Check Out The Previous Rankings! 100-91 // 90 – 81 // 80 - 71 // 70 - 61 60. Granrodeo - Memories (“Kuroko No Basket” Opening 7) Released: 2015 A great melody driven final opening for one of the all time heavyweights in the realm of sports anime, Granrodeo's Memories lent itself to an animation that was … Continue reading The 100 Best Anime Openings Of All Time (60-51)
Check Out The Previous Rankings! 100-91 // 90 – 81 // 80 - 71 70. LiSA - Rising Hope ("The Irregular at Magic High School" Opening 1) Released: 2014 LiSA is always a reliable supplier of banging anime openings and the relentlessly upbeat Rising Hope is right up there with the best of them. The verses play … Continue reading The 100 Best Anime Openings Of All Time (70-61)
Check Out The Previous Rankings! 100-91 // 90 - 81 80. Bullet Train – Burn! (“Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V” Opening 2) Year Released: 2014 A track that's in contention for my favourite Bullet Train song ever, Burn! was the boost that this initially laughed of series needed. The propulsive nature of the track coupled with some … Continue reading The 100 Best Anime Openings Of All Time (80-71)
Check Out The Previous Rankings! 100-91 90. redballoon – Giniro no Sora (“Gintama” Opening 3) Year Released: 2007 Though lacking in the animation and visuals department as compared to many other openings, Gintama's third opening has one hell of a melody to fall back on. The chorus here is just fantastic, pulsing with an incredible … Continue reading The 100 Best Anime Openings Of All Time (90-81)
As much as this is a K-pop blog, it's also a J-pop and anime centric blog. But unfortunately, I haven't had the time to really tackle the latter in depth, or at all over the past year. That however ends here with what is probably one of my most ambitious projects yet. The Top 100 … Continue reading The 100 Best Anime Openings Of All Time (100 – 91)
Due to the relentless release schedule that us K-pop and J-pop fans have to endure, it’s not easy to consume all the content at once. That’s why I thought it would be fun at the end of each month, to look back at my top 5 K-pop singles and B-sides along with my top 3 J-pop … Continue reading KBOPPED Monthly Roundup: January 2021
Since debuting in early 2020 with the phenomenal Imitation Rain, SixTONES have been blitzing through a number of releases. A single here, a mini album there and now a full length album less than a year after their debut. And most of the resulting music has been great. Both Navigator and New Era built upon … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: ST – SixTONES
So far, of the two 2020 Johnny's debuts Snowman have yet to completely impress me. I really enjoyed both D.D. and especially Stories but nether of them felt like stunning musical moments, something their brother group, SixTONES excelled at delivering last year. And as such, I came into Grandeur with pursed expectations. And thankfully, I … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Grandeur – Snowman
Over the past year, I've started to become heavily invested in the massive world of Johnny's entertainment. They're home to some incredible acts and their expansion towards a more international audience through services like Youtube and for the now retired Arashi, Spotify, over the past year has been great to see. And while I've come … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Top Of The World – IMPACTors
For those who have even the slightest of knowledge of Japanese pop culture, the name Yoasobi should ring some immediate bells. Their late 2019 release Racing Into The Night was a bonafide sensation in Japan and their popularity has only gotten bigger and bigger throughout the course of the past year. And unlike most cases, … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Kaibutsu – Yoasobi
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