2023 in music By location

* Asia
* Canada
* United Kingdom
* Japan
* Philippines
* South Korea
* United States

By genre

* classical
* country
* heavy metal
* hip hop
* Latin
* rock

By topic

* List of albums released

Overview of the events of 2023 in Japanese music

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The year 2023 in Japanese music.

## Contents

* 1 Debuting
* 1.1 Debuting groups
* 1.2 Debuting soloists
* 2 Returning from hiatus
* 2.1 Returning groups
* 2.2 Returning soloists
* 3 Number-ones
* 4 Awards
* 5 Albums released
* 5.1 January
* 5.2 March
* 6 Disbanding and retiring artists
* 6.1 Disbanding
* 6.2 Retiring
* 6.3 Going on hiatus
* 7 References

## Debuting[edit]

Main article: List of Japanese musical groups (2020s)

### Debuting groups[edit]

### Debuting soloists[edit]

## Returning from hiatus[edit]

### Returning groups[edit]

### Returning soloists[edit]

## Number-ones[edit]

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

## Awards[edit]

## Albums released[edit]

### January[edit]

Date  | Album  | Artist  | Label  | Ref.

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17  | Humor | Back Number | Universal Japan | [1]
18  | V | Hiroyuki Sawano | Sacra Music |
Mountain Banana | The Cro-Magnons | Ariola Japan | [2]
25  | Music World | ALI | Mastersix Foundation | [3]
Remember You | Ayumi Hamasaki | Avex Music Creative | [4]

### March[edit]

Date  | Album  | Artist  | Label  | Ref.

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22  | The Sound | Stray Kids | Epic Japan | [5]

## Disbanding and retiring artists[edit]

### Disbanding[edit]

* For Tracy Hyde

### Retiring[edit]

### Going on hiatus[edit]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "back number、来年1月17日リリースの7thアルバム『ユーモア』初回限定盤B特典ディスクの清水依与吏（Vo/Gt）弾き語りCD「依与吏の部屋」収録7曲が決定 - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". tower.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
2. ^ Department, Skream! Editorial. "ザ・クロマニヨンズ、ニュー・アルバム『MOUNTAIN BANANA』来年1/18リリース＆全国ツアー開催決定". Skream! 邦楽ロック・洋楽ロック ポータルサイト. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
3. ^ "ALIメジャー1stフルアルバム発売「ようやく音楽家としてのスタートです」（コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
4. ^ "浜崎あゆみ、新曲MV公開＆6年ぶりフルアルバム発売決定". Billboard. November 21, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. ^ "Stray Kids、日本1stアルバム「THE SOUND」新ビジュアル＆収録曲を公開…オフライン特典会の開催決定" [Stray Kids Release New Visuals and Tracklist for 1st Japanese Album "THE SOUND"]. Kstyle (in Japanese). January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

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Music of Japan

"Kimigayo" (National anthem)

Traditional|

Instruments

| Genres and styles|

*     * Bugaku
* Bushi
* Dainichido Bugaku
* Danmono
* Gagaku
* Gigaku
* Jōruri
* Kouta
* Min'yō
* Nagauta
* Rōkyoku
* Saimon Ondo [ja]
* Komori-uta (lullaby)
* Warabe Uta [ja]
* Kazoe Uta [ja]
* Ekaki Uta [ja]
* Temari Uta [ja]

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Post Meiji Restoration

(1868–present)|

* Commercial song [ja]
* Gakusēka (student song) [ja]
* Kōka (school song) [ja]
* Ryōka (dormitory song) [ja]
* Daigaku-Ōenka (cheering song of university) [ja]
* Enzetsuka/Enka
* Gunka (military song)
* Jazz
* Kayōkyoku
* Senji-kayō [ja]
* Gunkoku-kayō [ja]
* Radio calisthenics song
* Ryūkōka
* Shichōsonka (municipality song) [ja]
* Shōka [ja]
* Manshū-Shōka [ja]
* Shin-min'yō [ja]

Post-War

(1945–present)|

| 1945–present|

* Kayōkyoku
* Mood-kayō [ja]
* Idol-kayō [ja]
* Group Sounds
* Image song
* J-pop
* Rock

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1970–present|

* Anime song
* Chiptune
* City pop
* Denpa song
* Disco [ja]
* Electro
* