2016 in Japanese music

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The year 2016 in Japanese music.

Events

Number-ones

Awards

Albums released

January

Date Album Artist Genre Labels
1 D×D×D[1] Shinee J-pop, dance-pop SM Entertainment, EMI Music Japan
6 Love Bebop[2] Misia Ariola Japan
13 Ryōseibai[3] Gesu no Kiwami Otome Unborde
Odore Balcony[4] Sawa Bellwood Records
Sid All Singles Best[5] Sid Ki/oon Music
Towa[6] Yuzu Toy's Factory
20 Fake Metal Jacket[7] BiSH Sub Trax
Winter of Love[8] Koda Kumi Rhythm Zone
Miwa Ballad Collection: Graduation[9] miwa Sony Music Entertainment Japan
The Last[10] Shikao Suga Speedstar Records
27 Sea and the Darkness[11] Galileo Galilei
Best Positive[12] Lecca
Welcome to Ghost Hotel[13] Pentagon Goemon Records
Yama-P[14] Tomohisa Yamashita Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Depend on Me[15] VIXX J-pop, dance-pop Jellyfish Entertainment, CJ Victor Entertainment
29 Momento[16] Ayumi Tanaka Trio AMP Music & Records

February

Date Album Artist Genre Labels
3 Made Series[17] Big Bang Dance-pop, PBR&B, hip hop, acoustic YG Entertainment, Avex Trax
Pow!/L.C.S.[18] FEMM Avex Music Creative
Prism[19] Rei Yasuda Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Vanilla Beans V[20] Vanilla Beans Avex Trax
Yūjō Best[21] Yusuke Sony Music Entertainment Japan
10 Butterflies[22] Bump of Chicken
E.G. Smile: E-girls Best[23] E-girls Rhythm Zone
Makkō Shōbu[24] Ken the 390 Rhythm Zone
The World's on Fire[25] Man with a Mission Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Uta[26] Subaru Shibutani Teichiku Records
Zard Forever Best: 25th Anniversary[27] Zard B-Gram Records
12 Unfinished[28] Jungkyun (Bigflo) Pop, dance HO Company
17 Origin[29] Kana-Boon Ki/oon Music

March

Date Album Artist Genre Labels
2 Liberty[30] Miliyah Kato Mastersix Foundation
16 3[31] B1A4 Pop, dance Pony Canyon

April

Date Album Artist Genre Labels
1 Metal Resistance[32] Babymetal J-pop, heavy metal Toy's Factory
6 N.W.U[33] F.T. Island Rock Warner Music Japan
Cosmic Explorer[34] Perfume J-pop Universal Music Japan
Stroll and Roll[35] The Pillows Delicious Label
13 High Heels[36] CLC Pop, dance Cube Entertainment Japan

May

Date Album Artist Genre Labels
11 JaPo[37] Ua Speedstar Records

June

Date Album Artist Genre Labels
8 Aiiro Music[38] Indigo la End Unborde

July

Date Album Artist Genre Labels
27 Sayonara Hitori[39] Taemin Pop, dance EMI Music Japan

August

Date Album Artist Genre Labels
10 Mirage[40] Especia Virgin Records
17 Zekkyō![41] Pentagon Goemon Records

September

Date Album Artist Genre Labels
28 Fantôme[42] Utada Hikaru Virgin Records

October

Date Album Artist Genre Labels
5 Killer BiSH[43] BiSH Avex Trax
12 Blue[44] Androp Unborde
Girlz n' Effect[45] Happiness Universal Sigma
P.Y.L[46] illion Warner Music Japan
19 Euphoria[47] CNBLUE Rock Warner Music Japan
Frederism[48] Frederic A-Sketch
Punky[49] Kaela Kimura ELA
26 Snack Juju: Yoru no Request[50] Juju Sony Music Associated Records
Now or Never[51] Nanase Aikawa Motorod

