favorite albums of 2022: japanese
(i posted this before but kept adding albums bc i have no self control ♥)
all but 3 can be found on spotify (up-front works pls throw me a bone), but all of them can be found on apple music! larger covers available upon request.
red = explicit content
top left to bottom right (200 total):
AAAMYYY - ECHO CHAMBER
Ado - Kyougen (狂言)
[Alexandros] - But wait. Cats?
AI - DREAM
Aimyon (あいみょん) - Hitomi he Ochiru yo Record (瞳へ落ちるよレコード)
Akabane New Romantica (赤羽ニューロマンチカ) - City Poop
ako (a子) - ANTI BLUE
ANATSUME (A夏目) - Carry Case
androp - fab
Asagaya Romantics (阿佐ヶ谷ロマンティクス) - Otona Gensou (大人幻想)
Asako (杏沙子) - LIFE SHOES
ATARAYO (あたらよ) - Kyokuya ni Oite Tsuki wa Katarazu (極夜において月は語らず)
Atsuki Taketomo (アツキタケトモ) - Outsider - EP
Awesome City Club - Get Set
Ayaka (絢香) - LOVE CYCLE
BBHF - 13
BEYOOOOONDS - BEYOOOOO2NDS
Bialystocks - Quicksand
BRADIO - THE VOLCANOES -EP-
BREIMEN - FICTION
Bungei Tengoku (文藝天国) - Hana Saku Kimi no Kassouro (花咲く君の滑走路)
CAPSULE - METROPALACE (メトロパルス)
CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE - MAD DOCTOR
Chapman - ESCAPE
chelmico - gokigen
CHiLi GiRL - MEBAE
chilldspot - around dusk
chilldspot - Titles
Chilli Beans. - Chilli Beans.
ChoQMay (チョーキューメイ) - Surudoi Sasakure (するどいささくれ)
claquepot - the test
Cocco - Prom
Cody・Lee (Cody・Lee(李)) - Shinpakusuu to Love Letter, Sore to Yasashisa (心拍数とラヴレター、それと優しさ)
Crispy Camera Club - Kisetsufuu (季節風)
Crossnoesis (クロスノエシス) - circle
culenasm - Hibi wa Kisetsu wo Mekutte (日々は季節をめくって)
CYNHN - Blue Cresc.
D.Y.T - MULTIVERSE
Deep Sea Diving Club - Let's Go! DSDC!
Dios - CASTLE
Dojima Kohei (堂島孝平) - FIT
DURDN - 306
E.scene - Found me
E.scene - HEAT
eill - PALETTE
Eve - Kaizin (廻人)
evening cinema - Golden Circle
ExWHYZ - xYZ
FAKY - F
FIVE NEW OLD - Departure : My New Me
Foi - HER
FOMARE - midori
For Tracy Hyde - Hotel Insomnia
frederic (フレデリック) - Frederhythm 3 (フレデリズム3)
Fujii Kaze (藤井風) - LOVE ALL SERVE ALL
Fujii Takashi (藤井隆) - Music Restaurant Royal Host
Furui Riho - Green Light
Ghost like girlfriend - ERAM
GLIM SPANKY - Into The Time Hole
GOOD BYE APRIL - swing in the dark
HAGANE - Code ; 9021
Hannah Warm - Coral
haruno (春野) - 25
Haruy - MAO
Higuchi Ai (ヒグチアイ) - Saiaku Saiai (最悪最愛)
Hitorie (ヒトリエ) - PHARMACY
Hitsujibungaku (羊文学) - our hope
idom - GLOW
Ido Kent (井戸健人) - I'm here, where are you
imase - POP CUBE
Imazu Ayumu (今津渉) - Pixel
iri - neon
JO1 - KIZUNA (Special Edition)
Kadowaki Sarasa (門脇更紗) - Fountain Blue ni Somatte (ファウンテンブルーに染まって)
Kamiyama Yoh (神山羊) - CLOSET
KAMI WA SAIKORO WO FURANAI (神はサイコロを振らない) - Jishou no Chiheisen (事象の地平線)
Kan Sano - Tokyo State Of Mind
Keishi Tanaka - Chase After
Kenta Dedachi - Midnight Sun
Kitani Tatsuya (キタニタツヤ) - BIPOLAR
Kitri - Bitter
Kobayashi Watashi (小林私) - Hikari wo Nageteita (光を投げていた)
kolme - Hajimete No Mini Album
KOMONO LAKE - SUNSHOWER
Lafuzin - Love Energy Motivation
LAGHEADS - What is "LAGHEADS"?
