Latest J-Pop Releases [October 2025]

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Aimyon – Venus Belt [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

A song by Aimyon inspired by the faint pink band of light that appears on the opposite side of the sky just before sunrise and just after sunset.

Released in October 2025, it poignantly sings of lingering traces of past memories and emotions.

Its warm band sound delicately captures a wavering state of mind.

If you want to empathize with a bittersweet love, give it a listen—it’s sure to slip gently into your heart.

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Marcy – Next to You (Official Music Video)

Marcy is a three-piece rock band from Fukuoka.

This song was written as an answer to “Love Song,” released in September 2023.

Carried by gentle vocals, it traces the protagonist’s feelings as they come to realize the true nature of love through the gestures and expressions of the precious person by their side each day.

A gem of a love song from a group that has earned strong support, especially among Gen Z.

It’s a track to play when you want to reaffirm your gratitude to your partner or spend a quiet, cherished moment with someone important.

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Charon

Released in October 2025, this work by the music project Rokudenashi is themed around Charon, the ferryman of the underworld from Greek mythology.

Selected as the opening theme for the drama “Is It a Crime to Kill the One Who Took My Daughter’s Life?”, the song was written, composed, and arranged by Nayutan Seijin, with Ninjin delivering a powerful vocal performance that conveys the will to move forward despite carrying wounds.

It’s a track that will resonate with anyone standing at a turning point in life.

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Ling tosite sigure “Loo% Who%” Music Video (TV anime “Gnosia” ending theme)

A one-of-a-kind three-piece rock band, Ling tosite sigure, released the EP “Lost God of SASORI” in October 2025.

This track was newly written as the ending theme for the TV anime Gnosia and is included on that EP.

The lyrics, depicting wavering trust and suspicion—and an impulse toward death—within a looping flow of time, align perfectly with the work’s labyrinthine world.

Meanwhile, the tense sound, woven from odd meters and fierce key changes, creates a unique afterglow that feels like an ending yet hints at a beginning.

With whiplash-inducing guitar riffs and technically dazzling drums, it’s an edgy rock piece that’s utterly overwhelming.

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Hatsuboshi Academy “A Promise with the Sky” Official Music Video (HATSUBOSHI GAKUEN – A Tiny Brave Promise)

A solo track by China Kuramoto from the mobile game “Gakuen Idolmaster” was released for streaming in October 2025.

The lyrics are by Shoko Omori, and the composition and arrangement are by Evan Call—known for his work on Violet Evergarden and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End—featuring an orchestral-style arrangement with strings and brass.

The lyrics depict a resolve toward dreams nurtured through school life, conveying the protagonist’s feelings as she grows as an idol.

It’s a supportive anthem that captures a fleeting moment of youth, especially for those about to take a step toward their dreams and goals.

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Roar – HOKO

Released in October 2025, Sora Tomonari’s “Roar” was selected as the ending theme for the sixth season of the NHK General TV anime Kingdom.

Characterized by its heavy, powerful sound, it makes you feel as if you’re steadily pressing forward, step by step.

The lyrics, themed around the clash of convictions, vividly evoke the heat of the battlefield.

It’s a track I especially recommend to anyone looking to fire themselves up.

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My Answer

This song earnestly sings about the growing weight of choices as we become adults and the conflicts that arise from them.

Written as the theme song for TV Asahi’s drama Emergency Interrogation Room Season 5, it portrays the wavering feelings of modern people who want to choose but can’t, who can’t act on emotion alone.

You’re drawn in by the message that, no matter the ending, an answer reached after agonizing deliberation is a strong one.

It’s a song that stands beside anyone at a crossroads in life.