In reference to my need 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 coated on the weblog already, however my hope is that this may grow to be a one-stop store for anybody fascinated about what’s new in J-pop.

With that in thoughts, right here’s the place you are available in: I’m one particular person 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 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 can 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 // Could 25 – Could 31 // Jun 1 – Jun 7 // Jun 8 – Jun 14 // Jun 15 – Jun 21 // Jun 22 – Jun 28 // Jun 29 – Jul 5

BE:FIRST – Beneath The Identical Sky

A wonderfully good ballad.

Class Seven – Miss You

This has a really basic J-idol sound. The track isn’t distinctive sufficient to face out, however I’m intrigued by this new group.

Da Pump – Osomatsusan no Bombashéj

Extremely obnoxious.

DÉ DÉ MOUSE – Fallin’ In

I like this model of dance music. Positive, it’s repetitive however the beat and texture are so satisfying.

fripSide – Echoes Of The Stars (track of the week!)

You all the time know precisely what you’re going to get with a fripSide track, and that’s form of comforting. This can be a notably good instance of their sound.

Generations – Summer time Trip

Should we shoehorn lure beats into each track? They don’t match this in any respect.

imase – Mr. Moonlight

This model of indie pop is feeling more and more twee and I don’t like that. It’s simply not interesting to me.

Child Phenomenon – Sparkle Summer time

I’d have cherished a extra even distribution of the power, however the refrain is enjoyable and so they sound good.

Koda Kumi – ChaO!

I just like the brassy accents within the instrumental, however in any other case that is fairly unremarkable.

LE SSERAFIM – Kawaii

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

M!LK – Aonooto

I normally like this sort of chugging, uplifting J-pop however this one’s not doing a lot for me.

MADKID – Decision

Rock music is such a touchstone for these form of teams these days. This one hits fairly exhausting.

Masayoshi Oishi – Kagome Kagome

This has good moments and unhealthy moments, which is fairly frequent in at this time’s fragmented songwriting/manufacturing strategy.

Miss Mercy – I SWEEK;)

I don’t know what “I Sweek” means.

One Love One Coronary heart – Anone, Zutto Suki Deshita (track of the week!)

I wrote about this right here. I preferred it loads!

Penguin Analysis – Kettou

I are usually hit and miss with their music and it is a bit too heavy for me. However in case you like pummeling rock music, it is best to test it out.

Fragrance – Meguru-pu

I don’t suppose that is one in every of their greatest, however I just like the refrain loads and I’m excited to see what they’ve in retailer for the album as a result of their final one was so sturdy.

Ryosuke Yamada – Bloomin’

Fairly boring.

SixTONES – Stargaze

I undoubtedly get pleasure from their rockier tracks, however I discover this one a bit flat regardless of the refrain being form of attention-grabbing.