About
Name: Arisa (Eve)
Characteristics: Shy, Interactive, Artistic
Field: Administrator
Languages: English
Member Since: January 31, 2009
Website: Deviant Art (Aquamarinebutterfly)
The J-pop Review Site
“Aesthetic Rhapsody” began on January 31, 2009 as “The music of Arisa Natsumaya.” As many of you may have already noticed, this is a J-pop review blog filled with rants and thoughts about their music. (Just keep in mind that these are honest reviews and that I’m not just ranting to insult talented Japanese singers.) I will try my best to write as many reviews I possibly can and I will try my best to update often!
Just so people know, I don’t listen to ALL of the J-pop artists. (Since there’s so many!) So if you have any suggestions about which artists I should review, please don’t be afraid to comment on this post! (I would perfer artists that I haven’t reviewed yet.) I usually review singles because the albums take me two hours to review while the singles only take me about thirty minutes.
I usually update the blog only during the weekends because during the weekdays, school work and other extra cirricular activities always seem to pile up. So I guess you would only expect me to update once or twice a week. (Little updates but trust me, I’ll keep this site going!) Don’t forget to check the “Site Updates” section! (Because sometimes, I just add a link and it won’t show up on a blog post.)
1/5 – Something that I would not recommend to listeners!
2/5 - Maybe there’s a few things that I like but mostly bad
3/5 – Average. Could have been better but this is the rate that I would probably recommend to listeners
4/5 - Now you’re talking! Definately an enjoyable cd!
5/5 – Probably the hardest rating to earn. But it means that it’s beyond “beautiful.”
Some people may have noticed that unlike many J-pop blogs, I tend to review releases out of order. (So I don’t review releases for each artists according to release date or alphabetically.) The reason is that I can’t even stand using an “Upcoming Release” page. (Trust me, I tried.) I don’t know, I just tend to do things at my own pace so its pretty hard for me to follow to do lists or do things in order. =p
Oh, and some people may have noticed that some of the older posts that I’ve made have a bit of a messy format and are doubled space. The reason for this is that in April 2009, (three months after the start of this blog) I converted from Blogspot to WordPress because of the annoyance of Blogspot’s template. Blogspot’s coding also got on my nerves.
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hi! just came to say i’ve linked this blog already! it’s great that you guys have moved here in wordpress.
Comment by josh012595 — April 6, 2009 #
congrats on the move arisa & nero hope to hear more from ya guys, since i like a lot of music (xD ironic)
Comment by solarblade — April 7, 2009 #
Oh! I’d love to exchange links!
And don’t worry 40 posts will turn into a hundred, then more!
(btw you have some nice artists already here! can’t wait to see more!)
-Ethan
Comment by radiantdawn — April 15, 2009 #
I’ve just added you! I’ll be watching your blog closely
Comment by lsn2aki — April 17, 2009 #
hi! interesting blog… I like j-music, my favorite artists are younha (although younha is a korean), yuna ito, arashi larcn ciel, and most of all YUI!!….
by the way, can you guys include me in your link exchange? I’ll add yours now… thanks, see you… keep posting…
Comment by animexdæm — April 18, 2009 #
Hi! I just started a blog 2 weeks ago. Can we please exchange links? I’ve already added you.
Thanks!
http://eieneternity.wordpress.com/
-Aikorin
Comment by aikorin — April 20, 2009 #
Thanks for exchanging links with me! I added you to my blogroll to =)
Comment by bucebucethecaboose — April 20, 2009 #
hey Eva or Nero ~
nice to meet you, I have just started my first music review blog.
Name: Hyperballad
URL: hyperballad.wordpress.com
nice to meet you! i have linked you already` (to fill up my empty blog)
see u around~
Comment by hyperballad — April 20, 2009 #
Kay, I just added you.
Your blog is really pretty.
Comment by blackmager — April 26, 2009 #
Hey thanks for the comment~!
I love your site and it’s definitely a gem to put on my blogroll… XD!
Keep up the great work! (:
Comment by Ironic Clown — May 3, 2009 #
Ohooo a new theme~~
Comment by Ironic Clown — May 19, 2009 #
I’ve added you, sorry for late reply, I’ve been so busy ^^
Love your reviews!
Comment by boamyjewel — June 1, 2009 #
Hi Eve! Thanks for the comment!
Sorry for taking awhile to reply, but your comment ended up in my spam stash -_-;;. In any case, i’ll add the site in a second ;D
- Megumi
Comment by Megumi or Tsuki — June 1, 2009 #
I suggest you try reviewing Ai otsuka, mika nakashima, yuna ito and Namie Amuro.
Keep up the good work.
Comment by James — June 2, 2009 #
I was actually going to going to review Namie Amuro and Yuna Ito the moment school goes out. I’ve listened to some of Mika Nakashima before and heard of Ai Otsuka…I should probably get their discographies on my written to do list too! Thank You! =p
Comment by Eve — June 2, 2009 #
Hey there! Want to exchange links?
http://joytolove.com/
My site “Joy to the Love” is basically a review site of anything that comes to mind, lol. Let’s be blog friends!
Comment by Bozu — June 11, 2009 #
Hey, I was wondering if you wanted to exchange links with my blog? :3
Lovin’ your artist line up btw. ^-^
Comment by Jin — June 21, 2009 #
I would like to but what’s your url, again? =p
Comment by Eve — June 29, 2009 #
Nevermind! I found your url through “Fated Light” Of course I’ll add you onto my blogroll =p
Comment by Eve — June 29, 2009 #
Hey Eve!
oh btw the name Eve is beautiful! I just watched Wall-e and ahhhh eve <3
anyways I have moved to a new place
u can go there by click my name !
and u made buttons! I'm going to use them <3
Comment by hyperballad — July 7, 2009 #
hey Eve
I forgot if i have commented alreadi but anyways
I moved~ <3
u can go there by click on my name <3
Comment by hyperballad — July 8, 2009 #
Hi. I just started my own Japanese music review blog and I was wondering if you wanted to exchange links.
ashentwilight.wordpress.com
it’s called Ashen Twilight also
THANKS!
Comment by Ashen Twilight — July 26, 2009 #
Just want to say that I’ve added you already
Comment by Eve — August 7, 2009 #
Hi, I have a question. I’d like to add you to my blogroll but I’m wondering if you also accept “mixed” sites (personal site/blog with commentary on general J-idols/TV shows foreign fandom & reviews on J-dramas/TV shows). If so, then that’s my blog. ^^
I found you @ the Glitter directory, so that’s how I got here.
http://adriatastic.net
Comment by adrimarie — August 3, 2009 #
Hi Eve!
Its cool u put ur personal blog and review blog into one! its really unique and fun to see what ur going to write about heehee
<3
Comment by hyperballad — August 12, 2009 #
Hi, thank you for the add!
Just to let you know I’ve added you back :]
~askjeevas
Comment by askjeevas — August 21, 2009 #
Hey there, it’s NyNy!
I’ve added your site to my blog.
Comment by NyNy — August 22, 2009 #
I’m adding you to my blogroll, and it would be awesome if you added mine! The blogosphere is such a friendly place.
http://steelixlikesmusic.wordpress.com
Cheers!
Comment by steelixlikesmusic — September 5, 2009 #
Hey there,
I’m Aoliwa. I was wondering if you’d like to exchange links? I love your blog here =]
Here’s my blog:
Tsuki no Ai: http://tsukinoai.wordpress.com/
Nice to meet you ^_^
~Aoliwa and Kowezhi
Comment by Aoliwa and Kowezhi — December 31, 2009 #