On Loop with Lauren

      Korean artists often promote in Japan, release Japanese versions of their songs, and/or release original Japanese songs. Between Japan being the second largest music market behind the USA and being so close by, it makes sense for k-pop artists to participate in the Japanese music scene.       I have to admit that the majority of the Japanese releases from k-pop artists didn't really appeal to me in 2022, which is the main reason this post category didn't exist on my blog last year. However, 2023 had a number of good songs, so I wanted to highlight some of my favorites! This category will only have 2 parts, by the way.      Often times, the Japanese releases get overlooked or completely missed by the average fan, as it can be difficult to even find out about these albums if you don't closely follow the social media accounts of every artist. Also, these songs are usually performed and promoted only in Japan and nowhere else. K-pop ar...

     As I said at the end of the last post, this was the hardest list for me to make. There were nearly 40 songs I wanted to put on this list, even with the 1 song per artist rule. So, there were quite a few songs I loved that didn't make it, unfortunately. That also means it was extremely difficult to order these songs, even without set rankings. Basically, I love all the songs on this list, so the order of this list is pretty changeable depending on my mood. ---------------------------------------- Rules 1 song per artist per list No set rankings (order is generally good to best) ---------------------------------------- " 기괴한 이야 Bizarre Story: The Game" - PinkFantasy             Official dance video (English subs available)             Music show performance      Not sure if anyone recalls my 2021 top 20 lists, but I placed PinkFantasy's "Poison"...