八木海莉 (yagi kairi) …
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 18; September 7, 2024)
This week’s features include: 青虫 (aomushi), 湯木慧 (yuki akira),みゆな (miyuna), SHE IS SUMMER,and 東京事変 (tokyo jihen; “Tokyo Incidents”)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 9; May 4, 2024)
This week’s features include: EVO+, The Floor, 菅原圭 (sugawara kei), POLKADOT STINGRAY, and School Food Punishment
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 14; July 13, 2024)
This week’s features include: Ivy to Fraudulent Game, GOOD ON THE REEL MAISONdes, yama, 泣き虫☔︎ (nakimushi), Genie High,相沢 (aizawa), and くじら (kujira; “whaledontsleep”)…
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 2; January 27, 2024)
This week’s features include: 緑黄色社会 (ryokuoushokushakai), 秋山黄色 (akiyama kiro), ずっと真夜中でいいのに (zutto mayonaka de ii no ni; ZUTOMAYO), whaledontsleep, and 美的計画 (bitekikeikaku)…
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 8; April 20, 2024)
This week’s features include: 帰りの会 (kaeri no kai), 熊川みゆ (kumagawa miyu), 植田真梨恵 (ueda marie), Hakubi, and みゆな (miyuna)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 19; September 21, 2024)
This week’s features include: 植田真梨恵 (ueda marie), Ratrium,Genie High, AiNA THE END, くじら (kujira; “whaledontsleep),and あるくとーーふ (arukuto–fu)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 16; August 27, 2024)
This week’s features include: Fujifabric, Ikuta Lilas, LELLE,cadode, くじら (kujira; “whaledontsleep”),and ひかりのなかに (hikarinonakani)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 7; April 6, 2024)
This week’s features include: 空白ごっこ (kuhakugokko), Gyoson, LELLE, mol-74, and 笹川真生 (sasagawa mao)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 3; February 10, 2024)
This week’s features include: 藤川千愛 (fujikawa chiai), Hakubi, 山崎あおい (yamazaki aoi), MAISONdes, おおお (ooo), whaledontsleep, and Organic Call
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 6; March 23, 2024)
This week’s features include: ゴホウビ (GOHOBI), Haku., WEAKEND WALKER,アイラブミー (I LUV ME), and 女王蜂 (“Ziyoou-vachi”; “QUEEN BEE”)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 13; June 29, 2024)
This week’s features include: Hakubi, 空白ごっこ (kuhakugokko),米津玄師 (yonezu kenshi), コアラモード. (coalamode.), ヒグチアイ (higuchi ai)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 17; August 24, 2024)
This week’s features include: yama, ヨルシカ (yorushika),POP ART TOWN, チョーキューメイ (ChoQMay),and 木下百花 (kinoshita momoka)
Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft (S2, Week 10; May 18, 2024)
This week’s features include: 菅原圭 (sugawara kei), whaledontsleep, ひかりのなかに (hikarinonakani), MINT mate box, ヨルシカ (yorushika), and 日食なつこ (nisshoku natsuko)
Music Taste (2024)
Well I was telling myself that the next post that I made would either be about Solanin or Alice in Hell and surprise! It’s about neither. Instead, I…
Amanchu! Advance
Always been a fan of Kozue Amano’s stellar manga “Aria” and its anime adaptations, hence rejoiced when she began a new slice-of-life series with “あまんちゅ!” after the story…
J-Music Exchange/Rate — THIS IS MUSIC by Ohashi Trio
Surprise~!!(?) XD
Game of the Month: October 2024
This month, my main feature should be pretty obvious. I do, however, also have an honourable mention as well. In lieu of two things that really connect those…
The Winter 2024 Anime Trailer Watch Party!
Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, James Beckett, and Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement are back on Friday, December 29 at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern to watch ALL the Winter 2024…
The GARDEN by the peggies (Album Review) | J-Music Exchange/Rate
Is there even such thing as a short backlog? Hello and welcome back to another J-Music Exchange/Rate review! In case you’re not familiar with this segment, basically, me…
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?
Box Art Extravaganza: October 2024
NOTE: This post will be updated throughout the month as more packaging art is revealed. And just like that, we’re now in the last quarter of 2024, which…
Author Journey (October 14, 2024)
Last week reminded me how ridiculous it is that I’m being forced back to a physical office. We finally achieved a great work-life balance, but that’s being tossed…
Special Report: October 6, 2024
The 50th anniversary of Space Battleship Yamato‘s original TV broadcast was overwhelming. Live events, news flashes, social media posts, and more brought fans together from all parts of…
Author Journey (October 7, 2024)
How is it October already? I’ve almost finished watching my selections from the Spring 2024 lineup and Fall has just begun. Guess I had better get on to…
Tokyo Events For October 2024
It's finally fall in Tokyo! Enjoy the cooler weather and check out our monthly roundup of Tokyo events for October 2024.
TOP 20 J-POP SONGS IN 2020 #MUSIC
2020 is a year that I fall in love with J-POP music the most. Shoutout to theDX3 YT Channel who make J-POP ranking platform so it’s much easier…
THE BOOK 2 by YOASOBI (Album Review) | J-Music Exchange/Rate
I already considered this group’s music to be excellent but I was curious… 🤔 Hello and welcome back to yet another installment of the J-Music Exchange/Rate segment! This…
J-music Vs. UK(and US)-music – A view of the Japanese mentality towards Western culture
The title for this post was going to be a homage to Nagato Yuki’s awesome guitar skillz, but I couldn’t quite get the pun together O_o. Anyways, the…
TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: October 7 – October 13, 2024
There have been some changes to the reporting style here on the Blog. Please refer to the post here for further information. All of the data you find…
TenPuru, Grand Blue Dreaming, Wise Man’s Grandchild, The Ancient Magus' Bride, Onna no Sono no Hoshi
BlueGuns by FantasticYouth (Album Review) ► J-Music Exchange/Rate
Hello and welcome back to another album review in the J-Music Exchange/Rate segment! If you happen to be new here, this is a fun thing I’ve been doing…