My favorite category of the year is getting a bit lopsided: not long ago was the time that K-pop was balancing out a lot of the J-pop on this list. But with the deteriorating quality of the former J-pop has been imposing a delightful monopoly of my time. Here are ten of the albums that impressed me the most this year, in no particular order:
Lonesome_Blue: Second To None // Philosophy no Dance: Ai no Tetsugaku
Haruka Kudo: Ryuusei Ressha // Bed-In: FREEDOM!
Tatsuro Yamashita: Softly // Girls’ Generation (SNSD): FOREVER 1
Perfume: PLASMA // CAPSULE: METRO PULSE
BAND-MAID: Unleash // Sumire Uesaka: ANTHOLOGY & DESTINY
Honorable Mentions
Sayonara Ponytail: Yoru no Dekigoto
Kaze Fujii: LOVE ALL SERVE ALL
Aimyon: Hitomi e Ochiru yo RECORD
Kirameki☆Anforent: Shin Uchuu±WARP DRIVE III
OBLIVION DUST: Shadows
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