The year 2021 in Japanese music.
Debuting
Debuting groups ≠Me AB6IX ASP Be First Enhypen Ho6la INI Itzy Loona Naniwa Danshi NIK Rocket Punch Treasure
Debuting soloists (as Cluppo) Takuya Eguchi Ai Hashimoto Masato Hayakawa Miyu Honda
Elaiza Ikeda Takanori Iwata Reina Kondō Marika Kōno Kanako Momota Hiroki Moriuchi Takuma Nagatsuka Yurie Neno as a member of Sweet Pop Candy Miho Okasaki Aguri Ōnishi
Rie Takahashi Wonho Daiki Yamashita
Returning from hiatus Returning groups Ajico Funky Monkey Babys Nirgilis Rythem TM Network
Returning soloists Fullkawa Honpo Yūzō Kayama Noriyuki Makihara Shiori Niiyama Naoya Urata
Events 72nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Number-ones Oricon number-one albums Oricon number-one singles Hot 100 number-one singles
Awards 63rd Japan Record Awards 2021 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Albums released
January Date Album Artist Ref.1SukkarakanEitoLove Live! Sunshine!! Kurosawa Dia First Solo Concert Album ~White First Love~Arisa KomiyaEnka Yume no KyōenYukino Ichikawa, Kohei Fukuda6MikunoyoasobiAyaseBokutachi No DenkosekkaGreeeenSweet HugMisako Uno1STSixTonesWadachiSpyairSuki Suki RonchanSuki Suki RonchanThe BookYoasobi13One7orderTasekai kaishakuGenin Wa Jibun Ni Aru.Japanese StarGirls²ReincarnationGo to the BedsStraight Outta Rhyme AnimaHypnosis Mic: Division Rap BattleGuinea Pig LabKyuso NekokamiHyaku hi Ryōran-senLatuLatuSpeed Music Box - All The Memories -Speed"Idolish7 Second Beat" Original Soundtrack "Beyond The Shine"Tatsuya Kato15Kōkyō kumikyoku uchūsenkan'yamato 2202Akira Miyagawa20BaekhyunBaekhyunUnseen WorldBand-MaidSixDa-icePop In City ~For Covers Only~DeenD4DJ Groovy Mix Cover Tracks Vol.1Happy Around!, Peaky P-key, Photon Maiden, Merm4id, Rondo, Lyrical LilySing;estHiroki Moriuchi~10th Anniversary~ "Princess Assemble"Houkago PrincessGhost in the Shell Superb MusicKenji Kawai, Yoko Kanno, CorneliusGradationLittle Glee MonsterMamejor!Mameshiba no TaigunSabitsuku madeMiyashita Yuu20th Anniversary Best Kachō FūgetsuMonkey MajikTheoryOisicle MelonpanMādadayoSatoshi HayashibeTo Redefine/To Be DefinedSurvive Said The ProphetThe Idolmaster Shiny Colors Colorful Feathers -Stella-Team.StellaGreen GiraffeToshinori YonekuraStill DreamingTomorrow X Together25Hikigatari LiveChiharu Matsuyama27Just Believe YouAll At OnceHyaku Nozomi YakōAscaBoymen the UniverseBoys and MenAsterColonHarami Teishoku DX ~Streetpiano Collection~ "O Kawari"Harami-chanMother Music RevisitedKeiichi SuzukiTomaranai KazegurumaLittle Parade"Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club" Original Soundtrack "Sound of Tokimeki"Naoki Endo, Nijigasaki High School Idol ClubChaosixNobuhiko Okamoto10ctPrediaNoteRyo NishikidoFind Fuse in YouthSoshi SakiyamaStarSuper Junior"Dear Vocalist Raving Beats!!!" Lumiere Vo.Re-o-doToshiki MasudaPhysicalYoru no Honki DanceSōsakuYorushika30"Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!" Original SoundtrackHoriguchi Junka
