Random J Pop Monthly: July 2023

💿 Single reviews

• Olivia Rodrigo the “Vampire” slayer
• Troye Sivan’s unsponsored poppers anthem, “Rush”

📺 Music video

• We FINALLY get an official upload of a Crystal Kay music video from the Sony days, “Boyfriend -Part II-”
• Twice’s MiSaMo reference a Beyoncé video (or two...or three) for “Do Not Touch”

🎤 Performances

• Crystal Kay performing with others and carrying the whole performance
• Perfume “Clap Clap” and “Daijobanai” with NiziU, and give a debut performance of their song “Moon”

🎛️ Remixes & Edits

• A four and a half minute extended version of Troye Sivan’s “Rush”

🗄️ Other

• Crystal Kay celebrates her 24th anniversary. LDH and Universal did absolutely nothing, but not I. NOT I.
• The great and overlooked songs of Crystal Kay, Post Vivid
• The ways Crystal Kay influenced and impacted J-R&B AND Japanese music that not enough people talk about

📼 Flashback Friday

• Crystal Kay. The art of doing a lot by doing a little.
• GFriend. Girl, Get up. Girl, Get up. Girl, Get up. Girl, Get up again.

💿 Album cut

• Crystal Kay. The songs that made me buy ‘Call Me Miss...’.

📀 Special Edition

• A fake album of Crystal Kay’s collaborations