I usually put on a podcast, like the dollop, or criminal, no such thing as a fish, science vs
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If you haven’t notice, I’m a big fan of Persona
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I try an hit my reviews as soon as they come up wherever I am. I’m not really into this sacred study space thing; I have to recal these things in all environments, noisy, quiet, drunk, sober, awake, tired; whatever. Sure, I may drop more reviews, but that’s the way it goes.
For my last set of reviews the soundtrack was the TV Tokyo show I’m watching; one of their many minor tarento go on a bus trip type shows, a favourite type of show.
Each to their own though.
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True. I also often do my reviews on the train or at parties, or in different circumstances, too. But when I’m at home and I have a big queue I usually put on podcast or my favourite playlist on spotify, grab a drink or some food, and do the reviews.
VOD BOIS LETS GO
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Omg I’m so excited to listen to all these songs! Great topic!
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私も！
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It always changes, but it will mostly always be Bemani music
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inhales
C O N S T I T U T I O N
also i made a similar thread to this
it died
but
someone could revive it? hopeful shiba inu eyes
Hated by Life Itself has been stuck in my head and I have been jamming out to it all day!! 
Thank you for sharing it. What else do you like? 
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Well… Basically Just Mafumafu 
I listen to a lot of Mafumafu
Like a lot
As in I have a problem help me
That song was actually a cover by Mafumafu though! 
The original isn’t as catchy imo because it uses vocaloid and I don’t think the voice has the power it needs.
Also Mafumafu makes everything better
Here’s some more songs I like!
And of course my favorite song ever~
I-I’ll stop myself there 
If I don’t stop now I’ll drown us all in these <_<
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Currently watching spongebob squarepants in Japanese on NHK Eテレ. This is good review background.
I should learn the theme song in Japanese. Over 15 years ago my first job out of university was broadcasting Nickelodeon to the Netherlands, in the long night shifts I learnt the Dutch version of the theme song and I can still sing a garbled version of it.
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Hiiiiiiiiiijjjj woont in een ananas diep in de zee! 
Edit: so as not to off-top: I can absolutely not listen to anything while doing reviews. ^-^
Hij ziet zo geel als een kaas souffle.
When I listen to music during reviews, I make more random mistakes, like switching kanji and voccabulary (生, looking at you…) or mistaking reading for meaning. The only time I listen to music is when I’m doing reviews while tipsy/drunk.
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Same here, if music is important to you then IMO it’s best to listen to slow music without any vocals in them.
@Topic: I’m mostly using piano tracks from games like Final Fantasy or I use this: https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/japaneseGardenSoundscapeGenerator.php
That website has a lot of great soundscape generators and with headphones this really helps to drown out all the background noise in my house and works well to calm me down from a busy day, which is especially important for learning.
Wow this is sweet!!! Love that 1980s Japan vibe
I can’t listen to music while I study or do anything (except walk or drive)
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That’s a pretty neat choice, plus I learnt a few words from the song lyrics. This song kinda reminds me of a Two Door Cinema Club or a Vampire Weekend song because of the guitar riff at the beginning.
I often listen to ‘Where are you from?’ because it’s the first non-anime Japanese song I listened to. I heard it briefly in a podcast about foreigners living in Japan, so it always makes me think of travel and adventures when I hear it.
‘Where are you from?’ By Nobody Knows+
I don’t know how to embed videos.
These are wonderful!! Thank you so much!
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I can only sometimes listen to music while studying. Sometimes music keeps me awake, but sometimes it puts me to sleep. If I listen to something new, it’s too distracting, so it has to be something I have listened to before, usually on repeat or on a very small ordered playlist. I generally like it to be something upbeat, perhaps something my fingers can dance across the keyboard to.
Folk and Instrumental
John Butler - Ocean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdYJf_ybyVo
Talisk - Montreal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n44J0dCgo1w
Ímar - Canadian Sunshine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFalXoDhurA
Chiptune
Bit Shifter - Information Chase
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/bit_shifter/Information_Chase/
Also I make my own Chiptunes sometimes. Chiptunes and Video Game music seem to repeat pretty well.
As for music with lyrics… Japanese music is a bit too distracting for me because I can sometimes understand parts of it, but it takes a lot of brain power. English music is sometimes OK, because I can understand it without thinking too much. Also sometimes I like to listen to Czech music, which I can’t understand at all (which means it’s not using up brain power!).
Christian Music
Kami-sama, please help me learn the kanji!
Micah Tyler - Even Then
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR9UsXgIAjg
Rend Collective - Every Giant Will Fall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF84v-oOhp0
Czech Music
nEscafeX - Tvoje místo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIUTRoH2QRA
Sebastian - Toulavá
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvpIN5A4WRU
@Liras That https://mynoise.net thing is really cool. I probably won’t use it to study, but I’m definitely going back there to fiddle with it.
Right now it’s the sound of construction across the street…
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