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New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (May 4, 2025)
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New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (May 4, 2025)

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Nick • 11 Comments

In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in … Continue reading →

New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (March 2, 2025)
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New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (March 2, 2025)

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Nick • 4 Comments

In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in … Continue reading →

New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (November 10, 2024)
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New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (November 10, 2024)

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Nick • 2 Comments

In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in … Continue reading →

New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (September 29, 2024)
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New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (September 29, 2024)

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Nick • 7 Comments

In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in … Continue reading →

New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (July 14, 2024)
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New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (July 14, 2024)

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Nick • 2 Comments

In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in … Continue reading →

New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (July 7, 2024)
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New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (July 7, 2024)

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Nick • 4 Comments

In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in … Continue reading →

New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (November 12, 2023)
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New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (November 12, 2023)

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Nick • 3 Comments

In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in … Continue reading →

New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (June 4, 2023)
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New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (June 4, 2023)

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Nick • 8 Comments

In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in … Continue reading →

New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (May 21, 2023)
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New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (May 21, 2023)

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Nick • 9 Comments

In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in … Continue reading →

The Top Three K-Pop Songs of January 2023
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The Top Three K-Pop Songs of January 2023

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Nick • 24 Comments

At the end of each month, I look back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists. I take my own ratings into account, but there’s a bit of wiggle room as certain songs tend to grow or fade. January 2023 Overall Thoughts For the second month in a row, I couldn’t really find any … Continue reading →

The Top Three K-Pop Songs of December 2021
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The Top Three K-Pop Songs of December 2021

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Nick • 26 Comments

At the end of each month, I look back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists. I take my own ratings into account, but there’s a bit of wiggle room as certain songs tend to grow or fade. December 2021 Overall Thoughts After spending the past few weeks counting down everything under the sun … Continue reading →

The Top 50 J-Pop Songs of 2021: 50-31
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The Top 50 J-Pop Songs of 2021: 50-31

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Nick • 14 Comments

My Top J-Pop Songs countdown continues in its expanded format! We’ve got fifty of the best (mostly idol) tracks Japan had to offer, with many great choices relegated to the honorable mentions. Because I don’t write about all of these songs the way I do for K-pop, this is always a fun countdown to compile. … Continue reading →

Song Review: Ryuji Imaichi – Future Lovers
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Song Review: Ryuji Imaichi – Future Lovers

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Nick • 4 Comments

Ryuji Imaichi, from Exile Tribe’s Sandaime J Soul Brothers, has a flourishing solo career that’s largely passed me by. Depending on the song, I either love the unique tone of his voice or find it quite piercing. But when I stumbled upon the futuristic cover of his new mini album Chaos City, I knew I … Continue reading →

The Top 50 J-Pop Songs of 2020: 10-1
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The Top 50 J-Pop Songs of 2020: 10-1

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Nick • 31 Comments

I’ve compiled a “Best of J-pop” list every year since The Bias List started, but it always came from a very narrow point of view. In 2020, one of my personal resolutions was to follow the J-pop industry more broadly and (hopefully) expand my palette in the process. So while those past lists definitely included some epic … Continue reading →

The Top 50 J-Pop Songs of 2020: 30-11
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The Top 50 J-Pop Songs of 2020: 30-11

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Nick • 8 Comments

I’ve compiled a “Best of J-pop” list every year since The Bias List started, but it always came from a very narrow point of view. In 2020, one of my personal resolutions was to follow the J-pop industry more broadly and (hopefully) expand my palette in the process. So while those past lists definitely included some epic … Continue reading →

The Top Three K-Pop Songs of November 2020
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The Top Three K-Pop Songs of November 2020

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Nick • 19 Comments

At the end of each month, I look back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists. I take my own ratings into account, but there’s a bit of wiggle room as certain songs tend to grow or fade. November 2020 Overall Thoughts November was absolutely packed with releases, and though only one title track … Continue reading →

Song Review: Sandaime J Soul Brothers – Rising Soul
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Song Review: Sandaime J Soul Brothers – Rising Soul

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Nick • 1 Comment

LDH Japan has suddenly begun to blitz the internet with new music videos from its Exile Tribe acts, which is pretty exciting. Unfortunately, many of these have been in support of ballads that were digitally released months ago. But then we have Rising Soul – a new single by the agency’s popular Sandaime J Soul … Continue reading →

Song Review: Sandaime J Soul Brothers – Movin’ On
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Song Review: Sandaime J Soul Brothers – Movin’ On

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Nick • 1 Comment

I haven’t written much about any of the artists from Japan’s LDH empire since 2016, but I’m hoping to change that this year. Over the past few months, I’ve actively engrossed myself in the history of the agency’s Exile Tribe brand of groups, inspired by a late-2019 streak of excellent singles. That streak has continued … Continue reading →

Top Three K-Pop Songs of March 2020
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Top Three K-Pop Songs of March 2020

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Nick • 31 Comments

At the end of each month, I look back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists. I take my own ratings into account, but there’s a bit of wiggle room as certain songs tend to grow or fade. March 2020 Overall Thoughts I don’t know about you all, but my mind wasn’t exactly on … Continue reading →

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