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The year 2019 in Japanese music.

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
• 2019 MTV Video Music Awards Japan

Albums released

January

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
1	Ai Am Best, Too[1]	Ai Otsuka	Pop pop rock	Avex Trax
8	Last Gang Parade[2]	Gang Parade	J-pop	T-Palette Records
9	19 Box[3]	Asaka	J-pop anison	5pg. Records
	Boy[4]	Okamoto's	Rock garage rock	Ariola Japan
	Oh My Girl Japan Debut Album	Oh My Girl	J-pop	Ariola Japan
15	Remind[5]	Kiss Bee West	J-pop	Kiss Bee West
16	This is DaizyStripper[6]	Daizystripper	Rock	Kiss Records
	Touken Ranbu Original Soundtrack[7]	Koji Endo	Film score	Toho
	Flava[8]	Little Glee Monster	J-pop	Sony Music Records
	Wonder Hack[9]	Shuta Sueyoshi	J-pop R&B hip hop	Avex Trax
21	F[10]	Fujifabric	Power pop synth-pop	Sony Music Associated Records
23	Abe Mao Best[11]	Mao Abe	J-pop	Pony Canyon
	Journey & My Music[12]	Mai Fuchigami	J-pop anison	Lantis
	30[13]	Denki Groove	Shibuya-kei synth-pop	Ki/oon Music
	Vorvados[14]	Syu	Heavy metal power metal	Warner Music Japan
	Love Songs[15]	Mariya Takeuchi	J-pop city pop	Ariola Japan
30	Polaris[16]	Base Ball Bear	Pop rock alternative rock	DGP Records
	History in the Making[17]	Dean Fujioka	Pop	A-Sketch
	Hilcrhyme[18]	Hilcrhyme	Reggae hip hop	Universal Music Japan
	Yuki no Hana 15 Anniversary Best Bible[19]	Mika Nakashima	Pop pop rock	Sony Music Associated Records

February

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
4	Nissy Entertainment 5th Anniversary Best[20]	Nissy	J-pop	Avex Trax
6	Body[21]	Aaamyyy	Electropop	Space Shower Music
	Double Encore[22]	Masaharu Fukuyama	Pop rock	Universal Music
	Synchro[23]	Nao Matsushita	Classical pop	Epic Records Japan
	Uchōten[24]	Polkadot Stingray	Alternative rock	Universal Music
	Hell Like Heaven[25]	The Peggies	Alternative rock pop rock	Epic Records Japan
	Forme[26]	Yuki	J-pop	Epic Records Japan
13	Shunkanteki Sixth Sense[27]	Aimyon	Pop rock	Unborde / Warner Music Japan
	Love Diamonds[28]	Tatsuya Ishii	Pop rock indie-pop	Sony Music Records
	Design & Reason[29]	Noriyuki Makihara	Pop	Buppu Label
	Thunderbird[30]	Ohashi Trio	J-pop	Rhythm Zone
	Eye of the Storm[31]	One Ok Rock	Rock	A-Sketch
20	Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 9[32]	Koda Kumi	Drum and bass dubstep house	Rhythm Zone
	Worldista[33]	NEWS	J-pop	Johnny's Entertainment
	F.A.R.[34]	Marie Ueda	J-pop	Giza Studio
27	Eye[35]	Sekai no Owari	J-pop	Toy's Factory
	Lip[36]		J-pop	Toy's Factory

March

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
3	MUSiC	Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku	J-pop	SME
6	Remember[37]	Hiroyuki Sawano	Pop pop rock	Sacra Music
	#Twice2[38]	Twice	J-pop	Warner Music Japan
	Cat'CH The World[39]	The World Standard	J-pop	Idol Street
13	Pages[40]	Sexy Zone	J-pop	Pony Canyon
20	Best! Morning Musume 20th Anniversary[41]	Morning Musume	J-pop	Zetima
29	Nucleus[42]	Anthem	Heavy metal	Nuclear Blast

April

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
3	Band-Maiko[43]	Band-Maiko	Hard rock folk rock	Revolver Records
10	Penny Rain[44]	Aimer	Pop rock	SME Records
	Sun Dance[45]		Pop rock	SME Records
17	9999[46]	The Yellow Monkey	Rock	Atlantic Records
	Awaken[47]	NCT 127	J-pop	Avex Trax
	W.A.H.[48]	Marie Ueda	J-pop	Giza Studio
29	Ima ga Omoide ni Naru Made[49]	Nogizaka46	J-pop	Sony Music Records

May

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
10	Connection[50]	Seyong	J-pop	Irving
17	Momoiro Clover Z[51]	Momoiro Clover Z	J-pop	Evil Line Records
29	Sappy[52]	Red Velvet	J-pop	Avex Trax
	My Bouquet	Ran Itō	J-pop	GT Music

