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Random J Pop monthly: September 2022

Fujii Kaze dances his way into shit for “Damn”

JoJo covers the Teena Marie classic, “Square Biz” and, umm...

These-muthafuckas-ain’t-stopping-Bree, because she is “That Girl”

Paramore returns with the stay-inside-because-the-world-is-trash anthem, “This Is Why”

Joyce Wrice goes Kill Bill on some hoes for “Iced Tea”

JoJo covers Lizzo’s “2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)”, and I might need a bit more pop from a bitch

Album Review: Blackpink - Born Pink

Album Review: Mariah Carey - Butterfly

Random J Mix: Crystal Kay - Dynamite (Random J Mix)

Ryoko Shinohara and Tetsuya Komuro revive a classic for Street Fighter 6

Music video: Rina Sawayama drops a visual for her rapidly rotating storm system characterised-by a low-pressure centre anthem, “Hurricanes”

Hikaru Utada busses it in front of a shark tank to “Somewhere Near Marseille”

Kelela returns from the Phantom Zone, with “Washed Away”

Single Review: Kumi Koda - Wings

Single Review: Beni - Fly-Day Chinatown

Crystal Kay is back on stage for Pippin, and that’s great. But, gurl. What about the music?

Rina Sawayama gives a couple of live performances of “Hold the Girl”