I like listening to Japanese music, but to really practice my Japanese I turn to street interviews. There's this one channel that does mainly that for their channel and they're called "Ask Japanese".
"Ask Japanese" is a really interesting chanel because they ask random people on the streets on what they think about various topics, from what they think about LGBT to what they think about foreigners. They also do reviews on different Japanese things and also introduces the Japanese culture. They also have videos that interviews foreigneres as well.
Their videos range from a few minutes to around 20 minutes, and on this spring break, I watched only watched a few videos that added up to around half an hour because I was travelling around a lot.
After watching their videos, it was quite evident to me that what was taught in class was actually used in daily conversations. I paid attention to their grammar that there was grammar that was just recently taught to us that I noticed what used. For example, I heard "んじゃないかと思います” as well as "XXて あげる／くれる／まらう”. There were also quite a large number of vocabulary that has been taught in class that is used in their answers in the interviews so I try to keep the subtitles off, only turning them on when there are things I don't understand. Watching these videos trains my ears to get used to the way Japanese people speak in natural conversation, so it would make me get used to the way they speak and how fast they speak it. It is also a good way to learn about their culture through their thoughts on different topics and issues.
I really recommend my classmates and others learning Japanese to try and watch their videos because it is really interesting and a good and practical way to practice your Japanaese!
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