The year 2015 in

Japanese music In Japan, music includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern. The word for "music" in Japanese is 音楽 (''ongaku''), combining the kanji 音 ''on'' (sound) with the kanji 楽 ''gaku'' (music, comfort). Japan is the world ...

Notable events

*The sold-out two-day Takashi Matsumoto Official 45th Anniversary Project event was held at the Tokyo International Forum on August 21 and 22, celebrating lyricist Takashi Matsumoto's career. Performances included Matsumoto reuniting with the other two surviving members of pioneering Japanese rock band Happy End. *

66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen The was the 66th edition of NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2015, live from NHK Hall from 19:15 (JST) to 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for latest news. This is the 27th Heisei Era edition. Broadcasting time was announced on Sep ...

on December 31.

Number-ones

* Oricon number-one albums * Oricon number-one singles * Hot 100 number-one singles

Best-selling records

Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in Japan in 2015, according to Oricon.

Best-selling singles

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling singles in Japan in 2015, according to Oricon.

Awards

57th Japan Record Awards The took place at the New National Theater in Tokyo on December 30, 2015. The ceremony was televised in Japan on TBS. Presenters * Shin'ichirō Azumi (TBS announcer) * Yukie Nakama Winners and winning works Grand Prix * Sandaime J Soul ...

2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan was held in Tokyo on November 26, 2015 and was hosted by Verbal from m-flo. Presenters * Little Mix – presented Dempagumi.inc with their MTV EMA The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV E ...

Albums released

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Debuting

Debuting groups

3776 3776 (pronounced ''Minanaro'') is a Japanese idol group themed after Mount Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain. The name is derived from the height of the mountain: 3,776 meters. The group has received critical acclaim for their musicianship and DI ...

* Akishibu Project *

Billie Idle Billie Idle (stylized as BILLIE IDLE®) was a Japanese alternative idol girl group founded in 2015. They debuted on April 1, 2015, with the album, ''Idle Gossip''. They disbanded at the end of 2019. History On Juy 8, 2014, during the disbandm ...

* Bish *

Camellia Factory is a Japanese idol group, formed in late April 2015 under the umbrella of Hello! Project. It is currently composed of twelve members. Their sister group was Magnolia Factory. History 2015: Formation On April 29, the group was announced by ...

* Earphones *

Ebisu Muscats is the name of a series of J-pop groups mainly consisting of Japanese gravure idols and AV idols, under the Pony Canyon record label. The original group was established in 2008 as part of the TV Tokyo's variety show which first aired in April 2 ...

* Exo * Fate Gear * High4 *

The Hoopers THE HOOPERS (ザ・フーパーズ) are a Japanese pop group. They assume a tomboy style, inspired by the Takarazuka Revue. The group is under Universal Music Japan. Twelve out of five thousand participants were chosen through Fudanjuku's 'Ne ...

Idol Renaissance is a Japanese idol girl group under Sony Music Artists and T-Palette records. The group was debuted in 2014 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of SMA. They participated in the 2014-2017 Tokyo Idol Festival. Their single "Funny Bunny" reached the ...

* Iginari Tohoku San * Kolme *

La PomPon was a Japanese pop girl group under the Being label in Being Inc. agency. Biography In 2013, Being Inc. held an audition search for new talent, and six girls were chosen to form a new pop group. Each girls has colors which represents themselves. ...

* Ladybaby * lol * Magnolia Factory *

Mrs. Green Apple Mrs. Green Apple (stylized in all caps; Japanese: ) is a three-member Japanese rock music, rock band from Tokyo that made its major debut in 2015 with EMI Records. They are known for performing the fourth ending theme to the anime series ''Yu-Gi ...

* Myth & Roid * Official Hige Dandism *

OxT OxT () is a Japanese musical group signed to Pony Canyon and Kadokawa. It consists of vocalist/guitarist Masayoshi Ōishi and guitarist , known professionally as Tom Hack (stylized as Tom-H@ck). The unit debuted in 2013, after the two had previo ...

* Pasocom Music Club * The Peggies *

Pentagon In geometry, a pentagon (from the Greek πέντε ''pente'' meaning ''five'' and γωνία ''gonia'' meaning ''angle'') is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon. The sum of the internal angles in a simple pentagon is 540°. A pentagon may be simpl ...

POP Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (G ...

* Srv.Vinci *

Sora tob sakana Sora tob sakana was a Japanese alternative idol girl group formed in 2014. They released their debut single, "Yozora o Zenbu", on October 27, 2015. History Sora tob sakana formed in July 2014 as the second act in the Frappe Idol Project after Sia ...

Suchmos Suchmos is a Japanese rock group formed in 2013. Suchmos was inspired by African-American music such as rock, jazz, and hip-hop. The band's name, Suchmos, is adapted from a jazz musician Louis Armstrong’s nickname, “Satchmo”. History 2013: ...

* Tacoyaki Rainbow * Tahiti *

Tokimeki Sendenbu Tokimeki is the romanization of the Japanese term ときめき which can mean excitement or heartbeat. It can refer to: *''Tokimeki Tonight'', a manga/anime series that began in 1982 * Tokimeki Alice, a manga by Hideo Azuma that ran from 1985 to 200 ...

* TrySail *

Wednesday Campanella is a Japanese music group formed in 2012 combining musical genres such as EDM, J-pop, and hip hop into a unique stylistic blend. The lyrics generally follow a theme of famous or mythical people and creatures from history, pop culture, or vari ...

Whiteeeen Days no mo, formerly known as Whiteeeen (stylized as whiteeeen) is a Japanese vocal group, produced by senior vocal group Greeeen. Its members, who debuted in their teens, keep their identities concealed from the public. History A live-action fi ...

Debuting soloists

Aimyon is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is from Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture. Her agency is ENS Entertainment, and her label is unBORDE under Warner Music Japan. Career Aimyon was influenced to become a singer-songwriter in part because o ...

Anly Anly (born January 20, 1997) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter from Ie, Okinawa. She started playing the guitar at six years old, and started writing music in junior high school. In high school, she played live at various locations in Okinawa a ...

* Daoko * Inori Minase *

Max Changmin Shim Chang-min (; born February 18, 1988), also known by his stage name Max Changmin () or simply as Max, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, and a member of the pop duo TVXQ. Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Changmin was scou ...

* Reol *

Sakura Fujiwara in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actress. She is managed by the agency Amuse Inc. and signed to SPEEDSTAR RECORDS. Biography Sakura Fujiwara was born on December 30, 1995, and grew up in Fukuoka prefecture, Ja ...

Deaths

* July 6 – Masabumi Kikuchi, Japanese-American pianist and composer (b. 1939)

References

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