November

Day Album Artist Genre Labels
19 3 Pianos[52] Tanaka/Lindvall/Wallumrød Jazz Nakama Records
22 unPop[53] Charisma.com Hip hop Warner Music Japan
23 Dawn[54] AK-69 Hip hop Def Jam Recordings
Cinema Songs[55] Hiroko Yakushimaru Victor Entertainment
Greatest Hits 1991–2016: All Singles +[56] Maki Ohguro Being Inc.
Ningen Kaika[57] Radwimps Rock Universal Music Japan
The Baddest: Collaboration[58] Toshinobu Kubota Sony Music Entertainment Japan
30 Yano Sanmyaku[59] Akiko Yano Victor Entertainment
Vektor E.P.[60] Cinema Staff Pony Canyon

December

Day Album Artist Genre Labels
14 Violet Cry[61] Garnidelia Defstar Records
Lonely Night Magic Spell[62] Marie Ueda Giza Studio
Life[63] Masayoshi Yamazaki EMI Records Japan
Believer[64] Noriyuki Makihara Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Existence[65] Nothing's Carved in Stone Growing Up Inc.
Dynamord Label

Deaths

References

  1. ↑ 2組のSHINeeがダンスバトル「D×D×D」MVフル公開. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 14, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ 「いつだって愛が全て変えていけばいい」MISIA新作は愛に満ちたアルバム. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 10, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ ゲスの極み乙女。2ndアルバムは「両成敗」年明けにリリース決定. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ SAWA、ゆっふぃー曲セルフカバーやアイドルネッサンスの声入りミニアルバム. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ シド、シングルベスト発売記念して12時間ニコ生再び. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 27, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ ゆず、永遠をテーマに制作した新アルバム「TOWA」発売日決定. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ BiSH、新アルバム「FAKE METAL JACKET」全貌公開. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ 倖田來未、新曲含むバラードコレクションをリリース. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ miwa、枚数限定のバラードコレクション発表. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ スガシカオ「THE LAST」全貌明らかに、限定盤に「THE BEST」付属. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 2, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ Galileo Galilei、約2年4カ月ぶりアルバムはAimer参加曲含む16曲構成. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 15, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ leccaメジャー10周年の初ベスト、東京＆大阪野音も. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 25, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ ペンタゴン、新ヴィジュアルは“怖カワイイ”支配人. Barks (in Japanese). October 25, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  14. ↑ 山下智久、初CD化曲含むベストアルバム「YAMA-P」リリース. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 6, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  15. ↑ VIXX、来年1月リリースのアルバム「Depend on me」収録曲を発表. Musicman-NET (in Japanese). F.B. Communications, Magnet Company. December 15, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Memento (feat. Ayumi Tanaka, Christian Meaas Svendsen & Per Oddvar Johansen) by Ayumi Tanaka Trio". iTunes Store (in Japanese). Apple Inc. January 29, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  17. ↑ BIGBANG、ドームツアー記念し新作発売＆D-LITEソロツアー映像化. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  18. ↑ マネキンダンスデュオFEMMがCDデビュー、無音パッケージ盤も. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 10, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  19. ↑ 安田レイ2ndアルバム「PRISM」全曲ダイジェスト公開. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 20, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  20. ↑ バニラビーンズ存続を賭けたアルバムの全貌判明、3月にはワンマン開催. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 26, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  21. ↑ 遊助がGReeeeN、川畑要、Mummy-D、ET-KINGら17組と築いた“遊情”ベスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 18, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  22. ↑ BUMP OF CHICKEN「Butterflies」とリンクした鮮やかなビジュアル完成. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 15, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  23. ↑ E-girlsメンバーの“スマイル”用いたベスト盤ジャケ公開、新曲タイトルは「出航さ！」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 14, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  24. ↑ デビュー10周年のKEN THE 390、“真っ向勝負”した新作＆毎月ワンマン. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 18, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  25. ↑ MAN WITH A MISSION新作「The World's On Fire」詳細判明. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 6, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  26. ↑ 渋谷すばる、カバーアルバム「歌」発売後にソロツアー. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 26, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  27. ↑ ZARDデビュー25周年記念日に4枚組オールタイムベスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  28. ↑ JUNGKYUN/Unfinished＜通常盤＞. Tower Records Online (in Japanese). Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  29. ↑ KANA-BOON「SCHOOL OF LOCK!」新講師に就任. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 22, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  30. ↑ 加藤ミリヤ、1年4カ月ぶりアルバム「パワフルな作品にしたい」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 18, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  31. ↑ B1A4、日本3rdアルバム「3」のジャケット写真が公開…発売記念イベントも実施！. Kstyle (in Japanese). Line Corporation. February 25, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  32. ↑ BABYMETAL新作は「METAL RESISTANCE」、黒ミサ＆赤ミサ収録BDも. