J-POP is pop. And rock. And idols. And hip-hop, metal, electronic music, kayōkyoku… Less a genre than a gloriously untidy layer cake built over decades. So why call all of it J-POP—and why is that the name we chose? Our new FEATURE 👇 jpopstreaming.com/what-is-j-…

🎧 aiko takes the cover this week! Fresh Japanese music, new discoveries, and tracks worth keeping on repeat. Explore my latest selections in the J-POP streaming weekly playlist 🇯🇵 open.spotify.com/playlist/6I…

Released on October 23, 1996, UA’s debut album 11 gave her breakthrough singles a different setting alongside R&B, Soul, dub and electronic music. jpopstreaming.com/articles/u…

Tele has written “Love You” for the Takopi's Original Sin film, returning to the story after providing the anime series' ending song. jpopstreaming.com/articles/t…

THE YELLOW MONKEY revive their special Mekara Uroko concert tradition at Nippon Budokan on December 28, eight years after its supposed finale. jpopstreaming.com/articles/t…

Yuki Chiba's 17-track album En gathers collaborations with Juicy J, Diplo and others around a Japanese title that evokes connection and circulation. jpopstreaming.com/articles/y…

YUZU surprise-release “Kokoro wo Tomenaide” as their 30th-anniversary concerts begin, linking the new single to a songwriting period in Los Angeles. jpopstreaming.com/articles/y…

TMNETWORK’s QUANTUM reaches streaming on October 23, with a two-LP edition following in December. The album reshapes music developed during the trio’s 2026 tour. jpopstreaming.com/articles/t…

Kenshi Yonezu has written “Haru ga Tomori” for The Apothecary Diaries film, opening in Japan on December 11. Japanese children’s songs inspired his approach. jpopstreaming.com/articles/k…

The Kochi-born singer-songwriter gathers five tracks on debut EP next to you, led by the October 28 single “Moon for myself”. jpopstreaming.com/articles/j…

HOTEI takes GUITARHYTHM to five cities in spring 2027, including Paris and London, the only European stops announced so far. jpopstreaming.com/articles/h…

syrup16g release their first music video in roughly a decade alongside the 13-track album Canon Feel. jpopstreaming.com/articles/s…

SPYAIR revisit sixteen years of anime themes on BEST OF ANIME, bringing classics from Gintama, Haikyu!! and BLEACH into their current lineup before a European tour. jpopstreaming.com/articles/s…

Creepy Nuts release “Tom to Jerry to Hater to Watashi” without warning, pairing R-Shitei’s lyrics with a composition by DJ Matsunaga. jpopstreaming.com/articles/c…

UNICORN release Ataeteko on October 21, 2026: thirteen new tracks after a three-and-a-half-year gap, with artwork by Yuni Yoshida. jpopstreaming.com/articles/u…

Bialystocks will release their fourth album, Savanna, on December 16, 2026, gathering three confirmed theme songs and more yet to be announced. jpopstreaming.com/articles/b…

FANTASTICS performed 14 songs at their first standalone overseas concert, held in Taipei on October 18, 2026. jpopstreaming.com/articles/f…

HYDE's Yokohama and Vienna orchestra concerts will arrive as separate concert films on December 23, with exclusive extras in their limited editions. jpopstreaming.com/articles/h…

THE CRO-MAGNONS announce their 19th studio album Hola! Leopardo for January 20, 2027, followed by a 48-date Japanese tour. jpopstreaming.com/articles/t…

A story inspired by Hitsujibungaku’s “Yoru o Koete” becomes Saturday Night Theater, a Japanese film due in spring 2027. jpopstreaming.com/articles/h…