LEGO BIG MORL - kolu_kokolu
Limre (ライマー) - Limre (ライマー)
LiSA - LANDER
Little Glee Monster - Journey
lo-key design - SIGN
Luby Sparks - Search + Destroy
Lucky Kilimanjaro - TOUGH PLAY
LUCKY TAPES - BITTER!
Macaroni Empitsu (マカロニえんぴつ) - Happy End he no Kitai wa (ハッピーエンドへの期待は)
macico - bloom
maeshima soshi - yet
majiko - Ai Amu (愛編む)
MAN WITH A MISSION - Break and Cross the Walls Ⅱ
Marcy (マルシィ) - Memory
MARiA - Moments
MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS - Awakening:Sleeping
milet - visions
Mime - Bloom
Miura Touko (三浦透子) - Tenbyou (点描)
miwa - Sparkle
Miyakawa Taisei (宮川大聖) - Fantasia (ファンタジア)
Miyamoto Karin (宮本佳林) - Hitori Toiro (ヒトリトイロ)
Miyuna (みゆな) - Guidance
Mizuki Nana (水樹奈々) - DELIGHTED REVIVER
mol-74 - OOORDER
MONDO GROSSO - BIG WORLD
Mr.Forte - Love This Moment
Mrs. GREEN APPLE - Unity
Mukai Taichi (向井太一) - ANTIDOTE
My Hair is Bad - angels
Nao Kawamura - Elemental pop
Nekosen (猫戦) - Mitsu Getsu Ki Ko (蜜・月・紀・行)
nishina - 1999
Nisshoku Natsuko (日食夏子) - mimesis
Nissy - HOCUS POCUS 3
Novelbright - Assort
Ohira Mizuki (大比良瑞希) - Little Woman
Okamoto Emi (おかもとえみ) - wwavess
Okamoto Koki (オカモトコウキ) - Toki no Nukegara (時をぬけがら)
Omoinotake - Dear DECADE,
Pajama de Umi Nanka Ikanai (パジャマで海なんかいかない) - Trip
PEARL CENTER - On The Nightline
PELICAN FANCLUB - Kaihou no Hint (解放のヒント)
Perfume - PLASMA
Philosophy no Dance (フィロソフィーのダンス) - Ai no Tetsugaku (愛の哲学)
Pictured Resort - Once Upon a Season
POLKADOT STINGRAY (ポルカドットスティングレイ) - Odoru Yo-ni (踊る様に)
polly - Pray Pray Pray
Punipunidenki (ぷにぷに電機) - Frequency in Blue
RABBIT HUTCH - Step by Step
Rekishi (レキシ) - Rekishichi (レキシチ)
ROTH BART BARON - HOWL
RUNG HYANG - ROMANTIA
Ryokuoushoku Shakai (緑黄色社会) - Actor
Sakanaction (サカナクション) - Adapt (アダプト)
Sakiyama Soushi (崎山蒼志) - Face To Time Case
salasa - Inner Ocean
SANABAGUN. - BLOOM
Sato Chiaki (佐藤千亜妃) - NIGHT TAPE
Sayashi Riho (鞘師里保) - Reflection
Sayashi Riho (鞘師里保) - UNISON
Sayuri (さユり) - Sanketsu Shoujo (酸欠少女)
SCANDAL - MIRROR
Schuwa Schuwa - Are You Schuwa?
SennaRin (茜雫凛) - Dignified
She Her Her Hers - Afterglow
SHERBETS - Same
Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku (私立恵比寿中学) - Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku (私立恵比寿中学)
simsiis - white hot
Sincere - Time
S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe - RIVER'S ISLAND REMIX
Snowk - Haze
South Penguin - R
THE SPELLBOUND - THE SPELLBOUND
SPiCYSOL - SEASONS
STEREOGIRL - Spirit & Opportunity
STUTS - Orbit
Suda Masaki (菅田将暉) - COLLAGE
Sugawara Kei (菅原圭) - round trip
sumika - For.
