2025 in Japanese music
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The year 2025 in Japanese music.
Debuting groups
Returning from hiatus
Returning groups
Number-ones
Albums released
First quarter
January
| Date | Album | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 15 | Tuki | [4] |
| Strawberry Prince Forever | Strawberry Prince | [5] | |
| 15 | D.X | Doberman Infinity | [6] |
| Gold | SixTones | [7] | |
| More Than Pink | Silent Siren | [8] | |
| 22 | Apple of My Eye | Nemophila | [9] |
| The Best 2020–2025 | Snow Man | [10] | |
| Epiphany EP | Miliyah Kato | [11] | |
| Friend Chord | Hitorie | [12] | |
| Rock On! | Deen | [13] | |
| Shinsei Mokuroku | Hoshimachi Suisei | [14] | |
| 29 | Pieces | Omoinotake | [15] |
| Prezent | Zerobaseone | [16] | |
| Time | HY | [17] | |
| 31 | XDM Unidentified Waves | XG | [18] |
February
| Date | Album | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Awake | NiziU | [19] |
| Dimensional Bridge | Fantastics from Exile Tribe | [20] | |
| Legion | Creepy Nuts | [21] | |
| 12 | Buppu Label 15th Anniversary "Showcase!" | Noriyuki Makihara | [22] |
| Kidoairaku | Takahisa Masuda | [23] | |
| Vitamin B | Kanako Momota | [24] | |
| Yume Toki | Soraru | [25] | |
| 18 | D.N.A | Ae! Group | [26] |
| 19 | 25th the Best – Alive | Ai | [27] |
| Caligula | Passepied | [28] | |
| Channel U | Ryokuoushoku Shakai | [29] | |
| Double Decades of GR | Granrodeo | [30] | |
| Easy Mode | Thelma Aoyama | [31] | |
| History of Fishmans | Fishmans | [32] | |
| Jet Boy | The Jet Boy Bangerz from Exile Tribe | [33] | |
| Project K | Kreva | [34] | |
| Win's Film Songs | Win Morisaki | [35] | |
| 21 | Detox | One Ok Rock | [36] |
| 26 | End Re | Endrecheri | [37] |
| Hoshikuzu Bōken-ō | Stardust Revue | [38] | |
| Singularity III: Voyage | Takanori Nishikawa | [39] | |
| Viraha | Brahman | [40] |
March
Second quarter
April
| Date | Album | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1997 | Mucc | [76] |
| Be Classic | JO1 | [77] | |
| Girls And | Sophia | [78] | |
| 8 | Ado's Best Adobum | Ado | [79] |
| 9 | Ghost | Amazarashi | [80] |
| Supernova | OWV | [81] | |
| 16 | 20 Years | Kaela Kimura | [82] |
| All Time Doo Wop!! | Masayuki Suzuki | [83] | |
| Crystal | Hiroki Nanami | [84] | |
| EP04 | Shiina Natsukawa | [85] | |
| Fooocus | Aooo | [86] | |
| Guitarhythm VIII | Tomoyasu Hotei | [87] | |
| Inversion | Cynhn | [88] | |
| Lost Message: Reborn | Tatuya Ishii | [89] | |
| Love and Rock Go Together | Hekiru Shiina | [90] | |
| Red | Ryosuke Yamada | [91] | |
| Strange Pop | Mao Sasagawa | [92] | |
| Whose Blue | TK from Ling Tosite Sigure | [93] | |
| 23 | Completeness | Ave Mujica | [94] |
| Drive 1993–2026: Glay Complete Best | Glay | [95] | |
| Humanity | Ten | [96] | |
| Prot.30 | Taiga Kyomoto | [97] | |
| Provoke | Alexandros | [98] | |
| 30 | Addiction | Sakurazaka46 | [99] |
| Against the World | Kep1er | [100] | |
| Asobi | Ikimonogakari | [101] | |
| Forgotten Shores | Toshiki Kadomatsu | [102] | |
| ViVa Idol | Iris | [103] |
May
| Date | Album | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Goroes by Myself 3 | Goro Noguchi | [104] |
| Straße | Yuta Orisaka | [105] | |
