In reference to my want to totally stay alongside of the J-pop trade, 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 change into a one-stop store for any individual interested by what’s new in J-pop.
With that during thoughts, right here’s the place you are available in: I’m one individual with one set of musical personal tastes, so please embed another new J-pop tracks you’ve loved within the feedback so we will be able to get a fuller spectrum every week.
*And similar to I do with my critiques, I’ll wait till complete variations of songs are to be had earlier than posting them on this round-up. This may occasionally most commonly practice 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 // Mar 10 – Mar 16 // Mar 17 – Mar 23
Ballistik Boyz – Supposed to be (toes. F.Hero & Growth Growth Money)
Respectable mix of rock, EDM and hip-hop. Wishes a more potent hook, even though.
BEYOOOOONDS – Hai to Diamond
That is my favourite BEYOOOOONDS track in awhile. They’re at their perfect when tremendous full of life and upbeat. Very amusing!
Hinatazaka46 – Kimi ha Honeydew
Vivid and cheerful, however no longer one in all their more potent melodies.
Inaba Manaka – Crimson Temperature (track of the week!)
I really like this one very a lot. Nice electro power and swish melodies. Her track from a couple of weeks in the past could also be superb and I’m unhappy I overlooked it to start with. This can be a very promising solo debut!
JO1 – Glad Unbirthday
It’s actually great to listen to them play with funk influences once more. I like the beat, however the lackluster refrain disappoints.
Mai Ozeki – Namida no The next day to come
That is the week of solo Hi Challenge debuts, I suppose. I actually love that funky electro beat. This can be a nice mix of the previous and the brand new.
ME:I – Click on
I wrote about this right here. I believed it used to be alright.
Naniwa Danshi – New Vintage
K, this opens with the similar Vivaldi interpolation as The Wind’s H! Teenager, which is a little bit humorous. It is going directly to change into a extra quintessentially Naniwa Danshi observe, which is okay. I just like the orchestral influences. They will have to have leaned even more difficult into that.
OMW – Myth Specific (toes. Jay’ed, P-Cho & NAOtheLAIZA)
A laid again, funky groove highest for the oncoming summer time. The vocals are so clean. I will see myself taking part in this so much.
Reol – Need U Love It
This track from closing week now has an animated track video. It’s nonetheless nice.
Ryubi Miyase – Sweet
Sprightly and really spring-like.
The Phones – Our Adventure (track of the week!)
That is so amusing. It strikes a chord in my memory of the quirky Nordic electropop I used to like within the mid-00’s. There’s no longer a lot to the track, however that drop is implausible.
m.o.v.e – Long term Breeze (2002)
m.o.v.e have a large number of nice track price exploring, particularly in case you like dance, techno and eurobeat. For some explanation why, this one has at all times felt like an ancestor of Countless’s The Chaser — particularly the ones trumpeting synths after the primary refrain.
