Latest J-Pop Releases [July 2025]

Secret Summertsubaki fakutorī

Tsubaki Factory “Secret Summer” (Music Video)

Sung over a sparkling sound is a slightly bitter love story.

It’s a song performed by Tsubaki Factory from Hello! Project.

The track will be released in July 2025.

With a refreshing sound that conjures up images of a sun-drenched poolside and lyrics that depict the protagonist’s aching feelings as they waver in a forbidden relationship, the contrast really gets you.

The mix of exhilaration and immorality hits you right in the heart.

I think it’s perfect for a summer drive.

Over The Horizon!naniwa danshi

Over The Horizon!

This is a song by Naniwa Danshi that heralds the start of a new adventure with a refreshing sound.

Included on the album “BON BON VOYAGE,” released in July 2025, the track brilliantly embodies the concept of “journeys and adventures.” It captures the exhilaration of stepping beyond the horizon with your friends and conveys a powerful hope that you can overcome any hardship—listening to it leaves you feeling uplifted.

When you dive into the unknown, this song gives you strength!

SAKKImei-chan

SAKKI / Mei-chan

This is the first song released by Mei-chan after resuming his activities, which came out in July 2025.

Centered on themes of frustration with modern society and self-discipline, Mei-chan himself also took part in writing the lyrics.

His vocals—laced with screams and masterful vibrato—dance over an aggressive mixture rock sound, sounding like a cry straight from the soul.

You can feel his bristling life force coming through directly.

For anyone who wants to change something or fire themselves up, this track will surely serve as a powerful cheer.

Why do we run?Nogizaka 46

Why do we run?

This is a song by Nogizaka46 that vividly captures the dazzling glow of youth—being driven by something for no reason at all.

In response to the question of why we run and sweat, the lyrics boldly declare, “There’s no meaning,” embodying that uniquely youthful impulse where the body moves before the mind can think.

Perhaps it’s precisely because it’s sung by the 6th generation, the group’s next wave, that the words carry a genuine, unfeigned radiance.

Included on the single “Same numbers,” released in July 2025, this track is a youth pop anthem that blends coolness with an emotional resonance.

Immoral SummerNogizaka 46

Nogizaka46 “Immoral Summer” Music Video

This is a Nogizaka46 track whose passionate sound evokes the blistering heat of summer, layered with a hint of illicit romantic impulse.

It’s included on their 39th single, “Same numbers,” released in July 2025.

The lyrics, where curiosity about a more mature world intersects with a dangerous pull that seems ready to cross the line of common sense, embody a bold worldview that only an Under track can express.

It’s guaranteed to lift your spirits when you want to break free from the everyday!

HEART BEATTomioka Ai

Ai Tomioka – HEART BEAT (Music Video)

A song by Ai Tomioka that feels like turning the unstoppable pounding in your chest—just from gazing at someone you like—straight into sound.

It’s a digital single released in July 2025.

It captures the flutter of a budding romance, when just meeting eyes makes your mind race with positive fantasies like, “Maybe we feel the same way.” The moment you feel fate strike— that electric ‘buzz’—is sung over a pop sound.

As you listen, it’s almost like your own heart starts racing too.

If you play it when your heart is full at the very start of love, it’ll make you feel seen and validated.

To be continuedRyokushokushakai

To be continued

It’s a song that portrays warm bonds—passing on the heartfelt kindness you receive from someone to the next person.

Created by Ryokuoushoku Shakai, it was released in July 2025 and chosen as the CM song for NTT DOCOMO’s “DOCOMO Future Museum.” Haruko Nagaya’s crystal-clear vocals, together with a band sound that balances calmness and strength, vividly express hope that extends into the future.

When you need a push on your back, listening to it will surely lift your spirits and help you move forward!