Sunny Day Service - DOKI DOKI
SUPER BEAVER - Tokyo
Suzuki Airi (鈴木愛理) - 26/27
TAIKING - TOWNCRAFT
Taira Rio (平理央) - sayonara rhapsody
Takeuchi Anna (竹内アンナ) - TICKETS
Tanaka Yuri (田中裕梨) - CITY LIGHTS 3rd Season
Task have Fun - Violet tears
Tele - NEW BORN GHOST
TENDRE - PRISMATICS
Tokimeki Records - Toumei na Girl (透明なガール)
Tokyo Girls' Style (東京女子流) - Nocturnal (ノクターナル)
tricot - Fudeki (不出来)
Tsukuyomi (月詠み) - Tsuki ga Michiru (月が満ちる)
UA - Are U Romantic?
UEBO - +1
UEBO - Half & Half
Up Up Girls (kakko KARI) (アップアップガールズ（仮）) - Apuga Yabai (アプガヤバイ)
Van de Shop - Geikotsu Gunshuu (鯨骨群衆)
Vaundy - Hadaka no Yuusha (裸の勇者)
Wednesday Campanella (水曜日のカンパネラ) - Neon
whaledontsleep (くじら) - Seikatsu wo Aiseru You ni Naru Made (生活を愛せるようになるまで)
WONK - artless
XinU - XinU EP #01
Yagi Kairi (八木海莉) - Mizuke wo Utau (水気を謳う)
YAJICO GIRL - Retrospective EP
YAJICO GIRL - Yuurei (幽霊)
Yamazaki Ayane (山﨑彩音) - Tamashii no Highway (魂のハイウェイ)
yama - Versus the night
YeYe - Hamidete! (はみ出て！)
yonawo - Yonawo House
YONA YONA WEEKENDERS - Shikousei (嗜好性)
Yoru no Honki Dance (夜の本気ダンス) - armadillo
Zutto Mayonaka de ii No. (ずっと真夜中でいいのに。) - Nobi Shigusa Korite Itomagoi (伸び仕草懲りて暇乞い)
all but 3 can be found on spotify (up-front works pls throw me a bone), but all of them can be found on apple music! larger covers available upon request.
red = explicit content
top left to bottom right (200 total):
AAAMYYY - ECHO CHAMBER
Ado - Kyougen (狂言)
[Alexandros] - But wait. Cats?
AI - DREAM
Aimyon (あいみょん) - Hitomi he Ochiru yo Record (瞳へ落ちるよレコード)
Akabane New Romantica (赤羽ニューロマンチカ) - City Poop
ako (a子) - ANTI BLUE
ANATSUME (A夏目) - Carry Case
androp - fab
Asagaya Romantics (阿佐ヶ谷ロマンティクス) - Otona Gensou (大人幻想)
Asako (杏沙子) - LIFE SHOES
ATARAYO (あたらよ) - Kyokuya ni Oite Tsuki wa Katarazu (極夜において月は語らず)
Atsuki Taketomo (アツキタケトモ) - Outsider - EP
Awesome City Club - Get Set
Ayaka (絢香) - LOVE CYCLE
BBHF - 13
BEYOOOOONDS - BEYOOOOO2NDS
Bialystocks - Quicksand
BRADIO - THE VOLCANOES -EP-
BREIMEN - FICTION
Bungei Tengoku (文藝天国) - Hana Saku Kimi no Kassouro (花咲く君の滑走路)
CAPSULE - METROPALACE (メトロパルス)
CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE - MAD DOCTOR
Chapman - ESCAPE
chelmico - gokigen
CHiLi GiRL - MEBAE
chilldspot - around dusk
chilldspot - Titles
Chilli Beans. - Chilli Beans.
ChoQMay (チョーキューメイ) - Surudoi Sasakure (するどいささくれ)
claquepot - the test
Cocco - Prom
Cody・Lee (Cody・Lee(李)) - Shinpakusuu to Love Letter, Sore to Yasashisa (心拍数とラヴレター、それと優しさ)
Crispy Camera Club - Kisetsufuu (季節風)
Crossnoesis (クロスノエシス) - circle
culenasm - Hibi wa Kisetsu wo Mekutte (日々は季節をめくって)
CYNHN - Blue Cresc.
