Learn Japanese With Song Lyrics

Learn Japanese With Song Lyrics
LF Content Team | Updated on 15 March 2023
Learning Japanese with song lyrics is a great way to learn Japanese! Learning with music is fun, engaging, and includes a cultural aspect that is often missing from other language learning methods. So music and song lyrics are a great way to supplement your learning and stay motivated to keep learning Japanese!
These 98 artist recommendations will get you started with learning Japanese with songs and lyrics.
CONTENTS SUMMARY
YOASOBI
(Pop | Japan)
YOASOBI

YOASOBI is a Japanese duo from Tokyo formed in 2019 by producer Ayase and vocalist ikura. Their songs are adapted from short stories, starting with the debut single "Yoru ni Kakeru", based on a story chosen in a Monogatary.com novel contest.

"Idol", the opening theme of the anime Oshi no Ko, became the first Japanese-language song to top Billboard's Global Excl. US chart and spent a record 22 weeks at number one on the Japan Hot 100. In 2026 the duo recorded "Sakihokore" ("The Bloom") as the theme of the NHK morning drama Blossom.

M!LK
(Pop | Japan)
M!LK

M!LK is a Japanese boy group under Stardust Promotion, formed in November 2014. Its five members are Hayato Sano, Jinto Yoshida, Taichi Shiozaki, Jyutaro Yamanaka and Shunta Sono. The group made its major-label debut in November 2021 with the single "Ribbon", and "ザッツ!超常" is the opening theme of the TV anime "超巡!超条先輩".

Mrs.GREEN APPLE
(Pop | Japan)
Mrs.GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE is a Japanese pop-rock band from Tokyo, formed in 2013 by vocalist and songwriter Motoki Ohmori. They made their major-label debut in 2015 with the mini-album Variety on EMI Records.

Since the start of 2022 the band has been a trio: Ohmori, guitarist Hiroto Wakai and keyboardist Ryoka Fujisawa.

Number_i
(Hip Hop | Japan)
Number_i

Number_i is a Japanese trio of Sho Hirano, Yuta Jinguji and Yuta Kishi, formed in October 2023 under the agency TOBE.

Their debut single "GOAT" came out on January 1, 2024, and that April they played the Coachella festival in California.

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Spitz
(Rock | Japan)
Spitz

Spitz is a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 1987 by four art school students: Masamune Kusano on vocals and guitar, Tetsuya Miwa on lead guitar, Akihiro Tamura on bass and Tatsuo Sakiyama on drums.

They released their first single, "Hibari no Kokoro", in 1991. The single "Robinson" (1995) sold more than 1.6 million copies, "Cherry" (1996) more than a million, and the 1995 album Hachimitsu topped the Oricon chart and won Best Album at the Japan Record Awards.

Yorushika
(Pop | Japan)
Yorushika

Yorushika is a Japanese rock duo formed in 2017 by composer and guitarist n-buna, a former Vocaloid producer, and vocalist suis. The pair keep their faces and personal lives private, so the music carries the project.

Their first EP came out in 2017, and their first album, That's Why I Gave Up on Music, followed in 2019 on Universal Music Japan. "雲を抜け風下へ私だけ" is the opening theme of the third season of the anime The Apothecary Diaries.

=LOVE
(Pop | Japan)
=LOVE

=LOVE is a Japanese idol group formed in 2017 and produced by Rino Sashihara, a former member of AKB48 and HKT48. Its members were chosen through an audition held with the Yoyogi Animation Academy, and the group records for Sacra Music.

Their first album, Zenbu, Naisho., came out in May 2021.

Official HIGE DANdism
(Pop | Japan)
Official HIGE DANdism

Official HIGE DANdism (Official髭男dism, often shortened to Higedan) is a Japanese pop band formed in Shimane in 2012. The four members are Satoshi Fujihara on lead vocals and keyboards, Daisuke Ozasa on guitar, Makoto Narazaki on bass and Masaki Matsuura on drums.

