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 could have been coated on the weblog already, however my hope is that this can turn out to be 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: I’m one individual with one set of musical preferences, so please embed every 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. It will principally apply to Johnny’s 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
Ano – Simply The Two Of Us In This World
It’ll probably attraction to her followers. It’s a bit too subdued for me.
ASCA – By no means Let It Go
She all the time brings the drama. This one takes a bit to get going however ends in a satisfying place.
Boyfriend – Time Restrict
I wrote about this right here. I believed it was okay.
CRAVITY – Jelly Bean
Just about a continuation of a few their lighter, brighter Ok-pop singles. It’s not as memorable, although.
Eunhyuk – Like This / Consideration / E-M-O (music of the week!)
Like This does nothing for me however I’m giving b-sides Consideration and E-M-O “music of the week” standing as a result of they’re fairly nice! I ought to hate the whole lot about Consideration, however I really like the guitar-fueled beat and silly hook. In the meantime, E-M-O‘s funk disco sound is true up my alley.
Fruits Zipper – Click on The Like
This group is getting fairly large and I actually ought to function them extra usually. The cutesy sound isn’t actually for me, however that is nice sufficient.
HANA – Drop
I wrote about this final week however now it has a music video. It’s nonetheless not for me.
ILLIT – Almond Chocolate
I wrote about this right here. I believed it was okay.
INI – Breath
The opposite unit music (Howlin’) is terrible however this isn’t dangerous.
Ken Miyake – Taxi
This new materials matches his distinctive voice however I discover this fashion of music fairly uninteresting.
Nogizaka46 – Natsukasisanosaki
Fairly fairly, however they’ve so many songs like this which are higher.
Psychic Fever – Surprise Lady
It looks as if they’re simply releasing new music each week!
The Rampage – Burn
One in all as of late I’ll love The Rampage’s music once more. Keep in mind how superior their songs was once? That is simply noisy and ugly and predictable.
Ryosuke Yamada – Snow Moon
He’s acquired a full album on the way in which. I actually hope I find yourself liking among the music as a result of that is the second strikeout for me. It’s simply not that attention-grabbing as a music.
Sakurazaka46 – Nothing Particular
This music opens with a ton of promise however its power stage type of stays stagnant all through. I actually just like the costumes, although!
Sato Triplets – Change My Life
You don’t see a pop group product of triplets fairly often! That’s all I’ve acquired for this one.
SixTONES – Banger
It’ll be a banger for a lot of. It kinda goes in a single ear and out the opposite for me.
WEST. – Shhhhhhh!!
One other Starto music I received’t bear in mind in every week’s time.
KAT-TUN – Imagine In Myself (2014)
With KAT-TUN’s impending disbandment (Noooooo!!!), Starto should put their full catalog on streaming so their music endures. They had been one of many teams who acquired me into J-pop within the first place and I genuinely adore an enormous chunk of their discography. Right here’s a private spotlight from the mid-2010’s. The filtered guitar riffs are pure catnip to my ears.