D.Y.T - MULTIVERSE
Deep Sea Diving Club - Let's Go! DSDC!
Dios - CASTLE
Dojima Kohei (堂島孝平) - FIT
DURDN - 306
E.scene - Found me
E.scene - HEAT
eill - PALETTE
Eve - Kaizin (廻人)
evening cinema - Golden Circle
ExWHYZ - xYZ
FAKY - F
FIVE NEW OLD - Departure : My New Me
Foi - HER
FOMARE - midori
For Tracy Hyde - Hotel Insomnia
frederic (フレデリック) - Frederhythm 3 (フレデリズム3)
Fujii Kaze (藤井風) - LOVE ALL SERVE ALL
Fujii Takashi (藤井隆) - Music Restaurant Royal Host
Furui Riho - Green Light
Ghost like girlfriend - ERAM
GLIM SPANKY - Into The Time Hole
GOOD BYE APRIL - swing in the dark
HAGANE - Code ; 9021
Hannah Warm - Coral
haruno (春野) - 25
Haruy - MAO
Higuchi Ai (ヒグチアイ) - Saiaku Saiai (最悪最愛)
Hitorie (ヒトリエ) - PHARMACY
Hitsujibungaku (羊文学) - our hope
idom - GLOW
Ido Kent (井戸健人) - I'm here, where are you
imase - POP CUBE
Imazu Ayumu (今津渉) - Pixel
iri - neon
JO1 - KIZUNA (Special Edition)
Kadowaki Sarasa (門脇更紗) - Fountain Blue ni Somatte (ファウンテンブルーに染まって)
Kamiyama Yoh (神山羊) - CLOSET
KAMI WA SAIKORO WO FURANAI (神はサイコロを振らない) - Jishou no Chiheisen (事象の地平線)
Kan Sano - Tokyo State Of Mind
Keishi Tanaka - Chase After
Kenta Dedachi - Midnight Sun
Kitani Tatsuya (キタニタツヤ) - BIPOLAR
Kitri - Bitter
Kobayashi Watashi (小林私) - Hikari wo Nageteita (光を投げていた)
kolme - Hajimete No Mini Album
KOMONO LAKE - SUNSHOWER
Lafuzin - Love Energy Motivation
LAGHEADS - What is "LAGHEADS"?
LEGO BIG MORL - kolu_kokolu
Limre (ライマー) - Limre (ライマー)
LiSA - LANDER
Little Glee Monster - Journey
lo-key design - SIGN
Luby Sparks - Search + Destroy
Lucky Kilimanjaro - TOUGH PLAY
LUCKY TAPES - BITTER!
Macaroni Empitsu (マカロニえんぴつ) - Happy End he no Kitai wa (ハッピーエンドへの期待は)
macico - bloom
maeshima soshi - yet
majiko - Ai Amu (愛編む)
MAN WITH A MISSION - Break and Cross the Walls Ⅱ
Marcy (マルシィ) - Memory
MARiA - Moments
MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS - Awakening:Sleeping
milet - visions
Mime - Bloom
Miura Touko (三浦透子) - Tenbyou (点描)
miwa - Sparkle
Miyakawa Taisei (宮川大聖) - Fantasia (ファンタジア)
Miyamoto Karin (宮本佳林) - Hitori Toiro (ヒトリトイロ)
Miyuna (みゆな) - Guidance
Mizuki Nana (水樹奈々) - DELIGHTED REVIVER
mol-74 - OOORDER
MONDO GROSSO - BIG WORLD
Mr.Forte - Love This Moment
Mrs. GREEN APPLE - Unity
Mukai Taichi (向井太一) - ANTIDOTE
My Hair is Bad - angels
Nao Kawamura - Elemental pop
Nekosen (猫戦) - Mitsu Getsu Ki Ko (蜜・月・紀・行)
nishina - 1999
Nisshoku Natsuko (日食夏子) - mimesis
Nissy - HOCUS POCUS 3
Novelbright - Assort
Ohira Mizuki (大比良瑞希) - Little Woman
Okamoto Emi (おかもとえみ) - wwavess
Okamoto Koki (オカモトコウキ) - Toki no Nukegara (時をぬけがら)
