In reference to my want to totally 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 could have been coated on the weblog already, however my hope is that this may change into a one-stop store for anybody desirous 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 another 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 opinions, I’ll wait till full variations of songs can be found earlier than posting them on this round-up. This can principally apply to Starto teams, who nonetheless restrict nearly all 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 – Might 3 // Might 4 – Might 10 // Might 11 – Might 16 // Might 17 – Might 24 // Might 25 – Might 31 // Jun 1 – Jun 7 // Jun 8 – Jun 14 // Jun 15 – Jun 21 // Jun 22 – Jun 28 // Jun 29 – Jul 5
BE:FIRST – Below The Identical Sky
A superbly good ballad.
Class Seven – Miss You
This has a really basic J-idol sound. The music 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 really like this fashion of dance music. Certain, it’s repetitive however the beat and texture are so satisfying.
fripSide – Echoes Of The Stars (music of the week!)
You at all times know precisely what you’re going to get with a fripSide music, and that’s sort of comforting. It is a notably good instance of their sound.
Generations – Summer season Trip
Should we shoehorn entice beats into each music? They don’t match this in any respect.
imase – Mr. Moonlight
This fashion 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 season
I might have liked a extra even distribution of the vitality, 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 believed it was okay.
M!LK – Aonooto
I normally like this type 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 sort of teams currently. This one hits fairly exhausting.
Masayoshi Oishi – Kagome Kagome
This has good moments and dangerous moments, which is fairly widespread in immediately’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 (music of the week!)
I wrote about this right here. I appreciated it so much!
Penguin Analysis – Kettou
I are usually hit and miss with their music and it is a bit too heavy for me. However for those who like pummeling rock music, it’s best to test it out.
Fragrance – Meguru-pu
I don’t suppose that is considered one of their finest, however I just like the refrain so much 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 uninteresting.
SixTONES – Stargaze
I undoubtedly take pleasure in their rockier tracks, however I discover this one a bit flat regardless of the refrain being sort of fascinating.