owo what’s thi- Hey there! What’s that? Like the new studio? I most certainly do, and before I formally begin, I would like to give my thanks to @JellyBeam_Ji for working on this. They’ve been the ones responsible for pretty much all the artwork you see here on the blog so shout outs to them Alright, back to business. Hello and welcome. We got a new look, but this is the same ol’ Monthly Recommendation Roundup that you all know and (hopefully) love If you *don’t* know what this is however ー Basically I put together a post featuring Japanese music that I’ve listened to and subsequently rec ..read more

We bump some J-music in the whip. Hello! Welcome back to yet another installment of the J-Music Exhcange/Rate! If you know, you know BUT, if in case this is your first time here on the blog and you’re not quite sure what this post is all about ー The Exchange/Rate is a tandem album review series conducted every month by yours truly alongside my good friend and fellow Japanese music fan Al (from Omunibasu). Each month we decide on a specific theme with which our reviews would revolve around. We then pick out albums from our respective libraries which we think best coincides with ..read more

This week’s features include: 空白ごっこ (kuhakugokko), Gyoson, LELLE, mol-74, and 笹川真生 (sasagawa mao) Hello! Good day to ya And welcome back to Season 2 of the Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft! I am your host Leap, as always, here with another set of songs lined up for me to check out with you guys If you already know how it goes, feel free to head on over to down to the tracks. However, if this is actually your first time here, here’s a short primer on what this series is all about ー The Draft, inspired by player drafts in traditional sports and draft formats from popular trading card games ..read more

Tough month, but we toughed it out It was particularly tough because there was *SO MUCH* this month in the way of Japanese music! Granted, it’s always been a lot and it’s only starting to feel that way for me the more I familiarize myself with different bands and artists but hey, overabundance doesn’t seem like the worst of troubles to have, especially in this hobby Anyway, enough about me and my problems (lol). Welcome to the Monthly Recommendation Roundup! Real quick, if this is your first time here and you’re not quite sure what you just walked into, here’s a short primer on what the Rou ..read more

Hello, old friend. What is up everybody? And welcome back once again to yet another installment of the J-Music Exchange/Rate! If you already know the ropes you’d know to skip ahead this next paragraph, BUT if this is actually your first time here on the blog and you’re not quite sure what this is exactly ー The Exchange/Rate is a monthly album review series conducted by yours truly alongside my good friend and fellow Japanese music fan Al (from Omunibasu). Each month we decide on a specific theme with which our reviews would revolve around. We then pick out album ..read more

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”) Helloooo~ Hope y’all are having a fine weekend as I’ll welcome you guys all back again to none other than the Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft! If you know the drill you know where to go from here, but if you’re new to the blog and/or this series, here’s a quick primer on what to expect ー The Draft, inspired by player drafts in traditional sports and draft formats from popular trading card games like Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh, is a bi-weekly series where we try to ..read more

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 Hellooo! It’s me Leap, here to welcome you guys back again to yet another week of the Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft! Draft vets know where to go from here but if you find yourself a newcomer and you’re not quite sure just yet what to expect, here’s a quick little primer of this series is all about ー The Draft, inspired by player drafts in traditional sports and draft formats from popular trading card games like Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh, is a bi-weekly series wher ..read more

It’s a blind date! Hello! Welcome back to the J-Music Exchange/Rate; your monthly source of Japanese music album reviews Al and I got a particularly interesting one this month (I mean, ideally they’re *always* interestin-), but before we get into why that is, if this is actually your first time here and you’re not sure what you just walked into ー The Exchange/Rate is a monthly album review series conducted by yours truly alongside my good friend and fellow Japanese music fan Al (from Omunibasu). Each month we decide on a specific theme with which our reviews would revolve around. We then pic ..read more

Coming to you on the 29th of February, which means it’s a *leap* year I always say I’ll do something special whenever the leap year comes around but I never get around to actually plan something once the time comes. Maybe next leap year I’ll think of something. We’ll see. Anyway (XD), welcome back once again to the Monthly Recommendation Roundup! Lots of Japanese music to love this month of February as you might already know, but before we get to ’em, a quick word to those who are new to the blog and are not sure what they just walked into. Basically I put together a post featuring Japanese ..read more

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 Hello! Welcome back to the Spotify J-Music Playlist Draft! We are now in Week 3 of Drafts so if you’re only now tuning in, there’s not a whole lot on the backlog just yet for this season as we pretty much just started, but if you missed any of the previous weeks it shouldn’t take you long to get caught up If this is the first time you’re seeing a season of the Draft underway though, here’s a quick little primer to tell you what this series is all about: T ..read more