In reference to my want to totally 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 can change into a one-stop store for anybody considering what’s new in J-pop.
With that in thoughts, right here’s the place you are available: I’m one individual 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 identical to I do with my critiques, I’ll wait till full variations of songs can be found earlier than posting them on this round-up. It will principally apply to Johnny’s teams, who nonetheless restrict nearly all of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.
2023-2024 Index
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Ado – Rockstar
This looks like a really becoming title for Ado! I just like the guitar riffs however want this was a bit extra explosive general. She actually assaults it, although.
ANGERME – Andoroido wa yumewomiru ka?
This has an amazing, basic Whats up Undertaking fashion refrain.
AsIs – Kimi no suki o hitei nanka shinai (tune of the week!)
This can be a nice instance of this fashion of surging woman group idol pop. It may very well be a bit extra distinctive, however I like their voices and the instrumental has nice drive.
Ayumi Hamasaki – Mimosa
Completely nice however very removed from a discography standout.
cosmosy – Fortunate=One
This can be a good throwback to a late-2010’s tropical sound. The tune doesn’t actually go wherever, although.
DISH// – Vogue★Star
A catchy observe by this well-liked rock group.
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Generations – Two Steps Again (tune of the week!)
Early-2000’s Neptunes-esque manufacturing could be very a lot in pattern, isn’t it? This has a whole lot of groove. I prefer it! The old style city-pop visuals are actually throwing me off, although. Two utterly completely different eras!
Hello-Fi Un!corn – Beat It! Beat It!
That title was at all times going to ask comparisons to the Michael Jackson basic, which is a a lot too extensive shadow to crawl out from. I want this leaned additional into its digital/dance parts. It’s first rate however a bit unfocused.
Hoshimachi Suisei – I Don’t Care
This has nice, bouncy vitality throughout its uptempo elements.
IMP. – Cheek To Cheek
Inside their discography, that is mid-tier. It’s not dangerous, nevertheless it’s additionally not doing a lot for me.
Kento Nakajima – Montage (tune of the week!)
It looks like everybody’s working with producer Hiroyuki Sawano these days. He has such an identifiable fashion I used to be in a position to guess this was his work even earlier than wanting up the credit. Anyway, it’s most likely the most effective of Kento’s solo singles but. This can be a sensible pairing for him and though the observe sounds fairly acquainted it really works very properly.
Kep1er – Yum (tune of the week!)
I wrote about this right here. The refrain is simply good and every thing else is rising on me.
MAZZEL – King Kila Sport
The verses have tons of potential however the “refrain” is godawful. Like… actually obnoxious. When will we be free of this fashion of boy group observe??
NMB48 – Chu Strike
I wrote about this a pair weeks in the past and now it has an mv. I nonetheless benefit from the vitality and the refrain is robust.
Queen Bee – Excessive Flame (tune of the week!)
I wrote about this final week and now it has an mv. It’s not one of many band’s greatest, however I nonetheless prefer it fairly a bit.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] – Inertia (ft. Rei) (tune of the week!)
Bear in mind how I stated that producer Hiroyuki Sawano is extremely busy proper now? Nicely, right here’s one other new tune by him. This would possibly truly be higher than the Kento Nakajima observe.
The Sixth Lie – Scramble Line (ft.Akira Takano) (tune of the week!)
A tune like that is why I nonetheless dig by way of a lot mediocre materials every week. Each as soon as and awhile, you discover buried treasure. I do know nothing about this group, however I like this very a lot. A terrific mix of rock and electro with an superior refrain!
The Tremendous Fruit – Daibu Variety
Not my factor in any respect.
T.N.T – Leap Of Religion (tune of the week!)
Although XY hasn’t truly launched any new group music, they’re nonetheless churning out aspect tasks. T.N.T is an offshoot of their rock group and with their new EP they’ve already launched extra music than the principle group they spawn from. Tremendous bizarre. It’s a very good factor these songs are very stable.
TXT – Rise
A really typical J-rock anime observe.
World Order – Neo Samurai
I had no thought World Order had been nonetheless placing out music! I want this had extra vocals.
XG – In The Rain
I wrote about this right here. I assumed it was fairly uninteresting.
Snow Man – Get together! Get together! Get together! (2021)
Snow Man launched a big chunk of their materials on streaming this week, so I’ll take this opportunity to highlight considered one of my favourite album tracks that was beforehand unavailable. You’ll be able to’t beat this refrain… particularly when you’ve got a delicate spot for early-2010’s EDM.
