New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (August 17, 2025)

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In reference to my need 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 may turn out to be a one-stop store for anybody excited about what’s new in J-pop.

With that in thoughts, right here’s the place you are available in: I’m one individual 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 critiques, 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 nearly all of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.

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Billy Boo – Shake It!!

I want this had a bit extra vitality however I’m all for the brand new jack swing revival.

BoA – Good For U

I wrote about this right here. I assumed it was okay.

Galileo Galilei – Aobishio

You possibly can at all times rely on these guys for some sprightly, satisfying indie rock.

ILLIT – Topping

A cute little dance observe. Fairly inconsequential, although.

Juice=Juice – Shi no Go no Iwazusa tto Wakarete Ageta

For these of you who like your lady group music on the jazzier facet.

Kana Nishino – Magical Starshine Make-up

Yawn. It’s the identical subdued, Afrobeats-adjacent sound everybody’s doing.

King & Prince – I Know (track of the week!)

Wow, it is a actually completely different sound for them! I really like the 90’s dance beat in the course of the refrain. I want the track was longer/extra developed, however that is nonetheless an enormous standout and really addictive. The video’s nice, too!

Kis-My-Ft2 – A CHA CHA CHA

Sigh. Issues had been going so nicely with Glory Days. This track brings us again to the forgettable fluff they’ve been mired in for too lengthy now.

Koda Kumi – Dice

Meh. No less than it is a bit completely different than her previous few singles?

Mrs. Inexperienced Apple – Summer season Shadow

They’re simply continuously releasing new songs. Hanging whereas the iron is scorching, I suppose. That is no higher or worse than most of their materials.

Naniwa Danshi – Asymmetry

This jogs my memory of an previous Arashi observe. It’s so late-2000s coded. It’s not as profitable as these songs had been, however I recognize the homage.

Number_i – U.M.A.

It is a chore to get via.

Ruki (JO1) – Meguriboshi

Fairly normal J-rock sung by somebody you may not anticipate to ship it.