It's been ages since I've done an-all J-pop post (apart from my J-pop in Public ones). Although I've written a couple of posts sharing some K-pop and J-pop videos and a couple of Weekly Music Videos (Koda Kumi and RIRI). I think the last New Videos post with just J-pop was in 2021! So here is some new Japanese music. :)
I've called it "New(ish)" as with previous posts because a couple of the videos are from June!
NOA- BURN
First up is BURN, the latest single by solo singer NOA (full name Kazama Noa, or Noa Kazama in Western terms). He released his debut album NO. A in February but I think this is a stand-alone single.
BURN is a Japanese and English language song and came out on 20th June.
MISAMO- Do not touch
MISAMO (also written as MiSaMo) is the first sub-unit of popular K-pop girl group TWICE. It consists of the band's 3 Japanese members, Momo (full name Hirai MoMo), Sana (Minatozaki Sana) and Mina (Myoui Mina). The group is named after the first two initials of each girl's name. *
MISAMO debuted left month with their first Japanese EP Masterpiece, having previously released the singles Bouquet (from the Japanese TV series Liaison: Children's Heart Clinic aka Liaison: Kodomo no Kokoro Shinryosho) in January and Marshmallow in June. Masterpiece was released on 26th July.
Do not touch is the lead single from the EP and came out on 14th July. It's a Japanese and English language song with lyrics not touching someone you love without their consent. Click "Subtitles/Closed Captions" on YouTube for English subtitles! :)
For more on MISAMO visit these links:
Kprofile: https://kprofiles.com/misamo-members-profile/
TWICE's official Japanese YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@twicejapan_official
Plus, check out the video for TWICE's most recent Korean single SET ME FREE, released in March (scroll down): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/03/new-music-releases.html
aimi & EMI MARIA- Priority
Now time for some Japanese R'n'B! This is Priority by aimi and EMI MARIA. aimi (written in lowercase) is based in Tokyo. Her music is inspired by soul music, and 90s and 00s R'n'B which she grew up listening to, as well as contemporary and alternative R'n'B influences.
aimi released her debut bilingual EP Water Me in May 2020. To date she has brought out two more EPs- Changed 4 Good ( 2021) and Chosen One (2022). Her singles include Fight No More, The Wave with Furui Riho, Lovesick, Chosen One and Priority.
Her latest single is Risk It All, a collaboration with fellow J-R'n'B singer JASMINE, which came out in July. I actually came across aimi because I searched for new music by JASMINE!
aimi teamed up with EMI MARIA (another J-R'N'B singer) for Priority. They have previously worked together on the single Day N Night, released last October. I think that Priority is a track included on aimi and EMI MARIA's most recent single How's The Weather? which came out in May.
Priority is a Japanese and English song with chilled vibes. This is the lyric video and it was uploaded on 16th June.
For more on aimi visit these links:
Official site: https://www.aimimusicofficial.com/
Official YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@aimiOFFICIAL
And for more on EMI MARIA visit my More J-pop Acts post (2016): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2016/11/more-j-pop-acts.html
BUDDiiS- Glow Gold
This is Glow Gold by BUDDiis. They are a Japanese boy band who debuted in 2021. The group started out with 11members but former sub-leader KANATA (real name Yuki Kanata) graduated in April last year.
The current members are leader FUMINORI (real name Ogawa Fuminori), KEVIN (can't find his full name), MORRIE (Hidetoshi Mori), SEIYA (Okamoto Seiya), YUMA (Nose Yuma), SHOW (Nishida Sho), TAKUYA (Otsuki Takuya), HARUKI (Iwao Haruki), FUMIYA (Takao Fumiya) and SHOOT (real name Mori Shuuto).*
BUDDiis are part of EBiDAN, a Japanese male music collective managed by the talent agency Stardust Promotion. They were formed in 2020 and released their debut digital single CLICK ME on 19th May 2021. Their other singles include ON & ON, Brighter, SM:)LE (their first physical single), ENCHANT, her +art, The One and Magic.
I've mentioned before that I don't know as many as Japanese boy bands as Korean, so it's cool to discover a new one! :)
Glow Gold is BUDDiis' 10th digital single and came out on 28th July. The video has nice summer vibes!
For more on BUDDiis visit these links:
Official site: https://buddiis.com/
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buddiis.official/
Official YouTube: https://youtube.com/@buddiischannel
Note: The YouTube link keeps not working for me but it is the correct one. Not sure why it's doing that!
Koda Kumi- BLACK WINGS
Finally, here is BLACK WINGS, the latest single from my favourite Japanese singer Koda Kumi (or Kumi Koda).
It's a digital single and was released on 31st July.
Note: Avex videos are blocked from being played on 3rd party sites, but you can view it fine on YouTube. :)
Hope you enjoyed the post! :) What are your current favourite Japanese songs?
P.S. The 2nd post is a bit later this week because I didn't manage to get it finished earlier! :)
*These are Japanese names with the surname/family name written first.
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