Latest J-Pop Releases [November 2025]

Many Many MoneyPikotarō

Many Many Money / PIKOTARO

Opening the EP “Tottemo Release 80.8 (04),” released in November 2025, this track is a dance tune that rides a dazzlingly upbeat groove while reveling in an insatiable lust for money.

Its style avoids complex wording, using simple phrases repeated rhythmically to spark a primal sense of fun in the listener.

Put it on when you want to switch off your thoughts and just let your body move, or when you need to blast away a gloomy mood.

Purple Skymakaroni enpitsu

Macaroni Enpitsu – Purple Sky (Official Audio)

Macaroni Enpitsu is a four-piece rock band that continues to captivate listeners with emotional vocals and a diverse sound.

Written as the theme song for TV Tokyo’s Drama 9 series “Coach,” this track is an upbeat number featuring exhilarating guitar riffs and a tight, band-wide groove.

The lyrics portray a determination to charge forward toward one’s own sense of justice, even while carrying weakness and pain, offering the courage to face reality.

It’s a powerful rock tune recommended for anyone seeking energy for tomorrow.

Mahorobaningen ishi

Ningen Isu “Mahoroba” Music Video (NINGEN ISU / Mahoroba)

Since their debut in 1989, Ningen Isu—a three-piece band that fuses literature with hard rock—has built a uniquely macabre world.

Opening their 24th album, “Mahoroba,” released in November 2025, this track is a commanding epic that stretches to nearly eight minutes.

The sound, where the band’s signature weighty riffs intertwine with Japanese melodic sensibilities, is overwhelming.

The lyrics, which stand beside a suffering “you” and speak of striving together toward a utopia, kindle a light of hope in the hearts of those living in today’s anxious society.

It’s a soul-shaking heavy rock piece that portrays the harshness of reality and the salvation that lies beyond it.

A professional flower blooming on top of a toilet tankAkiyama Ryūji

A specialist flower blooming on the toilet tank / Ryuuji Akiyama

This song is performed by Ryuji Akiyama—known as the boke of the comedy trio Robert and famed for his chameleon-like character work.

It’s the opening track on the album “Akiyama Ryuji’s Complete Collection of Specialty Songs,” which compiles tunes born from the BS Fuji mini-program “Yukai na Uta.” The perspective is brilliant: shining a light on something you’d normally overlook—an artificial flower placed on top of a toilet tank.

I’m in awe of the sensibility that sets the melancholy and pluck of a flower constantly sprayed by water to a pop melody.

It might be just the thing to listen to when you’re craving a quick laugh amid busy days.

memeSuda Keina

Keina Suda – Meme (Music Video)

An up-tempo track themed around “memes,” behavioral patterns that spread from person to person, portraying the somewhat hollow human relationships of today.

Released digitally in November 2025 by Kenshi Sudakeina, who has been crafting a unique world as a singer-songwriter, the piece packs an addictive beat and wry, ironic lyrics into a short runtime of about two and a half minutes, leaving a piercing sensation with every listen.

The music video by longtime collaborator Avogado6 has also garnered attention.

It’s a song I especially want those who’ve realized their own tendency to perform a self tailored to others’ expectations—and the fragility that entails—to hear.