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Jpope On Jpop!June 2022

Monthly Archive: June 2022

Smells Like Biyo Spirit

Tsubaki Factory – “Idol Tenshoku Ondo” As with Tsubaki Factory’s previous song, it’s taken over a week for me to review the final track from their latest single — which might as well be a year with the speed at which pop culture moves in 2022 — but the reason for this delay is different from the last. Whereas “Yowasa...

Factory Standards

Tsubaki Factory – “Yowasa ja nai yo, Koi wa” There’s a reason I’m only now getting around to reviewing this song, a full two weeks from the day the video went live, and it’s not because life got in the way or I was taking a break from H!P. It’s because I didn’t have strong feelings one way or the...

Crouching Idol, Smitten Gaijin

OCHA NORMA – “Koi no Crouching Start” Debut singles always come with a bit of heightened anxiety, certainly for the group, but also for fans who have followed their journey from trainees to debut. Group members want the buzz and momentum of a strong debut to carry them forward, and fans want a return on their ground-floor emotional investment, not...