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J-Pop Kissa ~take a break~
by Terence テレンス
Today: #144 in Music, Japan on our combined chart.
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Take a break with me and geek out about J-Pop & Japanese entertainment — from the ’90s to today. A bilingual podcast where I share thoughts on J-Pop, dramas, movies & more — like sitting at a cozy retro café. ✨Subscribers get after-hours extras: unfiltered stories, vlogs & deeper dives → https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jpopkissa/subscribe I also go live on Stationhead to play music & chat — tune in or catch replays → https://share.stationhead.com/plvbfgls6ssh
外国人ファンの視点でJ-POPや日本のエンタメを英語で（たまに日本語でも）シェア。レトロ喫茶で語り合うように音楽やドラマ、映画の話をお届けします。さらにStationheadで音楽を流しながら配信中