After everything that happened last year around Yamaguchi Maho, it became too painful to listen to the NGT songs on my playlist. From just the musicality standpoint it’s a shame as NGT (despite having released only four singles) has so many songs I used to enjoy. Here we find ourselves Read more…
Not sure where I ran into Suzuki Airi, though probably while watching Music Station or Count Down TV as usual. She released “Break it down” right at the end of last year, so I guess I spent plenty of time over the holidays watching those sorts of shows. I don’t Read more…
Good Timing was one of the first NMB songs I took a liking to, even before I knew any of the members in the unit. Off their 2018 single 欲望者 (yokubomono / The One Who Desires), it’s the tonal opposite of the A-side with bright, cheery colors and an upbeat, Read more…
Here’s a quick one; a nice simple sweet song in 瀬戸内の妹 (setouchi no imouto / Little Sister of Setouchi), from STU48’s just-released single 無謀な夢は覚めることがない (mubou na yume wa sameru koto ga nai / A Reckless Dream You Won’t Wake From) [Type-C]. A parent-y sort of song, actually, but I suppose Read more…
A song so nice I subbed it twice? Well, 線香花火が消えるまで (senkou hanabi ga kieru made / Until the Sparkler Goes Out) is my favorite Hiragana Keyakizaka46 / Hinatazaka46 song, so it deserves it. Actually considering that, I’m not sure what’s taken me so long to get to it. This is Read more…
With Nogi’s long-time ace Shiraishi Mai having recently announced her graduation, I felt inspired to bump this duet up to the top of my subbing to-do list. まあいいか？ (maa ii ka? / So I Guess It’s Fine?) is from Nogizaka46’s 2017 single いつかできるから今日できる (itsuka dekiru kara kyou dekiru / You Read more…
Here’s one I’ve been meaning to come back to for quite a while. I mentioned in my first go at it that Little Glee Monster’s version of ファイト! (FAITO! / Fight!) was my favorite song, and that’s still true. Since there’s no recorded full live performance (that I know of), Read more…
I started poking around HKT48’s past releases, which isn’t that hard since they put out at most two singles a year, and only one in 2018 and 2019. From their 2018 single 早送りカレンダー (hayaokuri KARENDAA) I bring you 僕の想いがいつか虹になるまで (boku no omoi ga itsuka niji ni naru made / ‘Till Read more…
I don’t remember how I came across Ayaka’s (絢香) music, but にじいろ (nijiiro / Rainbow-colors) was probably the first song that stuck with me. It was likely part of the promotions for her 2018 album 30 y/o. The track’s originally from her 2014 single of the same name, and it’s Read more…
Here by popular (i.e. my wife’s) request, Zukky’s dark double-center モニカ、夜明けだ (MONIKA, yoake da / Monica, It’s The Dawn). A good song from the single with the best cover, too. Aside from Zukky getting a non-cute song, I was happy to see Ayaka make this “48 Group NEXT12” senbatsu with Read more…