Overview

What I’ve written about:

Subjects:
• Perfectionism – Tier 4, Kaachi, Rock-A-Cherry, K-pop music videos, Gwen Stefani, Nintendo 64 graphics
• Timelesness (or not) – Jun Togawa, Lee Jung Hyun, Jun Togawa again, Kanye West’s tweets
• Quality vs quantity – Lil B & Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Following trends or staying true to yourself (compromise or not) – Lee Jung Hyun, TORIENA, Seiko Oomori, TORIENA again, NECRONOMIDOL, K-pop music videos
• Dedication & becoming good at things – Super Mario 64 speedruns
• Storytelling – Pewdiepie’s Minecraft series, Nick Robinson
• Confidence – Jisoo, Red Velvet
• Caring – Tyler, the Creator & Girls’ Generation, Nick Robinson
• Authenticity – $ATSUKI
• Sampling – Lil B & Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Going outside the box – On the music industry, K-pop music videos, Red Velvet, Josef Fares/Hazelight, Launch of Japanese site
• Being unique – K-pop music videos
• Innovation – Josef Fares/Hazelight
• Creativity – Nintendo 64 graphics
• What is art – Kanye West / Grimes, Super Mario 64 speedruns, Red Velvet
• What is punk – Rock-A-Cherry, First Summer Uika, $UICIDEBOY$, $ATSUKI
• Being professional as an independent artist – Hanabie., Pink Guy
• Being two things at the same time – $ATSUKI
• Non-copyright / public domain – Lil B & Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Sudden change of direction – Gwen Stefani, Mami Yamase

(this categorization is kind of like: “Somewhere in this text I wrote about this subject area, kind of. If you read you may find it. The whole text isn’t about the subject.”)

Quotes:
• Some guy on storytelling
• Tyler, the Creator on caring
• PewDiePie on realness
• Jun Togawa on timelessness
• First Summer Uika on roles
• First Summer Uika on goals and dreams
• First Summer Uika on the past(?)
• Toriena on being independent
• Toriena on being unqiue
• Seiko Oomori on entertainment

Artists/bands/people:
14th Generation Toilet Hanako-San – Baby VOX – Billie Idle – BiS – BLACKPINK – Bon Jovi – Brokencyde – Chiaki Mayumura – chirinuruwowaka – The Decemberists – ELLene – First Summer Uika – Frej Larsson – Girls’ Generation – GO!GO!7188 – Grimes – Gucci Mane – Gwen Stefani – HANABIE. – hy4_4yh (Hyper YoYo) – HyunA – Jisoo – Jun Togawa – Kaachi – Kanye West – Kenneth & the Knutters – Kid Rock – Lee Jung Hyun – Lil B – Mange Makers – NECRONOMIDOL – No Doubt – Pantera – PewDiePie – Phil Anselmo (& The Illegals) – Pink Guy/Filthy Frank/Joji – The Pink Panda – Red Velvet – Rock-A-Cherry – $ATSUKI – SCANDAL – Seiko Oomori – starling – $UICIDEBOY$ – Tier 4 – Toby Keith – TORIENA – Tyler, the Creator – Ungdumshälsan – Wink – Yapoos – Yoneko – You’ll Melt More! – Yumi Nakashima – ZOC – Zoomgals

Themes:
albums – deep dive – general thoughts – interviews – live – lists – music outside of music – music videos – My Quarterly Report – my own works – throwback – video games