{"id":248300,"date":"2026-06-24T19:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/new-j-pop-wednesday-june-24-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T19:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:15:09","slug":"new-j-pop-wednesday-june-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/new-j-pop-wednesday-june-24-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"New J-Pop Wednesday: June 24, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div> Hello ONTD, welcome back to New J-Pop Wednesday! <\/p>\n<p><b>ARTISTS FEATURED:<\/b> indigo la End, Daichi Miura, Fukumoto Nao, f5ve &amp; Utaha, mahiru, aimi, KID PHENOMENON, Mirei Touyama, MONKEY MAJIK x Takumi Kawanishi (JO1), Kenshi Yonezu, Rol3ert, Akino Arai<\/p>\n<p><b>indigo la End<\/b> \u2013 Whirlpool (from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UcMlFDP91Fg&amp;list=OLAK5uy_lMt2kuuHzH7KQWGzpa4oqiOvejwLaM_jc&amp;index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">violet, brimming over<\/a>)<br \/>Title track from an alternative rock band\u2019s 9th full album. Very cinematic MV (and LESBIANS!!).<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1782360000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184472%26%26%26youtube%263T6KNLu0je4%3Adc00cb860d7d6adefbdb4dc4a296f07d0c31ecf3&amp;source=youtube&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=&amp;vid=3T6KNLu0je4&amp;preview=&amp;moduleid=2184472\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184472\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"cutid1\"\/><b>Daichi Miura<\/b> \u2013 Crave<br \/>Mr. Dancing Machine is back! This sexy R&amp;B track is a pre-release single for his upcoming EP \u201cI know I don\u2019t know\u201d, to be released on September 2.<br \/><span class=\"lj-spoiler\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-head\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-leftbracket\">[<\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/javascript:void(0)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" class=\"flaticon flaticon--eye lj-spoiler-icon\" style=\"display: none; fill: currentColor\"><use xlink:href=\"#flaticon--eye\"\/><\/svg>Spoiler (click to open)<\/a><\/b><span class=\"lj-spoiler-rightbracket\">]<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lj-spoiler-body\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1782360000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184473%26%26%26youtube%26v-5DJJEuTAY%3Ab8f5ac4f73cd96988f46ee891d9c3d2ed8c3929f&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=v-5DJJEuTAY&amp;moduleid=2184473&amp;preview=&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184473\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Fukumoto Nao<\/b> \u2013 Gojiyuni (from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Oz3NYXvUjLQ&amp;list=OLAK5uy_kZQHqxVEBrpoZWxApOh4AQa9VhbN4zAKc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Goodbye goodbye EP<\/a>)<br \/>Second EP by an indie singer-songwriter from Okinawa. Jazzy vibe, very easy listening. Her voice is so pretty.<br \/><span class=\"lj-spoiler\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-head\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-leftbracket\">[<\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/javascript:void(0)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" class=\"flaticon flaticon--eye lj-spoiler-icon\" style=\"display: none; fill: currentColor\"><use xlink:href=\"#flaticon--eye\"\/><\/svg>Spoiler (click to open)<\/a><\/b><span class=\"lj-spoiler-rightbracket\">]<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lj-spoiler-body\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1782360000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184474%26%26%26youtube%26g6kuESVh8zo%3A36bc2a42b5a93dd9a788471d911b6c8b41fe6b12&amp;noads=&amp;preview=&amp;moduleid=2184474&amp;vid=g6kuESVh8zo&amp;source=youtube&amp;journalid=3616053\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184474\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>BACARDI RECORDS<\/b> \u2013 Tropical Paradise (3am girls) [feat. f5ve, Utaha]<br \/>Cute summery track! Bummer there\u2019s no MV or even a lyric video though. You probably already know who f5ve are, and Utaha is the vocalist from Wednesday Campanella.<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1782360000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184475%26%26%26youtube%26RqBiuie4G30%3A4b340f334d32234ecb6abda21f4c637fd1ad5ba9&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;source=youtube&amp;preview=&amp;moduleid=2184475&amp;vid=RqBiuie4G30&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184475\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>mahiru<\/b> \u2013 Teenage Blue (from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FNunT9N0QG0&amp;list=OLAK5uy_livxYyeS2-j64Dp8t3mMsv4KWHy8q-hP4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cinema<\/a>)<br \/>First major EP from a pop singer-songwriter. Her music kinda reminds me of female soloists during late 00s-early 2010s.