| Why Don't You Bullet Train? | Bullet Train | [106] | |
| 14 | Gen | Gen Hoshino | [107] |
| Musée | Daisuke Ono | [108] | |
| Seimei no Ki: Tree of Life | Masashi Sada | [109] | |
| Tegoshi Yuya Singles Best | Yuya Tegoshi | [110] | |
| #Twice5 | Twice | [111] | |
| 21 | Magfact | Kis-My-Ft2 | [112] |
| Seek | Iri | [113] | |
| Unlock the Girl: Bodyguard | Kaori Kishitani | [114] | |
| 28 | Ame no Hi | Akira Kawashima | [115] |
| Love Never Dies | Misia | [116] | |
| Masaka Naku to wa Omowanakatta | The Jet Boy Bangerz from Exile Tribe | [117] |
June
| Date | Album | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bone Born Bomb | Ano | [118] |
| Eternal Idol, Eternal Youth, Seiko Matsuda: 45th Anniversary Ultimate All Time Best | Seiko Matsuda | [119] | |
| Turn the Page | T-Square | [120] | |
| Zettaizetsumei | Radwimps | [121] | |
| 11 | All Singles Tubest: Blue | Tube | [122] |
| All Singles Tubest: White | |||
| Fam | Timelesz | [123] | |
| Ika | Tempalay | [124] | |
| Isekai: Anime & Video Game Muse | Sarah Àlainn | [125] | |
| Mic as One | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle | [126] | |
| Traveling | Sakurako Ohara | [127] | |
| What a Wonder Wonder Lan | Personz | [128] | |
| Yourself: Attitude | Dezert | [129] | |
| 18 | Amazing | Superfly | [130] |
| Boundless | Tourbillon | [131] | |
| Catch Me If You Can | Makoto Furukawa | [132] | |
| Covers III: Sora Amamiya Favorite Songs | Sora Amamiya | [133] | |
| Felice | Yukari Tamura | [134] | |
| Gang Rise | Gang Parade | [135] | |
| Gundam Song Covers: Orchestra | Hiroko Moriguchi | [136] | |
| Hollow | Stray Kids | [137] | |
| Insignia | Passcode | [138] | |
| Kekka Ōrai EP | Kocchi no Kento | [139] | |
| Kōkaishi | Tani Yuuki | [140] | |
| Psychic File III | Psychic Fever from Exile Tribe | [141] | |
| Pulsatilla Cernua | Shota Shimizu | [142] | |
| Uta | Rimi Natsukawa | [143] | |
| Yui Asaka 40th Anniversary Yui Selection 40 Years Four Seasons Playlist | Yui Asaka | [144] | |
| 23 | The Origin | INI | [145] |
| 24 | All Time Best 25th Anniversary | Crystal Kay | [146] |
| 25 | 45th Anniversary: Yoshie Selection All Time Best | Yoshie Kashiwabara | [147] |
| A Fraction: V | Ayasa | [148] | |
| Encore | Nagi Yanagi | [149] | |
| N.D. | Daisuke Namikawa | [150] | |
| Romantic! | A.B.C-Z | [151] | |
| Seishun Ōka Cover Album | GaGaGa SP | [152] | |
| Warn12g | Urashimasakatasen | [153] |
Third quarter
July
| Date | Album | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Anri the Best Blue | Anri | [154] |
| Bon Bon Voyage | Naniwa Danshi | [155] | |
| Epiphany | Uverworld | [156] | |
| Inoue Sonoko Best: #27 | Sonoko Inoue | [157] | |
| Shaking | Miho Okasaki | [158] | |
| Sunburst | Suchmos | [159] | |
| Taiyō | Begin | [160] | |
| Vivid | Myname | [161] | |
| Yahan no Jūsei | Mao | [162] | |
| 7 | 10 | Mrs. Green Apple | [163] |
| 9 | Ame ga, Yamu Made | Kiyono Yasuno | [164] |
| Back 2 da Unity | Da Pump | [165] | |
| Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2025 Official Album | Various artists | [166] | |
| Love Paradox | Shizuka Kudo | [167] | |
| Streak | Shōya Chiba | [168] | |
