Arama! Japan&apos;s review of August 2021, featuring segments on Seiko Oomori&apos;s abuse scandal, "Talent Power Ranking 2021", Japanese hip hop&apos;s horrible summer, and more.

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August 2021 Review

Arama! Japan&apos;s review of July 2021, featuring segments on the drama of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (on the ground and in fandom), Suzuki Tatsuhisa cheating on LiSA, and more.

July 2021 Review

Arama! Japan&apos;s review of June 2021, featuring segments on Utada Hikaru coming out as non-binary, the half year charts, and more.

June 2021 Review

Arama! Japan&apos;s review of May 2021, featuring segments on Hoshino Gen & Aragaki Yui&apos;s marriage, the Japanese music industry&apos;s 2020 decline, King & Prince&apos;s "Magic Touch", the anti-blackness of idol fans, and more.

May 2021 Review

Arama! Japan&apos;s review of April 2021, featuring segments on Kondo Masahiko leaving Johnny & Associates, Arata Mackenyu getting COVID-19 on a date, Kiko Mizuhara coming out, the problem with Mukai Taichi, and more.

April 2021 Review

Arama! Japan&apos;s review of March 2021, featuring segments on the "30 Best JPop Songs of the Past 20 Years" list, Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony drama, V6&apos;s breakup, AKB&apos;s hell week, and more.

March 2021 Review

Arama! Japan&apos;s review of February 2021, featuring segments on Yuuri using Juice=Juice&apos;s Sayuki Takagi for food and shelter,  Tomohisa Yamashita & Jin Akanishi&apos;s rocky relationship, Avex acts in "CHUANG 2021", Fujii Kaze being compared to Utada Hikaru, and more.

February 2021 Review

Arama! Japan&apos;s review of January 2021, featuring segments on Atsuko Maeda & Ryo Katsuji&apos;s divorce, Mahoto Watanabe & Yui Imaizumi&apos;s marriage and pregnancy, Johnny&apos;s Jr. new age limit, fashion / anime collaborations, and more.WARNING: This episode includes talk of abuse.

January 2021 Review

A special Black History Month episode featuring segments on what draws Black people to Japanese music, Black / mixed race Japanese acts, cultural appropriation, Japan&apos;s reaction to Black Lives Matter, and more.

Black History Month 2021

Arama! Japan&apos;s review of December 2020, featuring segments on the year end music shows, our Koki Maeda interview, Ren Ozawa&apos;s abuse scandal, the disbanding of the Tokyo 2020 ceremonies committees, and more.WARNING: This episode includes talk of abuse and suicide.

December 2020 Review

Arama! Japan's review of 2020, featuring segments on the year end charts, this year's trends, future trends, the impact of COVID-19, our top songs and albums of the year, and more.

2020 Year End Review

Arama! Japan's review of November 2020, featuring segments on Avex's financial troubles, drama at Johnny & Associates, Koki's underage semi-nude photoshoot, the year end music shows, and more.

November 2020 Review

Arama! Japan&apos;s review of October 2020, featuring segments on the success of "Demon Slayer", LiSA&apos;s related success, VTuber drama, the MTV VMAJ 2020, and more.

October 2020 Review

Arama! Japan&apos;s review of September 2020, featuring segments on the suicides of Takeuchi Yuko and Tsuno Maisa, Arashi&apos;s overseas activities, Yumi Matsutoya&apos;s praise of Shinzo Abe, and more.

September 2020 Review

The second episode in our female soloists special series, this episode is dedicated to older female soloists! Fave divas such as Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru, Seiko Matsuda, and Kudo Shizuka are dicussed in depth, touching on why these women still appeal to fans several decades into their careers. There are also segments on moving on from old faves, the dislike of Aimyon by some JPop fans, and doxxing Kalen Anzai.

Female Soloists: Part 2 (Old Generation)

A podcast covering Japanese pop cutlture, including music, celebrities, video games, doramas, anime, and everything else in between.

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