This Side of Japan's 50 Favorite Idol Songs of 2022 (So Far)
A text list of the newsletter's favorite songs from the idol scene in 2022
Here is an alphabetically ordered list of This Side of Japan’s 50 favorite idol songs of 2022 so far. You can check out playlists of this list on Spotify and YouTube.
AMEFURASSHI - “Blue”
Angerme - “Aisubekibeki Human Life”
BEYOOOOONDS - “Hamukatsu Mokushiroku”
BPM15Q - “Kyo You Mu”
Caeca - “Darekani Aerunara”
The Candace - “evening”
cinder-ella - “Pride”
CUBELIC - “Battle Royale Sengen!”
CYNHN - “Mizu No Naka No”
DAI DAI DAI - “Object”
FAKY - “Futakoito”
FRUITS ZIPPER - “Watashi No Ichiban Kawaii Tokoro”
Goodday - “Gday the Superstar”
gootcrew - “THE MOMENT”
The Grateful a MogAAAz - “BLUE WIND”
HATEandTEARS - “RETROSPECTIVE”
HO6LA - “IDOL FIRE”
jubilee jubilee - “Nijiiro Garland”
Kaede/Negicco - “Hikari No Sasumamani”
kaiju by me - “Nettaigyo”
Kanano Senritsu - “Iceblink”
kimi to boku no kakumei - “the future of the stars”
Kinopo - “Kaimaku Jibun Sengen”
Koharu Nushi/PLANCK STARS - “Little devil GIRLFRIEND”
lyrical school - “The Light”
MAGICAL SPEC - “TWIG”
Meme Tokyo - “Animoa”
Momoiro Clover Z - “BUTTOBI!”
Morning Musume ‘22 - “Dai Jinsei Never Been Better!”
Nogizaka46 - “Actually…”
OCHA NORMA - “Koi No Crouching Start!”
pageONE - “Stunning Girl”
Philosophy No Dance - “Waterproof Night”
Planet After the Rain - “CO2”
PRIKIL - “SOMEBODY”
REVE - “Fall in You”
Sakurazaka46 - “Samidareyo”
Sexy Zone - “Forever Gold”
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku - “Happyend To Sorekara”
situasion - “EVENT HORIZON”
Suisei Hoshimachi ft. Mori Calliope - “WICKED”
SUPER DRAGON ft. Anatomy Rabbit - “love or like (Tokyo)”
TEAM SHACHI - “HORIZON”
Tokyo Girls’ Style - “Yume No Naka Ni Tsurettete”
Tokyo Tefutefu - “ash.”
Tsubaki Factory - “Adrenaline Dame”
Up Up Girls (2) - “Tell Me”
WASUTA - “Sora To Sakana”
You’ll Melt More! - “Life Is Simple”
Yua Uchiyama - “Y”
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