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A Vital Piece Of Hallyu Hauntology
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Make Believe Melodies For January 12, 2026
Year Starting Off With A Song About Toilets Being Really Good
Jan 12
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Make Believe Bonus: 10 Things To Watch From Japanese Pop Culture In 2026 (NewsPicks)
Some Vibes, Plenty Of Evidence
Jan 8
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Make Believe Melodies For January 6, 2026
The White House is going to use "Otsukare Summer" over Venezuela bombing footage soon
Jan 6
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Make Believe Bonus: J-pop In 2026 Predictions
Which Girl Groups Aren't Getting Out Of The Year?
Jan 4
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Make Believe Mailer #160: 76th Annual Kohaku Uta Gassen
Or: Oh, I Get All The Handwringing About American Culture Now
Jan 2
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Make Believe Bonus: The Year In Japanese Content Going Viral (Newspicks)
Announcing The Most Important Suit-Wearing Woman Of The Year
Dec 27, 2025
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Make Believe Mailer #159: A Definitive Ranking Of Every "JR Tokai Xmas Express" Commercial Featuring Tatsuro Yamashita's "Christmas Eve"
I needed the year-end list number to end in a "0" so here we go
Dec 24, 2025
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