In reference to my need to totally stay alongside of the J-pop business, I’m planning on doing a weekly round-up of any new releases that experience stuck my ear. A few of these can have been coated at the weblog already, however my hope is that this may occasionally turn out to be a one-stop store for somebody desirous about what’s new in J-pop.
With that during thoughts, right here’s the place you are available: I’m one individual with one set of musical personal tastes, so please embed every other new J-pop tracks you’ve loved within the feedback so we will be able to get a fuller spectrum each and every week.
*And similar to I do with my evaluations, I’ll wait till complete variations of songs are to be had sooner than posting them on this round-up. This may most commonly follow to Johnny’s teams, who nonetheless restrict nearly all of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.
2023 Index
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Atarashii Gakko! – Ghostbusters: Frozen Summer time
This is simply too jokey for me. Unfortunately, I’m simply no longer into their shtick anymore.
=LOVE – Darenimo Barezuni
No longer positive concerning the verses, however I just like the refrain.
Genic – N_G (Album) (track of the week!)
Genic’s new album is out and it’s incredible, as anticipated! Listed below are a couple of of my favorites:
New Recreation!!
This was once co-written via Cristofer Erixon, the man in the back of a few of my all-time favourite tracks like Kis-My-Ft2’s Gravity and Attractive Zone’s Endlessly Gold. I really like its propulsive power.
Koiai
The slower songs in this album are truly nice, too. That is this sort of vocal and melodic show off, overflowing with interest. It appears like a blockbuster unmarried to me.
Kick back Out!!
This makes me want it was once the center of July as it’s this sort of sing-along-with-the-windows-down summer time banger.
Checkmate
I don’t at all times love this type of icy deep space sound, however the strings in verse two utterly lift it.
Girls2 – Magic
A good pop observe that now has a track video.
Han-Kun – Head Shot (feet. SKY-HI)
I truly just like the beat and effort.
Hitsujibungaku – Habit
Stong 90’s alt-rock vibes from this.
Imase – Shine Out (track of the week!)
It’s great to listen to one thing a little bit extra lively from him. I really like the bounding dance sound.
IMP. – Glide
I’m beginning to concern concerning the high quality of songs TOBE is freeing. IMP.’s ultimate track was once terrible and this may well be even worse. Its posturing is nearly comical. They began out so robust with Cruisin’!
Child Phenomenon – Ace In The Hollow
Not anything peculiar, however I feel this rock-tinged sound fits them.
Kodi Kuma – Dangerously
Significantly better than lots of the songs she’s been freeing in recent times.
LANA – Virtually 20
Addictive synth pop with a fascinating vocal. I really like this so much.
MAZZEL – Parade
Perhaps SKY-HI’s boy teams simply aren’t for me. That is any other observe I in finding extra obnoxious than thrilling.
Sekai No Owari – Time Device
They pull off those comfortable, wistful tracks so smartly. Beautiful melodies.
Attractive Zone – Puzzle
That is their ultimate unmarried as “Attractive Zone” and with member Kento Nakajima. It’s a disgrace it’s additionally certainly one of their maximum dull.
SUPER★DRAGON – New Upward thrust
Nonetheless no longer partial to this track, but it surely now has a track video.
Takanori Iwata – Virus
He’s freeing movies for each track, isn’t he? That is my favourite from the week.
White Scorpion – Zattou no Kodoku (track of the week!)
White Scorpion proceed to be some of the promising new lady teams of the 12 months. This may simply be their highest unmarried but. I really like its using power and pounding refrain.
ZEROBASEONE – Yura Yura
I wrote about this right here. I used to be slightly disenchanted.
Kanako Hoshino – Gekkou (2006)
Take a breathless trance/techno beat, lace it with lots of electrical guitar, and also you’ve were given me hook, line and sinker. Fortunately, Kanako Hoshino’s discography is filled with such track. That is certainly one of her highest.
