New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (September 21, 2025)

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 could have been coated on the weblog already, however my hope is that this may turn out to be a one-stop store for anybody eager about what’s new in J-pop.

With that in thoughts, right here’s the place you are available in: 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 will get a fuller spectrum every week.

*And similar to I do with my critiques, I’ll wait till full variations of songs can be found earlier than posting them on this round-up. This can principally apply to Starto teams, who nonetheless restrict nearly all of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.

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A.B.C-Z – Unrequited Love

An honest mid-tempo.

ATEEZ – Ash (music of the week!)

I wrote about this right here. I appreciated it!

BE:FIRST – Beneath The Identical Sky

A wonderfully effective ballad.

BUDDiiS – Expensive

Brilliant, shiny boy group pop. I’ve heard higher, however that is nice.

DJ Koo x BEYOOOOONDS – Saikooo De Dance (music of the week!)

I wrote about this final month however now it has an mv. It’s nonetheless a whole lot of enjoyable.

Gen Hoshino – 2 (ft. Lee Youngji)

Not for me, however that is an fascinating pairing.

INI – Kimigaitakara

It’s a slightly generic ballad, however at the least they’re not shouting and stomping round like they’ve been currently.

Kenshi Yonezu – Iris Out

That is actually jaunty!

Kenya Fujita – DON MAI

I just like the old-school beat of this quite a bit. The music may use a bit extra refining, however I’m undoubtedly bouncing alongside.

m-flo loves Rip Slyme – Arigatto

Outdated-school hip-hop.

Number_i – Numbers Ur Zone

Nice video. The music is simply not for me.

One Or Eight – Guess Your Life (music of the week!)

I really like this quite a bit. The beat is implausible. 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 method.

The Rampage – Operating Operating Operating (ft. Shonan No Kaze)

I wrote about this final week and now it has an mv. It’s nonetheless a wierd music for The Rampage however the video helps carry it to life.

Shinjiro Atae – 262

His solo profession has been fairly strong. 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 (music of the week!)

I wrote about this right here. I appreciated it quite a bit!