June

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
19	834.194	Sakanaction	Electropop pop rock	NF Records
26	5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019[53]	Arashi	Pop rock R&B hip hop	J Storm

July

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
3	Carrots and Sticks	Bish	‌ Punk rock pop-punk alternative rock	Avex Trax
	Oh My Girl Japan 2nd Album	Oh My Girl	J-pop	Ariola Japan
10	Aurora Arc[54]	Bump of Chicken	J-pop	Toy's Factory
	Love[55]	Masaki Suda	J-pop	Epic Records Japan
31	Latata[56]	(G)I-dle	J-pop	Universal Music Japan

August

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
14	Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei[57]	Mai Kuraki	J-pop R&B	Northern Music
28	The Side Effects[58]	Coldrain	Post-hardcore, alternative rock nu metal	Warner Music

September

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
3	EN.	Novelbright	Hard rock	Emperor Mode
4	New Young City	For Tracy Hyde	Dream pop	P-Vine Records
18	Perfume the Best: P Cubed[59]	Perfume	EDM future bass J-pop	Universal Music Japan
	Savage	Taichi Mukai	J-pop	Toy's Factory

October

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
2	Attitude[60]	Mrs. Green Apple	‌ J-pop Hard rock	EMI
7	Heart Touch	Asaka	J-pop	5pb. Records
9	Traveler[61]	Official Hige Dandism	J-pop	Pony Canyon
11	Metal Galaxy[62]	Babymetal	J-pop kawaii metal	BMD Fox, Toy's Factory, Amuse
19	Hello Chapter 1: Hello, Stranger (Japanese edition)	CIX	J-pop	Warner Music Japan

November

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
6	Hyakkaryōran	Asca	J-pop, anison	Sacra Music
	Kansha!!!!! - Thank You for 20 Years New and Best	Ai	R&B	EMI
	Tattoo	The Boyz	J-pop	Ariola Japan
13	Love Parade[63]	Gang Parade	J-pop	Fueled By Mentaiko
	Apple of Universal Gravity[64]	Ringo Sheena	Pop	EMI
20	&Twice	Twice	J-pop, EDM	Warner Music Japan
27	Beyooooond1st[65]	Beyooooonds	J-pop	Zetima

December

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
4	Infinity	Beverly	J-pop	Avex Trax
	Unser	Uverworld	Alternative rock	gr8! records
	Treasure EP.Extra: Shift the Map	Ateez	J-pop	Nippon Columbia
11	Conqueror[66]	Band-Maid	Hard rock	Revolver Records
18	I[67]	Airi Suzuki	J-pop	Zetima
	The Great Journey Album[68]	Empire	J-pop	WACK, Avex Trax
	Cross[69]	Luna Sea	Alternative rock progressive rock	Universal
	Playlist	Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku	J-pop	SME
25	α[70]	Sayaka Yamamoto	J-pop Rock	Universal Sigma
	Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You[71]	Mai Kuraki	J-pop R&B	Northern Music

Debuting and returning artists

Debuting groups

Main article: List of Japanese musical groups (2010s) § 2019

• A-Jax
• ALI
• Argonavis from BanG Dream!
• Ateez
• Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe
• B.O.L.T
• Boyfriend
• Beyooooonds
• Bis
• Carry Loose
• CIX
• College Cosmos
• Dialogue
• Dos Monos
• DracoVirgo
• Girls²
• Hinatazaka46
• Honest Boyz
• (G)I-dle
• Iz*One
• King Gnu
• Mameshiba no Taigun
• Oh My Girl
• @onefive
• Oneus
• Sard Underground
• Tebasaki Sensation
• The Boyz
• Yoasobi
• ZOC

Debuting soloists

• Akari Kitō
• Aimi Tanaka^[72]
• Eito
• Haruka Fukuhara
• Mayu Maeshima
• Milet
• Sayaka Yamamoto
• Taeyeon
• Toshiki Masuda^[73]'
• Vaundy
• Yuuri

Returning from hiatus

• Flumpool^[74]
• DuelJewel^[75]
• Soulhead^[76]
• Ran Itō

Disbanding and retiring artists

Disbanding

• Tsuri Bit^[77]
• Negoto^[78]
• Kalafina^[79]
• Janne Da Arc^[80]
• Rock a Japonica
• Flower
• Shiggy Jr
• Country Girls
• The Hoopers
• Wake Up, Girls!
• Rhymeberry
• Kinoko Teikoku
• Pentagon
• CocoSori
• Myteen

Retiring

• Boku no Lyric no Bōyomi^[81]
• Yūsuke Tomoi^[82]
• Masako Mori

Going on hiatus

• An Cafe^[83]
• Blu-Billion^[84]
• Kana Nishino^[85]

Deaths

• Yuya Uchida dies on March 17.^[86]
• Michiro Endo dies on April 25.^[87]

See also

• 2019 in Japan
• 2019 in Japanese television
• List of Japanese films of 2019

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