Latest J-Pop Releases [January 2025]

刺激最優先LIL LEAGUE from EXILE TRIBE

刺激最優先

Released in January 2025 as the fourth single from LIL LEAGUE from EXILE TRIBE.

This song portrays the spirit of young people brimming with hope! In today’s fiercely competitive music scene, this six-member group with an average age of 16 has delivered such a bold track.

Its powerful message that grabs listeners’ hearts and its rhythmic wordplay are especially striking.

The song expresses the passion of young people who, while valuing their individuality, charge into the future together with their friends.

It’s the perfect song for times when you want to face forward and do your best, or when you want to believe in your own potential!

We live falling in love with love.LIP×LIP

[MV] We Live Falling in Love with Love / LIP×LIP (Yūjirō & Aizō / CV: Kouki Uchiyama & Nobunaga Shimazaki) [HoneyWorks]

It’s a song that gives voice to that mysterious feeling of “falling in love with love.” Created by the music duo LIP×LIP, it was used as the ending theme for the anime The Promise of Wizard, which began airing in January 2025.

The lyrics weave together a longing for love and a fear of it, while emphasizing the importance of living by your own will.

Paired with a pop, catchy melody, that message resonates with those of us living in today’s society.

It’s a track that gives us the courage to recognize diversity and walk forward together.

ReawakeRLiSA

LiSA『ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids)』MUSiC CLiP

A collaboration between LiSA and Stray Kids’ Felix.

It brilliantly captures the world of the anime “Solo Leveling.” The track fuses powerful rock with electronic elements, gripping listeners and never letting go.

Selected as the opening theme for the anime airing from January 2025, with a CD single release in March.

Recommended not only for anime fans but also for anyone who loves energetic music.

It’s sure to be a song you’ll want to play again and again.

ReawakeR(feat.Felix of Stray Kids)LiSA

Solo Leveling Season 2 Non-Credit OP Movie | LiSA “ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids)”

LiSA’s new song is packed with a powerful melody and a fiery message.

Selected as the opening theme for the anime “Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-,” the track was born from a collaboration with Stray Kids’ Felix.

The lyrics explore themes like rebirth and challenging destiny, perfectly matching the anime’s world.

It will be available for streaming starting January 5, 2025, with the CD single releasing on March 5.

It’s a must-listen not only for anime fans but also for anyone who loves energetic tracks!

YOU GOTTA RUNL’Arc〜en〜Ciel

L’Arc-en-Ciel「YOU GOTTA RUN」-Music Clip-

A heart-stirring new track has arrived! This song by L’Arc~en~Ciel is an uptempo rock number themed around challenge and self-transcendence.

Its blend of catchy melodies and hard-hitting sound will get listeners’ hearts racing.

It’s also used as the opening theme for the anime BEYBLADE X, and its lyrics mirror the protagonists’ growth, sure to encourage children’s dreams and hopes.

Set for release in January 2025, this song delivers a powerful message that pushes people forward as they take on new challenges.