<br \/><span class=\"lj-spoiler\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-head\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-leftbracket\">[<\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/javascript:void(0)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" class=\"flaticon flaticon--eye lj-spoiler-icon\" style=\"display: none; fill: currentColor\"><use xlink:href=\"#flaticon--eye\"\/><\/svg>Spoiler (click to open)<\/a><\/b><span class=\"lj-spoiler-rightbracket\">]<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lj-spoiler-body\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1782360000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184476%26%26%26youtube%26hw6Ori7xPgA%3A27a13c2b7c4ccadba6c50971846287aa69c180dc&amp;vid=hw6Ori7xPgA&amp;preview=&amp;moduleid=2184476&amp;noads=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;source=youtube\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184476\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>aimi<\/b> \u2013 Foolish<br \/>New release by an R&amp;B songstress.<br \/><span class=\"lj-spoiler\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-head\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-leftbracket\">[<\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/javascript:void(0)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" class=\"flaticon flaticon--eye lj-spoiler-icon\" style=\"display: none; fill: currentColor\"><use xlink:href=\"#flaticon--eye\"\/><\/svg>Spoiler (click to open)<\/a><\/b><span class=\"lj-spoiler-rightbracket\">]<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lj-spoiler-body\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1782360000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184477%26%26%26youtube%261AFAgOgLz5M%3A44bd99decfc17d18e38616d48f6ea6f136f2fab5&amp;vid=1AFAgOgLz5M&amp;moduleid=2184477&amp;preview=&amp;noads=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;source=youtube\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184477\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>KID PHENOMENON<\/b> \u2013 KIDS (from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-XjgGhzs-fQ&amp;list=OLAK5uy_ltQKSjMu8rDAnQ2eh2BloTPb3iwigOZGg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KIDS00\u2019s<\/a>)<br \/>Title track from their second full album. Like the album name suggests, this song has an old school boombap sound like the 00\u2019s. And yes these kids were all born in 00s lol<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1782360000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184478%26%26%26youtube%26CAF1XDag3vM%3A4551c2379cd7377f0a84daa1ac13cca452d4ccaa&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=CAF1XDag3vM&amp;preview=&amp;moduleid=2184478&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184478\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Mirei Touyama<\/b> \u2013 TOUCH (feat. Liu Xuanting)<br \/>An R&amp;B pop song featuring Chinese rapper Liu Xuanting.<br \/><span class=\"lj-spoiler\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-head\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-leftbracket\">[<\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/javascript:void(0)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" class=\"flaticon flaticon--eye lj-spoiler-icon\" style=\"display: none; fill: currentColor\"><use xlink:href=\"#flaticon--eye\"\/><\/svg>Spoiler (click to open)<\/a><\/b><span class=\"lj-spoiler-rightbracket\">]<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lj-spoiler-body\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1782360000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184479%26%26%26youtube%26aN33x54lvbU%3Ac5bfd8778cbcf6be3340c2ca08b00c1d79263bec&amp;noads=&amp;vid=aN33x54lvbU&amp;moduleid=2184479&amp;preview=&amp;source=youtube&amp;journalid=3616053\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184479\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>MONKEY MAJIK x Takumi Kawanishi (JO1)<\/b> \u2013 Unstoppable<br \/>Pre-release for their 15th album \u201cFrequency\u201d, out September 2.<br \/><span class=\"lj-spoiler\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-head\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-leftbracket\">[<\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/javascript:void(0)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" class=\"flaticon flaticon--eye lj-spoiler-icon\" style=\"display: none; fill: currentColor\"><use xlink:href=\"#flaticon--eye\"\/><\/svg>Spoiler (click to open)<\/a><\/b><span class=\"lj-spoiler-rightbracket\">]<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lj-spoiler-body\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1782360000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184480%26%26%26youtube%26N51cOz80QDk%3Aef266871cb2f517863475001f07fe16660108116&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=N51cOz80QDk&amp;preview=&amp;moduleid=2184480&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184480\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Kenshi Yonezu<\/b> \u2013 Karasu<br \/>Newest single from one of the hottest artists in J-music scene. Quite bright and hopeful track, as it is a theme song for 2026 NHK soccer.