Welp, I'm'a take a stab at bringing #JMusicFriday themes back, though everyone is free to ignore them. 😝

We'll see how long I can stick with; I just need something for the Friday list! This is as good as anything.

I peeled back what I could find of earlier topics, and I'll look for more when I have time, so I can dodge them. (Or at least not bring them back for a while.)

For today...? The leaves by me are starting to turn, so I think #SeasonalChanges is nice, or specifically #Autumn or #Fall in this case. (Sorry Southern Hemisphere.)

And what will I specifically drop to start?

I haven't seen any Yumi Arai/Yumi Matsutoya (Yuumin!) around, and in here absolute landslide of albums there is one "Autumn Park" from ALARM à la mode (1986)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnHiaNLW8s4&list=PLhxhZ9yy_vhTuHbyGPtvbZCSiZo3pl0lm&index=7

In my quest to re-#JMusicFriday #JMusicFriday I started with a small list of themes after looking at the past ones, before I dropped last week's selection, and for today it was going to be #hiking / #trekking / #journeys . Hiking feels like a fall activity, but a bit too small on its own, so...

What I had NOT realized until looking at Yumi Matsutoya (Yumi Arai / Yuumin!) works last week is that she has an absolute banger and classic, which got a young witch named Kiki started on her journey to find a city to settle down in. A perfect fit!

So here's a weird video of Rouge no Tendon to enjoy! (This also gets a modern callout, starting the car trip in Suzume.)

Also, here is the Kiki ending music, sung live and with a suitcase! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6LmGDD5vk8

I don't have stats on previous Octobers, so for #JMusicFriday for the rest of this month--and since we end on Halloween itself--gonna fill it with what October is known for, starting with... #Candy

(Any sweets known for begging door to door will do)

And do I have any other choice? 😝

https://youtu.be/UoK8DaJRDaM

Do not accuse me of just using it as an excuse! (Though it very possibly is.)

Good morning, good morning, good morning, my fellow weebonauts! What a lovely #JMusicFriday it is, too!

And as we continue to travel to the end of October, the #spooks have come out to play. I was considering #yokai or #mononoke specifically because--you know--but any ghost, goblin, or ghoulie will work.

And how best to start this engine rolling than a rousing bit of Babymetal?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxRldWoKlnQ

One might interpret it as "a song about living amongst ghosts and not being afraid of them, being mischievous and stuff"

Yokai are mentioned in there SOMEwhere! 😝

This #JMusicFriday we shall finish off "monthly thematic" and indeed while considering them, I was questioning the order. But since it was ending literally on Halloween-Halloween, where we'll see people dressed up at work, around town, going to parties, trick or treating tonight, I felt obliged to end with #costumes

If it can be "costume-ass costumes" like kind you would SEE at parties and around town that's great, but a bit limiting. So feel free to lean into whatever kind of fancy dress you want, and the hugest-budget #costuming a music video can offer!

To start, I am going to lean on BRADIO's "Hotel Alien" which was used as the OP for Peeping Life, for reasons that will quickly become obvious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDpEcv-N51k

...and also their music video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UzJFDRz_f4

Good morning, all, and welcome to the weekend... nearly! It is a sunnier #JMusicFriday morning than usual, because they have stolen the sunlight from our evening commutes!!

A shame, but we should still celebrate. So today, as part of partying climbdowns and simply enjoying the morning sun, let us bring #acoustic to bear

It is Mellow Yellow for me, but if you have your druthers, this whole playlist is well worth the while. Even if you are not in a position to go hiking with it!

Happy #JMusicFriday all, and welcome to nearly the weekend! I picked "wind/storms" six weeks ago, and this past week for me I've been experiencing a lot, so I'll try not to pick "earthquakes as a topic" (or tornados) and risk prophetic creation!

But #wind and #storms (or related) feels like it should provide plenty of options without risking anyone's homes. 😅

I hadn't even been thinking about what to start with, so in this case I'll just use what comes to mind first, and says "yes you can dip into hurricanes if you'd like" 😘

https://animethemes.moe/anime/bubblegum_crisis/OP1-NCBD1080

Also I didn't know Master Keaton had an eternal wind too! So here is that one.

But also "the proper one" from Gundam F91

Also some Shining in the Storm

Good #JMusicFriday morn, my friends. I am thrilled to announce, uh...

Hm.

I'm certain I had a topic!

Oh yes, let's go with #house or #home or anything that embodies the concept for y'all.

I have a busy morning and day and afternoon, so I'm'a just drop this for now, and revisit later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEh38nBZcTs&list=PL5XfxmiFda5vjsgpmf9chxUOZkss6V3fK&index=3

It is a bit of a strange #JMusicFriday this morning, as for many or most it's in the middle of days off and many live in terror of shopping madness.

Therefore we have decreed to be #lazy ! It is a day for warm and comfy. A day for staying in bed. Or setting up the kotatsu for the first time. A day for anti-shopping. A day for secondary food comas. A day for the most comfort with the least effort. Anything that fits any of the above is good. 😘

I shall start with simple purity of lazy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQvpttPzpzk

https://lnk.to/ako_LAZY

Warmest of #JMusicFriday to you all! At least, that is what I aspire to be. Busy coaxing the car along, while noting just how COLD IT IS 😖. Had the first real snow of any kind this week, and it’s 20 degrees out right now. Hate it!

Therefore, anything that evokes cold, freezing, icy, snowy hellscapes is fair game!

https://youtu.be/z641SJwY1Rg

Good #JMusicFriday morning, all!

I wanted to swing back to an instrument thing, and so landed on what I wanted to hear most this morning, which today is #bass

The bigger, the badder, the slappier, the solo-ier, the better!

Surely gonna revisit a few times, but let's start here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uds7g3M-4lQ

(Extremely crunchy electric guitar purely coincidental.)

You can also use the fish if you want. 😘

#JMusicBassday

Just stopping by to poke #JMusicFriday while in the middle of an extremely chaotic day, so figure it's as good a time as any to just say "free for all" and post whatever comes first to mind, is most what you want to spread to the world, or anything that comes to mind and makes you happy.

Or if you'd like to steer directly into #chaos along with me, feel free! 😝

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmO3aw786S0

We strive to continue with the little things that make us happy, such as #JMusicFriday !

And so we shall. But you know, 2025 was kind of a PoS in most other ways, and this is 2026 now.

Time to break out the cleansers and start fresh!

So any #FreshStart conceptually, which can also include mopping and the like, or just the scent of cleansers, like pine or lemon.

Begone, foul 2025! We have a new year of wonder ahead!

I'm gonna go the lemon route, with a simple, refreshing song from Katou Tokiko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVD71yjTstM

(A little surprised this isn't from the 70's. 😝 )

Good #JMusicFriday morning, all.

It is super cold out here, but moreover the heat at my place isn't working and I have to call someone to fix it, so I'm hijacking this to provide a #HotHallucination . Just the absolute, brain-meltingly hot-associated songs possible, to trick my brainour brains into a modicum of comfort.

Burn it all down, for all I care!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L79n_FgF2bI