When it comes to the Japanese idol phenomenon, I feel like I’m most familiar with the ‘multimedia franchise’ side of this particular culture. You know, the idol projects that are shown in many different forms such as within anime, manga, radio programs, live events, video games, and so on. I actually love this whole concept…
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This is gonna be a fun one. Hello and welcome back to a little thing we do around here called J-Music Exchange/Rate! Essentially, this is a monthly segment I do with my good friend/fellow Japanese music fan Leap250 where we suggest albums to each other and later review them on our respective blogs. Ever since…
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A few months ago as I was living my normal life, watching subbed seiyuu videos on YouTube, I stumbled upon this one interesting clip that featured a couple of well-known VA idols in Ohashi Ayaka (may know her from THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls, Bandori) and Serizawa Yuu (PriPara, i☆Ris). Pretty much, the clip revolved around…
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If you’ve been following the blog for a while now, I’ve started to dabble in live concerts (more specifically Japanese-based ones) since they’ve become more available to the foreign public. Whether that be actually going to a theater near me and enjoying it with fans alike or simply just watching one at home (…sometimes in…
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In honor of Aqours’ fourth major concert, Aqours 4th LoveLive! ～Sailing to the Sunshine～, happening right when this post is published, the Love Live staff graciously livestreamed the first live that took place back in February 2017 on YouTube and the Bandai Channel website about a week ago. Now given that I can pretty much call…
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Real quick clarification: I swear on my life I didn’t mean to make this blog post title similar to the article from the Around Akiba website you see when you search up “Amaki Sally”. I know I steal shit from the internet, but plagiarizing is a big no-no in my book lmao Hello, it’s been…
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