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Hi, new followers! I write and edit This Side of Japan, a newsletter about Japanese music, new and old. A new issue goes out every other Wednesday. You can check out more of what's inside + other companion content here! Subscribe if you like! ✨

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me when i see shiina ringo and nocchi perform their song on cdtv

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i love jpop bc you're listening to some cool pop hit with some sleazy glam metal riff and you read the wiki and it says "used for an insurance commercial"

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UTADA HIKARU AT COACHELLA OH MY GOD

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*deep breath* I interviewed Kyary Pamyu Pamyu!

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“People associate me with things like pastel colors or huge ribbons, and there were times I felt trapped by those images even though I was constantly evolving” —Kyary Pamyu Pamyu @sneeek talks to @pamyurin about her latest album, Candy Racer

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I got to interview Perfume and write about their new album Plasma for @japantimes !

Perfume looks to the future with kindness

The pop group taps into the nostalgic sounds of city pop and melancholic views of the present in its seventh full-length album, “Plasma.”

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This Side of Japan presents... the Top 100 Japanese Songs of 2022! it's time to look back at the year's best music from Japan, with songs from Wednesday Campanella, Kaho Nakamura, Tohji and many more

This Side of Japan's Top 100 Japanese Songs of 2022

Highlighting the year's best songs from Wednesday Campanella, Kaho Nakamura, Tohji and many more

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This Side of Japan presents... top 100 Japanese songs of 2021! We look back at a fantastic year in music with songs from Gen Hoshino, Hitsujibungaku, Hakushi Hasegawa and many, many more!

This Side of Japan's Top 100 Japanese Songs of 2021

Celebrating a great year in music in Japan, featuring songs by Gen Hoshino, Hitsujibungaku, Hakushi Hasegawa and many, many more

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i was gonna be like "imagine perfume doing like pinkpantheress or newjeans" but wait they did that already 10 years ago

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reviewed the new CHAI album for @pitchfork !

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CHAI evolve their perspective and sound, exploring the decadent grooves of city pop as they contend with growing up

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@post_prufrock to start, a “Mozart shit” tag in the beginning of a track doesn’t hit the same

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gonna sound odd maybe but walking OUT of the theater, returning to the world after immersing yourself in the theater/film for ~2 hours

Bright Wall/Dark Room (bwdr.bsky.social)

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We all miss going to the movies, but what little idiosyncratic thing do you miss most about the experience of going to a movie theater?

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This Side of Japan presents… Best of 2022: The Friends List! we wrap up our year end coverage with a list of lists! we invited more than a dozen friends of the newsletter to share their favorite Japanese songs of 2022 - see what they had to pick!

This Side of Japan's Best of 2022: The Friends List

We wrap up our best of 2022 coverage with selections picked by friends of the newsletter

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I reviewed the new 4s4ki album for @pitchfork !

4s4ki: Killer in Neverland

Read Ryo Miyauchi’s review of the album.

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wrote about valknee for pitchfork!

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The Japanese rapper tries out some Pokémon-themed come-ons and hints at her own desolation

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🎊 This Side of Japan is now on issue 50! 🎊 We celebrate the big 50 (and a few personal milestones) with a list of 50 favorite Japanese tracks since 2017—the year I really started to follow new Japanese music

Issue #50: This Side of Japan's 50 Favorite Songs of 2017-2021

Celebrating the newsletter's 50th issue with a list of my 50 favorite Japanese tracks from the last 5 years

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I interviewed Haru Nemuri!

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"[Live shows] let me acknowledge the presence of someone else, so it’s irreplaceable. It’s a space that I want to protect."—Haru Nemuri @sneeek talks w/ @haru_nemuri about her beginnings, approach to live performances & more. Her tour starts tomorrow!

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thanks to @misterminsoo , I got to contribute to @billboard ’s lists for best K-pop of 2020! I wrote about April, LUCY, Twice and Weki Meki for the top 20 songs list

The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2020: Critics’ Picks

Consider this an introduction to the many K-pop singles that dazzled us, impressed us, and moved us throughout the past 12 months.

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Here it is... This Side of Japan's 100 Favorite Songs of 2020! Looking back at the year's songs from Japan, ft. Tofubeats, Chara + YUKI, Yonige, CHAI, Lucky Kilimanjaro, Awich, and many, many more! here's part 1: 1-50...

