Random J Pop monthly: July 2022

💿 Reviews

• Ayumi Hamasaki has a Secret
• Ayumi Hamasaki serves up a bit of oontz oontz for “Summer Again”
• Crystal Kay x Daichi Yamamoto team up for their rap joint “Gimme Some”
• f(x) go VHS with Pink Tape
• Flo take The Lead on their debut EP
• Jessie Ware’s Stuart Price produced single, “Free Yourself”
• Namie Amuro’s second studio album, Concentration 20

📺 New music & Music videos

• Ayumi Hamasaki declares that it’s “Summer Again”, by giving us wigs on a beach...again
• Crystal Kay and Daichi Yamamoto rep team Blasian for “Gimme Some”
• The Perfume tea in “Spinning World” is so hot, that Nocchi can’t even serve it
• UK girl group Flo give a 2K R&B serve with “Immature”

🎤 Performances

• Hikartier Utada performs “Somewhere Near Marseille”, with its co-producer, Floating Points
• Perfume give their first televised performance of “Spinning World” on NHK Songs
• Perfume pretend they give a damn about “Time Warp” for a televised performance on The Music Day
• Usher pulls up to Tiny Desk to remind people

🗄️ Other

• Beyoncé x Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact - Find Your Way Back (Random J Mashup)
• Rina Sawayama releases a new single “Catch Me in the Air”, and it’s great. But I’m confused.