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I know y'all don't want to get Whamageddoned, but... 4K my dudes.

CDs arrived today in great condition. Fast shipping. ᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ of approval

BONUS:

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I've kinda mulled over this topic for a while now, but it's quite strange how the prominent Western (predominantly American) YouTubers are so insistent on speaking on the behalf of YouTube as if it was "theirs" the whole time (most of that understanding solely experiential.) Yes, constant coverage of these "YT Armageddon" topics are obviously for quick revenue, so maybe they purposefully gloss over the reality of it on-screen, but YT has always been a platform for everyone (including large companies.) My experience w/ 2006~09 YT was not just gag comedy, but a majority niconicodouga re-uploads, music videos, random shit people posted online, and TV/DVD/VHS content split into 5 parts (with at least one part taken down for some reason.) Currently, everyone tries to up their "relevancy" on what they perceive as the whole "platform", but if you take the time and switch between countries (many of which are beyond their actual reach/scope), you'll see how little crossover there is in trending content because people naturally like what's culturally relevant & understandable (language). The fact that the "Worldwide" setting disappeared several years ago should be a clear sign how large these country/region-based communities have grown (to the point where "worldwide" is too big/broad to make sense.) One counter-argument is that only the top 3% of channels make 90% of the revenue, which has a large concentration of English-speaking YouTubers (I could be wrong on that stat) concerned about the system. So they have the largest stake in what YT does, but if you look at the data a bit closer, the breakthrough mark for 3% starts out at only $16k in annual revenue. This implies that the actual number of prominent voices (those dependent on stable, actually livable revenue) are that much smaller and effectively makes the remaining >97% of channels (perhaps closer to the 90% mark) hosts for the same plain 'ol mish mash of unmonetized content that's been on the site for years. Even if large creators leave, even making noise on the way out to alternative platforms, new ones will take their place on the platform b/c YT continues to be a large, centralized place for viewership, brimming with those looking to be part of the <3%. TL;DR: Not trying to diminish large creators naturally fending for themselves and their collectives, but the whole idea that YouTube is on the path to impending disaster is a seriously flawed argument. They'll keep growing unfettered until they're regulated as a monopoly for internet-video content, but even that's tricky b/c "video streaming content" currently includes the likes of Netflix, Hulu, etc. and YouTube also serves large production content (Red) which muddies that distinction. It's like how many in the U.S proclaim that Facebook is just a dying haven for MLM hunnies and crotchety boomers without realizing the platform's continued significance in the Asia-Pacific market where, for example, India's active user-base has more than doubled to 300 million since 2015 (additionally outranking user totals in the U.S by over 10 million.) Bigger TL;DR: YouTube and the major SNS players are literally too big to fail for the foreseeable future.

...which led me to the original song... The first video surprised me b/c I swore up and down it sounded like a vk song. Turns out Asaki was the vocalist+guitarist of the band Blanc Neige before doing Beatmania stuff w/ Konami. I need to spend some time sifting through his discog, since I'm not willing to shell out $15/month for beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (to play on PC.) I think I've played at least one of his tracks on Pop'n for PSP, so I need to pick that game up again.

Started re-binging a bit of Hikaru Utada after both references here and coincidentally cleaning up my collection (which includes the United 2006 Live DVD.) However, I have to show my appreciation for the peculiar "Miracle Hikaru", one impersonator that does such a good job it creeps me the fuck out in the best way possible. My favorite interaction between the two of them here (Utada-san basically cringing into a corner w/ Miracle going crazy w/ the "boke" act) :

Even since I got this rec in my feed, I've been playing/learning tech for srb2kart (server specific setups/addons/FAQ here). The game is basically a fanmade sega-themed brutal version of mario kart. The newer low-poly models bring the game together, and I probably wouldn't have been as convinced to pick up the game if they didn't exist. Other than that, just Project Diva Future Tone Arcade (PC) and working on tech w/ Umihara Kawase Shun. I don't really find myself wanting to dedicate all my time to one game b/c it saps a bunch of my time (reminded how I put at least 500+ hours between BoTW and FFXV ...) I'm def. wanting to pick up one of the game-randomizers though like ZWWR (Wind Waker).

