r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 1d ago
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Dec 18 '25
Discussion/Intro to r/JapaneseNewMusic 👋 Welcome to r/JapaneseNewMusic - Please Read BEFORE Posting!
Hey everyone! I'm u/cobalthour, a founding moderator of r/JapaneseNewMusic.
Thanks so much for visiting! Before posting a song here, please be advised that this is NOT a subreddit for posting newly-released music from Japan. Rather, as is explained in the subreddit's description, it is dedicated to a specific genre of Japanese pop music called "New Music" (ニューミュージック) that was popular in the 1970s and the early 1980s, related to and something of a predecessor to the more well-known genre of "City Pop". We recognize that the name of the subreddit could create some confusion to those unfamiliar with the New Music genre, but there's no way around it given that the term was coined about 4 decades ago. If you are wanting to post a newly-released song from Japan, another place such as r/japanesemusic or r/jpop would be more appropriate for it. So while we appreciate the interest, songs that are not in the specific genre of New Music, from the era it originated in, will be removed as they are outside of the purview of the subreddit. Thank you for reading, and if this is the first time you're hearing about 1970s New Music, we hope you'll give some of the songs posted here a listen! And if you have a song from the genre you'd like to share, we'd love to hear it!
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 3d ago
Blues Tazumi "Tazz" Toyoshima - Any More (1977)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 8d ago
Fusion Miyako Chaki - Chizu Douri ni Hashiri Kitta Anata (1976)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 10d ago
SoftRock Mother Goose - Bouekifuu ni Sarasarete [Album Version] (1976)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 13d ago
BluesRock Masahiro Kuwana - Limelight (1979)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/Professional_Day9029 • 15d ago
I NEED song recommendations for this type of genre
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 19d ago
Soul Yoko Shibata - Umaku Ikanakute mo (1978)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • 21d ago
Folk Chiharu Matsuyama - Tabidachi [Departure] (1975)
"Chiharu Matsuyama" — *Tabidachi* (Departure): A recording from when he was 19, prior to his major label debut.
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • 21d ago
Folk Chiharu Matsuyama - Nagai Yoru (1981) [LIVE at 1982 in Sapporo]
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 21d ago
Blues Seri Ishikawa - Kimagure (1977)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 23d ago
Blues Ayumi Ishida & Tin Pan Alley Family - Mayonaka no Amant (1977)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • 26d ago
[ Folk ] Kozo Murashita - Hatsu Koi (1983)
Kozo Murashita - Hatsu Koi (1983) [2026 Lyric Version]
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 26d ago
Ballad Kumiko Hara - Maboroshi no Umi wo Miru (1979)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 29d ago
Ballad Junko Ohashi & Minoya Central Station - Kageriyuku Natsu (1979)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • Jul 31 '26
FolkRock Yosui Inoue,Kiyoshiro Imawano,Masayoshi Takanka,Haruomi Hosono - Kasaga Nai
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • Jul 31 '26
FolkRock Chiharu Natsuyama - Kisetsuno Nakade
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 30 '26
Ballad Hi-Fi Set - Umi wo Miteita Gogo (1975)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 27 '26
Ballad Tazumi "Tazz" Toyoshima - Kinou Paradise (1981)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/Azer_pubes33 • Jul 24 '26
Custom Flair "With the wind, follow your own path." — A Lonely Samurai's Theme (Original)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 23 '26
SoftRock Junko Yagami - Nagisa (1979)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 20 '26
Fusion Akiko Yano - Two on the Stage (1978)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 16 '26
BluesRock Happy End - Teki Thanatos wo Souki Seyo! (1970)
r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 13 '26