In reference to my need to totally sustain with the J-pop trade, 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 it will develop 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: 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 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 may largely 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 // Jul 6 – Jul 12 // Jul 13 – Jul 19 // Jul 20 – Jul 26 // Jul 27 – Aug 2 // Aug 3 – Aug 9 // Aug 10 – Aug 16 // Aug 17 – Aug 23 // Aug 24 – Aug 30 // Aug 31 – Sep 6 // Sep 7 – Sep 13 // Sep 14 – Sep 20 // Sep 21 – Sep 27
＝LOVE – Queens
I just like the refrain. The remainder, not a lot.
Fantastics – Pop Life
Judging from the title, I believe I hoped for one thing completely different. That is high quality however a bit too comfortable clappy for me.
Hiroyuki Sawano x SennaRin – Avid
A lot softer and extra subdued than I used to be anticipating.
i-dle – The place Do We Go (music of the week!)
I wrote about this right here. I preferred it!
iScream – Higher Off
It’s decently jaunty.
JO1 – Handz In My Pocket
I wrote about this final week however now it has an mv. It nonetheless does nothing for me.
Kento Nakajima – IDOLIC
I just like the idea of this, however as with most of his solo work it’s simply not fairly there for me. That’s a disgrace as a result of he’s such a star.
Man With A Mission – Towards The Kings And Gods
Their music is at all times good. This isn’t amongst their greatest, nevertheless it’s a strong rock monitor.
Mrs. Inexperienced Apple – Good Day
I wrote about this final week however now it has an mv. It’s each bit as “unhealthy kids’s film” as you’d count on.
Onew – Hana no Yoni
Fairly however slightly unmemorable.
OWV – Black Crown
The clanging sounds that open this monitor give me an immediate pit in my abdomen. A not-very-great music is unquestionably on its method!
Yoasobi – Gekijyo
Sounds just about like a Yoasobi music. They’ve accomplished higher, they’ve accomplished worse. The vitality is nice, although.
Zipang Opera – Ambition
It’s good when a music known as “Ambition” truly sounds bold. I really like the operatic intro to this. I want the remainder of the music had extra heft to it, however there are moments of drama that actually work and when it lastly reaches the refrain (after two minutes!) we’re all good.