Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’m traveling at the moment, so I’ll keep things simple today with the latest rubens (リュべンス) music video. Enjoy! And, as always… What have you been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening to lately? Happy … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 2, 2025)
Happy Fuma Day! What does that mean? It means that today is Fuma’s birthday! Who is Fuma? He’s the sub-leader of &TEAM! If you’ve seen me posting gifs for the past month, you might already know a little about &TEAM … Continue reading The 6/29 Happy Fuma Day Thread
I’m seeing SCANDAL tonight! Yay! To celebrate this exciting fact, here are two SCANDAL songs. Why two? Because one isn’t enough! And three feels like pushing my luck. Enjoy! Have a nice night/day! 👹 Continue reading The 6/27 SCANDAL Night Thread
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today I want to feature one of my favorite live-action series I watched this year,「好きやねんけどどうやろか」(Sukiyanen Kedo Dou Yaro ka). The series has two of my favorite things: romance and Japanese … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 25, 2025)
Ghost Fly | Aired: October 28, 2014 | Reviewed by Stars Hi everyone. Your friendly neighbourhood Stars has returned 👋🏽. A little housekeeping: Sorry I haven’t been around in awhile. Went abroad, got busy, struggled with some stuff & forgot … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Ghost Fly” and “Everything’s Jake”
Yesterday was the longest day of the year, but today is pretty long too, and it’s going to be a very sunny day where I live. Also, no one signed up for the OT. So that means more hastily chosen … Continue reading The 6/21 「Sunny Day」 Thread
Check out this great song and music video from Perfume. I especially love their outfits in this one. They look so pretty and flowy and soft! Have a nice night/day! 👹 Continue reading The 6/20 Perfume Night Thread
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Last week I started reading Run Away With Me, Girl by Battan. And I’m really enjoying it, so I thought I’d feature it here today! Originally published in Hatsu Kiss, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 18, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! One of my favorite modern BL manga is Pink Heart Jam by Shikke. Originally published in Mellow Kiss magazine, this series is complete with two volumes. But there’s also a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 11, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Before my return flight last week I realized I had the perfect way to pass the time on a long plane ride: download and watch a J-drama! So I went … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 4, 2025)
Happy birthday to the main character of Chihayafuru, Chihaya Ayase (綾瀬千早)! If you don’t know, Chihayafuru 「ちはやふる」 is a manga series by Yuki Suetsugu (末次由紀) originally published in the shoujo/josei magazine Be Love. The series has over 29 million copies … Continue reading The 6/1 Chihaya Birthday Thread
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Still traveling today, so I’ll just share Gen Hoshino’s (星野源) new album, in case you haven’t listened to it yet. Because you should! And, as always… What have you been … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 28, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The first ever Music Awards Japan will be live streaming on YouTube May 21 and May 22. If I wasn’t traveling right now I’d be watching these live but I’ll … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 21, 2025)
This is my favorite tree. The one in the featured image. Do you see it? Yeah, that one. It’s my favorite! Not my favorite type of tree. My favorite individual, specific tree. It’s in my backyard. And it was planted … Continue reading The 5/16 Day Thread’s Favorite Tree
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I promise I held back for as long as possible…but today is the &TEAM header. If the last few weeks are any indication, I suspect it won’t be the last. … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 14, 2025)
Another Night Thread was open, which means I have another one of my favorite singers to share! This time, it’s syudou, who is also a vocaloid producer. He’s responsible for Ado’s massively popular breakout hit “Ussewa” 「うっせぇわ」and he creates a … Continue reading The 5/11 syudou Night Thread
Keina Suda (須田景凪) is one of my favorite singers. The first time I heard his voice, I was hooked. Just love everything about his sound. This The First Take performance features one of my favorite songs, “Darling”「ダーリン」, which is from … Continue reading The 5/9 Ghost Pop Night Thread
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This Christmas my husband gave me the wonderful gift of curry. To be exact, he got a variety pack of S&B’s “Kanda Curry Grand Prix” microwavable curry boxes. The Kanda … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 7, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I just finished reading suu Morishita’s Like a Butterfly (日々蝶々), so I thought I’d feature it today! While the romance was sweet and engaging, the thing I loved most about … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 30, 2025)
No one signed up for this, so I figured I’d go back to my usual Japanese music brand with some QUEEN BEE (Ziyoou-vachi 女王蜂). After all these years, “STARRY NIGHT”「 夜天」 is still my favorite song of theirs. Every time … Continue reading The 4/25 STARRY NIGHT Thread
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! On our last night in Tokyo last August we went to a concert featuring four bands in a small venue. Not surprisingly, it was one of my favorite experiences from … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 23, 2025)
