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 lined on the weblog already, however my hope is that it will develop into a one-stop store for anybody fascinated 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 similar 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. It will largely apply to Starto teams, who nonetheless restrict nearly all of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.
2023-2024 Index
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A.B.C-Z – Unrequited Love
A good mid-tempo.
ATEEZ – Ash (tune of the week!)
I wrote about this right here. I appreciated it!
BE:FIRST – Below The Similar Sky
A superbly superb ballad.
BUDDiiS – Expensive
Vibrant, shiny boy group pop. I’ve heard higher, however that is nice.
DJ Koo x BEYOOOOONDS – Saikooo De Dance (tune of the week!)
I wrote about this final month however now it has an mv. It’s nonetheless quite a lot of enjoyable.
Gen Hoshino – 2 (ft. Lee Youngji)
Not for me, however that is an fascinating pairing.
INI – Kimigaitakara
It’s a fairly generic ballad, however no less than they’re not shouting and stomping round like they’ve been recently.
Kenshi Yonezu – Iris Out
That is definitely jaunty!
Kenya Fujita – DON MAI
I just like the old-school beat of this lots. The tune may use a bit extra refining, however I’m undoubtedly bouncing alongside.
m-flo loves Rip Slyme – Arigatto
Previous-school hip-hop.
Number_i – Numbers Ur Zone
Nice video. The music is simply not for me.
One Or Eight – Wager Your Life (tune of the week!)
I truly like this lots. The beat is incredible. It has actual presence.
OrβIT – Too Loud
That is taken from their first full album. It’s very Ok-pop in essentially the most generic means.
The Rampage – Working Working Working (ft. Shonan No Kaze)
I wrote about this final week and now it has an mv. It’s nonetheless a wierd tune for The Rampage however the video helps carry it to life.
Shinjiro Atae – 262
His solo profession has been fairly stable. This isn’t a favourite, however the incessant beat helps.
tripleS ∞! – Password
I wrote about this right here. I believed it was okay.
XG – GALA (tune of the week!)
I wrote about this right here. I appreciated it lots!