Good indie music in Asia✨
“Japan Was Always a Dream” RAM and Nini came all the way from Buenos Aires, Argentina. They made a pilgrimage to Hida-Takayama for an anime setting, filled a goshuin-cho stamp notebook at temples and shrines across the country, and flipped through vinyl at Tower Records Shibuya — picking up records by Lamp and Sheena Ringo. […]
“Japan is cool” — we hear the phrase often, but rarely get to witness it firsthand. Yet in Argentina, a growing number of young people genuinely love Japanese anime, manga, and even Japanese indie music. RAM, who writes reviews for A-indie, and his girlfriend Nini are two of them. Attending different universities, they talk in […]
As 2025 was wrapping up, I was presented with the then-latest release by singer-songwriter Nikaido Kazumi. On that occasion, it was her single 「BILLIE」, which anticipated the upcoming release of her first album in what had been a long period of silence in the artist’s catalogue. This silence was not a representation of her life, […]
40 beloved songs representing 2025 and must-hear hidden gems gather here🔥 This time, writer RAM, who has been writing cross-reviews with Takita from Argentina, participates for the first time, and Maririn makes a comeback after nearly 10 years since 2016🎉 From the magically unhinged Geese, the overwhelming expressiveness of Kazumi Nikaido, to artists like KISS […]
Music knows no borders. That’s why the different perspectives that emerge when people raised in different cultures listen to the same album are so fascinating. This time, we’re reviewing the latest release from Ireland’s Just Mustard, 『WE WERE JUST HERE』, whose Japan visit at rockin’on sonic has been confirmed. Argentina-based RAM, who loves Japanese culture, […]
BELONG Media / A-indie editor-in-chief yabori here. Even when listening to the same music, everyone feels something different. Moreover, if you grew up in different countries and cultures, those differences become even more interesting. This special “music cross-review” project that transcends borders has already reached its third installment! The writers are Yuuki Takita, who is […]
Hello, I’m yabori, Editor-in-Chief of BELONG Media. Even when listening to the same music, everyone has different impressions. Furthermore, if the countries and cultures where people grew up are different, those differences should become even more interesting. This time, we’re delivering a cross-border cross-review project. The writers are Takita-kun, who is writing a review for […]