After an indie start, the band made its major-label debut with Pony Canyon in 2018 with "No Doubt". "Pretender" (2019) became their breakthrough, and they performed it on NHK's Kohaku Uta Gassen that year. Anime fans know them for "Cry Baby", the opening of Tokyo Revengers, and "Mixed Nuts", the opening of Spy x Family.

King Gnu
(Rock | Japan)
King Gnu

King Gnu is a Japanese band formed in 2013, first under the names Mrs.Vinci and Srv.Vinci before settling on King Gnu in 2017. The lineup is Daiki Tsuneta on vocals and guitar, Satoru Iguchi on vocals and keyboards, Kazuki Arai on bass and Yu Seki on drums.

After early releases through Perimetron, they made their major label debut on Ariola Japan in January 2019. That year their single "Hakujitsu" took them to NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, and they returned in 2022 with "Stardom". Their 2020 album Ceremony sold over a million copies, and later singles include "Chameleon", "Specialz" and "Aizo". Tsuneta is also part of the creative collective Millennium Parade.

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back number
(Pop rock | Japan)
back number

back number is a Japanese rock trio formed in Gunma Prefecture in 2004 by singer and guitarist Iyori Shimizu, with Kazuya Kojima on bass and Hisashi Kurihara on drums.

The band signed to Universal Sigma and made its major-label debut in April 2011 with the single "Hanabira".

Kenshi Yonezu
(Pop | Japan)
Kenshi Yonezu

Kenshi Yonezu is a Japanese singer-songwriter, producer and illustrator, born in 1991 in Tokushima. He started out in 2009 as the Vocaloid producer Hachi, posting songs with music videos he drew himself on Niconico, before he began singing his own material.

"Lemon" (2018) became the biggest hit song in Japan that year. He also wrote "KICK BACK", the opening theme of the Chainsaw Man anime, and "IRIS OUT", the theme for the film Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, released in September 2025.

Aimer
(Pop | Japan)
Aimer

Aimer is a Japanese singer from Kumamoto, born in 1990. She made her major-label debut in 2011 with "Rokutousei no Yoru", the ending theme of the anime NO.6, and has since become one of the best-known voices in anime music.

"Zankyosanka" is the theme song of the Entertainment District Arc of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and its official music video has passed 300 million views on YouTube.

Fujii Kaze
(Pop | Japan)
Fujii Kaze

Fujii Kaze (藤井風) is a Japanese singer-songwriter born in 1997 in Satoshō, Okayama Prefecture. He started at 12, posting piano and vocal covers to his YouTube channel.

His debut single "Nan-Nan" came out in 2019, followed by the album Help Ever Hurt Never in 2020 and Love All Serve All in 2022. "Shinunoga E-Wa" went viral on TikTok in 2022 and carried him to listeners well outside Japan. He sang on NHK's year-end Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 2021, and in 2025 released Prema, his first album in English.

Vaundy
(Pop | Japan)
Vaundy

Vaundy is a Japanese singer-songwriter, composer and producer from Tokyo, born in 2000. He started out in 2019 by posting his own songs on video platforms, and "Tokyo Flash" broke through at the end of that year. His debut album, strobo, followed in May 2020. Alongside the music, he works as a designer.

RADWIMPS
(Rock | Japan)
RADWIMPS

RADWIMPS is a Japanese rock band formed in 2001 in Kanagawa, when its members were in their first year of high school. Yojiro Noda sings lead vocals and plays guitar and piano, with Yusuke Takeda on bass; drummer Satoshi Yamaguchi has been on hiatus since 2015.

The band scored three Makoto Shinkai anime films: Your Name (2016), Weathering with You (2019) and Suzume (2022), and marked 20 years since its major-label debut in 2025 with the album Anew.

