The year 2019 in

Japanese music In Japan, music includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern. The word for "music" in Japanese is 音楽 (''ongaku''), combining the kanji 音 ''on'' (sound) with the kanji 楽 ''gaku'' (music, comfort). Japan is the wo ...

Events

* 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

Number-ones

* Oricon number-one albums * Oricon number-one singles * Hot 100 number-one singles

Awards

61st Japan Record Awards The was held on 30 December 2019. Presents * Tao Tsuchiya * Shinichiro Azumi (TBS Announcer) Winners Grand Prix *Foorin – Paprika ** Artist: Foorin ** Lyrics: Kenshi Yonezu ** Composition & arranger: Kenshi Yonezu ** Producer: Kenshi Yo ...

2019 MTV Video Music Awards Japan The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards Japan were held on September 18, 2019. Abstract "Best Video of the Year" is determined by public voting. It's announced with two special awards (BALLISTIK BOYZ and Foorin) at the ceremony. King Gnu won the Best V ...

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Debuting and returning artists

Debuting groups

* A-Jax * ALI * Argonavis from BanG Dream! * Ateez * Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe * B.O.L.T *

Boyfriend A boyfriend is a male friend or acquaintance, often specifying a regular male companion with whom a person is romantically or sexually involved. A boyfriend can also be called an admirer, beau, suitor and sweetheart. The analogous female ...

Beyooooonds , is a Japanese idol girl group that formed in October 2018. They released their debut single, "Megane no Otoko no Ko / Nippon no D・N・A! / Go Waist", on August 7, 2019. History 2018: Formation On October 19, 2018, Beyooooonds was formed. T ...

* Bis * Carry Loose * CIX * College Cosmos *

Dialogue Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange. As a philosophical or didactic device, it is ...

* Dos Monos *

DracoVirgo DracoVirgo is a Japanese band, and formed in 2017. Career Three members are the former members of High and Mighty Color High and Mighty Color (stylized as HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR) was a Japanese rock band active from 2003 to 2010. They had t ...

* Girls² *

Hinatazaka46 is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was established as a subgroup of Keyakizaka46 named Hiragana Keyakizaka46 on November 30, 2015, and was renamed and spun off into its own group on February 11, 2019. The group's ...

* Honest Boyz *

(G)I-dle (G)I-dle (), stylized in all caps, is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2018. The group consists of five members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi and Shuhua. Originally a sextet, Soojin left the lineup on August 14, 2 ...

Iz*One Iz*One ( ; ko, 아이즈원, Aijeuwon; ja, アイズワン, Aizuwan; stylized as IZ*ONE) was a South Korean–Japanese girl group formed through the Mnet reality competition show ''Produce 48''. The group was composed of twelve members: Ja ...

* King Gnu * Mameshiba no Taigun *

Oh My Girl Oh My Girl (, also stylized as OH MY GIRL and OMG) is a South Korean girl group formed by WM Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Hyojung, Mimi, YooA, Seunghee, Yubin and Arin. Originally an eight-piece group, JinE left the ...

* Oneus * Sard Underground *

Tebasaki Sensation is a Japanese idol group who have one charted single in Oricon. History Their debut album ''Tebasaki no Oishī Tabekata'' reached #1 on Oricon Album Daily Ranking. They mobilized a record 1,004 people at their one-man live in Zepp Nagoya two y ...

The Boyz Boyz or The Boyz may refer to: Music Bands * The Boyz (German band), a German boy band of the 1990s * The Boyz (American band), an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, established in 1975 *The Boyz (South Korean band) The Boyz () ...

Yoasobi Yoasobi (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese music superduo formed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, composed of Vocaloid producer Ayase, and singer-songwriter Ikura. Represented by the slogan "novel into music", the duo has released songs bas ...

* ZOC

Debuting soloists

Akari Kitō is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Raccoon Dog. She debuted in 2014, acted her first main role in ''Time Bokan 24'', and has since received more major and leading roles. Her nickname is Akarin. She made her debut as a solo sin ...

Aimi Tanaka is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81 Produce. She won the Best Rookie Actress Award at the 10th Seiyu Awards The 10th Seiyu Awards was held on March 12, 2016 at the JOQR Media Plus Hall in Minato, Tokyo. First Group The winners of ...

* Eito *

Haruka Fukuhara is a Japanese actress, singer and model from Saitama Prefecture. From 2009 to 2012, she starred in ''Cooking Idol! I! My! Main'' as Main Hiiragi, portraying the character in both animated and live-action segments. Following the series' end, she h ...

Mayu Maeshima is a Japanese singer from Tokyo who is affiliated with Newcome. Beginning her music activities as an independent musician, she was the lead vocalist of the music unit MYTH & ROID from 2015 to 2017. After leaving MYTH & ROID, she resumed activitie ...

Milet Miletus (; gr, Μῑ́λητος, Mī́lētos; Hittite transcription ''Millawanda'' or ''Milawata'' ( exonyms); la, Mīlētus; tr, Milet) was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River i ...