This Side of Japan's 100 Favorite Songs of 2020 (Part 1: 1-50)

Looking back at the year's best songs from Tofubeats, Chara & YUKI, BBHF and more

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The Conversation: Bellring Shoujo Heart I'm joined by the Crow Girls scholar @taeminpala to discuss the music, influence and legacy of Bellring Shoujo Heart! Use this as an introduction to the idol group's catalog—now available on streaming services

The Conversation: Bellring Shoujo Heart

Joined by our friend Myrna, we discuss all about one of the most influential idol groups of the 2010s

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Hi, I'm starting a newsletter called This Side of Japan about Japanese music, new and old! Here's a little bit about what you can expect in every issue, and the first one will be published next Wednesday. Please subscribe + share ✨

Coming soon...

Hi, welcome to This Side of Japan, a newsletter about Japanese music, new and old.

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@meleeideologue i wish you were making this up

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This Side of Japan brings you another big list of lists from our dear friends of the newsletter! We asked friends and contributors for their favorite Japanese songs of 2021, and here's what they had to share:

This Side of Japan's Best of 2021: The Friends List

We wrap up the best of 2021 coverage with selections picked by friends of the newsletter

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BIG NEWS: This Side of Japan is pivoting to K-pop! Here's what's in the debut issue of That Side of K-pop: ✨on WJSN Chocome ✨Yena's SMILEY ✨singles picked by @juanagiaimo @KaylaBeardslee @crystalleww @mellowyel ✨Girls' Generation's "Run Devil Run"

That Side of K-pop #1: Super Yuppers

This Side of Japan's pivot to K-pop brings you WJSN Chocome, Yena's great mini album, a Girls' Generation no. 1 plus guest selections!

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very happy to kick off Hyadain Week! joined by very special guest @xiaoaishiteru we’re celebrating a decade of Hyadain by discussing his 10 essential songs from the 2010s!

Introducing Hyadain Week: Exploring a Decade of Kenichi Maeyamada a.k.a. Hyadain!

This Side of Japan brings you a special series of features all about Hyadain, one of the most influential J-pop producers of the 2010s

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what I like about how karaoke culture being so embedded in japanese life is that i think there’s a public familiarity with pop song structure

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all i have to say is that @xiaoaishiteru is one of the most thoughtful, knowledged, reliable sources on idol that i know

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Idol Watch presents… Top 100 Japanese Idol Songs of 2022! we look back at the year’s best from Sakurazaka46, OCHA NORMA, PAPIPUPEPO WA MUZUKASHII, and many, many more!

Idol Watch's Top 100 Japanese Idol Songs of 2022

Looking back at the best idol songs of the year featuring OCHA NORMA, Kinopo, PAPIPUPEPO WA MUZUKASHII and many more

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feels good to complete the (japanese) discography

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the entire you’ll melt more discog would like a word

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here’s one for myrna

MIGMA SHELTER " NAME" - Rave 2019.09.19

公演＿「leaf peeping」日程＿2019年9月19日(木)時間＿開場18:00 開演19:00会場＿代官山UNIT出演＿MIGMA SHELTER、raymaySpider Line作詞・作曲・編曲：タニヤマヒロアキMix：慎秀範【動画スタッフ】編集・撮影：杉山祐樹撮影：伊藤まさや / モリカワタイ...

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The new Conversation column is dedicated to the just-disbanded Sora Tob Sakana! I’m joined by the wonderful @zujo57 to talk about their one-of-a-kind discography and what made the idol group so special

The Conversation: Sora Tob Sakana

A chat between friends about the music and history behind the one-of-a-kind, math-rock-inspired idol group

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kinda tired of this outlook of “if you’re fed up with what you see go write about it yourself then” i encourage anyone to start writing about their passions but don’t be dismissive of someone’s voice/criticism as less meaningful bc they’re not doing ~real~ work

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made a spotify playlist of the oricon number one 1980-1989, chronological order to when they first appear as no. 1

Oricon No. 1s 1980-1989

Playlist · Ryo Miyauchi · 163 items · 60 likes

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and here’s the feature: Our Favorite Idol Costumes of the 2020s! ft. Migma Shelter, Qumali Depart and more! selections and words by @idolsociety @Baccibloo @Chibihoshi @petalidistellae @158cal

Sound and Style: Our Favorite Idol Costumes of the 2020s

With the help from our friends, Idol Watch covers some of the best idol costumes of the 2020s so far

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I'm very happy to share This Side of Japan's Friends List! I asked some of my favorite people for their top 10 songs of 2020, and I got a variety of music that I would've missed otherwise from Vtubers, emo bands, rappers, R&B soloists & many more!

