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)
Happy Earth Day, everyone! Please enjoy this Sparks song[footnote]Yes, I do sometimes listen to music that isn’t Japanese. Rarely. But it does happen![/footnote] in honor of this special day! 🌍 Have a nice day/night! 💖 Continue reading The 4/22 Day Thread Loves the Earth
Today’s K-Tel offering, 20 Dynamic Hits, was released in New Zealand in 1971. It’s pop focused featuring Elton John, Mungo Jerry, BJ Thomas, Olivia Newton-John, and more. Continue reading The 16 April 2025 Day Thread is Invaded By K-Tel Records!
Just want to share my favorite yama song tonight. Written and produced by Nobuo Oki (作曲 大木伸夫), the English title of the song is “The World is Supposed to Be Beautiful” (世界は美しいはずなんだ). If you watch anime, you may have heard … Continue reading The 4/15 Night Thread Heard the World Was Beautiful
One of my the many ways I like to study Japanese is through music. I find that any time I can combine something I already love with studying I absorb the information much better. If I have a context for … Continue reading The 4/14 Day Thread Learns with Music
Also released in 1971, was 25 Polka Greats Volume 1. I don’t have any real insight except to say that it make me want to be at an outside festival eating sausages. Continue reading The 10 April 2025 Day Thread is Invaded By K-Tel Records!
Picture it: Japan. 1971. K-Tel Records releases Superstars of the 70s. They had less than two years to gather superstars of this brand-new decade, which is why I’m sure that 55% of the songs are from the 60s, going back … Continue reading The 09 April 2025 Day Thread is Invaded By K-Tel Records!
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This morning, yama released this nice lyric video for one of the songs from their latest album, semicolon. Their previous album was good but not my favorite, so I’m really … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 9, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I had something else planned for today but now that’s gone because I woke up and the first thing I saw was that YUZURU HANYU IS IN KENSHI YONEZU’S NEW … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 5, 2025)
