Nante Japan Podcast

April 2024 Review

June 09, 2024 05:00 - 2 hours - 107 MB

Nante Japan's review of April 2024, featuring segments on the state of HYBE's Japanese operations, Billboard's article on Western songwriters in Asia, Utada Hikaru's 25th anniversary best album "SCIENCE FICTION", and more.

Coachella 2024 Special Episode

May 29, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB

A special episode where Coachella 2024 is discussed. Reactions to the individual performers, what they mean to the notion and expansion of Japanese music overseas, and who we would like to see perform at the festival in the future are discussed,

March 2024 Review

May 08, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB

Nante Japan's review of March 2024, featuring segments on the end of Sexy Zone, the birth of timelesz, the BBC Johnny Kitagawa documentary sequel, numerous film and music award shows, and more.

February 2024 Review

March 29, 2024 04:00 - 3 hours - 138 MB

Nante Japan's review of February 2024, featuring segments on Ado's New York concert, Ae! group's impending debut, LDH's rules for fan behavior, Japanese hip hop's big month, and more.

January 2024 Review

March 05, 2024 02:00 - 2 hours - 102 MB

Nante Japan's review of Janaury 2024, featuring segments on the marriage of KinKi Kids' Tsuyoshi Domoto & Momoiro Clover Z's Kanako Momota, Sexy Zone's impending name change & Kento Nakajima's impending graduation, Number_i's debut, the "47th Japan Academy Awards" nominations, utaite drama, and more.

December 2023 Review

February 18, 2024 22:00 - 2 hours - 84.6 MB

Nante Japan's review of December 2023, featuring segments on the “74th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen”, the renaming of the company formerly known as Johnny & Associates, Snow Man's record breaking New Year's Eve livestream, Jin Akanshi and Meisa Kuroki's divorce, and more.

2023 Year End Review

December 30, 2023 03:00 - 3 hours - 158 MB

Nante Japan's review of 2023, featuring segments on the trends of the year, whether the concept of an album is dead or alive in Japan, the STARTO ENTERTAINMENT (fka Johnny & Associates) scandal, our top songs and albums of the year, and more.

STARTO ENTERTAINMENT (fka Johnny & Associates) Fans Speak Out Special

December 19, 2023 06:00 - 3 hours - 125 MB

A special episode where the fans of STARTO ENTERTAINMENT, formerly Johnny & Associates, speak out on the monumentous year that was 2023. Fans from around the world discuss the Johnny Kitagawa abuse scandal, the changes the company has made in its wake, what they see in the company's future, their favorite company moments of the year, and more.

November 2023 Review

December 16, 2023 07:00 - 2 hours - 110 MB

Nante Japan's review of November 2023, featuring segments on the “74th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen” lineup, Yuzuru Hanyu's divorce, the concert film "OPUS | Ryuichi Sakamoto", the year end streaming charts, Anime NYC 2023, and more.

October 2023 Review

November 29, 2023 02:00 - 2 hours - 116 MB

Nante Japan's review of October 2023, featuring segments on the second Johnny & Associates press conference, the fallout from the press conference, the formation of Number_i, a new book on why women aren't topping the Japanese charts, and more.

September 2023 Review

October 30, 2023 22:00 - 2 hours - 97.1 MB

Nante Japan's review of September 2023, featuring segments on the Johnny & Associates third party investigation press conference, the fallout from the press conference, the interviews with the heads of Avex and Universal Music Japan, and more.

August 2023 Review

October 25, 2023 01:00 - 2 hours - 82.5 MB

Nante Japan's review of August 2023, featuring segments on the United Nations press conference about Johnny & Associates, the Johnny & Associates third party investigation report, Bishonen's scandals, and more.

July 2023 Review

September 29, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours - 109 MB

Nante Japan's review of July 2023, featuring segments on Yamashita Tatsuro's defense of Johnny Kitagawa, Shinjiro Atae's coming out, The New York Asian Film Festival, our midyear favorites, and more.

Anime Expo 2023 Special Episode

August 29, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MB

A special episode about our trip to Anime Expo 2023! In this episode, we discussed all the things we experienced at the con, including VTuber concerts, anisong clubbing, and the North American premiere of "The First Slam Dunk."

June 2023 Review

July 28, 2023 06:00 - 2 hours - 98.5 MB

Nante Japan's review of June 2023, featuring segments on Ronald's trip to Japan to see Snow Man at Tokyo Dome, the half-year charts, this year's "Talent Power Ranking", criticism of our site's handling of the Johnny Kitagawa abuse scandal, and more.

May 2023 Review

June 29, 2023 02:00 - 2 hours - 92.2 MB

Nante Japan's review of May 2023, featuring segments on Julie Fujishima's apology over the Johnny Kitagawa abuse scandal, the demise of King & Prince 2.0 / birth of King & Prince 3.0, JPop's rise in South Korea, and more.

April 2023 Review

May 28, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours - 98.6 MB

Nante Japan's review of April 2023, featuring segments on the life and legacy of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Johnny & Associates music show clips on YouTube, the RIAJ report for 2022, and more.

March 2023 Review

May 01, 2023 07:00 - 2 hours - 107 MB

Nante Japan's review of March 2023, featuring segments on the BBC documentary on the Johnny Kitagawa abuse allegations, our trip to Washington to see and interview Travis Japan, Hideaki Takizawa's new company, Sho Hirano's comments while in South Korea, and more.

"Idol, Burning" Special Episode

April 29, 2023 03:00 - 2 hours - 96.3 MB

A special episode centering on Usami Rin's award-winning hit novel "Idol, Burning". In this episode, we discussed several key points in such as how authors have discussed women's issues through the lens of insanity, how this particular book fits into that larger tradition of feminism, and how what seems like a simple book about idol fandom may be anything but.