This Side of Japan's Best of 2020: Friends List

Top songs of the year, picked by friends of This Side of Japan

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This Side of Japan kicks off the new year with Tetsuya Komuro Week! Join us this week for a series of five essays on the songs that defined the J-pop hit-maker in the '90s Here is the intro on more of what to expect from the essays

Welcome to Tetsuya Komuro Week!

An intro to a series of five essays on the singles that defined the hit-maker in the ‘90s

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Hello, idol fans! Here's This Side of Japan's 100 Favorite Idol Songs of 2020! Looking back at the year's best from RYUTist, , Los An Jewels and many more

This Side of Japan's 100 Favorite Idol Songs of 2020

The year's best songs from idol groups like RYUTist, Dempagumi.inc, Los An Jewels and more

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sure why not

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Idol Watch presents... the top 100 Japanese idol songs of 2021! We look back at a great year in idol through singles by , lyrical school, Crossnoesis and many, many more!

Idol Watch's Top 100 Idol Songs of 2021

Looking back at the year's best in idol from Dempagumi.inc, lyrical school, Crossnoesis and many more

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New This Side of Japan! What's inside: 🌙 on Wednesday Campanella's new singles "Maneki Neko" and "Edison" 🌙 new Kana Hanazawa album 🌙 singles by Metome, Mime, Miram 🌙 DALI's "Moonlight Densetsu"

Issue #49: Blossom

Discussing the new Kana Hanazawa album, "Moonlight Densetsu," and the new Wednesday Campanella singles

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i got to interview CHAI for @toneglow ! asked them about their creative process, what defines their music and more @toneglow でCHAIとのインタビューの記事が載りました！日本語でもあるので、是非読んでください

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“CHAI isn’t attached to this idea of a 'band.' The only thing that matters is that we make music with the four of us” —CHAI @sneeek talks with @CHAIofficialJPN about their new album WINK, how they don't consider themselves a rock band, and more!

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I interviewed Phew for @toneglow ! We talked about her work process and her great new album! Phewとのインタビューが、ニュースレター @toneglow にアップされました！彼女の音楽の作り方と、新アルバムの事を話しました。日本語訳もあるので、日本の方も是非、読んでください。

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“Rather than getting that feeling of finishing something, I’d rather work on the next thing” —Phew Ryo Miyauchi ( @sneeek ) talks with @originalphew about her creative process, her recent activities, and her new album Vertical KO (out on @Discipl36278031 ).

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The first This Side of Japan issue for 2023! What's inside: 🌍 For Tracy Hyde's discography in 5 songs 🌍 new PAL.Sounds compilation 🌍 singles by MAISONdes, poetry of torch, unknownX3 🌍 m-flo's "come again"

Issue #61: PAL Sounds

The first issue of 2023 looks at the new PAL.Sounds compilation, m-flo's "come again" and the creative growth of For Tracy Hyde

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This Side of Japan presents... Top 100 Japanese Songs of 2023! We highlight the best of the year from Ano, PeanutsKun, Conton Candy and many more!

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ok but my REAL answer

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I translated Tofubeats' latest column over at Quick Japan Web about behind the scenes filming the "Club" mv and some of his thoughts about the song + live shows post-COVID

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Quick Japan Web: A Message by Tofubeats with No Destination - A Memory of the Fun Days at the Club Tofubeats has a column on Quick Japan Web, and the latest post had him talk about filming his...

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No new This Side of Japan today, but i got the next best thing: I had a very fun discussion with @mbmelodies about Perfume’s JPN to celebrate the album’s 10th anniversary! We talked all about its history, highlights and legacy

10 Years of JPN: A Conversation About Perfume's Trajectory-Changing Third Album

A chat with writer and friend Patrick St. Michel all about Perfume and their 2011 album for its 10th anniversary

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completed 90s Madonna

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it’s my time again for 24 hours only

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⛺️ BANDCAMP FINDS, JAPANESE MUSIC 2022 Q2 ⛺️

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me when oomf has some good takes

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whoa what Danny Brown's "Monopoly" is produced by Quelle Chris??

