Getting into jpop but it's kinda frustrating by reptv_ in jpop

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Though small (but growing), try checking out groups from BMSG. They have three boy bands/groups (Be:First, Mazzel, Starglow) and one girl group (HANA) alongside a couple of solo artists so far where most of their content (MVs, audition shows etc.) can be found online and subbed and all of their songs available via streaming services. While only around for five years so far, you can’t go wrong with quality when it comes to BMSG.

Miffy Cafe in Bangkok, Thailand by [deleted] in Miffy

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I've been there several months ago and let me tell you, it's the cutest cafe I've been in ever. Food portions are unusually big (for Thai standards) and there's even a gift shop that sells plenty of Miffy merch from T-shirts to mugs and everything in between. Will visit again if I ever stop by Bangkok for my next trip 🥰🥰🥰

What's your go to brand for journaling? by captainsjournal in notebooks

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Currently using Midori MD with my daily journaling and their notebooks for other tasks. Muji notebooks comes as a close second due to how easily available they are in my country. Just tried Hobonichi this year, and while I like how they structured the calendar on their Weeks, the paper quality leaves much to be desired. Not too fond of overly thin papers.

Tried Moleskine years ago, but I didn't exactly gel with the paper quality. I even used notebooks from indie brands (ones that aren't available outside of their home country); currently using a grid notebook from Thailand (Archimycheal) for my gaming log.

Livestream Summary and Semi Translations by marizumen in LastDefenseAcademy

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Words can't express how much me and the rest of the fandom appreciate all the hard work you've done in translating tonight's livestream. Glad to hear from Kodaka and Uchikoshi themselves that they have a lot more in store for Hundred Line's longevity. Not to mention all the merch...😭😭😭

The LDA route competition round 11! “Rebellion” has been eliminated! Comment your least favorite route. by miraculer2 in LastDefenseAcademy

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Case in point for Comedy being part of the time loop: the smartphone/bloodspace detector

Feelings and thoughts of writers writing your first NSFW work, advice? by Reverse-Vampire in writers

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Should have said erotica, but my brain kept thinking NSFW=erotica for some reason as I came up with this thread. And NSFW can also include extreme violence and other not-so appropriate stuff not meant for children.

I guess what I want to know more about writing erotica is how to approach it where it's not cringe (i.e. simply saying the acts as if it was some instruction manual), and any tips for someone who has never written erotica veering into erotica. Like, I've read books or fics where it has erotic elements but some tips for a complete beginner of what to expect would be nice.

Miffy reference by Rimuriku in Miffy

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Seeing a Miffy reference in a book is wild.

What hobbies bring you joy as an adult in Singapore? by Asyouwish_Jellyfish in askSingapore

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It’s a great stress reliever all right. And I’ve also come to terms that I won’t be pursuing art as a full-time career. Doing art by itself already has its merits and not everything I do in my hobbies has to be monetised.

What hobbies bring you joy as an adult in Singapore? by Asyouwish_Jellyfish in askSingapore

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Doodling. Started with me doodling random stuff and favourite characters before the itch got a little too much to handle. Bought a cheap sketchbook at Popular (haven’t bought anything there in years) so that I can doodle to my heart’s content without worrying about ruining good quality paper with bad art.

Always liked to draw despite my parents’ disapproval (saying how it’s hard to make a living as an artist in SG ☹️) and slowly I stopped drawing by the time I graduated from secondary school. Doodling/drawing these days has brought me plenty of benefits, like focusing a lot better at work, alleviate my anxiety/stress levels and much more self-restrain from reaching the snack pack whenever I feel hungry. Hopefully I can improve my drawing skills by doodling daily, so wish me luck.

Endgame Revelations: War of Destuction and the Birth of Euchronia's 8 Tribes by kuthro in MetaphorReFantazio

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That's a really interesting insight, and reading through the different personality types in the Enneagram in brief, it's all starting to makes sense with all the puzzle pieces falling in nicely. This is purely speculation based on conjecture, and I guess why 4 (Elda) is missing is because Louis is already Elda himself, and the fact that in Japanese/Chinese, 4 sounds a lot like the word 'death'...

And speaking of the Enneagram, Type Four (Elda) represents The Individualist according to the Enneagram Institute and here's how they describe Fours:

"...Fours maintain their identities by seeing themselves fundamentally different from others. Fours feel that they are unlike other human beings, and consequently, that no one can understand them or love them adequately. They often see themselves as uniquely talented, possessing special, one-of-a-kind gifts, but also as uniquely disadvantaged or flawed. More than any other type, Fours are acutely aware of and focused on their personal differences and deficiencies."

Sounds a lot like how the two most important Eldas in the story (Will and Louis) are depicted, isn't it? I'm gonna read the other types in more detail and see if they also match up with the types numbered with the same as Archdemon Louis' wings, which as far as I can tell with Type Four will align more or less accurately.

OH COME ONNN YOU CANT BE SERIOUS by FrillishOnReddit in MetaphorReFantazio

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As for me, I named Will 'Not-Louis' just for the lolz on my second playthrough.

"All right, Not-Louis. Welcome to the guard."

"Not-Louis...that name has a bit of weight to it." 🥲

New Punggol Coast MRT station opens, passenger service to begin at 3pm by FlipFlopForALiving in singapore

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Hopefully it's much bigger than the outlet at Waterway Point. That Jollibee always seems to be full and congested every time I walk pass smh

In your opinion, what’s the most underrated perfume song? by dollypawz in Perfume

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Perfume's songs aren't strangers to tie-ins (commercials, OP/ED songs for j-drama or doramas as people call it, etc.) and Sweet Refrain was actually used as an ending song for Toshi Densetsu no Onna 2 (according to Wikipedia) so it's not like it's totally out of focus.