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 15, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  33. ↑ FTISLAND新アルバム「N.W.U」リリース、東名阪アリーナツアーも決定. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 2, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  34. ↑ 伊勢丹コラボ「Perfumeダンスヒール」春にピッタリの新色登場. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 25, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  35. ↑ the pillows新アルバムに上田健司、JIROら5人の強力ベーシスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 26, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  36. ↑ Choi, Na-yeong (March 4, 2016). 씨엘씨, 한일 동시 프로젝트 가동..4월 日미니음반 발매. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  37. ↑ UA、7年ぶりアルバムは青柳拓次プロデュースの「JaPo」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 2, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  38. ↑ indigo la Endが6月にアルバム「藍色ミュージック」発表、9都市ツアーも. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 12, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  39. ↑ SHINeeテミンが日本ソロデビュー、誕生日にイベントも. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 23, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  40. ↑ Especia、新体制での第1弾作品『Mirage』を8月にリリース. CDJournal (in Japanese). Ongaku Shuppansha Company. July 12, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  41. ↑ ペンタゴン、最新ヴィジュアルと遊園地がコンセプトのMV SPOTを公開. Barks (in Japanese). July 22, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  42. ↑ 宇多田ヒカル8年半ぶりフルアルバムは11曲収録の「Fantôme」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 9, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  43. ↑ BiSHメジャー1stアルバム全貌解禁、1日限定300円で配信も. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 31, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  44. ↑ androp、アルバム「blue」収録内容明らかに. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 15, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  45. ↑ Happiness、サマンサCM曲含む約4年ぶりのアルバム発売. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 15, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  46. ↑ illion新作「P.Y.L」CD、DVD、アナログの全容. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 2, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  47. ↑ CNBLUE 5thアルバム『EUPHORIA』＆ツアー決定、感謝と祝福の『CN5キャンペーン』も. Excite Music (in Japanese). Excite Japan. September 5, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  48. ↑ フレデリックのアルバム詳細明らかに、インディーズ時代の楽曲も. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 9, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  49. ↑ 木村カエラ1年10カ月ぶりアルバム「PUNKY」発表、全国ツアーも. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 13, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  50. ↑ JUJU「Request」シリーズ第3弾は80年代の名曲収めた“スナックアルバム”. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 16, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  51. ↑ 相川七瀬の3年半ぶりオリジナルアルバムにシド明希、Jら提供曲. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 16, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  52. ↑ "Tanaka // Lindvall // Wallumrød - 3 Pianos". NakamaRecords.no. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  53. ↑ Charisma.com新作に西寺郷太、フルカワユタカ参加. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 17, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  54. ↑ AK-69新アルバムはUVERworld、清木場俊介、般若ら参加の会心作. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 7, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  55. ↑ 薬師丸ひろ子が映画音楽カバーしたCD発売、「戦士の休息」「追憶」など全12曲. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 18, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  56. ↑ 「ら・ら・ら」も「熱くなれ」も！大黒摩季の“グレイテストヒッツ”. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 4, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  57. ↑ RADWIMPS、2017年に全国ツアー開催. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 21, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  58. ↑ 久保田利伸30年間コラボを凝縮、ベストに国内外豪華ゲスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 18, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  59. ↑ 矢野顕子1992年の録音ドキュメンタリー映画、復活上映. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 12, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  60. ↑ cinema staff、トレイラーで新曲の一部公開. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 16, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  61. ↑ GARNiDELiA、2年ぶりのオリジナルアルバムは「Violet Cry」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  62. ↑ 植田真梨恵、年末に「魔法の呪文のような」2ndアルバム発表. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 20, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  63. ↑ 山崎まさよし、自身の人生観を表す3年3カ月ぶりアルバム「LIFE」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  64. ↑ ユーミンカバーも！槇原敬之新作アルバム詳細. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  65. ↑ Nothing's Carved In Stone新アルバムタイトル＆発売日決定. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 13, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  66. ↑ Body identified Japanese pannist found dead
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