Skip to main content

New J-pop Releases

It's been  a while since my last post on J-pop releases. I last did one back in June in fact! So here's the first J-pop releases post of 2018, with a bonus K-pop release!


Update: Avex videos are blocked from being shown on third party applications. If you click on the video, you can watch them fine on YouTube. :)


Koda Kumi- PARTY

Here's the new video for the song PARTY by my fave Japanese solo singer Koda Kumi. It's from her new album  AND which is set for release on 28th February. The album is said to include her previous singles LIT, and NEVER ENOUGH. Koda will also bring out a second album later in 2018.

PARTY is more of a dance song than some of Kumi's other music. This video is the short version and was uploaded on 8th February.


 

Check out the different album covers for AND here: http://aramajapan.com/news/koda-kumi-releases-sassy-covers-new-album/84733/


Ryuji Imaichi- Angel

Next up is Angel, the latest solo single by  Ryuji Imaichi (member of boyband  Sandaime (Third Generation) Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE).

Bit of a weird video! Not sure I entirely understand the storyline, I'll have to go back and watch it again. There's one girl who's an angel obviously, lol. It was uploaded to YouTube on 19th Feb.




EXILE THE SECOND

This  is the new one by EXILE THE SECOND, who are also part of the supergroup EXILE. I think it's called Acacia (it's in Japanese on YouTube so I can't read it, but I found it mentioned on another site). If that's right it came out on 22nd February.

Acacia is from the group's new album Highway Star, due for release on 28th March.



You can read more on EXILE THE SECOND in this post: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/06/new-j-pop-releases.html



BoA

 Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana (Japanese)

Finally here are a couple of songs by Korean singer BoA. This is Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana, the title track from her 9th Japanese language album which was released on Valentine's Day (14th Feb). According to SheBOPS.com, it translates as "Am I Ok Like This?".

 The Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana video was uploaded on 25th January so it's a month old now, but I just came across it and thought I would include it. 



I previously posted the video for Jazzclub, the first single from the album, in my 1st New Music for 2018 post which you can read here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/01/new-music-for-2018-part-1.html

BoA will also bring out a Japanese mini album later this year called Unchained. Read more about the Watashi Kono Mama de li no Kana album here: https://shebops.net/boa-new-album-japan-watashi-kono-mama-de-ii-no-kana/


  
ONE SHOT, TWO SHOT (Korean)

BoA has also just released her first Korean mini album ONE SHOT, TWO SHOT. The first two singles from it are Nega Dola (I'm Going Crazy) and ONE SHOT, TWO SHOT.


 


 Check out this post for more on the mini album: https://shebops.net/boa-one-shot-two-shot/



Hope you enjoyed the post! :) Do you have any favourite new releases? 
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

South Indian Videos

I've written several Bollywood posts this year but I don't feature South Indian music/films as much. So today I'm sharing some music and dance videos from Tollywood ( the Telugu language film industry) and Kollywood (the Tamil language film industry). :) Oo Antava Mawa- Pushpa- Dance Cover by Sonali First up is a dance cover of the song Oo Antava Mawa..Oo Oo Antava from the 2021 Tollywood film Pushpa: The Rise- Part 1 . I previously featured a dance cover of Oo Antava Mawa in a Dance Videos post in August last year. That one is by Rang De and you can see it here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/08/dance-videos.html This cover is by Indian choreographer Sonali Bhaduria, from LiveToDance with Sonali and was uploaded in January 2022. It's a shorter video.   For more on Pushpa and to watch the official Oo Antava Mawa video, check out my Tollywood Videos Round-up 2 post from September 2023: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/09/tollywood-videos-round-up-2.html ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Weekly Music Video

Sorry there wasn't a 2nd post last week, I was going through a bit of a stressful time and didn't manage to get one finished. :) This week's video is I CONDEMN by Australian singer and rapper The Kid LAROI . It was the first single from the deluxe version of his second album BEFORE I FORGET. The original album was released in January and the deluxe version came out on 24th April. It contains 9 extra tracks, including  I CONDEMN and latest single PIECES. I wasn't aware that there was a deluxe version until I saw that some new songs had appeared on Spotify! I like BEFORE I FORGET and my favourite songs from the original version are ME + YOU, JULY,  COME DOWN and RATHER BE featuring Australian rapper and singer Lithe . One of my fave songs on the deluxe version is QUIT YOU, and I also like HOLD STILL and I CONDEMN. The newest single PIECES came out on out the same day as the album. I CONDEMN was released on 17th April. As with the songs on the original BEFORE I FORGET, it...
Post a Comment
Read more

Weekly Music Video

This week's video is DMC by Myles Lloyd , GEMINI , Karencici and JUNNY . Myles is a Canadian R'n'B singer-songwriter from Montreal. He is an independent singer, and released his first song Step Down in August 2017 and his debut album Goodbye in September 2019. His other albums include Forever Yours (2022) and WHAT MORE CAN I SAY ? (2024). His recent singles include Closer, Grapevine and Voodoo. DMC is a newer version/remix of Drive Me Crazy, which Myles originally released in November 2024. A music video premiered in July 2025.  For DMC, Myles teamed up with South Korean R'n'B/alternative artist GEMINI, Chinese American singer Karencici and fellow Canadian singer-songwriter JUNNY. GEMINI (real name Kim Jae-Min)  debuted in 2020 , appearing on   Jay Park's  and Cha Malone's  record label H1GHR MUSIC's  compilation album [HIGHR : BLUE TAPE]. * He went on to sign with record label AT AREA and released his debut single Going. To date he has released 4 EP...
Post a Comment
Read more