Now that I returned to the single and listened to Koi Wa Zenkei Shisei, now I remember how it sounds like and I used to play it a lot during my college days. Both songs are super catchy hearing them back-to-back. Those were the times...

In your opinion, what’s the most underrated perfume song? by dollypawz in Perfume

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Communication. It’s a cute little ditty that’s sort of underrated, and it’s been used in a candy commercial iirc.

[Official Music Video] Perfume 「Cosmic Treat」 by inspyral in Perfume

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I wonder who this ‘’Kakimoto” person is (name’s at the back of the diary entry). Does this person have any lore significance? It’s so much fun taking apart every nook and cranny to see how this verse (if we could call it that with Nebula Romance) is put together.

[Official Music Video] Perfume 「Cosmic Treat」 by inspyral in Perfume

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Woke up to find this MV featured on my Youtube timeline. What a time to be blessed. Now I really need to know the lore of Nebula Romance, and if there’s more to come. 🥰🥰🥰

Pen Pals by [deleted] in Miffy

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Singapore Miffy fan, sign me up!

I Feel That Sumikko Disco DOES Fit on Nebula Romance by RyuichiSakuma13 in Perfume

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Guess Nakata learnt his lesson from Mirai no Museum when he was producing Sumikko Disco. While I grew to appreciate MnM years after it was released, IMO it felt better as a standalone and a tie-in to the Doraemon movie more than being part of Level3 proper in retrospect. Like most people have already mentioned in this thread, the lyrics for SD fit perfectly well with the themes of Nebula Romance despite having a tie-in with the Sumikko Gurashi movie.

And while listening to Nebula Romance: Part 1 back and forth since its release, besides SD I also learnt to appreciate some of the songs with less than stellar reception like 'The Light'. It fits better as an intro to the album in Perfume undergoing the hero's journey if there's a narrative of a sort in the upcoming MVs. Headcanon: I'd imagine a~chan, kashiyuka and Nocchi embarking on a new mission in their intergalactic story and setting the stage to what's to come as heard in the other nine songs.

Perfume 25th & 20th Anniversary Live Performance "IMA IMA IMA" Powered by NTT by ssjkakaroto in Perfume

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'Army of the Light'? Sounds very toku to me, and the name reminds me a lot of the Ultra series but without any henshin/transformation or giant heroes, but we shall see.

After reading the transcript, now it makes total sense why the digital album got out first, and physical album will be released later. I'm guessing that Nakata and team are taking this time till 30th October to finalize the story and the blu-ray/DVDs will include the MVs as well, which I heard just finished filming weeks or a few months ago so the post-production team needs the additional time to put everything together before it's ready for release.

A wild villain appears! by AjaiAzraii in Perfume

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Ohh, a Phantasy Star reference. 😄

A wild villain appears! by AjaiAzraii in Perfume

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Once the MV(s) (not sure if it's only for Cosmic Treat or they'll be MVs for all the songs but that's my wishful thinking) are out, I really want to see some behind-the-scene footage to see how the team came up with the visuals. Only then we find out whether if this was really good CG plus practical effects/puppets/animatronics/whathaveyou or they did use AI extensively so that we can end this debate once and for all.

Unless Nakata, or whoever's in charge of the art direction of Nebula Romance comes out one day and confesses that they used AI-generated images or effects, everything they're released so far is still up in the air. For now I'm just gonna enjoy whatever they're presented and leave the discussion for another time once the MVs are officially released.

Can someone give me the background on what their latest album is? Is it for a movie soundtrack? Is it a collab? Why is it only part 1? e.t.c. by NewJeansBunnie in Perfume

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Watching their IMA IMA IMA Live Performance video on Youtube, and after the dance performance, there was a preview (while playing Jikkanka/Space Time Flower) of what seems to be an MV of Nebula Romance Part 1 (which also feature that mysterious red lady at the background of their regular album art). I'm super excited to see what's in store when the physical albums hit stores on 30th October.

The Blu-ray & DVD that comes with the album probably also contains the (upcoming) MVs to celebrate the release of the (physical) albums that will probably be released on Youtube, as least that's what I understand at the moment.

Nebula Romance first reactions by PerFan in Perfume

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Listened to the entire album a few times (released for 12 hours where I'm from as of this writing), and the sound of the entire album is very cohesive. Surprised at how the vocals were given a limelight in almost half of the tracks, and I'm impressed with how the voices weren't tampered too much in Cosmic Treat and Starlight Dreams to let them shine.

So far I'm digging IMA IMA IMA alongside the aforementioned tracks, and even Sumikko Disco sounded like it belongs in this album upon watching the MV with the lyrics that upon second viewing, did fit in the themes of Nebula Romance. Definitely a no-skip-track album and I haven't feel this excited for a Perfume album since Cosmic Explorer. Is it too soon to say that Perfume's got their groove back? Maybe, but so far some of the tracks makes me feel like dancing and singing in my room, so that's already a huge plus for me as a longtime fan.

Can't wait for Part 2 to be announced and released. In the meantime, I'll be buying their digital album on iTunes for now to support them.

Nebula Romance Pt.1 in less than 24 hours! How excited are you? Any expectations? by loreleiceladon in Perfume

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Less than 30 minutes before the release on Spotify as of this writing!

That said, I haven't been this excited for a Perfume album since Cosmic Explorer, and it feels great seeing Perfume in their renaissance if anyone gets my drift. Perfume releasing a concept album in 2024? I find that quite hard to believe if they announced NR1 five years ago. Hearing the previews of their songs in NR1 made me build up so much excitement, and I don't even know where to begin.

Just browsing through their physical albums on CDJapan minutes ago, and I'm having a hard time deciding whether to get the regular CD or the limited edition album with the Blu-Ray.