Latest J-Pop Releases [August 2025]

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Creephyp – Zarameki (Music Video)

This is a CreepHyp song that perfectly captures the languor and distinctive sense of claustrophobia at summer’s end.

Released on July 30, 2025.

Sung over a mid-tempo sound with a floating feel, it evokes the rough aftertaste left by an unforgettable love.

The moist, emotional melody was reportedly inspired by the atmosphere of Hong Kong, which vocalist Seikai Otaki experienced while visiting for research for his novel.

It’s not just sweet—everyone can relate to the stinging texture of those memories.

Put it on during a night when you want to quietly look back on a past romance, and you’ll be drawn deep into its bittersweet, beautiful afterglow.

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Centimillimental “Yuu” Music Video

A warm love song released under the solo project “Sentimental” by Atsushi Onji.

The track is included on the album “Cafuné,” set for release in August 2025.

Gentle piano and guitar tones highlight the preciousness of everyday moments spent with a loved one, and its simple affection—repainting painful memories in happy colors by staying together—leaves your heart quietly warmed.

It’s a song you’ll want to listen to on nights when you’re thinking of someone special.

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Hatsuboshi Academy “Star-mine” Official Music Video (Hatsuboshi Gakuen – Star-mine)

“We’ll make our dreams bloom together!” This is a work that fills you with that kind of positive feeling.

The song is by Begrazia, a unit from the game Gakuen Idolmaster, and it was released in August 2025 as a track that colors an important story in the game.

You’ll be encouraged by Jin’s exhilarating sound and the straightforward lyrics imbued with the will to overcome hardships.

If you listen while working toward your goals, it will surely make you feel, “I’m ready for tomorrow, too!”

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Sayaka Yamamoto “Setsunatsu” Music Video

This is a work released in July 2025 by singer-songwriter Sayaka Yamamoto, created around the theme of “summer” for the first time in her career.

After enjoying enormous popularity as the first captain of NMB48, Yamamoto has steadily forged her path as a solo artist.

For this track, she reunited with producer Seiji Kameda for the first time in six years.

From the acoustic guitar intro, the light, buoyant band sound vividly captures the sparkle of summer and the fleeting pangs of melancholy.

The tenderness we feel for the passing seasons unfurls before your eyes like a road movie.

It’s a song that stays with you in those moments when you want to sink into memories with a touch of sentimentality.

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Haruhi Suzumiya 'Invincible Happiness!' MV Full ver.

It’s an irresistibly happy number that feels like a big “We’re back!” to fans who’ve been waiting for years.

Sung by Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara, and Yuko Goto, the track is set to release in July 2025.

It was born from the crowdfunding project launched in November 2024 to commemorate the release of “Theatrical Haruhi Suzumiya.” The colorful sound that gets your body moving without overthinking perfectly embodies the series’ energy.

The lyrics’ message—about charging ahead by your own rules with strong resolve, and how the meaning of encounters follows later—will make listeners’ hearts skip.

When you want to punch a hole through a dull routine, put this song on!

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Hannya / Yattemo Nee no ni / Official Music Video

This is a track by the skilled rapper Hannya.

Released in July 2025, it’s included on his fifteenth album, “Last Answer.” The highlight is the fusion of a hard-hitting beat that revives the feel of ’90s hip-hop with a mellow sound featuring NAOtheLAIZA.

The lyrics depict a soul-deep cry: “Don’t give up before you’ve even tried.” It urges listeners not to be swayed by negative voices around them and insists that life can change by overcoming the walls in front of you.

It’s a song you should hear when your knees shake before a new challenge or when you need the courage to face adversity.

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Fujii Kaze – Love Like This [Official video]

This is a song by Fujii Kaze that was premiered during his European tour and generated a huge response among fans.

It serves as the lead track from his album Prema, released in September 2025 after roughly three years, and it’s a universal love song sung entirely in English.

Kaze says he “pretended to know” the answer to the question, “What is the purest form of love?” True to those words, the piece invites each listener to reflect on their own shape of love, offering a profound and beautiful world that’s deeply compelling.

Its sound, reminiscent of ’80s pop, gently accompanies the feelings you have for someone important.