Omoinotake - Dear DECADE,
Pajama de Umi Nanka Ikanai (パジャマで海なんかいかない) - Trip
PEARL CENTER - On The Nightline
PELICAN FANCLUB - Kaihou no Hint (解放のヒント)
Perfume - PLASMA
Philosophy no Dance (フィロソフィーのダンス) - Ai no Tetsugaku (愛の哲学)
Pictured Resort - Once Upon a Season
POLKADOT STINGRAY (ポルカドットスティングレイ) - Odoru Yo-ni (踊る様に)
polly - Pray Pray Pray
Punipunidenki (ぷにぷに電機) - Frequency in Blue
RABBIT HUTCH - Step by Step
Rekishi (レキシ) - Rekishichi (レキシチ)
ROTH BART BARON - HOWL
RUNG HYANG - ROMANTIA
Ryokuoushoku Shakai (緑黄色社会) - Actor
Sakanaction (サカナクション) - Adapt (アダプト)
Sakiyama Soushi (崎山蒼志) - Face To Time Case
salasa - Inner Ocean
SANABAGUN. - BLOOM
Sato Chiaki (佐藤千亜妃) - NIGHT TAPE
Sayashi Riho (鞘師里保) - Reflection
Sayashi Riho (鞘師里保) - UNISON
Sayuri (さユり) - Sanketsu Shoujo (酸欠少女)
SCANDAL - MIRROR
Schuwa Schuwa - Are You Schuwa?
SennaRin (茜雫凛) - Dignified
She Her Her Hers - Afterglow
SHERBETS - Same
Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku (私立恵比寿中学) - Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku (私立恵比寿中学)
simsiis - white hot
Sincere - Time
S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe - RIVER'S ISLAND REMIX
Snowk - Haze
South Penguin - R
THE SPELLBOUND - THE SPELLBOUND
SPiCYSOL - SEASONS
STEREOGIRL - Spirit & Opportunity
STUTS - Orbit
Suda Masaki (菅田将暉) - COLLAGE
Sugawara Kei (菅原圭) - round trip
sumika - For.
Sunny Day Service - DOKI DOKI
SUPER BEAVER - Tokyo
Suzuki Airi (鈴木愛理) - 26/27
TAIKING - TOWNCRAFT
Taira Rio (平理央) - sayonara rhapsody
Takeuchi Anna (竹内アンナ) - TICKETS
Tanaka Yuri (田中裕梨) - CITY LIGHTS 3rd Season
Task have Fun - Violet tears
Tele - NEW BORN GHOST
TENDRE - PRISMATICS
Tokimeki Records - Toumei na Girl (透明なガール)
Tokyo Girls' Style (東京女子流) - Nocturnal (ノクターナル)
tricot - Fudeki (不出来)
Tsukuyomi (月詠み) - Tsuki ga Michiru (月が満ちる)
UA - Are U Romantic?
UEBO - +1
UEBO - Half & Half
Up Up Girls (kakko KARI) (アップアップガールズ（仮）) - Apuga Yabai (アプガヤバイ)
Van de Shop - Geikotsu Gunshuu (鯨骨群衆)
Vaundy - Hadaka no Yuusha (裸の勇者)
Wednesday Campanella (水曜日のカンパネラ) - Neon
whaledontsleep (くじら) - Seikatsu wo Aiseru You ni Naru Made (生活を愛せるようになるまで)
WONK - artless
XinU - XinU EP #01
Yagi Kairi (八木海莉) - Mizuke wo Utau (水気を謳う)
YAJICO GIRL - Retrospective EP
YAJICO GIRL - Yuurei (幽霊)
Yamazaki Ayane (山﨑彩音) - Tamashii no Highway (魂のハイウェイ)
yama - Versus the night
YeYe - Hamidete! (はみ出て！)
yonawo - Yonawo House
YONA YONA WEEKENDERS - Shikousei (嗜好性)
Yoru no Honki Dance (夜の本気ダンス) - armadillo
Zutto Mayonaka de ii No. (ずっと真夜中でいいのに。) - Nobi Shigusa Korite Itomagoi (伸び仕草懲りて暇乞い)