Sayaka Yamamoto is a Japanese singer and songwriter signed to Universal Sigma. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48, where she served as captain of both the whole group as well as Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Team K. She ma ...

Taeyeon Kim Tae-yeon (; born March 9, 1989), known mononymously as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and on ...

Toshiki Masuda is a Japanese voice actor and singer previously affiliated with Space Craft Group. He became a freelancer in August 2018. He joined the record label Toy's Factory in November 2018 as a voice actor and solo singer. Biography Masuda was born on Ma ...

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Vaundy Vaundy is a Japanese musician. He started his career in 2019 by independently uploading online, before breaking out late in the year with the song "Tokyo Flash". He has released songs for multiple TV shows, including "Chainsaw Blood" for ''Chains ...

* Yuuri

Returning from hiatus

Flumpool Flumpool (stylized as flumpool) are a Japanese rock band. The band, originally from Osaka Prefecture, was formed in January 2007. The band's name is a portmanteau of the words ''four'' (from the number of members in the band), ''lump'', and ' ...

DuelJewel is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in January 1997. History DuelJewel began in 1997; during their early beginnings they released several demos. The vocalist Hayato joined in 1997, left, and returned in 1999. The band released their ...

Soulhead Soulhead (known as SOULHEAD in Japan) is a Japanese urban contemporary/ R&B duo consisting of sisters Yoshika Sawayama (よしか) and Tsugumi Sawayama (つぐみ). Both were born in Hokkaidō; Yoshika was born on July 20, 1978 and Tsugumi was bo ...

Ran Itō is a Japanese actress and previous member of the 1970s idol group Candies. As the leading member of Candies, Itō was in charge of the solo of most of the trio's hit songs. Her real name is Ran Mizutani ( ''Mizutani Ran'') née Itō ( ''Itō R ...

Disbanding and retiring artists

Disbanding

Tsuri Bit was a Japanese 5-member girl idol group. It released its debut single in 2013 and disbanded in 2019. The group's name is a portmanteau of and the English word "bit". Members * * * * * Discography Singles Albums Digital singles # () ...

* Negoto * Kalafina *

Janne Da Arc Janne Da Arc was a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Hirakata, Osaka in 1991. Although inactive since 2007, Janne Da Arc officially announced that they disbanded on April 1, 2019. The band's name is often seen shortened to either or "J ...

* Rock a Japonica *

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* Shiggy Jr *

Country Girls Country Girl(s) may refer to: Literature * ''Country Girl'' (memoir), a 2012 book by Edna O'Brien Music * '' A Country Girl'', a long-running British 1902 musical * Country Girls (band), a Japanese female idol group Albums * ''Country Girl'' ...

The Hoopers THE HOOPERS (ザ・フーパーズ) are a Japanese pop group. They assume a tomboy style, inspired by the Takarazuka Revue. The group is under Universal Music Japan. Twelve out of five thousand participants were chosen through Fudanjuku's 'Ne ...

Wake Up, Girls! ''Wake Up, Girls!'' is an anime series produced by Ordet and Tatsunoko Production and directed by Yutaka Yamamoto. A film titled opened in Japan on January 11, 2014, and a television series aired in Japan between January and March 2014. Th ...

* Rhymeberry * Kinoko Teikoku *

Pentagon In geometry, a pentagon (from the Greek language, Greek πέντε ''pente'' meaning ''five'' and γωνία ''gonia'' meaning ''angle'') is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon. The sum of the internal angles in a simple polygon, simple pentagon is ...

* CocoSori *

Myteen MYTEEN (; short for Make Your Teenager) was a South Korean boy band formed by The Music Works in 2016 and debuted in 2017 with the release of their first extended play titled ''MYTEEN GO!''. At the time of their disbandment, the group consisted o ...

Retiring

Boku no Lyric no Bōyomi is a Japanese rapper, vocalist and lyricist. He was known by the moniker from 2014 to 2018. In 2021, Tanaka formed a band with Ichika Nito and Sasanomaly called Dios. Biography Tanaka (birth name unknown) was born in Yokohama, Japan ...

Yūsuke Tomoi , known professionally as is a former Japanese actor, best known for his role as Ryou Asihara/Kamen Rider Gills in ''Kamen Rider Agito''. On June 6, 2006, he married Mika Katsumura. In August that same year, Katsumura gave birth to a girl. Th ...

* Masako Mori

Going on hiatus

An Cafe was a Japanese pop rock band formed in 2003 and signed to Sony Music Japan. Their visual image is oshare kei,''Shoxx Bis'' No 3 October 2004 issue, pg 69 and they describe their music as " Harajuku Dance Rock". The group has released six full-l ...

* Blu-Billion *

Kana Nishino is a Japanese singer and songwriter signed with SME Records' Newcome Inc. She debuted on February 20, 2008, with the single "I". Often considered one of Japan's most popular female singers of the late 2000s and 2010s, she gained early populari ...

Deaths

* Yuya Uchida dies on March 17. * Michiro Endo dies on April 25.

References

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