Hi Patrick - first off, thanks for these - you offer a fantastic and much appreciated insight into the current Japanese music ecosystem, especially for those of us stuck on the other side of the world. Second off, a bunch of people have probably already told you this, but there's a reason the Ototoy album sounds like late 2010s idol - it is. もしやこいつはロマンチックのしっぽ originally released in 2017, Tokyo in 2018, and Spring Fever in 2019 - so feels like this is maybe a bit of a Golden Best number? Hopefully just a summing up of work to date, rather than the label cashing in on a break-up... 😬 Anyway, thanks again for the substack - and yes, it's probably time i upgraded to paid...
Hi Patrick - first off, thanks for these - you offer a fantastic and much appreciated insight into the current Japanese music ecosystem, especially for those of us stuck on the other side of the world. Second off, a bunch of people have probably already told you this, but there's a reason the Ototoy album sounds like late 2010s idol - it is. もしやこいつはロマンチックのしっぽ originally released in 2017, Tokyo in 2018, and Spring Fever in 2019 - so feels like this is maybe a bit of a Golden Best number? Hopefully just a summing up of work to date, rather than the label cashing in on a break-up... 😬 Anyway, thanks again for the substack - and yes, it's probably time i upgraded to paid...
Ahhhh, good call! That one is on me, thanks for the clarification!!!