just came across this song for the first time ever while going through the rate tracks and i don't know who wrote it but they sure are talented! will have to look more into whoever that person is. does anyone have any tea on them? 

This is reminiscent of Koda Kumi's 愛のうた (or the other way around, I guess)

3 minutes ago, Curaga said:

This is reminiscent of Koda Kumi's 愛のうた (or the other way around, I guess)

You're so brave for listening to her albums.

2 minutes ago, Suilen said:

You're so brave for listening to her albums.

OMG, I was screaming at this from her Wikipedia page:

"In 2016, however, Ian Martin of The Japan Times compared her output unfavorably with that of Hikaru Utada, describing Matsuda as 'first and foremost an idol rather than an artist. Her legacy is best expressed in singles rather than albums.'"

  He really came for her

11 minutes ago, Curaga said:

OMG, I was screaming at this from her Wikipedia page:

"In 2016, however, Ian Martin of The Japan Times compared her output unfavorably with that of Hikaru Utada, describing Matsuda as 'first and foremost an idol rather than an artist. Her legacy is best expressed in singles rather than albums.'"

  He really came for her

I'm going to save all the shade for the reveals because it'd be unbecoming of me to speak ill of one of the featured artists but... I fear even those singles (packed in the collections inaccurately titled as Bibles when it's pulp fiction at best) don't paint a good legacy for me.

 

I Missed "The Shock" = best song ever made.

That speedy banjo in the background of Namie's Four Seasons is hilarious 

She put everything I hate into one song.

 

 

On 6/19/2025 at 12:47 PM, Suilen said:

You're so brave for listening to her albums.

You should host a Seiko discography rate next with a detailed review for each song

 

 

@Curaga and I will participate

Edited June 20, 20251 yr by Britneyfan09

3 hours ago, Britneyfan09 said:

You should host a Seiko discography rate next with a detailed review for each song

 

 

@Curaga and I will participate

And right after that, they can do Kana Nishino for us! 

Well, it's nice

 

 

31 minutes ago, Suilen said:

Well, it's nice

 

 

A little too  for me 

omg this is just what I needed to learn more about Showa idols! I'll definitely participate 

11 minutes ago, Curaga said:

A little too  for me 

Okay, Sandokushi no. 1 stan.

 

is this like a general J-POP thread? cause if so i've been obsessed with these songs lately

 

 

 

I guess not everyone is going to appreciate madam Takeuchi's songwriting.

 

 

7 minutes ago, Suilen said:

I guess not everyone is going to appreciate madam Takeuchi's songwriting.

 

 

Maybe it was too ahead of its time (and today) for me 

 

4 minutes ago, Curaga said:

Maybe it was too ahead of its time (and today) for me 

 

The way some of the songs you dragged were penned by the women who could potentially be featured in the second edition of the Showa rates. They're in danger.

 

The new Ringo songs…

 

Walking to work this morning, listening to her serenade me in Spanish. Wasn't sure if I was even awake at all actually. 

1 hour ago, Curaga said:

Maybe it was too ahead of its time (and today) for me 

 

sleep with one eye open

 

NENE dropped a Chanmina and SKY-HI diss track:

 

SKY-HI already responded:

 

 

We'll see if Chanmina pays her any mind. They both debuted around the same time, but Chanmina completely dwarfed NENE success-wise, so some bitterness is expected.

Edited June 25, 20251 yr by Suilen

 

"mimosa" is really THAT song, Ayu 

omg now i get to compare Seiko's bubbly, cheerful sound with Akina's sophisticated, melancholy, I LIVEEEE