<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1782360000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184481%26%26%26youtube%26YjPMupS1Lg4%3A61dafa26b98e42dc23b8c6f345b4b1ee83969dce&amp;noads=&amp;moduleid=2184481&amp;preview=&amp;vid=YjPMupS1Lg4&amp;source=youtube&amp;journalid=3616053\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184481\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Rol3ert<\/b> \u2013 Kodoku (from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hdt2hUqEeYI&amp;list=OLAK5uy_k8aNyF2V7ndIbKCWnA5zt4q32wIIwxuiM&amp;index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kodoku EP<\/a>)<br \/>Second EP from a singer-songwriter. You might remember him from a collab song with Maya a few posts ago. Alternative rock vibe.<br \/><span class=\"lj-spoiler\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-head\"><span class=\"lj-spoiler-leftbracket\">[<\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/javascript:void(0)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" class=\"flaticon flaticon--eye lj-spoiler-icon\" style=\"display: none; fill: currentColor\"><use xlink:href=\"#flaticon--eye\"\/><\/svg>Spoiler (click to open)<\/a><\/b><span class=\"lj-spoiler-rightbracket\">]<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lj-spoiler-body\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1782360000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184482%26%26%26youtube%26hdt2hUqEeYI%3A65389b44aa80cc9066c2c4d4f835b88e56a93579&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;source=youtube&amp;moduleid=2184482&amp;preview=&amp;vid=hdt2hUqEeYI&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184482\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Akino Arai<\/b> \u2013 Tale of Blue (from Akinosphere)<br \/>From her 40th anniversary album \u201cAkinophere\u201d which is unfortunately not on any streaming platform right now. Both the song and the animation are absolutely beautiful. T_T<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1782360000%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184483%26%26%26youtube%26SN3A6ljWPlM%3A2cb7fe943779a2f84301e0c31d038d17e7cb26aa&amp;source=youtube&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=&amp;vid=SN3A6ljWPlM&amp;moduleid=2184483&amp;preview=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184483\"><\/iframe><br \/><a name=\"cutid1-end\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Source: Youtube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3T6KNLu0je4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v-5DJJEuTAY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g6kuESVh8zo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">3<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RqBiuie4G30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">4<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hw6Ori7xPgA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">5<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1AFAgOgLz5M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">6<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CAF1XDag3vM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">7<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aN33x54lvbU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">8<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N51cOz80QDk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">9<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YjPMupS1Lg4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">10<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hdt2hUqEeYI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">11<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SN3A6ljWPlM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">12<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Previous Post: <a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/132455072.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">06\/10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Big post because of so many amazing releases this week! Hope you enjoy these as much as I did. Also, good news for <b>Hikki<\/b> fans &#8212; they have released remastered version of both English albums! Now you can listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=edwR6i18DAc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">absolute poetry of lyrics<\/a> so clean so clear now. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/132512905.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello ONTD, welcome back to New J-Pop Wednesday! ARTISTS FEATURED: indigo la End, Daichi Miura, Fukumoto Nao, f5ve &amp; Utaha, mahiru, aimi, KID PHENOMENON, Mirei Touyama, MONKEY MAJIK x Takumi Kawanishi (JO1), Kenshi Yonezu, Rol3ert, Akino Arai indigo la End \u2013 Whirlpool (from violet, brimming over)Title track from an alternative rock band\u2019s 9th full album. 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