February Date Album Artist Ref.3The EndAina the EndBillowKeina SudaRebootMadkidTravelMamamooGreen DiaryMegumi NakajimaKimi ga Ita karaPixmixFrontierRyo KitazonoYou Can Change My LifeSung Si-kyungI Love YouSuper BeaverLive LoudThe Yellow MonkeySakkac CraftTsumiki10The Idolmaster Master Artist 4 07 Miki HoshiiAkiko Hasegawa15Cali GariThe Idolmaster Master Artist 4 08 Miura AzusaChiaki TakahashiAmerica/Hosono Haruomi Live in US 2019Haruomi HosonoOne Wish EPMan with a MissionThe Millennium ParadeMillennium ParadeLove Live" Sunshine Matsuura Kanan First Solo Concert Album ~Sakana ka nandaka?~Nanaka SuwaThe Idolmaster Master Artist 4 09 Ritsuko AkizukiNaomi WakabayashiSekadepa!Qumali DepartSekai no Owari 2010–2019Sekai no OwariHachijuokubunnoichi: to youSonar PocketTwo-Mix 25th Anniversary All Time BestTwo-MixGusareZutomayo14Seiko Matsuda 40th Anniversary Bible -bright moment-Seiko Matsuda17AcesAtToKunChō kakumei-teki koisuru nichijōAzumi WakiGardenia JasminoidesCoccoFake LandFake TypeEthernityFor Tracy HydeReampHitorieYakou HimitsuIndigo la EndBetween The World And MeInoranLoveholicNCT 127Guts EntertainmentSu-xing-cyuThe Idolmaster Shiny Colors Colorful Feathers -Luna-Team.LunaVacationTFGVivid ViceWho-ya Extended21Suikyō KyokuYuki Saito24It's All Me, Vol. 2AiKilling IdolsBisXDishHanaemiHYBelieveJelHypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 2nd D.R.B "Matenro VS Buster Bros!!!"Matenro, Buster Bros!!!Masahiro TanakaMomoiro Clover ZLove Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen ~Good Morning ohayō hōsō-shitsu~ Drama CD Youth CapriccioNijigasaki High School Idol Club"Dear Vocalist Raving Beats!!!" Brave Child Vo. JoshuaNobunaga ShimazakiKyō SōPure White CanvasPure x Pure x PurePurely MonsterFictionRikako AidaThreeSayonara PoesieSubekaraku MatsuriSubekaraku KaiDigitalian is Eating Breakfast Special EditionTetsuya KomuroRebootThe Rampage from Exile TribeSutekina otona ni naru hōhōTota KasamuraUselessXIIXNaturalYui
March Date Album Artist Ref.3Doushitatte TsutaerarenaikaraAikoRebootAiri MiyakawaCryamy -Red Album-CryamySSDevil Anthem.IVHiroyuki SawanoKatashigureHiroyuki YoshinoFizzy Pop SyndromeKiro AkiyamaCanvasKeisuke Ueda15th Anniversary Hikigatari BestMaiko FujitaParadises ReturnParadisesBravely Default II Original SoundtrackRevoLSakurako OharaSZ10THSexy ZoneShibuyaShibu3 ProjectPeacepeaceSky PeaceAmusicSumikaSka=AlmightyTokyo Ska Paradise OrchestraLPTowa TeiNew WorldTrio OhashiSaikyō Tsubomi DXTsubomiNingen GekijōYurry CanonSelf Selection "Hip Hop"Ai4Love Live! Sunshine!! Kunikida Hanamaru First Solo Concert Album～Oyasuminasan!～Kanako Takatsuki10Ai Kayano 10th Memorial Book & Mini Album "Musunde Hiraite"Ai KayanoSudachi no Uta / Life is CiderAnemoneriaAppare! ParadeAppare!Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 2nd D.R.B "Bad Ass Temple VS Matenro"Bad Ass Temple, MatenroI Love YouFujifabricA Cappella 2GospellersBokutachi no GunzōGranrodeoOne Last KissHikaru UtadaThis Is Not A SongJun. KGlory, Glory, to the WorldLovebitesButtonSakura ShimejiAoi HonooShizuka KudoThe Idolmaster Shiny Colors Colorful Feathers -Sol-Team.SolOctopath Traveler Original SoundtrackYasunori NishikiAsagaoYuta Orisaka112+0+2+1+3+1+1= 10 years 10 songsRadwimps13Gurenge / FlameLisa14Only One3LDK20XX "The Best"W-inds16ThanatosInuwasi17Where's My History?AlexandrosM.C.A・T Da Pump MixDa Pump'FunfareFudanjukuOneGyroaxiaRainbowJohnny's WestAkahoshi Ao HoshiKayoko YoshizawaDebut 20th Anniversary Recital @ Nippon BudokanKeisuke YamauchiDuetsMaaya SakamotoEvergreen 2Motohiro HataSunny!!PmarusamaShiro Sagisu Music from "Shin Evangelion"Shirō SagisuVelvet NightShooseCureSirup8 InfinitySolidemoBreaking DawnThe BoyzIt's A Perfect BlueTokyo 7th SistersTwilight Wanderers -Best of Yuji Nakada 2011-2020-Yuji Nakada"Haikyū!! To The Top" Original SoundtrackYuki Hayashi, Asami Tachibana21A Long Vacation 30th Anniversary EditionEiichi Ohtaki24One Of UsAfterglowEnterAkira TakanoInto the A to ZAteezColonyBINHypnosismic -Division Rap Battle- 2nd D.R.B "Fling Posse VS Mad Trigger Crew"Fling Posse, Mad Trigger CrewPandoraGo!Go!Vanillas55 StonesKazuyoshi SaitoPieceKenji UraiFull ColorsOldcodex"Dear Vocalist Raving Beats !!!" Kagaribi Vo. JudaSōma Saitō"Shoujo ☆ Kageki Review Starlight" Best AlbumStarlight Kuku GumiGhost AlbumTempalaySeishun to Band wa Tanoshikute MendokusaiThe CoinlockersFor UYusuke Kamiji28Singer 7Aya Shimazu3030th Anniversary Best Album "Vintage Denim"Megumi Hayashibara31"Yuru Camp Season 2" Original SoundtrackAkiyuki TateyamaHakkō-taiHanaregumiWho?Ikimono-gakariKetsuno ParadiseKetsumeishiShin uchū + Warp Drive IIKirameki Unforent"Yamiyonikarasu, yuki ni sag" kanzen seisan gentei-banLacco Tower16th ~That's J-POP~Morning MusumeMata Aitaito Omoeru Tomoni, Jinseide Nannin Meguriaeruka?High School 3-CUniteSpyairThe First Step: Treasure EffectTreasure"Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 2" Animation Derby Season 2 Vol. 3 Original SoundtrackUtamaro Movement
April Date Album Artist Ref.4Your Mori.Mori Calliope7Chōtokkyū ≠Me Iki≠MeFirst E.PBackdrop CinderellaMusic WardrobeFive New OldCaramel GuerrillaKenichi AsaiKyūKizuWonderlandLyrical SchoolOdds and EndsNishinaThe WorldRegal LilyUya MuyaShishiShishi3Six Lounge8A Ballads 2Ayumi Hamasaki14WalpurgisAimerYosugaAyano KanekoOnly One / Guerrilla's WayBoom Trigger"Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet" Original SoundtrackKatsuo ŌnoKotoba to OngakuSakanamonAcoustique Electrick Sessions 2020Toru KitajimaYesworld15Tsukiyo no OngakkaiAkiko Shikata17Love Live! Sunshine!! Watanabe You First Solo Concert AlbumShuka Saitō21Talk About EverythingAirblueRadiant MemoriesAyahi TakagakiJoyful StyleBradioMystereHaruka Yamazaki"Jujutsu Kaisen" Original SoundtrackHiroaki Tsutsumi, Yoshimasa Terui, Alisa OkehazamaBouquetHololive Idol ProjectSadaDon ShinJibunFudoki IIIMasashi SadaEtc.works3Mongol800Best Album "Myōjō"MuccNew GravityNulbarichEnchantOrbitSukima Switch Tour 2020-2021 SmoothieSukima SwitchFly! Fly! Fly!T-SquareColorlessTaichi MukaiEguismTakuya EguchiLatteTsubasa SakiyamaBig Jumbo JetUmeda CypherFruitfulYasuyuki