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i got one of these today

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i’ll play

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@szgoldner this and like bunch of other bitter tweets in the same vein seems to also forget that avril was under the same scrutiny as being washed punk when ‘let go’ was a sensation

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here i'll hop on the wrapped meme with my version: like and i'll assign you a song from jpop 2021 (no idols) playlist

J-pop, 2021

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New This Side of Japan is out! What's inside: 🚕 on the rappers behind the ODDTAXI soundtrack 🚕 new Utada Hikaru album 🚕 singles by Dirty Android & RANASOL, Ken Ikeda, Haruka Kudo/Taku Takahashi 🚕 Seiko Matsuda's "Akai Sweet Pea"

Issue #46: BAD Mode

Exploring the new Hikaru Utada album, Seiko Matsuda's "Akai Sweet Pea" and the rappers behind the ODDTAXI soundtrack

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lol what i'm cited on wikipedia

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new RYUTist album drops this week!

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11月22日にリリースする5枚目のアルバム（エン）の盤が届きました。デザイナーの大澤悠大さんのアイデアで折りを変えると好きな写真を表記1にする事が出来ます。色味、写真、歌詞の文字組み全て美しいので是非手に取って頂けたら嬉しいです。楽曲の世界観が詰まったいい作品になりました。

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if you wanna keep me busy at work

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very relaxing birthday

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very grateful that we got to work together on more than a few music writing things

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The new Conversation column is about Migma Shelter! and who else to invite to discuss the psych-trance idol group than the great @idolsociety ? We touched on their music, live shows and whatever else to catch you up on one of the best recent idol groups

The Conversation: Migma Shelter

A chat between friends all about the psychedelic trance idol group

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one of the many big lessons i learned from tsj is not being afraid of writing about a song you don’t know. do your due diligence on getting familiar with the subject but also the lack of familiarity can be an insightful perspective in itself

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New This Side of Japan is out! I wrote about RYUTist's new album, Perfume's "Love the World" and defending space for more conservative J-pop for coverage as much as the more innovative plus singles by Eill, ONJUICY & Seventeen Years Old and Berlin Wall

Issue #15: Nomake Story

Highlighting the new RYUTist album, pondering about Perfume's alternate timeline and evaluating Asako's music with much consideration as the more edgy J-pop

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New Flipped issue of This Side of Japan ft. writers from @toneglow ! What’s inside: 🚀 Folder 5’s cover of Ayumi Hamasaki’s “Evolution” 🚀 SAWA’s ‘Welcome to Sa-World’ 🚀 picks from @mewfeuille @meleeideologue @misterminsoo 🚀 AKB48’s “Ne Mo Ha Mo Rumor”

(Flipped) Issue #43: Sa-World

Exploring SAWA's debut LP, AKB48's latest number one and Folder 5's cover of an Ayumi Hamasaki classic (plus guest song selections!)

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and here is just the front feature! I chose one song from each of For Tracy Hyde's 5 albums to map out their creative growth

From He(r)e To Ethernity: For Tracy Hyde in 5 Songs

We look back at the creative evolution of the great dream-pop band before its disbandment

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oh yeah forgot my cousin also gave me this hyperpop issue of eureka magazine, he said he bought it trying to learn about new music but couldn’t understand it

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New Song/New Resonance: Anime as Gateways for New Music and Perspectives For this special issue of This Side of Japan, we invited guest writers to share about songs found in anime, and how the anime deepened their relationship with music

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ok i think i can now lay this meme to rest

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⛺️BANDCAMP FINDS, JAPANESE MUSIC 2022 Q1⛺️

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The first flipped edition of Idol Watch! I’ve brought great guests to highlight 10 older idol songs from 1985 to 2015, ft. Noriko Sakai, Rie Tomosaka, Bellring Shojo Heart and more plus @MoodAdjuster on a Yukiko Okada best-of to kick things off

Idol Watch (Flipped) #9: July/August 2021

The first ever flipped edition of the column covers older idol songs by Noriko Sakai, Rie Tomosaka, Bellring Shojo Heart and more, plus a review of Yukiko Okada's posthumous best-of album

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when i showed my perfume story to my mom, who basically got me into perfume, one of the things she said was "if it was me i'd just write 'this song is cool' and that's it"

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i am at a loss for words that’s all i can say

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1 like = 1 you got this ryo you can finish the next issue by deadline

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This Side of Japan's Best Japanese Music of 2022 on Bandcamp! 40 albums, 75 songs, almost 100 artists, all available on Bandcamp - here's a guide for the next upcoming Bandcamp Friday

This Side of Japan's Best Japanese Music of 2022 on Bandcamp

Listing the year's best Japanese music available on Bandcamp featuring Moon in June, Brave Out, Michiganized and many more

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New This Side of Japan is out! I wrote about the new Anna Takeuchi EP, Globe’s “Can’t Stop Fallin’ in Love” and a new breed of pop rap plus singles by Miyuna, Nagasawa’s Onion and Sawa Angstrom!

