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 lined on the weblog already, however my hope is that this may develop into a one-stop store for anybody enthusiastic 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.
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BOKUAO – Funky Summer time
Sounds just like the season!
Exile B Blissful – EXILE B Opapi ~Kaze No Fune~ (ft. Yoshio Kojima)
I wrote about this already however now it has a music video.
Fantastics – Sunflower (tune of the week!)
Yay! They launched a music video for this spotlight. I wrote about it earlier than and I’m excited that it’s being formally promoted as a result of I actually like this.
(I may do with out the apparent AI results, although…)
Girls2 – BLOOM! BLOOM! BLOOM!
Verses are good. Refrain shouldn’t be.
GPP – Ate!
The electro beat jogs my memory of old-school SM however the hook is pure new-gen slop. Do individuals nonetheless say “ate”?
Hinatazaka46 – Ensyuritu
Jaunty and upbeat.
IS:SUE – Telepathy
Yawn. I’m so sick of this type of tune.
IVE – Lucid Dream
An atmospheric midtempo. Inessential.
Let Me Know – Dairokkan Yori
An honest little bit of indie rock.
Nanase Aikawa – Challengers
I really like her a lot however that is simply okay for me.
Information – KMK
It sort of feels like they’ve been releasing the identical tune many times over the previous few years. The music has usually been fairly good, however this one doesn’t do a lot for me.
Psychic Fever – I Acquired Methods
It’s nice. Some good vocals through the refrain.
The Proper Gentle – Crush On You
That is tough across the edges, however I like that it jogs my memory of nugu J-pop/Ok-pop of the early 2010s.
Sakurazaka46 – Lonesome Rabbit (tune of the week!)
That is the sort of tune I really like from them: punchy and edgy and filled with depth. Their finest single shortly.
SIRUP – Not AI (tune of the week!)
This can be a humorous idea for a tune and the precise tune is sweet as properly!
Wolf Howl Concord – Please
I like the nice and cozy synth tones on this and the vocals are high notch as standard. It’s a bit generic, however fairly satisfying.
