Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! King & Prince were busy last year, promoting their first album as a duo (Re:ERA), releasing one of my favorite EPs of the year (HEART), and then, just a few … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 14, 2026)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! First thread of 2026! Hooray! 💖 As always, happy to be here with everyone, and I look forward to another wonderful year of sharing our interests with one another. 今年もよろしくお願いします！ … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 7, 2026)
On New Year’s Eve I watched this great TAEMIN performance while I was cooking. And then I watched it again with Ralph later that night. And then I watched it again today. And now I’m sharing it with you all … Continue reading The 1/2 Night Thread Likes to Share
あけましておめでとう！Happy New Year! New Year’s is one of my favorite holidays. Really, at this point, I should probably just declare it to be my favorite (overtaking Halloween). I look forward to it so much every December. I love watching all … Continue reading The 1/1 Day Thread Loves the New Year!
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! By the time this is posted I’ll have watched &TEAM perform at this year’s Kouhaku Uta Gassen (紅白歌合戦)!!! Earlier this week they posted a really cool video mix of a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 31, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! If you’re looking for another holiday song to add to your playlist this year, I recommend “Dear Santa” by Kana Nishino (西野カナ)! It’s so cute and fun that I actually … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 24, 2025)
I will be waking up at 3 AM to watch a livestream of a TAEMIN concert, which my mom declared was an attempt to “ruin Christmas Eve” but to me feels like the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season. … Continue reading Is the 12/23 Night Thread Guilty?
For &TEAM’s anniversary last year they posted this special video for their fans (LUNÉ) filled with messages of gratitude. It was really sweet, and this song has a kind of winter holiday vibe, so it’s seasonally appropriate. Enjoy the cuteness! … Continue reading The 12/23 Day Thread
Hello! It’s time to list your favorite podcasts and online videos from 2025! Hooray! Here are your categories: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not make your own post or fill up the OT with them. The preference is for ranked lists to aid in determining a winner, but you are not required to rank them. While you can definitely list more than 10 for each category, just know that only the top 10 will be counted. Please … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Podcasts and Online Video 2025
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Earlier this week I got my copy of Makiko Itoh’s newest cookbook, Real Japanese Cooking. I’ve been following her progress for a couples years on Patreon, so I already knew … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 17, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I am so, so happy to share that Lilas (幾田りら) released her new solo album today! I’ve been hoping for a new album for a while now but didn’t really … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 10, 2025)
Because one thread isn’t nearly enough to celebrate Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生結弦) I needed the Night Thread too. While I love seeing him skating in massive stadiums and arenas, my absolute favorite videos are of him skating in his hometown, Sendai. … Continue reading The 12/7 Night Thread Continues Celebrating 羽生結弦
The world didn’t know it at the time, but on December 7, 1994 one of the greatest artists of all time was born: professional figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生結弦). I promise I’m not exaggerating! I feel truly lucky to be … Continue reading The 12/7 Day Thread Celebrates
‘Twas the night before Giftmas, and all through DisqusThe people were shitposting, making a fuss.The forms in October had been filled out with care,So St. Jaye could tell you all what to send where.Some commenters were nestled, all snug in … Continue reading Giftmas Countdown Hype Thread
I recently started listening to TAEMIN because he’s Fuma’s idol, and I wanted to know more about the kind of performer he looks up to. Not surprisingly, he’s incredible. I can really see why Fuma admires him so much! And, … Continue reading The 12/3 Veil Night Thread
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’m surprised to see that I haven’t written about oyakodon (親子丼) here before, so let’s change that today. Oyakodon is a chicken and egg rice bowl, more or less. It … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 3, 2025)
It’s the Day Thread…watch &TEAM perform one of my favorite songs, “Mismatch” Have a nice day/night! 🐺💖🌙 Continue reading The 11/29 Day Thread
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’m really excited to share this video today, and not just because it’s &TEAM. I mean, yes, that’s the reason, but this specific video is exciting to me because it … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 26, 2025)
It’s the Night Thread…watch an old video of &TEAM trying to (kind of) cook! Have a nice night/day! 🐺💖🌙 Continue reading The 11/20 Night Thread
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! There’s a new Gen Hoshino (星野源) song. It’s great, of course. And, as always… What have you been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening to lately? Happy Wednesday! 🍙 Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 19, 2025)
Talk about all the new music. Filling in for apples! Here are new releases provided by Consequence of Sound November 14th: — 5 Seconds of Summer – Everyone’s A Star! — A Day to Remember – What Separates Me From … Continue reading Friday New Music 11/14
