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 might have been coated on the weblog already, however my hope is that this can turn into a one-stop store for anybody fascinated by 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 another 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 season
Sounds just like the season!
Exile B Glad – 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 sort 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 like her a lot however that is simply okay for me.
Information – KMK
It seems like they’ve been releasing the identical tune many times over the previous few years. The music has typically been fairly good, however this one doesn’t do a lot for me.
Psychic Fever – I Bought 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 like from them: punchy and edgy and stuffed 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 nice as effectively!
Wolf Howl Concord – Please
I like the nice and cozy synth tones on this and the vocals are high notch as common. It’s a bit generic, however fairly satisfying.