Just like other Asian countries that are renowned for the entertainment and music industry, Japan is also famous for producing Anime series. Lately, J-pop has also received a lot of attention from people worldwide. It is lovely that the people are giving so much love and attention worldwide for the music industry, and people are appreciating them apart from the anime.
1. Lisa
Lisa has been in the music industry for quite some time. Initially, she started working as a voice actor and sang for the mainstream hit “Angel Beats,” but many people didn’t know her until she sang for the opening of “Crossing Field.” Now, she has sung for many big shows. She became known worldwide after creating songs for the most prominent anime, “Demon Slayer.”
2. Kenshi Yonezu
Kenshi started his career as a vocalic producer and made many famous tracks. Kenshi has a stage name, “Hachi”. He began to sing publicly and became quite famous with the song “Lemon.” He then produced many meaningful pieces, which became very popular. Kenshi has also worked on a few anime openings and everyone in Japan knows about him.
3. Yui
Yui was famous during her time in the music industry. All J-pop fan and anime fan knew about her. She became popular with her anime opening, “Again,” for the famous anime Bleach. Yui made many more super hits, and by 2011, she was ranked 1 for many popular titles. Lately, she isn’t quite active in the music industry.
4. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
She is an artist that people can’t miss out on, as she is like a representative of Harajuku fashion. Kyary’s outfits are always extravagant, with super cute bows and colorful costumes. Her single charted in the top 10 on Japan’s Oricon music chart, and her single “Pon Pon Pon” has more than 189 million views on YouTube.
5. Ado
Ado is one of the artists who shocked the music industry with her achievements at a young age. She is only 17 years old and has hit #1 in nearly all the charts in Japan with her unapologetic song “Usseewa.” After hitting rank 1 in almost all the charts, she then worked on songs which got used in the anime One Piece film, “Red.”
6. Nano
Nano started her career by posting covers on YouTube. She is Japanese-American, and she has kept her identity a secret. She released her first album, “NANOir,” in 2011, which made her chart in the top 10 of Oricon in Japan. She had tours in Japan, Taiwan, Germany, and the USA. Nano has worked on many anime songs, and a few of her songs have got used in many English games.
7. Eve
Eve is a very famous artist, and he is also a songwriter. Many anime fans know him for his hit opening song “Kaikaikitan” from a very renowed anime, Jujutsu Kaisan. Eve has over 25 million people listening to him on Spotify and has a lot of fan following from all around the world.
8. Yuuri
Yuuri is a very talented artist who has produced many amazing songs for people. He has topped the chart with his very sentimental song “Dry Flower,” which has exceeded about 400 million streams within 44 weeks of his release. This made him the first solo male artist to achieve this record and the second overall, just right behind the worldwide famous artist BTS for “dynamite.” Around 3 million people listen to his songs on Spotify.
9. Vickeblanka
Vicke is a multi-talented artist who is a producer, rapper, songwriter, and singer. Many anime fans know him for his fantastic opening songs for Black Clover. Initially, he attracted a lot of attention for his music “Mashiro,” in 2018 and has charted at #2 on the iTunes chart. He has also secured rank 1 on the Japanese chart USEN HOT30.
10. Fujii Kaze
Fujii is a songwriter, singer, and musician. He has been uploading covers on YouTube since he was 12 years old, and his first album, released in 2020 reached #1 on Japan’s Billboard. His second album was even more successful than his previous one, as it topped Japan’s Billboard and Oricon chart as well. His most viral song is “Shinunoga E-Wa,” which made him famous worldwide.
