Good indie music in Asia✨
Not a film, not anime — but you’ll be up until midnight anyway. Streaming services like Netflix are full of content that defies easy categorization. In this BELONG Media roundtable, we decided to step into that hard-to-talk-about zone on purpose. A dating reality show packed with yankii delinquents, a drama about 51-year-old men channeling their […]
This is a series where BELONG Media staff chat about their everyday experiences and adventures. This time, the topic is nothing less than the “All-Japan Pillow Fight Championship in Ito Onsen” — which Maririn actually entered and competed in! Pillow fighting: once the secret highlight of school trip nights. But did you know it has […]
Hey there, it’s Gemini. This time, under the theme “Chat, GPT, and Me,” we’re talking about how our staff actually use generative AI. Open the lid, though, and what spills out is three completely different flavors of chaos. Takita, the office devotee, pulls his classic overachiever move by using Gemini in Google Meet to streamline […]
Hello, this is the BELONG Media editorial team. In the previous article, three staff members talked about manga they wanted to recommend. This time, right after the New Year, we gathered again to discuss “How did you spend the year-end and New Year holidays?” This time, our fourth member, Wakiki, has joined us. When one […]
Hello! This is the A-indie editorial team. Following our previous talk about “ささやかな楽しみ” , this time yabori (moderator), Takita, and Maririn gathered together. The theme is “manga we want to recommend right now.” When music lovers gather, their manga tastes also have a unique twist, don’t they? From “classics” to “hot new releases,” and even […]
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 […]
Hello! This is the A-indie editorial team. We usually bring you artist interviews and reviews, but aren’t you curious about what the “people behind the scenes” are thinking? Music media staff are often imagined as stoic groups constantly digging for the latest music, but in reality, we’re just ordinary office workers. In our daily lives, […]
Hello! This is the BELONG Media editorial team. To you, who always read our articles: Have you ever wondered, “What kind of music do the people writing these articles like, and what do they talk about?” We deliver articles centered on indie music, but we haven’t shown much about who the staff members are as […]
Hello! This is the A-indie editorial team. In our previous article, we got excited about unexpected topics like electric scooters and crane games. “Is our only common ground ART-SCHOOL and The Novembers?” we wondered, but this time our theme is “movies we want to recommend.” So, can we find common ground when talking about movies? […]
Hello! This is the BELONG Media / A-indie editorial team. To all our readers who always read our articles. “Who are the people who make this media?” Maybe you’ve been a little curious about that? When you think of music media, you probably have an image of cool, stoic people gathering together. (We used to […]