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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I have to admit, I didn’t like this song much when it first came out. I was still attached to the album Traveler – but after several plays, I have come to appreciate this song, much like Shukumei. I like how it’s very energetic. This is a song I like to play right after waking […]
Inori no tsuyosa ga owari no imi wo kaeta shunkanSore wa subarashii mono datta Saikai no shinnen ga jibun wo ookiku kaetaKore wa kore wa sono kurikaeshi no jinsei no kiroku da Daiji ni mottete daiji ni mottete Travelers mata bokura no koto wo sou yoberuKyou ga mou soko made kiteruTRAVELERS zutto negattetanda yo Saa […]
Maku ga orireba bokura otagai ni hanarebanareHiniku na mon da na konna toki dakeAtto iu ma ni sugisaru nante sa “Mata ne” ga areba donna owakare mo mashi ni naru neItsu ienakunaru darou? Kangaecha dame da yo naaItsu da toshite mo munashiku naru kara Hito natsu no kirameki ga ICE wo tokashite ikuSore ni yoku […]
This is the song that catapulted Higedan into the charts – cementing their position in Japan’s music industry in 2019. I fell in love right after the first listen with the piano, the lyrics, and the emotions conveyed by the song overall. The aesthetic music video also added to the impact. Everything about this song […]
Chotto tooi kuni e itte burari pen wo kajitteMachi no itonami ni tokete inakunatteShimau no mo ii na shashin no SAPPHIRE Sore ja atarashiki chizu wo katteWarukunai basho e GO desuDou desu? Tabidachi no aizu wa soto no hareta soraHieta YOGURT ga kara ni nattara ikou kaKudaranai JOKE ga kikinareta NOICE gaBokura no IDEA ni […]