#SongLyricsSunday: What Season Do You Like?
Spring here in Japan is in full force as my allergies are acting up. I never had terrible attacks before, especially in the United States, but this year has been…
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April 21, 2019
Morning Musume.: The Light of Youth with This Memory
💕 Happy Monday! 💕 Today was my first day with my new preschool class. I knew the kids in this year's class. It's because the preschool I work at is…
April 8, 2019
Battle of the Songs: When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom
Happy mid-March! I am sorry for being absent for half the week. It is almost the end of the school year here in Japan, and I am busy with ending…
March 16, 2019
Learn Geography with Music!
As a preschool teacher, I use a lot of songs in my classroom about a variety of subjects: animals, letters, phonics, planets, etc. That is why when Patrick from Adventures…
March 4, 2019
RESULTS: Throwing the Musical Beans
What a cold start of the week here in Nagoya. It is -4°F/-20°C in Sapporo and 18°F/-7°F in Tokyo. I am glad I got the day off so I can…
February 11, 2019
Battle of the Songs: Throwing the Musical Beans
It's February 3rd! Another round of the Battle of the Songs. This battle is a treat as we feature two artists from a country that celebrates a special day today…
February 3, 2019
"Are you Happy" with Morning Musume's Latest Song?
What is your current earworm?
Mine is Morning Musume. ’18’s “Are you Happy?”, which was released last month. The Japanese pop idol group Morning Musume. or their sister groups have been mentioned here many times before. I am a huge fan of the group, and this year marks my 14th anniversary of being a fan of Morning Musume. and their umbrella group, Hello! Project.
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July 8, 2018
Reporting Live: Yufu Terushima Brings a Nonchalant Vibe to Nagoya with "Watashi ga Chiru"
Whenever I hear the name "BiS", I think of these words and phrases: punk, rock, rebellious, and in-your-face. So when I stumbled across an announcement about an in-store event with…
May 2, 2018
Revisiting an Oldie From a New Generation
Many have categorized oldies as songs that have a particular flair to them and have something memorable. Spice Girl's "Wannabe", Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water", and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody"…
March 19, 2017
After Thought: The Beginning of a New Adventure (aka My Thoughts on ℃-ute Disbanding)
It comes as no shock as the Japanese pop girl group ℃-ute announced that they are disbanding on June 2017. The reason? The girls realized that they have completed their idol…
August 21, 2016