Macaroni Empitsu
(Rock | Japan)
Macaroni Empitsu

Macaroni Empitsu (マカロニえんぴつ) is a Japanese rock band that came together in 2012 at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, built around singer and guitarist Hattori. The current line-up is Hattori, Kenya Takano on bass, Yoshiaki Tanabe on guitar and Daiki Hasegawa on keyboards. Fans call them Makaen for short.

They spent years playing live houses around Tokyo and Yokohama and releasing mini albums on indie labels before making their major-label debut with Toy's Factory in 2020. In 2021 they won Best New Artist at the 63rd Japan Record Awards, and their song なんでもないよ、 (Nothing's wrong) later became their first track to pass 600 million streams on Oricon's streaming chart.

Natori
(Pop | Japan)
Natori

natori, who writes his name in lowercase, began posting song demos on TikTok in May 2021, and by the middle of 2022 he had shared more than thirty short versions of songs there. He was born in 2003 and is signed to Sony Music Labels.

His breakout was Overdose, released as a single in September 2022, which went past 200 million streams and reached number 4 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. He has written anime themes, including Absolute Zero for Wind Breaker, and released his first album, Theater, in December 2023, followed by The Abyss in January 2026.

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BE:FIRST
(Pop | Japan)
BE:FIRST

BE:FIRST is a Japanese dance and vocal boy group put together by the rapper SKY-HI through THE FIRST, an audition show that aired on Hulu Japan in 2021. Seven finalists were named on August 13, 2021, and the group signed to SKY-HI's own company, BMSG.

They debuted in November 2021 with the single "Gifted". RYOKI left in November 2025, and the group has carried on as six: SOTA, SHUNTO, MANATO, RYUHEI, JUNON and LEO.

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Travis Japan
(Pop | Japan)
Travis Japan

Travis Japan formed in 2012 during the stage show Playzone and took their name from the American choreographer Travis Payne. In 2022 they auditioned for America's Got Talent and made it through to the live semifinals.

Their global debut single, Just Dance!, came out in October 2022 through Capitol Records, and they have released a studio album every December since 2023, starting with Road to A. The seven members are Kaito Miyachika, Kaito Nakamura, Ryuya Shimekake, Noel Kawashima, Shizuya Yoshizawa, Genta Matsuda and Kaito Matsukura.

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Novelbright
(Pop rock | Japan)
Novelbright

Novelbright started in Osaka in 2013 as a cover band before they began writing their own songs. In September 2019 a video of the band playing Walking with You acoustically on the street spread across social media and pushed them up the charts.

They signed with Universal Music in 2020 and won a New Artist Award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards that year. Their five studio albums run from Wonderland in 2020 to Pyramid in 2026. Singer Yudai Takenaka is joined by guitarists Kaito Yamada and Sojiro Oki, drummer Negi and bassist Keigo.

Hikaru Utada
(Pop | Japan)
Hikaru Utada

Hikaru Utada was born in New York in 1983 to enka singer Keiko Fuji and producer Teruzane Utada, and moved to Tokyo at eleven. Their 1999 album First Love is the best-selling album in Japanese history, with more than 8 million copies sold at home, and Distance sold 3 million in its first week in 2001.

Gamers know Utada from the Kingdom Hearts songs Simple and Clean and Face My Fears, the second made with Skrillex. After a break that began in 2010 they returned in 2016 with Fantôme, then made Hatsukoi in 2018 and Bad Mode in 2022, their first bilingual album. Utada came out as nonbinary in 2021.

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Masaki Suda
(Pop | Japan)
Masaki Suda

Masaki Suda is a Japanese actor and singer, born in 1993. He made his acting debut in 2009 in the TV series Kamen Rider W, and began releasing music in 2017 with his debut single "Mitakotomonai Keshiki", which reached the top five of the Japanese singles chart. "Sayonara Elegy" followed in 2018 as his third single.

Aimyon
(Pop | Japan)
Aimyon

Aimyon was born in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, in 1995. She put out her first indie single in March 2015 and made her major-label debut on Warner Music Japan's Unborde label in November 2016.

