The Best Japanese Songs of 2024 (so far)

PLAYLISTS IN PINNED COMMENT
top 10 japanese songs of the year so far
kinda a halftime report
i'm citing my sources for the denonbu stuff because i am a good little broadcast journalism student
blog post: blog.nanao.moe...
GAME thing: denonbu.fandom...
songs mentioned in video:
nerve impulse by (泉大智) daichi izumi
moonlight by blu-swing
boy's texture by 長谷川白紙 hakushi hasegawa
therapist by suL and safmusic
arakawa by kegon
que gi by dos monos and otomo yoshihide
skyskysky by peterparker69 and tennyson (thumbnail is from here)
zettai reido (絶対零度) (absolute zero) by なとり natori
skew by khamai leon
invisible by tokyo den nou / denonbu, hirihiri, lilbesh ramko
top japanese songs 2024

[@curealmy]

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[@Quirkay]

I found your channel while scrolling AOTY and I had no idea what I was missing out on. A channel dedicated to Japanese music is so genius. Please keep up the amazing videos!

[@Damillora]

Hello, I'm the author of that Denonbu blog post! That post is at least 2 years out of date... if I were to describe Denonbu today, it is more like a group of creators making content with a shared setting, it is no longer solely a Bandai Namco thing. The song you mentioned in particular, "invisible", is from a group created by Ichigo Rinahamu of BPM15Q fame, but under the Denonbu banner. I'lll admit however that Denonbu is doing so many things that some long-time fans like me are still figuring out what Denonbu is actually about, even in Japan...

[@curealmy]

lmao good to know. thanks for ur article btw!!

[@nanachii6210]

pelican fan club. My friend, this band is truly extraordinary, amazing vocals, great album and hypnotic atmosphere, I hope you listen to their music. Cruyff & Kolks is also a potential band.

[@DrewReviewsMusic]

I honestly didn’t think you’d put a natori song out of all things inside your top 5, but it’s a fantastic pick, it’s easily natori’s best song so far

[@meilihnmasquerade2685]

i really like the way you describe songs! very fun i was pleasantly surprised to see zettai reido in your top 10 -- i think the loud messy band sound that it and eureka have is something natori should definitely do more of, and the MV for zettai reido is my favorite and probably the best MV out of all of his songs

[@sachitechless]

I think I rec'd this your way on AOTY, but there's a ska-metal supergroup called Mutiny that teamed up with Japanese band Frail to redo their 4 track EP into Japanese on their back end of their 8 track self-titled EP Also, are you familiar with a j-ska act called Hey! Smith! at all? They're coming down to Australia to co-headline a ska festival and I'm curious if anyone has much knowledge about them.

[@curealmy]

never heard of them but i do love ska. i’ve been very slowly going through my recs on there so ill check it out soonish

[@chains_of_heaven]

ChatGPT actually recommended me your video haha 😂

[@cosmicdib4823]

.. I don't like DISH but I'm happy to be introduced to more of their songs. I've only listened to their Elusive Samurai song (which is just Togenkyo no Alien.. just kidding) and their MHA song (which is a snorefest)

[@samham2843]

Will you review the new toe album when it is released?

[@curealmy]

maybe. i don’t usually do current album reviews but if i really like it i probably will

[@kereshimeideshou]

If you don't mind me asking, can you please link to your AOTY page? I had no idea you were on there. Sorry for the trouble.

[@curealmy]

www.albumoftheyear.org/user/cometx/

[@kereshimeideshou]

Thank you very much!