In reference to my need 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 this may develop into a one-stop store for anybody serious 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 critiques, 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.
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BABYMONSTER – Ghost
This Japanese OST is legitimately stronger than the overwhelming majority of their Korean work. I just like the refreshing funk sound. It’s not reinventing the wheel, but it surely’s fairly good.
Bullet Practice (Chotokkyu) – Caramel Coronary heart
That is soooo milquetoast for them. They’re struggling to get the steadiness proper between out-and-out bonkers and secure, boring background music like this.
DXTEEN – Tick-Tack
A boilerplate boy group music. Not a lot to see right here. It’s superb.
f5ve – Sugar Free Venom (ft. Kesha) / Bow Chika Wow Wow
I’m not feeling this important single, however the group launched mini mvs for all the opposite new tracks on their album, so I’ll additionally embed the one for Bow Chika Wow Wow, which is the superior monitor for my part. I really like its old-school beat.
Generations – My Technology (music of the week!)
This has a sprightly power and some good melodies. It’s nothing spectacular, but it surely caught my ear and that’s greater than I can say about most releases this week/month/yr.
Hinatazaka46 – Love Your self! (music of the week!)
A traditional, surging J-pop music. In a really forgettable J-pop week, that’s sufficient to make this a standout.
IS:SUE – Shining
I wrote about this earlier than however now it has an mv. It’s nonetheless not doing a lot for me. There are such a lot of songs that sound precisely like this proper now.
Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai – Lovey Dovey
This has a pleasant, upbeat sound. It’s not knocking my socks off, however I prefer it.
MYERA – No Drip
God, we want a sea change in music developments…
One Love One Coronary heart – Hoshi no Shoumei
I’m all the time pleased for brand new music from One Love One Coronary heart, however they’ve a lot better songs on this identical vein.
Phantom Siita – Love, Hate
Humorous sufficient, this is sort of a darker model of some One Love One Coronary heart songs. I don’t notably like it, although.
Queen Bee – Aku
As a lot as I am keen on Queen Bee, I wasn’t too enamored with their newest album. This music appears to place most of its deal with lyrics and temper. Melodically, it type of spins its wheels.
SE7ENTH SENSE – Gouhou Ikemen Paradise
This devolves into pure silliness, but it surely’s nice for a minute or so.
Takuya Sugimoto – Certain Certain
This has enjoyable moments. It’s fairly formulaic, although.
timelesz – One And Solely
This isn’t the total music, however I’ve heard sufficient to say that I need Horny Zone’s music again. That is so generic.
KinKi Youngsters – Jetcoaster Romance (1998)
KinKi Youngsters are the newest J-pop legend to carry their music to streaming providers worldwide (KAT-TUN and V6 subsequent, please!) so it’s a superb week to as soon as once more highlight my favourite single of theirs. This can be a stone chilly traditional.