Marigold, released in August 2018, held first place on Japan's streaming chart for 20 straight weeks and took her to NHK's Kohaku Uta Gassen that New Year's Eve. Her albums include Momentary Sixth Sense from 2019, Heard That There's Good Pasta from 2020 and Jealous of Cats from 2024.

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Creepy Nuts
(Hip Hop | Japan)
Creepy Nuts

Creepy Nuts are rapper R-Shitei and DJ Matsunaga, who formed the duo in 2013 and played Fuji Rock the following year. R-Shitei writes the lyrics and Matsunaga builds the tracks.

In 2024 Bling-Bang-Bang-Born, the opening theme of the anime Mashle, spent 19 weeks at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and reached the top ten of the Billboard Global 200. Their next anime opening, Otonoke for Dandadan, also went to number one, and the two songs made them the first Japanese act with two songs certified Gold by the RIAA.

サカナクション
(Rock | Japan)
サカナクション
Sakanaction
(Rock | Japan)
Sakanaction

Sakanaction formed in Sapporo, Hokkaido, in 2005, led by singer and guitarist Ichiro Yamaguchi. The five-piece mixes alternative rock with electronic, pop and new wave, and is known for songs like "Aruku Around" and "Shin Takarajima".

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Mr.Children
(Pop rock | Japan)
Mr.Children

Mr.Children is a Japanese rock band formed in Shibuya, Tokyo, in 1989, and they made their major-label debut in 1992. The four members are Kazutoshi Sakurai on lead vocals and guitar, who writes most of their songs, Kenichi Tahara on guitar, Keisuke Nakagawa on bass and Hideya Suzuki on drums.

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Ikimonogakari
(Pop | Japan)
Ikimonogakari

Ikimonogakari is a Japanese pop group from Kanagawa Prefecture. Yoshiki Mizuno and Hotaka Yamashita, friends since first grade, started the band in 1999, and singer Kiyoe Yoshioka joined later that year.

Their major-label debut, "SAKURA", came out in 2006, followed by songs like "Hanabi" and "YELL". "Blue Bird" (2008) opened the anime Naruto Shippuden and was their first single to reach the Oricon top 3. After a break from 2017 to 2018, they carried on as a duo when Yamashita left in 2021.

藤原さくら
(Pop | Japan)
藤原さくら
GReeeeN
(Pop | Japan)
GReeeeN

GReeeeN formed in 2002 in Koriyama, Fukushima, and its four members, HIDE, navi, 92 and SOH, have never shown their faces. All four studied dentistry at Ohu University and hold dental licenses, and staying anonymous lets them keep working as dentists at home.

Their 2008 single Kiseki became Japan's best-selling download single, with more than 2.3 million ringtone downloads. In March 2024 they left their management, went independent and changed their name to GRe4N BOYZ.

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SixTONES
(Pop | Japan)
SixTONES

SixTONES is a six-member Japanese boy group made up of Jesse, Taiga Kyomoto, Hokuto Matsumura, Yugo Kochi, Shintaro Morimoto and Juri Tanaka. The group was announced in 2015 and debuted on January 22, 2020 with the double A-side single "Imitation Rain/D.D.", released jointly with Snow Man.

In 2026 they released the single "Dance Forever/マイオンリー", which debuted at number one on the Oricon chart.

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Arashi
(Pop | Japan)
Arashi

Arashi is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates in 1999, with Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya and Jun Matsumoto. The group debuted on November 3, 1999.

Arashi suspended group activities at the end of 2020. The five members came back together in spring 2026 for a final tour, after which the group disbanded.

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Snow Man
(Pop | Japan)
Snow Man

Snow Man formed in 2012 from trainees of Johnny's, the agency now called Starto Entertainment, and made their official debut on January 22, 2020. They debuted that day alongside SixTONES with the shared single D.D./Imitation Rain, the first time two of the agency's groups had debuted on the same day, and it sold more than 1.8 million physical copies.

