Latest J-Pop Releases [June 2025]

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NENE – OWARI (Official Music Video)

Characterized by a sharp, aggressive sound that shakes up the hip-hop scene.

Released in June 2025, this work comes from NENE, also known as a member of Yurufuwa Gang.

The lyrics—charged with anger toward commercialism and copycat culture, and unwavering pride in hip-hop as an art form—leave a strong impression.

The dark beat crafted by Koshy heightens the tension.

Emotion pours out from the flow, the lyrics, and the sound—every part of it.

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ONE OR EIGHT / 365 (Music Video)

This is a love song by ONE OR EIGHT that sings about the feeling of continually thinking of someone dear.

Released in June 2025, it’s their first single since signing with a prestigious U.S.

label.

Nasri, known for working on songs by Justin Bieber, also took part in the production, drawing you into a sophisticated sound with an R&B flavor.

The spacious arrangement allows the members’ distinctive voices to truly stand out.

When you find yourself thinking of someone you love, this song might gently stay by your side.

Be sure to listen closely!

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STILLZ, Yuki Chiba – Flow (Official Music Video)

This track is memorable for its emotional vocals unfolding over immersive sound.

It appears on both Seigi Chiba’s collaborative album with filmmaker STILLZ, “separated at birth,” and on Chiba’s solo album, “Eien.” Released simultaneously in June 2025, the two albums are linked by this song, which serves as a kind of bridge between them.

Surrendering oneself to fate… it’s a piece to savor on a quiet night when you want to be alone with your thoughts.

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Superfly – Melody (Koji Tamaki cover) [Music Video] / Included on the cover album “Amazing” (Release: 2025.6.18)

It is included on the cover album “Amazing,” released in June 2025.

The original song is a piece Koji Tamaki released in 1996.

With gently resonant piano and strings, it delivers a bittersweet yet warm message about looking back on precious memories while still facing forward.

When you’re feeling lonely or swept up in nostalgia, listening to it will make the vocals quietly permeate your heart.

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[MV] Hallelujah / haruka nakamura (vocals: maika)

It’s as if the piano’s tones gently seep into the depths of the heart.

Composed by haruka nakamura and released in June 2025, this piece feels like a contemporary hymn.

It serves as the theme song for a documentary set in an elementary school in Shizuoka Prefecture, imbued with a warm prayer to carry a story of hope into the future.

And maika’s clear, translucent vocals are truly cleansing for the soul.

When the busyness of daily life makes you feel like you’re losing yourself, these sounds will be there to gently stay by your side.