feels like it's been forever since I've last listened to しらぬい BONUS:

Actually doing this on the original PSP PD where you basically have to belt this shit out w/ one hand (minus some of the notes present in the arcade ver.) Seems to be a yearly Christmas tradition to torture my right hand, but fun nonetheless. BONUS:

hey fixed that for ya

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rei_Yasuda "Rachel Rhodes was born in North Carolina, United States on April 15, 1993...she was inspired to become a singer after hearing her mother listening to "First Love" by Utada Hikaru. She was later influenced by Mariya Takeuchi and Love Psychedelico." ... M Y Q U E E N 🙏 -but seriously, that quivery vibrato is def. inspired but she's really good at it. I've only heard of the name "Genki Rockets", but what I've (now) briefly heard of her newer solo-work is really appealing. -

Major Rotations/Favorites ARTIST (2019) | ALBUM [SONG] (OVERALL) | LATEST RELEASE/MV/SONG IN 2019 (IF APPLICABLE) J-POP: 01 斉藤由貴 | LOVE 02 中原めいこ | Happy birthday, Love for you {COMP} 03 1986 OMEGA TRIBE | Crystal Night 04 菊池桃子 | ADVENTURE VAPORWAVE/FUTURE-FUNK/ALT: 01 DESIRED | TIMELESS 02 SAINT PEPSI | Empire Building * * [string of 3 consecutive tracks on the album] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlIiXIPaRHk 03 ECO VIRTUAL | ATMOSPHERES 第3 04 George Clanton | Slide | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2UMrzTcR6E J-INDIE: 01 笹川真生 and 君島大空 [both artists are extremely similar, so I place them both at #1] | あたらしいからだ and 午後の反射光 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h55ndIDyzkE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLyjOlVPPJc 02 混合と嗜癖 | にせもの | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkac4zQWqOc 03 lical | 言ノ花束、水葬と回生 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32zfge_7B4M 04 そこに鳴る | ZERO | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B8_dgTXYlc 05 レルエ | Alice | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt9jSSIWnbE 06 ポルカドットスティングレイ | ハイパークラクション | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDtGQ9danyQ 07 vivid undress | 混在ニューウェーブ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLcyVeScyS8 VK: 01 ユナイト | STARTiNG OVER'S | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8s_0zgExf8 02 HAKLO | This is HAKLO？ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNBAIkDuMDM 03 Neverland | GRiM | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60DzLQxio-I 04 Clavier～クラビア～ | 四天の嗚々{COMP} (Track: 花) K-POP: 01 우주소녀 | From. 우주소녀 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q9G6R2hKIQ 02 여자친구 | The Awakening | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zll7O1v63aY 03 뉴이스트 | 여보세요 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5kOBOfoySA 04 방탄소년단 | Skool Luv Affair | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXBu09fwe3I

ユナイト - snow slow

I kinda knew the obvious about fast-fashion (quantity > quality + high fashion rips) prior to watching this, but a lot of the other details were eye-opening. I don't believe I own a single piece of "fast fashion" clothing unless it's like nu-GAP stuff (GAP inc. recently dipping their toes in that market b/c of sales losses), namely b/c I'm generally OOTL and I like plain stuff. Do people really go through 80 lbs of clothes a year ?! I throw away undergarments, but goddamn I have 7~8+ year old articles of clothing that are still good b/c I take care of them. Might be a bit contrarian considering vk is very fashion centric (and fans possibly by association), but I lean very hard towards functionality/quality over relevancy. I figure it's easier as a guy b/c I find a lot of women's brands even non-fast-fashion are already trying to cheap-out from the get-go, like including fake pockets. Are there any "durable" women's brands that don't break the bank, but stay relevant design-wise?

'tis the season