The nine members are Hikaru Iwamoto, the leader, Tatsuya Fukazawa, Daisuke Sakuma, Shota Watanabe, Ryota Miyadate, Ryohei Abe, Koji Mukai, Ren Meguro and Raul. Their albums sell in the millions: Snow Mania S1 moved over 1.8 million copies in its first week in 2021, and a greatest hits album released in January 2025 sold 1.395 million in its first week.

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Kroi
(Soul & Funk | Japan)
Kroi

Kroi formed in February 2018 and became a five-piece when keyboardist Daiki Chiba joined in December 2019. Leo Uchida sings and plays guitar, with Masanori Seki on bass, Yuki Hasebe on guitar and Hidetomo Masuda on drums.

They mix funk, soul, R&B, rock and hip-hop, and the groove usually leads. Their first major-label album, LENS, came out in June 2021 on IRORI Records, a Pony Canyon label, and their second album, telegraph, followed in 2022.

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Naniwa Danshi
(Pop | Japan)
Naniwa Danshi

Naniwa Danshi (なにわ男子, "Naniwa Boys") is a seven-member Japanese boy group from Kansai, made up of Daigo Nishihata, Ryusei Onishi, Shunsuke Michieda, Kyohei Takahashi, Kento Nagao, Joichiro Fujiwara and Kazuya Ohashi.

The group was formed in 2018 from Kansai Johnny's Jr. and made its CD debut on November 12, 2021 with the single "Ubu Love". They are now with STARTO ENTERTAINMENT.

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FRUITS ZIPPER
(Pop | Japan)
FRUITS ZIPPER

FRUITS ZIPPER is a seven-member Japanese girl group formed in 2022 as the first group of the idol project KAWAII LAB., with the motto "From Harajuku to the world". In 2023 they won Best New Artist at the Japan Record Awards.

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Ayumu Imazu
(Pop | Japan)
Ayumu Imazu

Ayumu Imazu was born in Osaka in 2000 and started dancing at six. At 14 he won an audition that sent him to New York in 2014 to study the performing arts, and he stayed three and a half years before coming back to Japan. He writes, produces and choreographs his own work and sings in both Japanese and English.

He made his major-label debut with Warner Music Japan in August 2021 with Juice. His January 2024 single Obsessed went viral on TikTok and Instagram, where its dance spread through challenge videos.

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Kvi Baba
(Hip Hop | Japan)
Kvi Baba

Kvi Baba is a rapper and singer-songwriter from Ibaraki, Osaka, born in 1999. He started uploading songs to SoundCloud as a teenager and released his debut EP, Natural Born Pain, in February 2019.

His track TOMBI was the opening theme of the 2023 anime TRIGUN STAMPEDE. On BPM he is joined by the rapper KREVA.

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JO1
(Pop | Japan)
JO1

JO1 is a Japanese boy group formed through the first season of the audition show Produce 101 Japan in 2019, under Lapone Entertainment.

Their debut single Protostar came out in March 2020 and went straight to number one on the Oricon singles chart. They made their Kohaku Uta Gassen debut in December 2022 and played the Tokyo Dome in April 2025. "IGNITE" is the opening theme of the fourth season of the anime Tokyo Revengers.

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BUDDiiS
(Pop | Japan)
BUDDiiS

BUDDiiS is a Japanese dance and vocal group formed in September 2020 under Stardust Promotion, releasing music through Sony Music Labels.

In September 2024 their mini-album UtopiiA reached number one on Oricon's weekly album chart.

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Lienel
(Pop | Japan)
Lienel

Lienel is a six-member boy group from Japan, part of Stardust Promotion's EBiDAN collective. "Ai no Dabada", their second major-label single, came out on Universal Music Japan in October 2026.

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DXTEEN
(Pop | Japan)
DXTEEN

DXTEEN is a six-member Japanese boy group from LAPONE Entertainment, a joint venture between Yoshimoto Kogyo and CJ ENM. They debuted on May 10, 2023 with the single "Brand New Day".

