Album Turquoise by Inori Minase – Full Album Review
IntroductionTurquoise, Inori Minase’s tenth-anniversary half album, is more than a milestone release—it is a travel tali...
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Song Calling Blue (overture) by Inori Minase – Lyric Review
Inori Minase’s “Calling Blue (overture)” serves not as a standalone story but as a pre-chapter leading directly into “Turquoise.” The “blue” in its title symbolizes tranquility, vastness, and the stillness of the heart before movement. While Turquoise unfolds as a full journey filled with motion and imagery, Calling Blue functions as the threshold—the invocation that awakens potential. Rather than resolution, it embodies anticipation: the breath before exhale, the ripple before a wave. Together, the two tracks form a diptych of call and voyage, overture and symphony.
Song Umifumi no Spica by Inori Minase – Japanese Lyric Review
Inori Minase’s “海踏みのスピカ” (Umifumi no Spica) is a song about journey, memory, and the luminous force of companionship. It...
Song My Orchestra by Inori Minase – Japanese Lyric Review
My OrchestraInori MinaseInori Minase’s “My Orchestra” is not merely a love song, nor simply an ode to companionship—it i...
Song NEXT DANCE by Inori Minase – Japanese Lyric Review
NEXT DANCEInori MinaseInori Minase’s “NEXT DANCE” is a song about transformation—about moving from fear and fragmentatio...
Song アニバーサリー “Anniversary” by Inori Minase – Japanese Lyric Review
AnniversaryアニバーサリーInori MinaseAt first glance, “アニバーサリー” (Anniversary) may appear to be a simple celebration of a marked...
Song まだ、言わないで。 “Mada, Iwanaide.” by Inori Minase – Japanese Lyric Review
At its core, Inori Minase’s “まだ、言わないで。” (Mada, Iwanaide / “Don’t Say It Yet”) is a meditation on the power of withheld w...
Artist Masayoshi Ōishi – The Melody Maker Powering the Anime Music Scene
In today’s Japanese music landscape, few artists shine as brightly as Masayoshi Ōishi.Known as Oishi Masayoshi in the an...
Song 夢のつづき “Yume no Tsuzuki” by Inori Minase – Lyric Review
Inori Minase’s “Yume no Tsuzuki” (The Continuation of a Dream) is a song steeped in renewal, courage, and fragile hope. ...
Song Turquoise by Inori Minase – Japanese Lyric Review
“Turquoise” is a song that turns fragments of blue into a journey. It is filled with imagery of the sea, the sky, and th...
Artist Inori Minase ― A Decade of Music and the Next Chapter
Early Steps in Her CareerBorn in Tokyo in December 1995, Inori Minase is a voice actress and singer who quickly became a...
Song 夢を見る (Yume o Miru / Dreaming) by Retroriron – Japanese Lyrics Review
“夢を見る” closes the Lonely Paradox EP with a portrait of fragile endurance. If the other songs rage, refuse, or confront, ...
Song Song Review: “ヘッドライナー (Headliner)” by Retroriron
If “独歩” was a song of solitude and “DND” one of refusal, then “ヘッドライナー” (Headliner) is pure defiance turned into a rally...
Song Song Review: “たださよなら、命燃え尽きるまで” (Just Goodbye, Until Life Burns Out) by Retroriron
“たださよなら、命燃え尽きるまで” is not a farewell in the usual sense. It is resignation sharpened into resolve. The song explores how ...
Song Song Review: “DND” by Retroriron
“DND” is a manifesto disguised as a confession. The lyrics read like a confrontation with the self—furious, impatient, u...
Song Song Review: “独歩 (Doppo)” by Retroriron
If “TOMODACHI” was about the fragile contradictions of friendship, then “独歩” (literally “walking alone”) feels like stan...
Song Song Review: “TOMODACHI” by Retroriron
When I first listened to Retroriron’s “TOMODACHI”, I didn’t expect it to hit me so hard. This is not just a “friendship ...
Album Lonely Paradox – EP Review by Retroriron
Release Date: January 10, 2024Format: EP (6 tracks)Tracks:TOMODACHI独歩 (Doppo)DND — pre-released Dec 13, 2023たださよなら、命燃え尽き...
Artist RetroRiron – Redefining Japanese Pop with the Philosophy of Living “Today”
Formed in June 2020 in Tokyo, RetroRiron (レトロリロン) has quickly risen from an indie act to one of Japan’s most promising n...