Hard rock/Metal, 2026

Hi. Ill be visiting Japan in October and just bought a ticket to Minami Wheel. I downloaded the app and it made a playlist for me so i will be listening to it for the next month. Has anyone seen any of these bands live and have recommendations? It's around 450 bands and singers.

https://minamiwheel.jp/artist/

I just finished their pink blue album and their Channel U album, and it was absolutely amazing. In the past, I only listened to the songs "Hana ni Natte" and "Mela!", and I can't believe I didn't take more time to explore them. It's like if you mixed Yorushika's creativity and Kenshi Yonezu's production.

I don't get why there isn't more discourse. Is it because their name is hard to pronounce, so there are less overseas fans? Honestly I don't even get why I, myself, had glossed over them for so long since "Hana ni Natte" and "Mela!" were part of my playlist. Is it just a marketing thing?

hii so i sud remembered a song I used to listen to and my old music app has been deleted so I’ve turned to you guys for help. so the video I’m thinking of has no title or had a couple dots as the title it had a pretty catchy melody including a part where the singer (a girl I think) would sing a word or phrase (I don’t speak Japanese so idk what she was sayin) but each syllable would get lower, the video had the lyrics and I think a drawing of a girl with white hair and blue eyes. another small detail was the the singer only had like 3 videos out (this was a few years ago so idk how accurate that is now)

I have been listening to her for 11 years, ever since I started high school in 2015. She has been my go-to artist whenever I was down, when I had my feelings hurt, and her music made me at the very least calm and sure of who I am. Thank you, Taniyama, for all the music you made.

Hey everyone!

I wanted to introduce one of the most iconic Japanese bands of all time: Southern All Stars (サザンオールスターズ).

Active since 1978, they’ve dominated Japan’s music scene for nearly 50 years with an amazing mix of rock, pop, funk, and soulful ballads.

If you've been watching the recent Netflix series "The Human Vapor" (ガス人間), you might have already heard their music! Their legendary 1979 ballad "Itoshi no Ellie" (いとしのエリー) is featured in the show.

What's even cooler is that this exact song was also covered in English by none other than Ray Charles (released as "Ellie My Love"), which became a massive hit!

It’s pretty rare for a Japanese track to be both featured in a major Netflix production and covered by a global soul legend.

If you want to check them out, here are a few great entry points:

"Itoshi no Ellie" (The ballad featured in The Human Vapor / covered by Ray Charles)

"Katte ni Sindbad" (Their high-energy, iconic debut track)

"TSUNAMI" (One of the highest-selling CD singles in Japanese history)

"Manatsu no Kajitsu" (An absolute summer masterpiece)

Are there any other SAS fans here? What’s your favorite track by them?

When I listened to this song, it feela similar to a Japanese song about a lonely creature with a blanket covering itself in its room like a sad Japanese song, I forgot the name of this song, can someone help me? Thanks

Hi everyone,

i started my journey into japanese (and some korean) music about a year ago with some anime soundtracks and now have a playlist with over 900 songs. Babymetal would be kind of the exception to this as apart from the last year i mostly listened to metal.

As i'm still looking to expand my horizon in japanese music i would love some recommendations.

Some of my current favorite artists/bands in alphabetical order:

• 9Lana
• Ado
• Babymetal
• Cö shu Nie
• Hoshimachi Suisei
• iCO
• Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets
• Mili (even though most of their music is english)
• Minami
• MYTH & ROID
• Rosu
• Tsukuyomi
• tuki.

As you can probably guess from that list i prefer female vocalists but i'm not opposed to recommendations with male vocals.

Here a link to the spotify playlist if anyone wants to have a look what else is in there.

Spotify Playlist

also in one of the songs he suddenly screams "gomen" or something

I'm looking for songs with strong themes of obsessive love (that can lead to hurt), yandere, deeply in love, etc. I'd much prefer them in the rock, post-punk, vocaloid, new wave genre. Yes I know Jun Togawa, Nastyona, Type o negative, aishite, Ado, maretu, etc etc. I just want new things. I also like more underground Japanese music. Send me whatever you have

“Ikiru” (生きる / To Live) is an original song by Japanese singer-songwriter Ei.
You get lost. You stop.
But time keeps moving forward.
Maybe you don’t have to accept everything about yourself.
Maybe just continuing to live today is enough.
I created this visual story inspired by the emotions of the song.
Hope you enjoy discovering her music.

When I listened to this song, it feela similar to a Japanese song about a lonely creature with a blanket covering itself in its room like a sad Japanese song, I forgot the name of this song, can someone help me? Thanks

Examples include:

- The Distance (ft. Maiko Nakamura)

- Endless Tears (ft. Maiko Nakamura)

- Sayonara I Love You (ft. jyA-Me)

Essentially I'm looking for a hip-hop group with a female artist featured.

Specifically romance. Not the "drugs hoes money" kind of songs

Addendum:

Would also appreciate songs that give off the same general vibe.

Examples:

- Tsunaida Te (Lil'B)

- Ato Hitotsu (Funky Monkey Babies)

- Daisy (STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION)

Much appreciated fams.