Leader Taichi Taniguchi is joined by Ayuta Fukuda, Koshin Terao, Nalu Okubo, Ken Hiramoto and Shotaro Tanaka; four of them first appeared on the audition show Produce 101 Japan Season 2. Their songs include "First Flight", "Snowin'" and "Level Up", and "相思想愛" is the theme song of the drama "修学旅行で仲良くないグループに入りました2".

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Da-iCE
(Pop | Japan)
Da-iCE

Da-iCE formed in January 2011 under the name Blackout and became Da-iCE before their major-label debut, Shout It Out, in January 2014. The five members split the work: Yudai Ohno and Sota Hanamura are the two vocalists, while leader Taiki Kudo, Toru Iwaoka and Hayate Wada are the performers.

Their single Citrus won the Grand Prix at the 63rd Japan Record Awards in December 2021, ten years into their career. They moved from Universal Sigma to Avex Trax in 2020, and in 2022 they voiced the boy band 4*Town in the Japanese dub of Pixar's Turning Red.

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MAZZEL
(Pop | Japan)
MAZZEL

MAZZEL is an eight-member Japanese dance and vocal group: TAKUTO, KAIRYU, EIKI, SEITO, RAN, NAOYA, RYUKI and HAYATO. The group was put together in 2022 through MISSIONx2, a documentary audition show created by the rapper SKY-HI, and is managed by his company BMSG.

After the pre-debut single "MISSION" in March 2023, MAZZEL debuted that May with the single "Vivid".

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Meychan
(Pop | Japan)
Meychan

Meychan (めいちゃん) is a Japanese singer who began as an utaite, posting his first cover song on Niconico in 2011. He moved on to original J-pop releases, including the 2020 album 大迷惑 (Daimeiwaku), and since 2019 he has also been part of the YouTuber group 肉チョモランマ (Niku Chomoranma).

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LiSA
(Pop | Japan)
LiSA
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Yuuri
(Pop | Japan)
Yuuri

Yuuri was born in 1994 in Makuhari, Chiba, and fronted the rock band The Bugzy until it split in May 2019. After that he sang on the streets of Tokyo and posted songs on his YouTube channel, and his 2019 song Kakurenbo went viral.

He made his major-label debut with Sony Music in August 2020 with Peter Pan. Two months later came Dry Flower, which tells the Kakurenbo story from the girlfriend's side and finished 2021 as the number one song on Billboard Japan's year-end Japan Hot 100.

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imase
(Pop | Japan)
imase

imase is a singer-songwriter from Gifu Prefecture, Japan, born in 2000. He had no musical background and taught himself to write songs from late 2020, posting clips of himself on TikTok. His major-label debut, "Have a Nice Day", came out in December 2021.

"NIGHT DANCER" followed in August 2022 and took off on TikTok in Japan, then in South Korea, where it became the first J-pop song to reach the top 20 on the Melon chart.

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Saucy Dog
(Rock | Japan)
Saucy Dog

Saucy Dog formed in Osaka in November 2013. By 2015 everyone but singer and guitarist Shinya Ishihara had left, and in 2016 bassist Kazuki Akizawa and drummer Yuika Seto joined to make the trio that plays today.

They won the grand prize at the MASH FIGHT! Vol.5 audition and put out their first nationally distributed mini album, Country Road, in May 2017. Their 2021 song Cinderella Boy has passed 540 million streams, which puts it among the most streamed songs in Japan.

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DAY6
(Pop rock | South Korea)
DAY6
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L'Arc〜en〜Ciel
(Rock | Japan)
L'Arc〜en〜Ciel
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push pull pot
(Rock | Japan)
push pull pot
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KANA-BOON
(Rock | Japan)
KANA-BOON

KANA-BOON are a rock band from Sakai, in Osaka, Japan. They started out in a high school light music club and became a proper band in 2008. Fronted by singer and guitarist Maguro Taniguchi, they signed with Ki/oon Music in 2013 and put out their first major-label album, Doppel, that October.

