This Side of Japan's 50 Favorite Japanese Songs of 2023 (So Far)
Half way done with the year, we compile the standouts from the year so far
Here are my 50 favorite Japanese songs of 2023 so far. And here is a Spotify playlist of the listed songs.
Ado - “Ibara”
Age Factory ft. Arisa Ushimaru - “ALICE”
aiko - “Akatoki Reload”
Ayano Kaneko - “Towelket Wa Odayakana”
Azusa Tadokoro - “Drum-shiki Tansaki”
bala - “barla”
Blooming Bungei - “Nanakai Kara Megusuri”
Chiaki Sato - “Time Machine”
Conton Candy - “Suki Na Mono Wa Te No Hira No Naka”
DENONBU/Ginka Haijima (CV: Azuki Shibuya) - “Ct”
DJ KANJI ft. CYBER RUI & Elle Teresa - “Speedy Freeky”
eill - “WE ARE”
Fennel - “like a movie”
Hitsujibungaku - “Eien No Blue”
Homecomings - “Us”
iri - “Season”
JJJ - “Eye Splice”
JYOCHO - “As the Gods Say (Maniac ver.)”
Kana Hanazawa - “Dramatic Janakutemo”
Kaneyorimasaru - “26”
KIRINJI - “nestling”
kojikoji - “Hoho Ni Hitokuchi”
Le Makeup ft. Tohji & gummyboy - “Play”
Limre - “Kikoete”
Ling Tosite Sigure - “alexithymiaspare”
Little Glee Monster - “WONDER LOVER”
Liyuu - “OPEN UP!”
Masayoshi Iimori & 4s4ki - “pure boi”
Minori Suzuki - “My Own Story”
NEI - “ENN”
Neo Iceyyy ft. rirugiliyungugili & EDWARD(me) - “Never”
PAS TASTA ft. Soushi Sakiyama - “river relief”
Pasocom Music Club ft. Mei Takahashi - “Day After Day”
Queen Bee ft. Hikari Mitsushima - “Rejuvenation”
Raon - “Like Like”
Ryokuoushoku Shakai - “Pink Blue”
Saba Sister - “Time Sale Nogashitekure”
Saori Hayami - “Shiko”
SATOH - “Hurry up!!!”
shiedA - “As0bu☆tAmE”
Sincere - “Keeps Beating”
(sic)boy ft. Only U - “Resonance”
Sound’s Deli - “LOWKEY LIKE”
Subway Daydream - “Stand by Me”
TIDAL CLUB - “Wonderland To Entai Ryokin”
Tokyo Young Vision ft. Hideyoshi, Big Mike, Asiff, DALU & OSAMI - “MAKE IT BOUNCE”
Wednesday Campanella - “Akazukin”
White Label Lover - “Call Me By Your Name”
YOASOBI - “Idol”
Yorushika - “Algernon”