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Hi there! This is the BELONG Media editorial team. Have you ever had your heart stop for a second when a notification came in with the name of someone you really love? This is the third installment of our four-part staff roundtable on the theme “Screenshots and photos we just had to take,” featuring wakiki […]
I still remember exactly how it felt the first time I heard Whitney’s debut album, 『Light Upon The Lake』. If I had to sum it up in one word: overwhelmingly nostalgic. What is nostalgia, really? It isn’t simply about feeling nostalgic. It’s an affection for, and longing toward, a past that has slipped away, tinged […]
Hi there! This is the BELONG Media editorial team. Have you ever done something and thought, “If it’s come to this… we’re truly done for”? This is the second installment of our four-part staff roundtable on the theme “Screenshots and photos we just had to take,” featuring wakiki (moderator), yabori, Takita, and Maririn. This time, […]
Hi there! This is the BELONG Media editorial team. Does your phone’s screenshot folder keep growing, never quite organized? Mixed in with all the useful reference shots, there’s always that one meme or bizarre image you just can’t bring yourself to delete. Today, four BELONG Media staff members — wakiki (moderator), yabori, Takita, and Maririn […]
Where Do People Watch Comedy Sketches Now? Wakiki’s Pick: The Charm of Kabe Poster Why I’m Hooked on Their Radio Segment The Wit Behind the Yamanote Line Game Chihara Junior’s Zaou, and the Magic of Watching Manzai Live
Hello from the BELONG Media editorial team! To everyone who reads our articles — have you ever wondered, “What face do you make when your favorite comedian scores the lowest points in competition history?” Marilyn has the answer. And for some reason, she looked incredibly proud. Continuing from last time, three members of the BELONG […]
Hi there! This is the BELONG Media editorial team. To all of you who read our articles — have you ever wondered, “What if the editor of a music media outlet had quietly started doing something completely different?” It turns out yabori has secretly awakened to a new creative pursuit. And when he traced it […]
Why the Word “Soulrabaya” Was Born — Thee Marloes on Their Second Album “We just do what feels natural to us” — so why did a band that says this end up being discovered by a prestigious New York label, and how did their music reach listeners around the world? Thee Marloes, a trio from […]
A band from Brooklyn, New York has arrived with a strange and beautiful gift: music that makes you want to dance and cry at the same time. Nation of Language is a three-piece built around synthesizers, but carrying the raw warmth of punk and the clarity of pop. Since their 2020 debut, they have earned […]
Maria BC is an American singer-songwriter known for her delicate folk sound. Her third studio album 『Marathon』is her second release on Sacred Bones, an ambitious work built around the theme of “resistance and endurance.” The guitar Maria BC plays throughout this album moves between freshness and ethereal mystery, showing a remarkably wide range of expression. […]