A cat that is not Stanley. Stolen from music video.

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

2026 June: Stanley's Music Listicle

Introduction

One of the bands I picked for the last list seems to be using an AI vocal (not voacoloid or VTuber, they’re different) so will not be considered for inlcusion again. A band called ZZOA almost made it on this list but also sem to potentially be AI. Another band described as a Virtual Idol Unit have been taken off the list because I’m not sure. They could effectively be just a bunch of VTuber types singing actual songs but it is too hard to tell.

Introduction and Links

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4r7WY80OA4m5uvAKSf5QRJ?si=LH4UXiSXTN2QSe-IzINs2w

Tidal Playlist: https://tidal.com/playlist/a502bca6-22d2-4f98-9ec3-e83ceb2c5e76

Youtube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTaOJcv49V6-Q417W1qXrmYTheBV2-9In&si=t-gH2fp0qWKZJyDN

Initial Shortlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTaOJcv49V688JFb6_SfchTKhavX47Jbr&si=ZB5LFdcTDcEOin2v

Tidal : https://tidal.com/playlist/bc57ef07-0a3f-48f4-a279-d2b67cf127c1

829 songs listened to at time of writing. Mostly youtube and a few on bandcamp.

Almeda - Broken Record

Country of Origin: Amarehk

Youtube Views: 120,814

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/187PhQNVowHs4jJj4Ebzzu?si=19641b6ab94d45b7

Video Link: https://youtu.be/pDLhDgUni68?si=CL5vJU7p8CbcfsMO

Did this song get in because the singer starts the song with a cat and singing meow meow meow meow?

Me-me-me-meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-meow

Yes.

Yes it did.

tripleS (트리플에스) - Baby Flower

Country of Origin: South Korea

Youtube Views: 32 million

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/0kxwgvVOuUxzkeo3tc0Dh4?si=ea0d0861b93f4206

Video Link: https://youtu.be/6q8UMVXhXsE?si=IPIRCPaGRCx9Adbp

Here is the Kpop song that got stuck in my head. Like many of these fluffy sounding songs it seems to be all nice until you read the lyrics. More trauma flags than Bakemonogatari.

BBB - The Trap (feat. Kasane Teto)

Country of Origin: South Korea

Youtube Views: 1.6k

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/6xlYroflrtQM5zgDdSmcqh?si=aaffd121ab88494d

Video Link: https://youtu.be/0QtaHnPCAxA?si=48w3w5L8Jn55aLS3

The video probably uses AI generated imagery. Some of it has that vibe. As far as I can tell the music producers are real people.

Obviously Kasane Teto is more real than most actual people. She is a cat.

BAND-MAID - ENERGETIC

Country of Origin: Japan

Youtube Views: 82k (after 20 hours)

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/136RFhFtC1lDlKgXw7eXM3?si=56a33e97314542e5

Video Link: https://youtu.be/NpZjslVGhbE?si=e03S0cM8fQOwB3vi

Need a song to get your head in the right spacwe for another day of living? Solved problem.

Flying Dog (플라잉독) - Tonight (feat. Sena (윤세나))

Country of Origin: South Korea

Youtube Views: 589 (robbed, probably because there’s a dog in the band name.)

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2yewzEeXIZnNqEm2adBLkA?si=933dda789d0944e7

Video Link: https://youtu.be/9N_El260s4M?si=tnW_LH6Sl49FQrvt

This is a pretty solid rock song.

I have no idea what is happening in the video but I love it. Even though he’sa dog.

Why is the frame invidible?

ano -「貸しっぱなしデスティニー」×『新劇場版☆ケロロ軍曹』

Country of Origin: Japan

Youtube Views: 810k

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/71xlmmNpMLE6tlnR8sWHdv?si=5929bf274ef74081

Video Link: https://youtu.be/y0URm3qCTpc?si=IsqcqO2GO7eXZ7-m

ano has probably heard about genre w.r.t songs. She just doesn’t care. I am presuming this is a theme song to an anime I’m never going to watch.

I think the title translates to ‘Destiny Lent Out.’

Meet Me @ The Altar - Strung Out

Country of Origin: Amarehk

Youtube Views: 3.9k

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/6hI2j5A91BzhH3qQbFAXJx?si=5ea03c7f359d496e

Video Link: https://youtu.be/eY2M9ZbzSuQ?si=_FUA8OMBAulVNBzp

This one could have ended up on last month’s ‘dere list.

The visualiser is awful. The song is fine.

Valentia Ploy - Under Construction

Country of Origin: Italy / Thailand

Youtube Views: 27k

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/4Y3253lAyzFqLhcUgYEY62?si=7abed478bf654826

Video Link: https://youtu.be/Mk-wH7bU85I?si=UVlCP-hOThbgquGp

I was never broken, I’m under construction

Alice U (앨리스유) - 도주 (Runaway)

Country of Origin: South Korea

Youtube Views: 128k

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/7Hqv8aPOTZTZAJckXZL05J?si=35dfce612b94408a

Video Link: https://youtu.be/pIIarXf-5ok?si=TRRPioPgT2gvdwJU

Not Kpop.

Phantom Siita - Horror Queen

Country of Origin: Japan

Youtube Views: 778k

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/4xfm7kSYoRvlAhqA7JlZzd?si=86045966a2504ac3

Video Link: https://youtu.be/X7Ht9CULonY?si=oRjaOqp8l-JzFgAv

Check song. Is it by Phantom Siita? Put on list.

That’s the process. Video looks sloppy.

Runners Up - Subtitle

Don’t really have a theme for the runner up songs.

KLP48 - Kerana ku Suka (That’s Why I Love??)

Country of Origin: Malaysia

Youtube Views: 337k

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2uLXiV0hDM4g9zTKgwChk1?si=18fcb5470f6e45b7

Video Link: https://youtu.be/EDliuALaUm0?si=CCQ9NY0I3qg1Iw91

I watched the video and it seems to be about confessing to the one you love and then accidentally confessing your love to your lteacher? I’m not sure. It also seems to be a song shared between the XXX48 sister groups so I will make a little playlist and add all the versions I can find.

Why I Love Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbF8ngevoDKc&si=IESQW_vPXzF2XgGL

Version prime has 24 million views.