About one year ago, I found myself in the kind of seat you only dream ofโthe kind you joke about and manifest. First row. I had been looking forward to finally seeing Rinne Sugeta and 7 MEN Samurai on stage in their own element. Not together with the rest of the talented Juniors, sharing spotlights … Continue reading Stay My Light: A Tribute to Rinne Sugeta
"One day, I'll attend a 7 MEN Samurai live." It was a promise I made to myself. A quiet, personal vow. It didnโt matter if the timing was inconvenient, if my wallet cried in protest, or if logic told me to be reasonable. If Rinneโif they were performingโ I would find a way. At the … Continue reading Rinne Sugeta: 8335 km Apart, But Always Under the Same Sky
https://www.instagram.com/p/C7OnJ_ivAbC/?img_index=1 There is something so incredible about finding a new idol to bias. The absolute burst of love and adoration is something that consumes my entire soul, and I find myself wanting to do nothing but yell into the void that is social media so everyone knows about the newest object of my affection. It … Continue reading Finally, the right timing
If I start talking about people I am a fan of, it usually is relatively hard to keep me from talking about them and why I love them. Somehow, I always felt responsible for letting people know how much of a great character they are and what they do that makes me love them this … Continue reading Finding Ambition: How I Ended Up In the AmBitious Rabbit Hole
In my most humble opinion, it is near impossible to be a fan of every STARTO ENTERTAINMENT idol group. Whether itโs from an idol who you donโt quite like for whatever reason or the style of music isnโt quite your thing (I am an avid fan of Hey! Say! JUMP, but I will run the … Continue reading How Kat realized Taisho can sing – an epic
If you go and look at my history of being a fan of STARTO ENTERTAINMENT idols, thereโs quite a gap of time between me becoming a fan and when I re-entered the fandom sphere. Seven years is quite the gap, no matter the reason or circumstances surrounding that length of time. But my reason? Well. … Continue reading Finding my way home
People always say that you don't choose your favorite; your favorite chooses you, and I am pretty sure that's what happened to me back in 2019. It might not be a surprise to those who have gotten to know me post-2020 that I am, indeed, a big, obvious, and loud fan of Travis Japan's Genta … Continue reading Stuck in a 5-year Phase: How I fell for Genta Matsuda
It is the year 2007, September, YouTube barely played 640p, and we had to call the landline to hook us up to the Internet. Somehow, that was all it took for me to find my first love โ Hey! Say! JUMP's Yuri Chinen. In my curiosity to dive deep into the Japanese music industry, I … Continue reading First love never dies
Letโs roll back to 2020 when COVID-19 was at its peak and everything in the world was looking glum and depressing. On the other hand, STARTO (formerly Johnny's) was trying their best to keep up with the pandemic and the restrictions, and they held a lot of online concerts instead through Family Club online. That … Continue reading How I fell in love with a clothes iron
