One of my recent favorite past times is watching reaction videos of SB19’s Mapa, especially those where the reactors have no idea what was going to hit them. Mapa was released May 16, 2021 and I think it was just in time for Mother’s Day that year (and of course, Father’s Day the following month). […]
It’s still February but I’m already claiming XG’s Shooting Star as the best song of 2023. Ironically, the song is entirely in English and it’s from an all-Japanese girl group. XG is an all-Japanese girl group by Avex and XGALX. They were trained in South Korea, and while all of their songs so far are […]
And indeed, it was my FIRST movie (in the cinema) since the pandemic started. I grew up watching Slam Dunk. It was one of those iconic anime that was shown on Philippine television back in the late 90’s. Yes, it was Tagalized, of course. Who doesn’t know Hanamichi Sakuragi and the Shohoku basketball crew? Personally, […]
Let me back track. I discovered SB19 that same night they blew up on Twitter with the dance practice for Go Up. It was the first time for me to see a Filipino group dance so in sync, to a song that despite being in Tagalog, did not sound cringy at all. Little did I […]
An anime that has Utada Hikaru singing for its opening/ending theme is always worth watching. Fumetsu no Anata E (To Your Eternity) was released on Netflix a few months ago. And to my surprise, it was not what I expected! The story starts out with the creation of an “immortal” being that started out as […]
I thought my Spotify Wrapped for 2021 would be a bit more diverse vs. last year as I tried to listen to more artists, playlists, and even more Original Pilipino Music (OPM). Alas, to my surprise, it’s pretty much the same as last year with my Top 5 songs occupied by just one artist. (Take […]
So, I’ve finally found a replacement for the empty space in my heart that used to be occupied by Terrace House. As someone who lives vicariously through the lives of others, reality shows, specifically Japanese reality shows, hold a special place in my heart for several reasons. I get to immerse myself in the Japanese […]
So, I will be reviving my recommendations section with things I’ve recently watched and enjoyed, starting with this Japanese movie that’s based on a novel series, that also has a drama series and an anime series (available on Amazon Prime Video). It must be that good, right? The movie is called Battery and it was […]
I finished reading The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch over the typhoon when we had no electricity. It was the perfect way to spend a sleepless night over. I’ve started it a while back but I had difficulty finishing it due to anxiety over what’s going to happen next. The story revolves around the town’s […]
As a long time fan of Japan and Korean pop, it’s really only now that I feel like Filipinos finally have a legit pop group we can be proud of. SB19, made up of Sejun, Ken, Josh, Stell and Justin, may have been trained by a Korean entertainment company BUT – their being Pinoy shines […]