HorigomeSDRZiggy2825 Years After All Time BestChihiro YonekuraGirls Revolution / Party Time!Girls²One Love AnthologyGlayOneway GenerationKishidanDiabolik Lovers Daylight Vol.2 Sakama ShuuKōsuke Toriumi"Dear Vocalist Raving Beats!!!" Jet Rat Fury Vo.YuuNatsuki HanaeOpening DeclarationNovelbrightGenius LoveQuruliPiofiore no Banshō Evening Bell Character Drama CD Vol.1 Nikola FrancescaRyōhei KimuraBe BraveShinya KiyozukaForced ShutdownTomori KusunokiAi Kotoba.Yukari TamuraTerminalYuki
May Date Album Artist Ref.5Flavors of LoveMonsta X12Zenbu, Naisho.=LoveTasogare-ResonanceCalmeraAtarashī SeikatsuCubersUtai tsugu! Nihon no hayariuta Part 2Hiroshi MiyamaMoving DaysHomecomingsAnataninaritakatta Ken HiraiOffNao Tōyama"Girls und Panzer" Original SoundtrackShiro HamaguchiElectric JellyfishTokusatsuWill Never DieYou the RockAinodeban + Thanks toYu Sakai18Love VirusYurimental19Battle & MessageAngelaBanMon! Best goku nakayoshi teki sekaiBand Ja Naimon!LadybugLisaThis is YouthLongmanFreakNecry TalkieTitle IdolPastel*PalettesMusicaloud #38 Act.3Sayaka Kanda 21 Wink Chai Aoppella -aoppella!?-Riruhapi, FYA'M'24Ame*Sta EPAme*Sta25Kitto Anohi Bokuha Shinda=ConectOneday EverydayDan Dan26SetsuzokuAjicoAnal Sex PenisASP2nd StepCamellia FactoryWakainagara mo rekishi ari 96.3.2@新宿Liquid RoomFishmansAtarashii KajitsuGrapevineGekokujōHanasaki Morinaka4Wheels 9LivesKen Yokoyama"Tengaramon" Original SoundtrackKow OtaniSuperspinKuziraUtamonogatariMai MizuhashiNonochan 2sai Kodomo UtaNonoka MurakataSekiraraPolkadot StingrayPiofiore no Banshō Character Drama CD Vol.2 Gilbert RedfordShowtaro MorikuboOT Works IITaiiku OkazakiMassThe Gazette"Dear Vocalist Raving Beats!!!" Veronica Vo. MomochiToshiyuki ToyonagaFlightWin MorisakiOverseas HighwayWolpis Carter29XXVMitsuhiro Oikawa
June Date Album Artist Ref.2Simple is BestAoi TeshimaSave Your Life Ayaka Hirahara All Time Live BestAyaka HiraharaParade ShonBabyKingdomToumeiCivilianAru Nitsu... eien mitai ni!Cyaron!TrinityFuture FoundationLove PersonHideaki TokunagaMask a RaidKamen JoshiPlayfulKoichi DomotoLovely Best Complete Lovely2 SongsLovely²AuguriesThe Songbards6Tokyo InvaderIginari Tohoku San 9 Starlight Wagakki Band PvPZOC14Do or NotPentagon16BTS, the BestBTS18Zutto Zutto ZuttoRyokuoushoku Shakai28SuperstarShinee
July Date Album Artist Ref. 11 Pontoon Asaka 21 Re:Sense King & Prince 28 Perfect World Twice
August Date Album Artist Ref. 4 Aoi Inochi Hiroko Moriguchi Bubble Up!Rocket Punch 18 Editorial Official Hige Dandism
September Date Album Artist Ref. 1 DIALOGUE+1 Dialogue What'z Itzy? Itzy Beside You Ran Itō 8 Gacharic Spin Gacharic Spin 27 Self Selection "Piano Ballad" Ai 29 Mary's Blood Mary's Blood With Me Again2PM
October Date Album Artist Ref. 27 Scorpion Moon Thelma Aoyoma Unconditional Love Mai Kuraki Candy Racer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu OutsiderBtoB
November Date Album Artist Ref. 10 Bright Future Empire Chaotic WonderlandTomorrow X Together 23 Forever Daze Radwimps 24 U NiziU Absolute 6ixAB6IX
December