In reference to my need to completely sustain with the J-pop trade, 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 turn into a one-stop store for anybody eager 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 identical 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 can largely apply to Starto teams, who nonetheless restrict nearly all 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 – Could 3 // Could 4 – Could 10 // Could 11 – Could 16 // Could 17 – Could 24
Airi Suzuki – Oops!
This has a pleasant groove.
AMEFURASSHI – Don’t Cease The Music (track of the week!)
It is a refreshing shock! Very shiny and prepared for summer season. I like this sound lots.
BABYMETAL x Slaughter To Prevail – Music 3
A bit a lot for me, however it might undoubtedly be good for head banging if that’s your factor.
BE:FIRST – Grit (track of the week!)
Lastly a hip-hop monitor that doesn’t recycle the identical drained lure beats! That is such an genuine replication of early-2000’s hip-hop sounds. The straightforward hooks are additionally slyly addicting.
BoA – Younger & Free
Gosh, she hasn’t launched a Japanese single shortly, huh? I don’t know if this can finally obtain a music video, however it’s fairly good. Very breezy and upbeat.
BUGVEL – Zone
Follows each overused boy group trope you might think about.
DÉ DÉ MOUSE × Pa’s Lam System – Carry On (track of the week!)
I actually, actually love the manufacturing on this. That 80’s disco sound is big and satisfying. An ideal dance monitor. I want there was extra of a melody to it.
DISH// – Gunjo Flight
A strong, anthemic rock monitor.
Fantastics – Unmei Nante
A wonderfully high quality mid-tempo. Not even near their greatest work.
Hiromitsu Kitayama – OMG!!!
Not a fan of the AI video, however the track is fairly enjoyable I suppose.
Hokuto – Au Pas, Camarades!
A cute little track. It doesn’t actually go anyplace, although.
imase x Yumi Matsutoya – Buntsu
Very sleepy.
LEØNAGE – Pirate
I’m unsure that is the model of track pirates would truly take heed to, however it’s an honest sufficient re-creation of this very Ok-pop sound.
Mandy Sekiguchi – MANDEMIC
This had the potential to be very humorous, however regardless of its title the track performs issues straight down the center and finally ends up form of boring.
Morning Musume ‘25 – Ki ni Naru Sono Ki no Uta
Sounds just about such as you’d anticipate from certainly one of their songs, however at the very least it has some power.
Nayeon – Kimagure Romantic
Kudos for diving proper in and releasing a really J-pop sounding track. A pity it wasn’t stronger.
Sakurazaka46 – Make Or Break
One other energetic hit from Sakurazaka46. It won’t be their most memorable or distinctive, however the depth is nice.
Ten – Silence
I wrote about this right here. It didn’t do a lot for me.
Tora Undertaking – SNooZe
I’ve heard this track template at the very least a thousand occasions earlier than. The shouty refrain is especially unhealthy.
TXT – Step By Step
Peppy and enjoyable. Nothing notably notable, although.
Wednesday Campanella – Chateaubriand (track of the week!)
This has a really enjoyable, bouncy sound. The track itself feels a bit throwaway, however I really like the instrumental.
Yuto Adachi – Blue Spring
Fairly typical lure ballad/mid-tempo.
Nogizaka46 – Inochiha Utsukushii (2015)
One in every of my favourite older Nogizaka46 songs. It’s acquired that surging, electrical guitar assisted J-pop sound I really like a lot. The refrain is particularly improbable.
