Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 28, 2026)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today I want to highlight one of my recent food show favorites: K Foodie Meets J Foodie. It’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like: Sung Si-kyung (Korean singer, “K Foodie”) and Yutaka Matsushige (Japanese actor, “J Foodie”) share their favorite meals with one another in Korea and Japan. They eat, drink, chat, etc. It’s really fun watching their friendship grow with each episode (they’re a little awkward at first, which just makes their comfortable familiarity later even better). And, of course, all of the food looks amazing. If you have Netflix, check it out!

And, as always…

What have you been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening to lately?

Happy Wednesday! 🍙