In reference to my want 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 could have been lined on the weblog already, however my hope is that it will develop into a one-stop store for anybody eager about what’s new in J-pop.
With that in thoughts, right here’s the place you are available: I’m one individual 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 evaluations, 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 the vast majority of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.
2023-2024 Index
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Da-iCE – Black And White
I wrote about this just a few weeks in the past however now it has a music video. I nonetheless don’t take care of the track.
Hello-Fi Un!corn – Recreation
I’m undecided what the plan is for this band, however churning out a sequence of anime-esque rockers like this looks like a good suggestion.
Hinatazaka46 – Umikaze To Wagamama
A fairly typical summery idol observe.
Hiroko Moriguchi – Everlasting Wind (Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka)
This isn’t a brand new track, however it’s given an orchestral makeover this week.
IS:SUE – Starstruck (track of the week!)
I’ve ragged on just about every little thing IS:SUE have launched to date, so I really feel obligated to publish this new b-side that’s really fairly good. Can they only go on this route any further?
J Soul Brothers – New Web page
Fairly boring.
JamsCollection – Flame
With a bunch title like this, you’d higher deliver the jams! Fortunately, I believe this track qualifies.
Kento Nakajima – Hekireki (track of the week!)
This is perhaps Kento’s greatest solo single but? It nonetheless has its points, however the synthwave sound matches him like a glove and retains the vitality (principally) excessive and satisfying.
King & Prince – What We Obtained
Blissful and jolly however fairly uneventful. It’s a Disney industrial and appears like one.
Kis-My-Ft2 – Half Baked
For the primary time in awhile, I used to be fairly glad with the promoted tracks from Kis-My-Ft2’s new album. The b-sides sound much less thrilling, as evidenced by this groovy however forgettable album observe.
MA55IVE The Rampage – Kimi No Toko Made
Not my form of track in any respect, sadly.
OCTPATH – Let’s Go Again To Summer time
A subdued tackle the tropical home sound that was so common a decade in the past. I want it was extra of a banger.
Orange Vary – Majide Sekai Kaecyau5 Byoumae
I wrote about this one already, however now it has a music video.
PassCode – DESTINEX
An brisk mix of rock and electro.
PG – If I May
What’s it with co-ed teams at all times splitting into gendered unit tracks? What’s the purpose of being a co-ed group, then?
Polkadot Stingray – Mamono
The vibes are sturdy with this one. I like her breathy vocals.
Takanori Nishikawa (T.M.Revolution) – Heroes
I’ll at all times love him, however his current music is way more hit or miss for me. This one’s fairly generic. I like its huge, anthemic nature, although.
Tani Yuuki – Koukaishi
This begins a bit sluggish however grows into a pleasant, chugging vitality because it goes. It sounds a bit like The Lumineers.
Tokyo Gegegay – Gee Gee Prepare
I recognize this from an inventive standpoint, however the drastic shifts in vitality make it a bit difficult to get pleasure from with as a lot ardour as I did his final album.
Yoasobi – Watch Me!
Should you like their music, you’ll like this. Should you’re extra of an informal fan (like me), it could be an acquired style.
SixTONES – Phone (2020)
Starto is placing SixTONES’s discography on streaming in drips and drabs. The superior “ST model” of Phone (with the additional electrical guitar!) isn’t up but, however the authentic model is. I’ve at all times cherished this track. It jogs my memory of Y2K boybands in one of the simplest ways.