The year 2023 in

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

Debuts

Debuting groups

Ave Mujica Ave Mujica is a Japanese all-female Heavy metal music, metal band that is part of Bushiroad's ''BanG Dream!'' media franchise. Formed in 2023, the group's members portray fictional characters in the project's anime series and mobile game ''BanG ...

Billlie Billlie (; stylized as ''Bi11lie'' or ''Billlǃə'') is a South Korean girl group formed by Mystic Story. Billlie debuted on November 10, 2021, with the extended play (EP) '' The Billage of Perception: Chapter One''. The group originally consi ...

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Candy Tune Candy Tune (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese girl group that formed in 2023. They debuted with their eponymous digital album in March 2023. History 2022–present: Formation and debut On December 14, 2022, Asobi System's Kawaii Lab. announced ...

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Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss may refer to: Books * Kiss Kiss (book), ''Kiss Kiss'' (book), a collection of short stories by Roald Dahl Music * Kiss Kiss (band), an American indie rock band * Kiss Kiss (Japanese group), a Japanese girl group * Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown so ...

The Jet Boy Bangerz from Exile Tribe The Jet Boy Bangerz from Exile Tribe (Japanese: ザ・ジェットボーイバンガーズフロムエグザイルトライブ, stylized as THE JET BOY BANGERZ from EXILE TRIBE) is a ten-member boy band formed in 2022. The group is part of th ...

Le Sserafim Le Sserafim ( ; ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by Source Music, a sub-label of Hybe Corporation, Hybe. The group consists of five members: Sakura Miyawaki, Sakura, Kim Chaewon, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha, and Hong Eunchae. ...

MiSaMo MiSaMo (; stylized in all caps) is the first sub-unit of the South Korean girl group Twice formed by JYP Entertainment. The group consists of Twice's Japanese members, Momo, Sana, and Mina. They debuted in 2023 with the extended play ''Masterp ...

NCT Tokyo is a Japanese boy band and the sixth and final sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT (group), NCT, formed and managed by SM Entertainment and Avex Trax, with SM director and soloist BoA in charge as the producer. The group consists of six m ...

Purple Kiss Purple Kiss (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by RBW in 2020. The group consists of six members: Na Go-eun, Dosie, Ireh, Yuki, Chaein and Swan. Originally a seven-member group, Park Ji-eun left the group on November 1 ...

Secret Number Secret Number (; stylized in all-caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by Vine Entertainment. The group consists of two members: Soodam and Zuu. The group debuted on May 19, 2020, with the single album ''Who Dis?'' Name According to the g ...

Debuting soloists

Yuto Adachi , known mononymously as Yuto (; ), is a Japanese rapper and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Pentagon, formed by Cube Entertainment. Biography Early life and education Yuto was born on January 23, 1998, in Nagano, Japan. ...

Himika Akaneya is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Akita Prefecture who is a member of the idol group i☆Ris. She is affiliated with 81 Produce. She has also revealed that "Himika Akaneya" is not just her stage name, but her actual name as well. ...

Ayaka Fukuhara is a Japanese voice actress from Kagoshima Prefecture affiliated with the agency Across Entertainment. After aspiring to become a voice actress early in life, she made her acting debut in 2012 as the character Rin Shibuya in ''The Idolmaster Cin ...

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Kaori Maeda is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kitakyushu who is affiliated with Amuse. She began her activities in 2016 after passing an audition, and played her first main role as Mari Tachibana in the anime television series '' Back Street Gir ...

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Naomi Payton is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by Kadokawa Corporation, music label Lantis, and animation studio Bandai Namco Filmworks (formerly known as Sunrise). The project is the third major and fourth overall installment in the ''Love Li ...

Mayu Sagara is a Japanese voice actress from Kyoto Prefecture who is affiliated with High Pine. She is known for her roles as Kasumi Nakasu in '' Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club'' and Ayaka Mizusawa in '' PuraOre! Pride of Orange''. Biography S ...

Shiori Tamai is a Japanese singer who is a member of the girl group Momoiro Clover Z. As of December 2022, she was voice acting in the Nippon Television series '' Akumu-chan'' as a personage from the dreams of Keiko Kitagawa's character. Personal life T ...

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Returning from hiatus

Returning groups

Silent Siren is a Japanese all-female band formed in 2010 and associated with Platinum Production. The members consist of three fashion models: Sumire Yoshida (lead vocals and guitar), Aina Yamauchi (bass guitar), and Yukako Kurosaka (keyboard). Ayana Sōgaw ...

Returning soloists

Number-ones

* Oricon number-one albums * Oricon number-one singles * ''Billboard Japan'' number-one albums * ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 number-one singles

Awards

* 65th Japan Record Awards * 2023 MTV Video Music Awards Japan

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Bish Bish, stylized as BiSH, was a Japanese alternative idol girl group who was founded in 2015 by their manager Junnosuke Watanabe. The group was conceived as a successor to Bis, an idol group managed by Watanabe that disbanded in 2014. They dis ...

Boysgroup Boysgroup, stylized in all caps, was a Japanese alternative idol boy band formed by WACK WACK (1420 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a full service format and licensed to Newark, New York, United States. The station is owned by Waynco R ...

B.O.L.T B.O.L.T is a Japanese girl Japanese idol, idol group managed by Stardust Promotion. It was formed in 2019 with five members, 3 of them were former members of Rock A Japonica:Luna Naitō, Chiho Takai, and Misato Hirase. The group debuted on July 1 ...

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Retiring

Going on hiatus

Haruka Yamazaki is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Arts Vision. Yamazaki has had main roles in several anime shows including as Tomoyo Kanzaki in ''When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace'', Lilith Bristol in '' Absolute Duo'', and Mer ...

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