In reference to my want to completely 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 might have been coated on the weblog already, however my hope is that it will grow to be a one-stop store for anybody fascinated by what’s new in J-pop.
With that in thoughts, right here’s the place you are available in: I’m one individual 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 identical 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 principally apply to Starto teams, who nonetheless restrict nearly all of their YouTube uploads to shorter, edited variations.
2023-2024 Index
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Ado – Cat’s Eye (music of the week!)
It looks like a cop out to name a canopy of a J-pop basic my “music of the week,” however when the week provides you nothing else you’ve gotta revert to the classics, I assume. She does a pleasant job reinventing this music.
BMSG Allstars – Grand Champ
That is a lot stronger than I’d have thought. I’m not loopy concerning the refrain, however the music’s power may be very satisfying.
Generations x Da-iCE – Grounds
This can be a very cool team-up. I don’t actually just like the music, however once more it has some respectable power. It’s additionally bought a type of terrible second verse breakdowns, sadly.
Genki Iwahashi – Bless Me
A rock-themed blast of depth. He pulls it supply higher than I’d have thought.
Girls² – Let Me Dance
That is fairly enjoyable and a bit foolish. Very repetitive, although.
HANA – Dangerous Love
I do know this group is fashionable however I simply haven’t loved their materials to this point. I really feel like I’ve heard variations of this precise music so many occasions. The refrain can also be unusual in a form of off-key manner?
Hinatazaka46 – Sora tobu kuruma
The sax within the instrumental is a enjoyable contact. In any other case, that is fairly subdued for them.
Lead – Curler Coaster
There have been a couple of new jack swing tracks recently however this one will get the sound precisely proper. Simply take heed to that introduction! It’s straight from the style’s heyday. Sadly, the manufacturing’s higher than the precise music.
Mamoru Miyano – R.P.G
Extra frenetic than his latest work. I just like the basic online game samples.
Novelbright – Name Me
Has a surging, sing-along vibe.
The Rampage – Working Working Working (ft. Shonan No Kaze)
That is positively… totally different for them?
UNiFY – RIAKO
This has its moments. I just like the rock affect.
UNIS – MoshiMoshi♡
Properly, they actually went full J-pop with this one!
