song otd 2/15/25

Today's song of the day is OH！ギャル (Oh! Gal) by Kenji Sawada! this song lowkey boring but it has his most iconic look. his sailor suit yes sir!!! i love this look !!! the eyeshadow, the painted nails, the sailor suit yeah... lowkey pioneer of vkei we love you julie

song otd 1/11/25

churururu chu chu chu ya!

Today's song of the day is おまえにチェックイン (Check in with you(?)) by Kenji Sawada! this song sounds like something that would play at the end of a long-running 80s teen drama show finale or something. it sounds nostalgic and catchy! 

song otd 12/8/24

Today's song of the day is Attends Moi (Wait for Me) by Kenji Sawada! god why are julie's french songs so good. this song is so pretty. i love you so muc h julie.,.. ill wait for you..

song otd 11/21/24

Today's song of the day is Fou de toi by Kenji Sawada! my french king

song otd 11/13/24

Today's song of the day is Paper Dream by Kenji Sawada! i love the chorus in this one! this also sounds very autumn/winter to me so good song to post during this time. fav julie song rn

song otd 11/2/24

🗣️🗣️🗣️ HANA TAIYO AME 

Today's song of the day is 花・太陽・雨 (Flowers, Sun, and Rain) by PYG! In regards to my last post, I will post a kenji sawada related song. There's 2 versions of this song the album version which is the one above and the single version which is below

 

The album ver (the one above) is much slower and quieter while the single ver is a bit faster with a heavier tone added by that amazing guitar. At the end of the single ver there is that epic guitar with all the voices harmonizing. and in the album ver its the same thing except no epic guitar, but quiet guitar, and no crescendos.

i love both versions very much. they both have such a different feeling to it. the album version sounds like tragic defeat while the single version sounds like ur still fighting even tho u know ur gonna lose do you guys know what i mean

The Man Who Stole The Sun (1979)

the man who stole the sun!!!

Today I watched the movie The Man Who Stole The Sun (1979) directed by Kazuhiko Hasegawa! what an insane film.

the story's protag is this deranged science teacher named kido makoto who doesnt do much in his life really... so he gets bored and decides to build a literal atomic bomb and plays tricks with the police department, saying that he will literally explode the entire nation of japan if they dont do what he wants

the man who stole the sun himself!!!

i dont know what i was expecting going into this tbh i just watched it cuz my man kenji sawada was playing the lead role but it was a really great film. there were a lot of unique moments in this movie and also it was surprisingly funny like i actually did laugh a bit. also i heard that this film is a cult classic for japanese film nerds so im glad to have watched it

the 3rd act of this film was the absolute greatest. the insanity of this plot is at its peak here

alot about nihilism and japan's post-war radical parties but im too dumb to write an actual analysis but yeah the cast was great too kenji did a pretty good job acting despite the fact that hes an idol (idols are not known for their great acting skills 💀) and bunta sugawara the guy who plays the main detective thats trying to get makoto he was great too. 

very fun film i enjoyed it alot also i watched this almost the entire way through with stopping to take a break only 2 times during this 2 hr and 30 min film im proud of myself

9/10 its peak

song otd 10/7/24

 https://open.spotify.com/track/6vIla8aKL6jElAmxK6Hg0Z?si=8745da5069254dea

Today's song of the day is 堕天使の羽音 (Fallen Angel's Wings) by Kenji Sawada! This gotta be the most city pop coded julie song of all time 

song otd 10/4/24

Today's song of the day is 白い昼下がり(Dark Afternoon) by PYG! this was the band that kenji sawada joined after the breakup of his first band (The Tigers) 

pyg is actually so good also i heard somewhere that their music is like widely sampled and referenced in other media which is cool. im so heartbroken that they broke up after such a short time :( they only made 1 album im gonna cry. 

i cant believe one of the main reasons they disbanded was because Julie's (julie is kenji's stagename btw if u were wondering why i keep calling him that) rival during his Tigers days was Shoken from The Tempters who was also in PYG so fans used to fight bro cmon man

anyways very good song so mellow and so calm

song otd 9/29/24

Today's song of the day is Je Viens Du Bout Du Monde (I Come from the End of the World) by Kenji Sawada! hey guys did u know hes fluent in japanese, english, french, and italian woww multilingual king you go julie! also he had a brief career in France in like the mid 70s and actually had a somewhat big fanbase there lol

song otd 9/24/24

https://open.spotify.com/track/24S0jgS45ACiWsLUviuOBX?si=8701dd72a6754116

Today's song of the day is 純白の夜明け (Pure White Dawn) by Kenji Sawada! This song is so gorgeous. his best album 

song otd 9/6/24

https://open.spotify.com/track/6jOM5kD9zDVvZOL7hf9EnX?si=8cd8107d09364aa9

Today's song of the day is 時の過ぎゆくままに (As Time Passes By) by Kenji Sawada! Yes im doing more propaganda for this man. this is my fav song rn its so beautiful... I love you julie

song otd 9/5/24

todays song of the day is a song that doesnt have a youtube link so i gotta link on spotify bruh 🤦

LINK !

https://open.spotify.com/track/4wQrixk4tik8lrMJpbW7Z0?si=743907df7c034b8c

blogger is so old bro omg u cant even link are u srs.

anyways todays song of the day is コバルトの季節の中で (In the Season of Cobalt) by Kenji Sawada ! Another autumn song like the last song otd entry; makes me feel nostalgic. Kenji Sawada is my favorite artist rn guys pls go listen plspls plss

also that album cover is pretty