In reference to my want to totally 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 coated on the weblog already, however my hope is that it will grow to be a one-stop store for anybody occupied with 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 another 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 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 – 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 (tune of the week!)
It is a refreshing shock! Very vivid and prepared for summer season. I like this sound rather a lot.
BABYMETAL x Slaughter To Prevail – Track 3
A bit a lot for me, however it could positively be good for head banging if that’s your factor.
BE:FIRST – Grit (tune of the week!)
Lastly a hip-hop observe that doesn’t recycle the identical drained lure beats! That is such an genuine replication of early-2000’s hip-hop sounds. The easy hooks are additionally slyly addicting.
BoA – Younger & Free
Gosh, she hasn’t launched a Japanese single shortly, huh? I don’t know if it will ultimately obtain a music video, but it surely’s fairly good. Very breezy and upbeat.
BUGVEL – Zone
Follows each overused boy group trope you could possibly think about.
DÉ DÉ MOUSE × Pa’s Lam System – Carry On (tune of the week!)
I actually, actually love the manufacturing on this. That 80’s disco sound is big and satisfying. An important dance observe. I want there was extra of a melody to it.
DISH// – Gunjo Flight
A strong, anthemic rock observe.
Fantastics – Unmei Nante
A superbly superb mid-tempo. Not even near their finest work.
Hiromitsu Kitayama – OMG!!!
Not a fan of the AI video, however the tune is fairly enjoyable I assume.
Hokuto – Au Pas, Camarades!
A cute little tune. It doesn’t actually go wherever, although.
imase x Yumi Matsutoya – Buntsu
Very sleepy.
LEØNAGE – Pirate
I’m unsure that is the model of tune pirates would truly take heed to, but it surely’s an honest sufficient re-creation of this very Okay-pop sound.
Mandy Sekiguchi – MANDEMIC
This had the potential to be very humorous, however regardless of its title the tune performs issues straight down the center and finally ends up type of uninteresting.
Morning Musume ‘25 – Ki ni Naru Sono Ki no Uta
Sounds just about such as you’d count on from one in all their songs, however no less than it has some vitality.
Nayeon – Kimagure Romantic
Kudos for diving proper in and releasing a really J-pop sounding tune. A pity it wasn’t stronger.
Sakurazaka46 – Make Or Break
One other energetic hit from Sakurazaka46. It may not 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 tune template no less than a thousand instances earlier than. The shouty refrain is especially dangerous.
TXT – Step By Step
Peppy and enjoyable. Nothing notably notable, although.
Wednesday Campanella – Chateaubriand (tune of the week!)
This has a really enjoyable, bouncy sound. The tune 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 obtained that surging, electrical guitar assisted J-pop sound I really like a lot. The refrain is particularly incredible.
