Yeah, I am always grappling with whether or not that’s a bad thing. Like I don’t think the fact that a lot of these songs pair well with a complex Starbucks order takes away from the fact that it‘s still great music. Like chicken or the egg, is Zara music uncool because you heard it in Zara first?

I was hoping that somehow Spotify had uncovered a nuance I wasn't aware of and that now all of my music was actually considered city pop!

For reference my previous year’s genre lineup:

It would be one thing if Matsukawa was like a disciple or something, but no, he’s just some guy who can on the scene and is doing all the same stuff with the same artists! I’ve never seen that happen in real time. Shingo S. seems like a legit good guy so I’m sure he’s like “ah here comes the new gen

“A couple of weeks” is my favorite estimate lol

Also this was the song I put on the playlist this week:
youtu.be/oaSyL9mk-nQ?...