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DYES IWASAKI
(Pop | Japan)
DYES IWASAKI
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Kobukuro
(Pop | Japan)
Kobukuro

Kobukuro are Kentaro Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda, who met in May 1998 while both were playing on the streets of Osaka, where Kuroda was also working as a PE teacher. The name joins the first syllables of their surnames, and the pair released three indie albums before signing with Warner Music Japan in 2001.

Their debut single Yell reached number 4 on Oricon, and the 2006 compilation All Singles Best sold more than 3 million copies. In 2007 Tsubomi gave them their first Oricon number one single and won the Grand Prix at the 49th Japan Record Awards.

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Linked Horizon
(Rock | Japan)
Linked Horizon
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Keisuke Kuwata
(Pop | Japan)
Keisuke Kuwata

Keisuke Kuwata was born in 1956 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, and has fronted Southern All Stars since the band's college days. He started a solo career alongside the band with his first solo album in 1988.

His solo records include Solitude Soleil from 1994, Rock and Roll Hero from 2002 and Musicman from 2011. He plays guitar, bass, drums and keyboards, also directs films and produces records, and received the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2014. He is married to bandmate Yuko Hara.

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Takaya Kawasaki
(Pop | Japan)
Takaya Kawasaki

Takaya Kawasaki was born in 1995 in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, and studied at a music school in Tokyo before joining a unit called Bocco. in 2016. He went solo in 2017 and released his first single, Matane, Hero / Kagayaku Ashita e, in July 2018.

His 2018 love song Mahou no Juutan (Magic Carpet), written after he saw the musical Aladdin, took off on TikTok in 2020 and passed 270 million plays there. He was still working an office job when it broke, and he now records for Warner Music Japan.

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Kyu Sakamoto
(Pop | Japan)
Kyu Sakamoto

Kyu Sakamoto was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, in December 1941. His 1961 song Ue o Muite Aruko, released abroad as Sukiyaki, spent three weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in June 1963. He was the first Asian artist to top that chart, and it is still the only Japanese song to reach number one there.

The song sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, and his album Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits reached number 14 on the Billboard 200. Sakamoto died on August 12, 1985, in the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123. The song was played at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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NGT48
(Pop | Japan)
NGT48

NGT48 is a Japanese idol group based in Niigata, and the fourth domestic sister group of AKB48. Its first-generation members were announced in July 2015, and the group performs at its own theater in Niigata City.

NGT48 made its major-label debut with the single "Seishun Dokei" (青春時計) in 2017.

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Southern All Stars
(Pop | Japan)
Southern All Stars

Southern All Stars grew out of the popular music club at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo in 1975, and the name joins Fania All-Stars with Neil Young's Southern Man. Keisuke Kuwata sings and plays guitar, and the lineup of Yuko Hara on keyboards, Kazuyuki Sekiguchi on bass, Hiroshi Matsuda on drums and Hideyuki Nozawa on percussion has held since 1977.

Their debut single Katte ni Sindbad reached number 3 in 1978, and they have sold more than 48 million records since, with 19 number one albums. Tsunami, from 2000, sold nearly 2.9 million copies and won the Japan Record Award Grand Prix. After several long breaks the band came back in 2013 and released its 16th studio album in March 2025.

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ROIROM
(Pop | Japan)
ROIROM

ROIROM is a duo of Hiromu Honda and Roi Hamagawa, and the name joins their first names, a fan nickname the two liked enough to adopt. They met in 2023 on the audition show ASIA SUPER YOUNG, both reached the final round of timelesz project in 2024, and they formed the unit on May 8, 2025.

They released the pre-debut digital single Dear DIVA through Victor Entertainment in November 2025 and played a debut concert at Ariake Arena that month. Their debut mini album, CLASSIC WAVE, followed in June 2026, and their first single came out in October 2026.

