In reference to my want 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 might have been lined on the weblog already, however my hope is that this can grow to be a one-stop store for anybody keen on 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 every 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 evaluations, I’ll wait till full variations of songs can be found earlier than posting them on this round-up. This may largely apply to Starto teams, who nonetheless restrict the vast majority of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.
2023-2024 Index
2025 Index: Dec 29 – Jan 11 // Jan 12 – Jan 18 // Jan 19 – Jan 25 // Jan 26 – Feb 1 // Feb 2 – Feb 8 // Feb 9 – Feb 15 // Feb 16 – Feb 22 // Feb 23 – Mar 1 // Mar 2 – Mar 8 // Mar 9 – Mar 15 // Mar 16 – Mar 22 // Mar 23 – Mar 29 // Mar 30 – Apr 5 // Apr 6 – Apr 12 // Apr 13 – Apr 19 // Apr 20 – Apr 26 // Apr 27 – Might 3 // Might 4 – Might 10 // Might 11 – Might 16 // Might 17 – Might 24 // Might 25 – Might 31 // Jun 1 – Jun 7 // Jun 8 – Jun 14 // Jun 15 – Jun 21 // Jun 22 – Jun 28 // Jun 29 – Jul 5 // Jul 6 – Jul 12 // Jul 13 – Jul 19
Aimer – A World The place The Solar By no means Rises
She’s bringing the drama with this one! I recognize the bombast greater than the precise track, however I’ve acquired to provide it to her for sheer ambition.
Ayumu Imazu – Howl
Groovy and classy, however in the end fairly forgettable.
Ballistik Boyz – All Of You
A high quality mid-tempo monitor with Afrobeats affect. Fairly bored with this sound, to be sincere.
DÉ DÉ MOUSE – When We Love
A catchy (repetitive) dance monitor.
go!go!vanillas – Dandelion
An honest little bit of indie pop.
Hokuto – Tiger Boy
There are such a lot of of those groovy mid-tempos in the marketplace. I don’t see what makes this totally different from any of the others.
ICEx – Set up
This undoubtedly suits inside their quirky soundscape. It’s a bit too chirpy for me, although.
KAZ (Generations) – T&W
An honest shot of laid-back R&B, however why is everybody mired in such downbeat tempos?
Klang Ruler – LullaBye
This isn’t fairly doing it for me, although I do like this band.
LiSA – Shine In The Merciless Evening (track of the week!)
That is very cinematic. The surging refrain is particularly efficient. Kudos for releasing a 6+ minute epic on this music financial system!
Nogizaka46 – Naze Bokutachi wa Hashirunoka?
A reasonably forgettable iteration of their signature sound.
SixTONES – Stargaze
I wrote about this final week however now it has a music video.
Tempest – My Approach
That is stronger than most of their current Korean work, actually. The rock sound suits them effectively.
TVXQ – Tsuki no Ura de Aimashou
A really jazzy providing from them.
