Latest J-Pop Releases [October 2025]

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Young Skinny – True Feelings [Official Music Video]

It’s a song about a heartbreaking love—being tossed around by a loved one’s sloppiness, yet forgiving them while keeping unspoken feelings inside.

Created by Young Skinny, it’s set for release in October 2025.

With a dramatic arrangement featuring strings, tempo changes, and key modulations, it reflects the protagonist’s wavering emotions.

True to their style of singing candidly about real romantic feelings, the track feels unmistakably theirs.

It’s a number that will especially resonate with anyone who’s ever put on a brave face in front of someone they like.

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10-FEET – Spurt Syndrome (Anime 'Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray' Cour 2 Opening Theme)

This song, released in October 2025 by 10-FEET, a three-piece rock band from Kyoto, was written as the opening theme for the second cour of the TV anime Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray.

Crafted with the image of characters stepping into battle, the track features exhilarating, fast-paced guitar riffs and a dynamic arrangement that plays with tension and release.

The lyrics express—through music—the mental strength and sharpened focus needed to surpass one’s own training records, resonating with anyone sprinting full-speed toward their goals.

It’s a fiery rock tune highly recommended for those who continue to take on new challenges.

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Aimer “Pastoral” Music Video (Theme song for the Japanese-dubbed TV anime “The Legend of Hei”)

Released in October 2025, “Pastoral” was written as the theme song for the Japanese-dubbed version of the TV anime The Legend of Hei.

Beginning with the scene of walking while kicking a small stone, the lyrics are filled with natural motifs—clouds drifting across the sky, rain, and flowers—enveloping the song in a pastoral worldview.

Depicting bonds that remain connected even when apart, relationships tied by invisible threads, the piece’s message is further highlighted by Aimer’s emotional vocals.

It might be a perfect listen when you want to relax.

FLASH BACK!!!!!!!!Chevon

FLASH BACK!!!!!!!!／Chevon 【Music Video】

Released by Chevon in October 2025, this track is a powerful rock number that, as the title suggests, centers on the phenomenon of flashbacks.

It channels the pain of moments when memories and traumas you want to erase suddenly resurface, along with the determination to keep moving forward, all propelled by a driving sound.

The emotional vocals intertwine with fierce guitar riffs to create a sense of exhilaration.

It’s an uplifting, heart-stirring tune you’ll want to play when you’re striving to break free from your troubles.

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ClariS “Connect -season 03-” Music Video [TV Anime “Puella Magi Madoka Magica” Opening Theme]

That legendary song, long celebrated as a classic of anime music, has been performed by ClariS in their new three-member formation.

It’s a self-cover of the track originally released in 2011 as the opening theme for the TV anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

The three-part harmonies preserve the original’s clarity while adding richer color and depth.

The lyrics, which sing of promises, hope, and resolve, perfectly match the timing of the unit’s fresh start.

I highly recommend it not only to those who were once moved by this song, but also to anyone who hasn’t heard it yet.

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【MV】Color of love / Crimson Crat Clan

This song was released in October 2025 by Crimson Crat Clan, a men’s idol group composed of former live streamers.

It’s a love song that portrays emotions as colors, written and composed by 17, Misako Sakazume, and Ryo Mizutani.

Through color imagery like blue skies, clouds, and the hues of love, it weaves shifting feelings, while its refreshing melody and harmonies resonate pleasantly.

Give it a listen when you need the courage to share your feelings with someone special.

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[MV]Until You Die Out / Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas

This track, released by the Kobe-born electrocore band Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas as the ending theme for the anime Ninja to Gokudou, features an intense sound where synth textures and screams collide.

The interplay of clean vocals and shouts is quintessentially their style.

The lyrics, themed around life and death, express the resolve of those living the harsh fates of ninjas and gangsters.

It was released digitally in October 2025, with the music video dropping alongside the anime’s broadcast.

A must-listen for fans of heavy music.