Month May 2019

Categories Music

So into J-pop: Namie Amuro

Namie Amuro. First Name Pronunciation: NAH-ME-EH. The one who apparently “ended the golden era of J-pop” with her retirement in 2018. Hamasaki is the goddess of J-Pop. Utada is the queen of J-pop. And Amuro? She is the real deal. And when it comes to that, she doesn’t…

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Categories Music

So into J-pop: Top 15 Albums

So here goes a list of my favorite J-pop albums that I have found enjoyable throughout my Japanese music listening experience. Of course, there are probably better albums than what is reviewed here. According to Google, one of the best Japanese albums is Kazemachi Roman released in 1970 by…

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