| 14 | Cosmic Resonance | Fantastics from Exile Tribe | [169] |
| 16 | 4Elements | Def Tech | [170] |
| Atarashii Gakkō no Suzume | Atarashii Gakko! | [171] | |
| Funk Fire | BRADIO | [172] | |
| Greatest Five | Rip Slyme | [173] | |
| Isao Sasaki Debut 65th Anniversary Best Collection | Isao Sasaki | [174] | |
| JAM Project Best Collection XV Final Countdown | JAM Project | [175] | |
| One Bite | Nexz | [176] | |
| The Primals – Dark Decades | Masayoshi Soken | [177] | |
| This Is My Hometown | Kobukuro | [178] | |
| 23 | Anemone | Tomoyo Harada | [179] |
| One Ok Rock 20th Anniversary Vinyl LP Box | One Ok Rock | [180] | |
| Re:Birthday | Aya Uchida | [181] | |
| Too Much! | Riho Sayashi | [182] | |
| Yoko Minamino 40th Anniversary Records | Yoko Minamino | [183] | |
| 25 | Stardust Forever | Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe | [184] |
| Summer Cool-Off at Tokyo Disney Resort | Tokyo Disney Resort | [185] | |
| 30 | Be Alright | Ive | [186] |
| The Best of Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | [187] | |
| Hare | Azusa Tadokoro | [188] | |
| Life Goes On E.P. | Lyrical School | [189] | |
| Qe | Azusa Tadokoro | [188] | |
| Sunny Beat | Sunny Day Service | [190] | |
| Tokyo Girls' Style | Tokyo Girls' Style | [191] | |
| 31 | Glass Heart | Tenblank | [192] |
| yo, | Peterparker69 | [193] |
August
| Date | Album | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | The Best of 30 Years | Taro Hakase | [194] |
| Bouquet | Ryota Katayose | [195] | |
| Fiesta | Anju Inami | [196] | |
| Ginreigozen | Onmyo-Za | [197] | |
| Henshin | NEWS | [198] | |
| Irodori | Ayaka Ōhashi | [199] | |
| Le 13e | Paris Match | [200] | |
| Music Moment 2 | Seiko Niizuma | [201] | |
| Naked 4 Satan | Tempalay | [202] | |
| Rabbit Girl | Shuka Saitō | [203] | |
| Roots | Nagisa Aoyama | [204] | |
| Tube× | Tube | [205] | |
| 8 | Kana Nishino Song Selection | Kana Nishino | [206] |
| Metal Forth | Babymetal | [207] | |
| 9 | All Singles & Other Best 30 Selection | Globe | [208] |
| 13 | Koto no Ha Wonderland | Rinu | [209] |
| Mono-poly | Ohashi Trio | [210] | |
| Twenty//Next | May'n | [211] | |
| Who's in the House? | DYGL | [212] | |
| 18 | Nebula Romance: Part II | Perfume | [213] |
| 20 | A/Code | Aimi | [214] |
| Aoi Works III: Best Collection 2019–2025 | Aoi Teshima | [215] | |
| Bouquet de Cinéma | Cocomi | [216] | |
| Doors | Hitomi Yaida | [217] | |
| Flying Best 2 | Nanaoakari | [218] | |
| It Is a Colorful Transparent Blue | Sangatsu no Phantasia | [219] | |
| Kame Best | Kazuya Kamenashi | [220] | |
| Metro Love | Park Yuchun | [221] | |
| Sakamoto Kyu | Kyu Sakamoto | [222] | |
| 22 | Non Label | Neo Japonism | [223] |
| 26 | Enemy | Twice | [224] |
| 27 | BestSail | TrySail | [225] |
| Evolution | Lun8 | [226] | |
| Hiroyuki Takami the Historian | Hiroyuki Takami | [227] | |
| Jam | UMake (Kent Itō and Yoshiki Nakajima) | [228] | |
| Meteora | Shouta Aoi and Hiroki Nanami | [229] | |
| Raimei | Inuwasi | [230] | |
| True Blue | Casiopea | [231] | |
| Yousti | Yousti | [232] |
September
Fourth quarter
October
| Date | Album | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baibai Fight! | Candy Tune | [270] |