Issue #22: Can't Stop Fallin' in Love

Discussing Anna Takuechi's new album, Globe's "Can't Stop Fallin' in Love," and the scene of new pop rap gaining buzz

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New This Side of Japan is out! What’s inside: 🍬 a personal look back at a decade of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu 🍬 Daichi Yamamoto’s new album 🍬 singles by DE DE MOUSE/TANUKI/Hitomitoi, Dizzy Sunfist, samayuzame 🍬 Mari Amachi’s “Koi Suru Natsu No Hi”

Issue #36: PON PON PON

Exploring the new Daichi Yamamoto album, a '70s Song of the Summer, and a decade in Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

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3 years

slow day at work

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THEY WERE ABOUT TO BE DROPPED BY THEIR LABEL BUT THEN KIMURA KAELA STARTED PLAYING “CHOCOLATE DISCO” ON HER RADIO SHOW AFTER RANDOMLY HEARING THE SONG IN AN ELEVATOR WHICH LED TO A NHK EXEC DISCOVERING THEM AND REACHING OUT FOR A RECYCLING CM SONG THAT BECAME THE BASIS FOR “POLYR

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@sneeek

8 months

perfume - complete best perfume - game perfume - triangle perfume - global compilation: love the world perfume - jpn perfume - level 3 perfume - cosmic explorer perfume - future pop perfume - p cubed perfume - plasma

James McKenzie

@jamesmckz

8 months

No cheating - your Quietus style Bakers Dozen. 13 albums (off the top of your head) to know you by. Not looking for a perfect list, looking for a list that you instantly regret posting because you then remember something else.

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5 months

there’s been a change of plans gonna see carly rae jepsen live in like half hour

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@sneeek

2 years

This Side of Japan returns with a new flipped issue! What's inside: 🏓 a deep dive into Kensuke Ushio's soundtrack for Ping Pong: The Animation 🏓 song selections by guests @bromf3 and @Reasonableradio 🏓 AKB48's "Motokaredesu"

(Flipped) Issue #51: Ping Pong

We go deep into Kensuke Ushio's soundtrack for Masaaki Yuasa's Ping Pong, plus guest selections as well as words on AKB48's latest Oricon number one

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@sneeek

2 years

New This Side of Japan is out! What's inside: ✈️ revisiting Utada's 'Exodus' ✈️ new SAKA-SAMA album ✈️ singles by Lucie,Too, Michiganized, Tokimeki Records ✈️ Toshinobu Kubota's "LA LA LA LOVE SONG"

Issue #53: Maiwai

Looking into the new SAKA-SAMA album, Toshinobu Kubota's "LA LA LA LOVE SONG" and Hikaru Utada's 2004 crossover record 'Exodus'

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@sneeek

3 years

since it's Bandcamp Friday, i'm going to list some favorite japanese music finds this year on Bandcamp since my last thread:

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@sneeek

3 years

kinda tired today more than other days of japanese artists and their albums seen as works separate from western music discourse, canon and histories

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@sneeek

2 years

gonna do it again this year: pick a number 1-700, and i'll assign you a Japanese song from 2022 (if you want an idol song, choose from 1-415, and add an A)

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@sneeek

4 years

favorite electronic/experimental albums, 2020

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@sneeek

4 years

it has fallen into the wrong hands

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@sneeek

4 years

got vaccine shot 1/2 😳

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10 months

This Side of Japan wraps up its Best of 2023 coverage with our Friends List! Here's a list of top 10 Japanese songs of 2023 submitted by friends and contributors to the newsletter!

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@sneeek

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DJ JUANNY ☆

@dj_juanny

4 years

what are you listening to on this?

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@sneeek

1 year

the fab 3 😩

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@sneeek

2 years

went hard at book off, heading to a second store rn

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10 months

Idol Watch presents... the Top 100 Japanese Idol Songs of 2023! We look back at the year's best from AMEFURASSHI, Sakurazaka46, HATE and TEARS and many more

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This Side of Japan is back with a new flipped issue! We go on a deep dive into m-flo's groundbreaking 2001 album, EXPO EXPO plus guest selections by @nanpasens , @Leap250 and @MotfdF with words on Every Little Thing, Negoto and Wienners!

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