Spring boarding into 2023, it’s that time of the month for January’s Ongaku Go! We at OTY would like our readers to know what was filling our ears for the past month. Each track is available across all digital music streaming platforms, with Apple Music featured on this site.

“Every Wish Deserves a Dream” by MISIA

I had honestly fell in love with this song upon listening to it during the Kohaku that it was in instant. The wonderment that is placed throughout this song it just amazing and like I had said during the Kohaku episode, that Disney Magic is just there and can is something that just has to be heard. While I don’t like all of MISIA’s discography, when she hits, she hits hard with tracks just like this.

Be sure to check out the track here, and below!

“Time Capsule” by CRCK/LCKS

Now this is a band I haven’t heard from in a while, but I am so happy to do so as I was worried of disbandment. “Time Capsule” works more as an experience of sound for Math Rock genre more than an actual song as there are little to no lyrics throughout the release itself and the band just has the music speaks. As it is difficult to recommend a song like this to other people, it is something that must be experienced first hand. I for one can’t wait to hear more done by this band and hope more for them in 2023.

Check out the song below and via Apple Music here!

“You” by Ayumi Hamasaski

This is a guilty pleasure more than anything else, I was recommended to listen to this song by someone close to me (not Luna) and I was just moved to tears upon listening. When we did our Artist spotlight I knew ‘You’ was a great song but context matters this time around and it really spoke to me. It was even great enough to move it to my rotations. While I don’t see Hamasaki’s track getting on here all too often, it will be in my rotation a tad bit more than before.

Be sure to check out the music video for “YOU” below, along with the track here!

“STARS” by J SOUL BROTHERS

I had really missed J SOUL BROTHERS as they bring a certain style that their younger brother groups can’t really reach yet. With only one release in 2022, I had missed this more ‘general’ style of what LDH does. It hits all of everything for a group like this with just the right amount of vocal exposure that actually matches the composition and isn’t something that is overbearing. While I do hope this EP it was originally on does mean they have more work planned for 2023, if not then ‘STARS’ was just my sweet release.

Check out the music video for “STARS” below, along with the song here!

“The Price of Freedom” by Takeharu Ishimoto

Due to my brute playthrough of Crisis Core Reunion for Podasarus, this particular song has been on my mind a whole lot. Granted it happened during the most tragic part of that game, I absolutely fell in love with it. In my opinion I would consider it Zack’s theme and I hope that whenever Rebirth comes out we get to hear a more majestic version of it.

Be sure to check out the track here!

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