| Infinity | 826aska | [271] | |
| Pianouta / Project(emU) | Hiroyuki Sawano | [272] | |
| Saku | Onew | [273] | |
| SecretHimitsuBimil | TripleS | [274] | |
| 3 | I-dle | I-dle | [275] |
| 9 | Anew | Radwimps | [276] |
| Answer | Angela | [277] | |
| Brand New Best 2025 | Mardelas | [278] | |
| Collector | Itzy | [279] | |
| Don't Laugh It Off | Hitsujibungaku | [280] | |
| Heart | Reona | [281] | |
| Instinto | Chage | [282] | |
| Mugen | Show-Ya | [283] | |
| 15 | Collection | Maki Goto | [284] |
| Journey | Akari Kitō | [285] | |
| Otogimashou | Reni Takagi | [286] | |
| Seiko Diamond: Karuho Kureda Works | Seiko Matsuda | [287] | |
| Seiko Feelings: Eiichi Ohtaki Works | |||
| Seiko Harmony: Haruomi Hosono Works | |||
| Seiko Invitation: Kazuo Zaitsu Works | |||
| Underground Insanity | Ali Project | [288] | |
| Watashi to Hiromi: Fan Selection | Hiromi Go | [289] | |
| 17 | Rhapsody | Jaejoong | [290] |
| 20 | Starkissed | Tomorrow X Together | [291] |
| 22 | Aimai: Fantachy Selection | Kome Kome Club | [292] |
| Kaikō | Ko Shibasaki | [293] | |
| Kuromi in My Head | Kuromi | [294] | |
| Lost God of Sasori | Ling Tosite Sigure | [295] | |
| M30: Your Best | Maaya Sakamoto | [296] | |
| Now Rise | Masaki Satō | [297] | |
| Rock&Roll Lady Girl | Aguri Ōnishi | [298] | |
| Scooooop | Band-Maid | [299] | |
| Shitsuren Monochrome | Aguri Ōnishi | [298] | |
| A Story Beyond | Devil Anthem. | [300] | |
| 26 | Persona | Yuta | [301] |
| 27 | Kōgaku | Acidman | [302] |
| 29 | Be:st | Be:First | [303] |
| Crazy Romantic | A.B.C-Z | [304] | |
| Dawn | Chansung | [305] | |
| Iconik | Zerobaseone | [306] | |
| Jambo Japan | The Cro-Magnons | [307] | |
| Samurai Diva | Yuko Suzuhana | [308] | |
| Unzip | Kaku P-Model | [309] | |
| 31 | Ooh-La-La | Chihiro Yamanaka | [310] |
November
December
| Date | Album | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'S Travelers | Travis Japan | [342] |
| 3 | ABC Yosō | 22/7 | [343] |
| Acoustic Album 1 | Super Beaver | [344] | |
| Mouse Spirits | Kyuso Nekokami | [345] | |
| Orange Pekoe All Time Best 2001–2025 Shunkashūtō, Hibi Eika | Orange Pekoe | [346] | |
| Space Cowboy | Takanori Iwata | [347] | |
| Your Flower: Uta no Hanataba o | Hiroko Moriguchi | [348] | |
| 10 | Beyooooonds 3rd | Beyooooonds | [349] |
| Buddy: 20th Anniversary Best Album "Originals & Collaborations" | Depapepe | [350] | |
| Hayabusa Jet II | Motoharu Sano & the Coyote Band | [351] | |
| Jyu-Gonen | Yu Takahashi | [352] | |
| Laugh | Lilas Ikuta | [353] | |
| Mai Kuraki B-Side Best: This is Our life | Mai Kuraki | [354] | |
| Umi Ippai ni Furishikiru Hoshi | Aqua Timez | [355] | |
| 12 | Success Is the Best Revenge | Sky-Hi | [356] |
| 15 | Magenter | IMP | [357] |
| 17 | 6ix Piece | Generations from Exile Tribe | [358] |
| Assemble | Ji Chang-wook | [359] | |
| Curry Rice | Saucy Dog | [360] | |
| Heavy Metal Commander | Sex Machineguns | [361] | |
| Snove | Enjin | [362] | |
| Sorairo End Roll | Colon | [363] | |
| 24 | 3650.zip | Wooyoung | [364] |
| Gekirin | Polkadot Stingray | [365] | |
| Kimi ga Ikiru Imi | The Alfee | [366] | |
| Starring | King & Prince | [367] | |
| Ultra Pop | Misato Watanabe | [368] |
