It's Monday morning and there's both a new Itzy AND new Hana track.
Two new bangers.
Itzy - Girls Will Be Girls https://song.link/us/i/1813823062
Hana - Burning Flower https://song.link/us/i/1816111098
So good.
Now Playing: Seiko Matsuda - Seiko My Love - Yoshiko Miura Works -
J-pop in 2025 is a trip — part AI chaos, part idol comeback, part ice cream fever dream. Our midyear check-in covers chart-toppers, meme bangers and the surprisingly human future of Japanese music. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/05/music/mrs-green-apple-mochimochi-aiscream/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #music #mrsgreenapple #jpop #aiscream #spotify #idols #musicstreaming
This song from Airi Suzuki (Oops!) dropped this past weekend and it's such a banger. https://song.link/us/i/1816652087
https://song.link/y/sOV1vApNIuk
So good.
With performances from Creepy Nuts to Mrs. Green Apple, the Music Awards Japan kicks off with a celebration of J-pop's past and present at its inaugural event in Kyoto. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/29/music/music-awards-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #music #musicawardsjapan #yellowmagicorchestra #jpop #creepynuts #mrsgreenapple #yoasobi #awich #chanmina #eikichiyazawa #haruomihosono #kazefujii #hikaruutada
Song Review: Reira Ushio – “Miso soup and Butter”
On May 27, 2025, Japanese singer-songwriter Reira Ushio released an animated music video for “Miso soup and Butter,” which is being used as the ending theme for the Spring 2025 anime, Food for the Soul.
http://aeschtunes.com/2025/05/28/song-review-reira-ushio-miso-soup-and-butter/
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Before I even look, it's Music Women Wednesday and Hanabie has a new song.
I'm sharing that.
Hanabie's Spicy Queen https://song.link/us/i/1814624130
At Cannes, Koji Fukada’s "Love on Trial" puts Japan’s idol culture under the microscope — and asks why fame still comes with a chastity clause. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/25/entertainment-news/fukada-j-pop-film-cannes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #jpop #idolpop #filmfestivals #cannes
This song popped into my head the other day, for whatever reason. Toshinobu Kubota's "You Were Mine":
I first heard it on a Japanese radio station that I used to listen to when I was working on projects back in college. I'm pretty sure it was my first real taste of '80s J-pop… actually went out and tracked down a copy of the album that had it. Still hits!! I don't think that you could call this "city pop", but I'll bet there are people in that corner of bubble-era J-music fandom who would enjoy this 
This morning, I woke up with "Drop" from Hana in my head for the second time in the past week. https://song.link/s/0hhUYRTVgcq7oD4qVLDgR2
There are far worse songs to be rattling around in there.
Okay, so JMusic Friday has a theme of "Good Night."
So...how about Sid's "Sleep." https://song.link/i/1536441929
It's Funky Chicken Friday...so...hmm..
How about this new song 推しにむちゅーできゅん♡ (roughly translated as "I'm in Love with my Favorite Idol") from Aiika. https://song.link/y/LdYjhIMlQ1s
This morning, woke up with "Drop" from Hana in my head. https://song.link/s/0hhUYRTVgcq7oD4qVLDgR2
So yea, not bad.
For Music Women Wednesday this week I'm going with ANRI "Mind Cruisin'"
Excuse me, what now, Hybe!??
aoen ‘The Blue Sun’ Concept Video 1 | Day ver.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfJ9MIW4l48
I wonder about Momoko Tsugunaga...
How does she look today?
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