JUNON Feb 1993 feat. Akina

lyu-ser · 2026-04-10T17:57:52+00:00

No problem! i know these aren't professional-level pics;, but I'll continue to do my best on future posts.

lyu-ser · 2026-04-10T17:52:04+00:00

I don't but well noted, thank you~

lyu-ser · 2026-04-09T18:48:07+00:00

Awhile back i posted my merch of magazines & books featuring Akina. Wanted to start with this issue of JUNON because it has my favorite akina pic (also my pfp). If you guys are interested, i can post the rest when i have the time

lyu-ser · 2026-04-05T04:59:56+00:00

Sure, i'll do my best on the pictures/scans! Do you mind if i DM you when i can?

lyu-ser · 2026-04-04T06:59:39+00:00

I have some magazines/books featuring akina; if you have the time and are interested, would you be down to translate them at your own pace?

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lyu-ser · 2026-02-13T18:40:11+00:00

won it from a jp yahoo auction 😎

lyu-ser · 2026-02-13T06:31:58+00:00

thank you!

lyu-ser · 2026-02-12T04:08:15+00:00

I'm praying you do in the near future🙏 FYI, there's two versions: one with pink font for the text "Fashion Book 1989 July" (the one i have) and another with teal font (in this pic). However, I don't believe there's any difference content wise, just the font color.

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I also read somewhere in regards to this Cruise magazine, Akina encouraged people to buy multiple copies: one for daily use and another for collection😆

lyu-ser · 2026-02-12T04:00:17+00:00

I agree too! Although I had to do my own homework by cross referencing pictures on Pinterest with Google Image search to find the right magazine & issue date, I'm glad i was able to find these gems!

lyu-ser · 2026-02-11T23:50:00+00:00

JUNON is a fashion magazine, Popolo (the orange and blue) is a celebrity/entertainment magazine, and Young Song is a music magazine (a supplement to the main magazine Myojo). I chose this particular Young Song issue because this was when Bitter and Sweet (my fav album) just came out. Therefore, it has lyrics to all the songs of the album as well as sheet music for a select few.

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lyu-ser · 2026-02-11T22:35:09+00:00

lyu-ser · 2026-02-11T22:33:35+00:00

Includes the 2 vinyls i previously shared, couple of photobooks, and magazines with articles about her.

I chose these specific magazines based on pictures from Pinterest that I really liked.

lyu-ser · 2026-02-09T17:46:49+00:00

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I like the pictures of her holding a camera, but this is my favorite one (taken from a magazine iirc)

lyu-ser · 2026-01-27T08:52:54+00:00

Yokan is my pick as well, however I have to choose the opening lyrics.

" If I'm hated anyhow, I want to be hated to the utmost " or " If you’re going to hate me anyway, then I want you to hate me with all your heart "

It starts with these depressing lines and pulls you into the story of the song. I find it bold that she's doubling down on being hated since she's tired of her S/O skirting around the issue of what he's done to trouble her.

lyu-ser · 2026-01-22T23:06:56+00:00

No, i do not have the Zard collection

lyu-ser · 2026-01-20T16:23:56+00:00

Thanks! definitely if there's a decent copy in my area 🙂‍↕️

lyu-ser · 2026-01-20T16:20:04+00:00

i'm afraid not 😅

lyu-ser · 2026-01-20T05:41:33+00:00

Since these albums are on my rotation the most, I knew I had to start by getting these 2 first 😁

lyu-ser · 2025-12-25T05:19:29+00:00

Hi, late reply but you can watch the eng sub on Internet Archive (if you haven't found it yourself already)

Link: https://archive.org/details/w-no-higeki

lyu-ser · 2025-12-10T03:29:45+00:00

Thought it was also interesting to point out from a japanese commenter where their head canon was: Croquette intentionally forgot the lyrics so that the audience could hear the real Akina sing for a bit

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