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KinKi Kids
(Pop | Japan)
KinKi Kids

KinKi Kids are Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto, who share a surname but are not related. They formed as a duo in 1993 and debuted on July 21, 1997 with Garasu no Shonen.

They hold Guinness World Records for the most consecutive number one singles since a debut and for the most consecutive years with a number one single in Japan, 28 years from 1997 to 2024, and they have sold more than 30 million physical copies. In July 2025 the pair changed their name to DOMOTO.

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Madkid
(Pop | Japan)
Madkid
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रामू
(Japan)
रामू
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GNJB
(J-Pop | Japan)
GNJB

GNJB is short for Genin wa Jibun ni Aru, a seven-member vocal and dance group from Stardust Promotion's EBiDAN collective, known to fans as Genjibu. The lineup grew out of an earlier unit called BATTLE STREET and took its current name in August 2019.

The name means "the cause lies in me", which the group reads in a positive way: what they make should become the cause of something new. Their first single, named after the group, came out in October 2019.

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w-inds.
(R&B | Japan)
w-inds.
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Moumoon
(Rock | Japan)
Moumoon
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amazarashi
(Rock | Japan)
amazarashi
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アンジェラ・アキ
(Pop | Japan)
アンジェラ・アキ
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Girl Next Door
(Pop | Japan)
Girl Next Door
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スターダスト☆レビュー
(Rock | Japan)
スターダスト☆レビュー
竹内まりや
(Pop | Japan)
竹内まりや
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ネクライトーキー
(Rock | Japan)
ネクライトーキー
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HANA
(Pop | Japan)
HANA
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宇野実彩子 (AAA)
(Rock | Japan)
宇野実彩子 (AAA)
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May J.
(Pop | Japan)
May J.
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三代目J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE
(Pop | Japan)
三代目J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE
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B'z
(Rock | Japan)
B'z
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ENHYPEN
(Pop | South Korea)
ENHYPEN
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佐々木彩夏
(Pop | Japan)
佐々木彩夏
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Billyrrom
(Pop | Japan)
Billyrrom

Billyrrom is a six-piece band from Machida, Tokyo, formed in 2020. Most of its members were still learning their instruments when they started, and they bring roots in soul, funk and rock to modern pop. The band made its major-label debut through Universal Music with the single "Boogie".

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矢野顕子
(Jazz | Japan)
矢野顕子
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松任谷由実
(Pop rock | Japan)
松任谷由実
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梨本うい feat. luz
(Japan)
梨本うい feat. luz
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SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]
(Electronic | Japan)
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]
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Café Parade
(Rock | Japan)
Café Parade
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BTS
(Pop | South Korea)
BTS

BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a global phenomenon from South Korea. Since their debut in 2013, this seven-member group has redefined the K-pop landscape. They've broken countless records and captivated audiences worldwide with their powerful performances and meaningful lyrics.

Their music spans various genres, often blending pop, hip-hop, and R&B. BTS is celebrated for their introspective and socially conscious themes, addressing topics like self-love, mental health, and youth empowerment. Their dedicated fanbase, ARMY, is a testament to their profound global influence and inspiring message.

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Stray Kids
(Pop | South Korea)
Stray Kids

Stray Kids (SKZ) is a dynamic K-Pop group formed by JYP Entertainment through a 2017 reality show. Comprising members Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N, they officially debuted in March 2018.

Known for their self-producing prowess, the group's sub-unit 3RACHA (Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han) is heavily involved in writing and composing much of their music. Stray Kids has captivated a global audience with their powerful performances, unique 'noise music' sound, and relatable lyrics exploring themes of youth and self-discovery. They've earned numerous awards and topped charts worldwide, solidifying their place as a leading force in K-Pop.

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ITZY
(Pop | South Korea)
ITZY
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Liella!
(Pop | Japan)
Liella!
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Ai Higuchi
(Rock | Japan)
Ai Higuchi
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BABYMETAL
(Metal | Japan)
BABYMETAL
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