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[2025] Popular Songs Among Today’s Youth [Japanese Music]
Now that we live in an era where anyone can broadcast on the internet and information is overflowing, music trends are emerging differently than before.
These days, it’s completely normal for Vocaloid producers to thrive as singer-songwriters, or for a song posted online to spark widespread popularity.
What’s more, trends—especially among younger generations—are shifting at a tremendous pace.
So in this article, our editorial team, which regularly researches a wide range of music, will carefully select and introduce tracks that are currently hot among young people.
It’s become a must-hear playlist where you won’t want to miss a single song, so be sure to read to the end!
[2025] Popular Songs Among Today's Youth [J-Pop] (1–10)
GOOD DAYMrs. GREEN APPLE
Released in September 2025, this song is brimming with positivity, boldly declaring everything to be “wonderful” as it rides through life’s ups and downs.
Its lyrics—so fresh they prompted Omori to say his mindset as a songwriter had changed—resonate deeply.
As the finale of the band’s first-ever six-month consecutive release run, it was featured in a commercial for Kirin Beer’s “Kirin Good Ale.” A rock tune like a protective charm, it gives you the energy to face tomorrow.
UNDEADYOASOBI
Known for their concept of turning novels into music, YOASOBI released a new track in July 2024.
It also serves as the theme song for the anime “Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season.” Characterized by energetic chiptune elements and glitch effects, the song vividly portrays the protagonist’s inner conflict.
Through a dialogue between past, present, and future selves, it delivers a profound message that questions the meaning of life.
As YOASOBI’s first single of 2024, the track—alongside their successful North American tour—stands as a symbol of their musical evolution.
EMPIRESnow Man
This track shines with exceptional sound creation.
As a work that opens a new frontier for Snow Man, its bold attempt to sample Mozart’s Symphony No.
25 is particularly striking.
With themes of personal growth and challenge, it carries a strong determination toward the future.
Set to be included on the album “RAYS,” scheduled for release on October 30, 2024, the song has been generating buzz, surpassing 10 million views within 25 hours of its release.
The music video, filmed in Barcelona, is also a must-see, captivating viewers with its grand setting and powerful performance.
It’s a recommended track for anyone ready to take a new step forward.
TWILIGHTNEW!yama
Released in December 2025 to mark the 5th anniversary of yama’s debut, this work is a lead single from the concept EP “C.
U.
T,” set for release in March 2026.
Serving as the gateway to a collection themed around the keywords “Chill out,” “Urban,” and “Tender,” it features a comfortably urban sound.
Set against a city at twilight, it portrays a desire to step slightly away from the everyday and set the heart free, with vocals over gentle beats that sink deep into the soul.
It’s a track I’d highly recommend as a soundtrack for a drive.
SUPERSONICNEW!171
This track comes from 171, a three-piece rock band from the Kansai region.
It’s a high-energy rock tune packed into a brief 2 minutes and 12 seconds, written and composed by Kana, the bassist and vocalist.
The song portrays a stance of shaking off everyday boredom and tearing ahead at one’s own pace.
Its message of charging forward with curiosity, unbound by the values of those around you, gives a push to anyone feeling stuck or uncertain.
It’s the perfect song when you need courage to dive into a new environment or want to reset your mood.
NON STOPNEW!HANA
Created as the track to cap off HANA’s debut year, this song is an aggressive dance tune packed with the year’s relentless sprint and a determination to “make dreams come true.” Over a heavy beat infused with hip-hop and trap elements, rapid-fire switches between English and Japanese rap unfold alongside a melodious hook.
The confident vocal performance meshes perfectly with the hard-hitting sound.
It’s a number that gives you strength when you want to charge headlong toward your dreams.
HanayukiNEW!Aile The Shota
While grounding his music in R&B, Aile The Shota has pursued pop that anyone can hum along to.
Released in December 2025, the winter ballad “Hanayuki” serves as the concluding piece of a seasonal song series that has been delivered across spring, summer, and autumn.
Set against imagery of snow piling up on winter nights and frosty white breaths, it depicts fragile memories that seem like they might vanish at a touch, and the feelings that nevertheless remain in the heart.
The composition features contributors including UTA, known for work with BTS and Daichi Miura, resulting in a classic love ballad reminiscent of the 2000s.
Included on the album “REAL POP 2,” released in February 2026.