A hidden gem known only to those in the know. A great J-pop/Japanese song.

The RoverORIGINAL LOVE

The Rover (LIVE) ORIGINAL LOVE

It’s the opening number of the masterpiece album “Hear the Wind Sing,” and even more than twenty years after its release, it’s a track where you can feel Tajima still evolving.

His powerful, wild stage presence here is unbeatable.

It’s a song where you can fully savor his overwhelming soulful feeling.

Future Is Born feat.mabanuaRHYMESTER

RHYMESTER – Future Is Born feat. mabanua

It’s a track released by Rhymester in 2017.

I hardly ever listen to hip-hop, but Rhymester is the one group that catches my attention.

Even as a hip-hop beginner, this song has a charm that makes me want to listen.

First of all, the sound is pop and the lyrics are easy to catch, which I like.

Somehow todaySUGAR BABE

SUGAR BABE – Somehow Today

From the debut album of Sugar Babe, the group featuring Tatsuro Yamashita and Taeko Onuki.

Forty years ago, there was nothing else like this.

Even now, forty years later, you rarely hear a sound like this.

It’s a track that makes you tip your hat to its urban sophistication.

Cherry Blossom Rainabsorb

absorb "Sakura no Ame" MV Full

A hidden gem by absorb, an artist beloved for their irresistibly captivating high-tone vocals and the warm, immersive world of their music.

This ballad captures the feeling of taking a step forward while holding close the memories shared with friends from one’s youth.

Say that the world exists only hereMononkuru

mononkul / Saying “It only exists here” [MV]

This is a track produced by Naruyoshi Kikuchi.

MONONCULE is a male-female duo formed in 2011.

In this PV, the two are depicted joyfully performing and singing a love song.

The quality is very high, so we have great expectations for them going forward.

MöbiusHiyajo Atsuko

Mobius (Album Version) / Atsuko Hiyajo

This is a track by Atsuko Hiyajo, who is also active as the vocalist for the unit Ryusendo.

It was used as the ending theme for the TV program “Sekai Fushigi Hakken!” (Discovery of the World’s Mysteries).

The fusion-style sound creates an intellectual atmosphere.

Goodbye, goodbyeTakenaka Eri

Eri Takenaka “Sayonara Sayonara arranged by Masataka Matsutoya”

A hidden gem of a ballad by Eri Takenaka, an artist who has garnered support from women with songs that exquisitely capture subtle emotions and a clear, crystalline voice that seems to resonate without end.

It’s a heartbreak song filled with the sorrow of loving a partner whose affection for you is fading.