In reference to my need to completely sustain with the J-pop business, I’m planning on doing a weekly round-up of any new releases which have caught my ear. A few of these could have been lined on the weblog already, however my hope is that this may develop into a one-stop store for anybody desirous about what’s new in J-pop.
With that in thoughts, right here’s the place you are available: I’m one particular person with one set of musical preferences, so please embed some other new J-pop tracks you’ve loved within the feedback so we will get a fuller spectrum every week.
*And similar to I do with my opinions, I’ll wait till full variations of songs can be found earlier than posting them on this round-up. This may principally apply to Johnny’s teams, who nonetheless restrict nearly all of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.
2023 Index
2024 Index: Dec 24 – Jan 6 // Jan 7 – Jan 13 // Jan 14 – Jan 20 // Jan 21 – Jan 27 // Jan 28 – Feb 3 // Feb 4 – Feb 10 // Feb 11 – Feb 17 // Feb 18 – Feb 24 // Feb 25 – Mar 2 // Mar 3 – Mar 9 // Mar 10 – Mar 16 // Mar 17 – Mar 23 // Mar 24 – Mar 30 // Mar 31 – Apr 6 // Apr 7 – Apr 13 // Apr 14 – Apr 20 // Apr 21 – Apr 27 // Apr 28 – Could 4 // Could 5 – Could 11 // Could 12 – Could 18 // Could 19 – Could 25 // Could 26 – Jun 1 // Jun 2 – Jun 8 // Jun 9 – Jun 15 // Jun 16 – Jun 22 // Jun 23 – Jun 29 // Jun 30 – Jul 6 // Jul 7 – Jul 13 // Jul 14 – Jul 20 // Jul 21 – Jul 27 // Jul 28 – Aug 3 // Aug 4 – Aug 10 // Aug 11 – Aug 17
A.B.C-Z – I Need To Wake Up Subsequent To You
This sounds way more in keeping with the basic Starto Leisure sound than what most of its artists are churning out currently. It’s okay.
Atarashii Gakko! – Change
Followers will prefer it.
Exile B Glad – Guru Guru Dream
I didn’t understand this unit could be releasing extra music. That is candy and energetic.
Genic – Sorry Not Sorry
I like this higher than LiFE!!, but it surely form of seems like they took the template from Taste and stripped away all of the issues that made that music superior. AVEX actually must allow them to write their very own materials. Most of their greatest stuff is self-produced.
Hey! Say! JUMP – UMP
It’s been awhile since I’ve linked to one among their singles, however this one’s fairly good. The association could be very energetic and theatrical and matches them properly. It’s paying homage to their older work but additionally feels extra mature.
Hinatazaka46 – Zettaiteki Dairokkan
That is an above common model of their basic sound. Not shocking, however very good.
iScream – Jelly Fish
Uninteresting verses, robust refrain. Followers of Okay-pop woman teams will in all probability prefer it.
Kenshi Yonezu – Garakuta Junk
So a lot of his songs sound much like me. Oh properly, he’s extremely common.
Lienel – Gira-Summer season
That is enjoyable however a bit chaotic.
Mrs. Inexperienced Apple – Familie
We’ve obtained a music video for this single now. It nonetheless doesn’t do a lot for me.
NEXZ – Preserve On Transferring
I wrote about this right here. I preferred it.
Noisemaker – Exist
I actually like this band. It is a good “pump you up” sort rock music.
Novelbright × Eric Nam – All over the place I Go
I can’t say I had this collaboration on my 2024 bingo card. The music is ok, however sounds extra like a solo Eric Nam observe than a melding of two completely different artists.
Number_i – INZM (music of the week!)
I haven’t been an admirer of Number_i’s musical route in any respect, however the distortion and total chaos of this observe may win me over. I want the music was as compelling because the manufacturing, however I’m nonetheless discovering myself oddly fascinated with it.
(If somebody watched this instantly after 2018’s Cinderella Lady, they’d be so shocked…)
Pop Artwork City – Asayake to Emerald
I don’t know something about this group, however the sound of this new observe caught my ear.
Rebecca – Daisy Chain
The 80’s legends are again with their first new music in seven years! It virtually sounds as if it might have been recorded at their peak.
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku – Irohani Odoryanse
Strong idol observe.
SKE48 – Kokuhaku Shinpakusu
That is my favourite sound from this sort of group: driving beat, optimistic power and highly effective melodies.
Snow Man – Empire (music of the week!)
Although it’s closely carried by its classical pattern (which solely jogs my memory of ToppDogg’s Topdog), I truly like this quite a bit and it’s rising extra addictive as time goes on. The dramatic heft of the refrain is tremendous satisfying. That is simply their greatest observe of 2024.
STAYC – Meow
I wrote about this right here. I didn’t look after it.
Superfly – Charade
This begins out sluggish however grows into one thing fairly large. I really like her voice.
Takanori Nishikawa (T.M.Revolution) – Koibitotachi no Pavement
It is a music cowl taken from a tribute album to legendary band The Alfee, however I’m going to take the chance to characteristic any new music from Takanori Nishikawa. He has of my favourite voices ever and that is attractive.
Yuma Uchida – Chemi-story
This has a pleasant anthemic sound.
On/Off – Hajimarunoha Sayonara (2011)
To not be confused with the similarly-named Okay-pop group, On/Off is a pair of dual brothers who’ve executed a good quantity of anison work. This observe’s a serious spotlight for me as a result of it’s composed by private favourite producer Daisuke Asakura. The remainder of their music’s fairly hit and miss, although they do have one other Asakura-produced observe.
