In reference to my want 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 could have been coated at the weblog already, however my hope is that this may occasionally change into a one-stop store for any person serious about what’s new in J-pop.
With that during thoughts, right here’s the place you are available: I’m one particular person with one set of musical personal tastes, so please embed some other new J-pop tracks you’ve loved within the feedback so we will get a fuller spectrum each and every week.
*And identical to I do with my critiques, I’ll wait till complete variations of songs are to be had prior to posting them on this round-up. This may occasionally most commonly follow to Johnny’s teams, who nonetheless restrict the vast majority of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.
2023 Index
2024 Index: Dec 24 – Jan 6 // Jan 7 – Jan 13 // Jan 14 – Jan 20 // Jan 21 – Jan 27 // Jan 28 – Feb 3 // Feb 4 – Feb 10 // Feb 11 – Feb 17 // Feb 18 – Feb 24 // Feb 25 – Mar 2 // Mar 3 – Mar 9
AKB48 U-20 Senbatsu – Hoshi ga Kienai Uchi ni
I just like the refrain, however the music takes too lengthy to get there.
AI – No matter
I revel in how uplifting that is.
B.I – Want You Had been Right here
I liked his Korean album final yr. His Jap stuff hasn’t actually stuck my consideration in the similar means.
Fudanjuku – Beast Lollipop
This crew fascinates me however this music does now not.
Genin Wa Jibun Ni Aru – Keikakudori
That is my favourite tune from their just-released EP. I really like the rhythmic rock sound.
Hiromitsu Kitayama – NE:Ø Technology (music of the week!)
I wrote about this standout b-side right here. I completely adore it.
Might J. – Burn
This has a pleasant r&b dance sound.
Mika Nakashima – Project
An excessively usual anime rock taste, but it surely’s forged.
NiziU – Candy Nonfiction
I wrote about this right here. I appreciated it!
NOA – YBOM (You’ve Been On My Thoughts)
I’ve actually loved a few of NOA’s previous paintings, however in finding this one uninteresting.
Ryugujo – Deep Wave EP (songs of the week!)
I wrote a track-by-track assessment of this EP right here. I completely love it and it’s simply my favourite venture of 2024 to this point.
Shinjiro Atae – A laugh Eternally (music of the week!)
That is such a lot higher than his final tune. In truth, it’s most definitely his best possible solo unmarried but. It has a perfect upbeat new jack swing groove and hooky refrain.
WEST. – Award / Praise / Fiction / Destiny
Lovers of WEST. had so much on their plate this week. Now not handiest did they free up their biggest hits album with new subject material and several other new mvs, however additionally they premiered the whole video for upcoming unmarried Destiny. Of those 4 tracks, I love Praise and Fiction best possible. The previous rings a bell in my memory of Information and the latter rings a bell in my memory of Arashi, which is more or less humorous since this free up is supposed to have a good time WEST.’s profession!
Yurina Hirate – Goddess Of Depression
I used to be so excited to peer a (uncommon) new Yurina Hirate tune, and I benefit from the drama of this. Alternatively, the vocal and instrumental appear to be they’re from two other songs.
Ryosuke Miura – Break out (2013)
With regards to J-pop/Ok-pop, this ultra-bombastic dance-meets-rock sound of the early 2010’s is one in all my greatest touchstones, and it is a little-known gem from the generation.
