Pop Music

New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (January 12, 2025)


New and Noteworthy J-popIn 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 might have been coated on the weblog already, however my hope is that it will turn out 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 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 are able to get a fuller spectrum every week.

*And similar 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 may largely apply to Johnny’s teams, who nonetheless restrict nearly all of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.


2023 Index

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Ae! group – Hiya

This can be a totally different sound for them. It’s high-quality, however I really feel like I’ve heard this type of tune dozens of instances not too long ago in J-pop.


ALI – Casanova Posse

There’s a grittiness to this efficiency that’s very satisfying.


BEYOOOOONDS -Aa Kimi ni Tensei

I like that funky opening. The remainder of the tune doesn’t fairly stay as much as that intro, however that is nonetheless enjoyable.


Dialogue+ – Treasure!

A reasonably typical J-idol sound.


Fantastics – Pocket (tune of the week!)

This received’t go down as an important Fantastics observe, however I prefer it greater than most of their 2024 work. At the very least it’s upbeat, funky and has character.


Hiroyuki Sawano – Shadowborn (ft. Benjamin & mpi)

Hiroyuki Sawano’s gotta be one of many busiest producers on the earth. The man is all the time churning out new music.


imase – Egoist

Erm… not feeling this one.


Inaba Manaka – Hoshikuzu no Escape

The synthwave elements are fairly good, although we’ve heard so many songs precisely like this over the previous few years.


Lienel – Go Round The World

The tune has potential however the vocals are very tough.


Lil League – Shigeki-Saiyusen

The intro to this tune is tremendous fascinating. It shortly veers into extra anticipated boy group territory, however there are touches right here and there that maintain my consideration.


LiSA – ReawakeR (ft. Felix of Stray Children)

It’s humorous… I may inform this was a Hiroyuki Sawano tune with out even wanting on the manufacturing credit. The man has such a signature (more and more samey) type. That is pretty much as good as any of his stuff however I want it differentiated itself by some means. It’s one of the best factor Felix has been on in awhile, although!


Masayoshi Oishi – Be The Hero! (ft. Airi Suzuki)

His work is fairly hit and miss for me and sadly that is extra of a miss. I respect the power, although.


NiziU – Yoake

The verses do nothing for me, however the refrain perks up a bit.


Psychic Fever – Paradise

I like once they veer towards extra melodic materials like this. The tune isn’t all that particular, however they sound nice.


Scandal – Terra Boy

The refrain is kind of catchy.


TK from Ling tosite sigure – Un-Apex (tune of the week!)

I may be fairly hit-or-miss with this man, however I actually like this one. His music has such a frantic, unpredictable high quality.


Yuuri – DiNA

Will probably turn out to be an enormous hit. Bores me to tears.


Yuzu – Flowers

I benefit from the distinction between the folksier verses and driving rock refrain.


2X2X – Fragrant

This sounds prefer it may have been launched a number of years in the past and would have been proper on development. I just like the power.


&TEAM – Magic Hour / Great World

Neither of those songs really feel important to their discography, however each are enjoyable sufficient to be welcome diversions.



Dream – My Will (2001)

The final minute of that is so strikingly beautiful. I simply adore this group — particularly their first album (which was really my first ever J-pop album!).

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