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Shin Rhythm: The Kobe Bedroom Kid Who Quietly Became One of Japan’s Most Careful Pop Architects

Ten years in, Shin Rhythm still builds pop songs like furniture — small, precise, made to outlast the week's charts.
2026.08.25
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KIRINJI and the Slow Burn of “Aliens”: How a 2000 Japanese Pop Song Kept Finding New Listeners

A guide to KIRINJI, the Japanese band behind "Aliens" — brother duo origins, the 2013 band reboot, and the 2021 solo project era.
2026.08.25
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