February 2023 Review

March 24, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

Nante Japan's review of February 2023, featuring segments on the the return of cheering at concerts, Koki Tanaka's drug sentence, Snow Man's ticket scalping, King & Prince's fans attempts to save the group, and more.

January 2023 Review

February 24, 2023 07:00 - 2 hours - 106 MB

Nante Japan's review of January 2023, featuring segments on Yoshihiko Inohara's interview about Johnny & Associates, Ken Miyake leaving Johnny & Associates, Snow Man's Raul at Paris Fashion Week, the death of Yukihiro Takahashi, our thoughts on XG, and more.

December 2022 Review

January 30, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

Nante Japan's review of December 2022, featuring segments on the “73rd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen”, the creator of "silent" coming out against the show's international distribution, the Sho Hirano / HYBE rumor, season 2 of "Alice in Borderland", and more.

2022 Year End Review

January 01, 2023 00:00 - 2 hours - 93.2 MB

Nante Japan's review of 2022, featuring segments on the year end charts; the trends of TikTok, VTubers, and boybands; our top songs and albums of the year; and more.

November 2022 Review

December 24, 2022 02:00 - 2 hours - 92.3 MB

The first episode of the rebranded Nante Japan Podcast! This is our review of November 2022, featuring segments on the “73rd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen” lineup, the 2022 Gen Z trends list, the failure of Cool Japan, the proposed usage of national IDs to go to concerts and how this affects international fans, Anime NYC 2022, and more.

Special Report: Johnny & Associates Drama 2022

November 18, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MB

A special episode focusing on the drama surrounding Johnny & Associates in late October / early November 2022. Topics covered include the departure of Hideaki Takizawa, the impending departure of three of the five members of King & Prince, Johnny & Associates threatening Shukan Bunshun with legal action, and the company's future.

October 2022 Review

November 15, 2022 05:00 - 2 hours - 88.8 MB

Arama! Japan's review of October 2022, featuring segments on Travis Japan's global debut, Fujii Kaze's cultural appropriation & "N word" scandal, the "JPop influenced KPop, but was inspired by black music" Twitter discourse, and “73rd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen” predictions.

September 2022 Review

October 27, 2022 01:00 - 2 hours - 83.6 MB

Arama! Japan's review of September 2022, featuring segments on our trip to South Korea, the lack of energy in Japan's current female acts, Travis Japan's semi-final appearance on "America's Got Talent", and the success of Snow Man's second album.

August 2022 Review

September 29, 2022 02:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB

Arama! Japan's review of August 2022, featuring segments on Otakuthon 2022, our interview with Genki Iwahashi, and Seiho's sexual assault case.

July 2022 Review

August 25, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 79.4 MB

Arama! Japan's review of July 2022, featuring segments on the assassination of Shinzo Abe, Max Matsuura's bashing of KPop in favor of XG, Travis Japan's appearance on "America's Got Talent", and news from Anime Expo 2022.

June 2022 Review

July 27, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

Arama! Japan's review of June 2022, featuring segments on the half-year charts, this year's "Talent Power Ranking", our interview with Keito Okamoto, and Harry Styles' appearance on "THE FIRST TAKE."

Pride 2022: "Regimes of Desire" Special

June 25, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MB

A special Pride episode featuring discussion of Dr. Thomas Baudinette's book "Regimes of Desire: Young Gay Men, Media, and Masculinity in Tokyo" with the author. In this episode we discussed several key points in the book including Yukio Mishima's lasting impact on Japanese gay men, the Japanese gay porn industry, Japanese gay men's thoughts on Johnny & Associates, and how things are changing for LGBT people in Japan.

May 2022 Review

June 20, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB

Arama! Japan's review of May 2022, featuring segments on “KanJam Kanzennen SHOW”'s Reiwa Artists Pick the Top 30 Heisei Songs list, how JPop and KPop treat choreography differently, and the stalking of 7 MEN Samurai’s Taiko Sasaki.

April 2022 Review

May 29, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MB

Arama! Japan's review of April 2022, featuring segments on Arata Mackenyu's multiple scandals, Sono Sion's sexual harassment scandal, and Utada Hikaru at Coachella.

March 2022 Review (Part 2)

April 29, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 66.9 MB

The second part of Arama! Japan's review of March 2022, featuring segments on the US theater screening of Arashi's 20th anniversary concert film, last year's growth of the Japanese music industry, Fujii Kaze's rise to fame, and more.

March 2022 Review (Part 1): "Drive My Car" Special

April 27, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MB

The first part of Arama! Japan's review of March 2022, focusing on the Academy Award-winning film "Drive My Car." In this part, we discuss the film, its international promotion, and the response to it within Japan.

February 2022 Review (Part 2): "Fishbowl Wives" Special

March 29, 2022 00:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

The second part of Arama! Japan's review of February 2022, focusing on the Netflix orginal series "Fishbowl Wives." In this part, we break down each episode of the drama.

February 2022 Review (Part 1)

March 28, 2022 03:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MB

The first part of Arama! Japan's review of February 2022, featuring segments on Mafumafu & Rushia's scandal, Kizuna Ai's retirement, King & Prince's dome tour, and more.

January 2022 Review (Part 2): Utada Hikaru "BAD Mode" Special

February 28, 2022 03:00 - 2 hours - 90.2 MB

The second part of Arama! Japan's review of January 2022, focusing on Utada Hikaru's new album, "BAD Mode." In this part, we break down each song on the album, talk about the sudden interest of the Western press in regards to Utada, and the split release of the album.

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