Random J Pop Monthly: January 2024

💿 Single / Album Reviews

• Ariana Grande’s oontz single, “Yes, And?”
• Namie Amuro’s toe dip into R&B, Genius 2000

🎛️ Mashups

• Beyoncé x Girls’ Generation
• Christina Aguilera x Bree Runway

🎤 Performances

• Crystal Kay shares a look at her 2023 Billboard Live gig
• Perfume’s last couple of televised performances of 2023. Includes ugly outfits, a nice outfit and a throwback outfit.
• The Sugababes perform “Push the Button” for a BBC shindig hosted by Jools Holland

📰 News

• Angela Aki returns with “Kono Sekai no Achikochi ni”. Her first single in 10 years.
• Hikaru Utada’s Science Fiction gets a release date, song list, tour dates and an app

🎈 Album anniversaries

• 1 year anniversary: Ayumi Hamasaki’s Remember You
• 12th anniversary: Koda Kumi’s Japonesque
• 18th anniversary: Ayumi Hamasaki’s (miss)understood
• 24th anniversary: Namie Amuro’s Genius 2000

🗄️ Other

• A fan creates a mashup album for Hikaru Utada’s 41st birthday. And I realise that all of us Hikaru fans connected, whether we like it or not.