In reference to my need 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 might have been lined on the weblog already, however my hope is that it will turn out to be 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: 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 identical 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 largely apply to Johnny’s teams, who nonetheless restrict nearly all of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.

2023 Index: Feb 1 – Feb 18 // Feb 19 – 25 // Feb 26 – Mar 3 // Mar 4 – Mar 10 // Mar 11 – Mar 18 // Mar 19 – Mar 25 // Mar 26 – Apr 1 // Apr 2 – Apr 8 // Apr 9 – Apr 15 // Apr 16 – Apr 22 // Apr 23 – Apr 29 // Apr 30 – Might 6 // Might 7 – Might 13 // Might 14 – Might 20 // Might 21 – Might 27 // Might 29 – Jun 3 // Jun 4 – Jun 10 // Jun 11 – Jun 17 // Jun 18 – Jun 24 // Jun 25 – Jul 1 // Jul 2 – Jul 8 // Jul 9 – Jul 15 // Jul 16 – Jul 22 // Jul 23 – Jul 29 // Jul 30 – Aug 5

Aile The Shota – Pandora

That is very completely different than his normal sound! I really like how frantic the digital beat is.

androp – Hyper Trip

It is a actual mood-lifter. The power is so upbeat and pleasing. It’s too quick, although.

BUGVEL – Summer season Get together

Type of a singular tackle the everyday idol summer season monitor, including a bit extra guitar crunch to the combo.

Chanmina – Demise Anniversary

The guitar actually makes this one.

DISH// – Comfortable

A reasonably robust rock monitor.

DXTEEN – First Flight (track of the week!)

I wrote about this right here. I favored it lots, and it’s my first track of the week!

Faky – Summer season Dive

Faky’s music is at all times nice and I really like listening to their tackle a summertime home groove.

fripSide – Pink Liberation

Desire a bombastic, hyperactive dance-meets-rock hybrid? Good, as a result of fripSide are as much as their previous tips.

Genin wa Jibun ni Aru. – Hit The Cymbal

I’m unsure if that is supposed to be a single or only a digital launch, but it surely’s one of many strongest songs I’ve heard from them.

Nakashima Mika – We Are All Stars

Pitched as a tribute to Rupaul, this positively appears like one thing you’d hear on Drag Race.

Nissy – Rendezvous

At first, I discovered this track a bit monotone, however Nissy’s excellent vocal lends it loads of allure. The video’s nice, too.

Information – Information Expo (Album)

Johnny’s prevents me from embedding any audio, however Information is again with their twentieth Anniversary album this week! It’s largely an extension of the sound they’ve pursued for the previous two years, and is at its greatest when the choirs are huge and the manufacturing goes for broke — particularly on the expressive melodies of Totally different Lives and Gekiban. Alien additionally has an incredible refrain.

Nogizaka46 – Ohitorisama Tengoku

Nogizaka46’s early-spring single stays one my 2023 favorites. This isn’t fairly as transcendent, however I really like the massive EDM competition power. It’s very upbeat and enjoyable.

Official HIGE DANdism – Chessboard

Tattoo has grown on me, however nonetheless feels just like the band on autopilot. Sadly, I’ve related emotions about this one. It’s simply form of… boring.

Ryokuoushoku Shakai – Summer season Time Cinderella (track of the week!)

I’m loving this season’s Manatsu no Cinderella drama, and the truth that this serves as its essential theme has assured its placement on my playlist. It’s an incredible summer season monitor and my second track of the week.

SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] – odd:I (ft. Akihito Okano)

I’m at all times up for brand spanking new music from Hiroyuki Sawano.

Stray Children – Superbowl

This track initially appeared on the group’s most up-to-date Korean mini album, and its Japanese model now has a music video. I didn’t adore it then, don’t adore it now.

The Tremendous Fruit – Summer season☆Getchu

I really feel like they’re simply taking part in with us at this level… like how bizarre and foolish can we get?

Utada Hikaru – Gold (Mata Au Hello)

I featured this track a pair weeks in the past, however now we’ve its accompanying music video!

ZILLION – Love & Sweat

“Love & Sweat” is such a clumsy title for a track…

Nami Tamaki – Motive (2004)

I really like the excessive power, propulsive sound of Nami Tamaki’s music. Her whole discography is improbable, however that is most likely my favourite single.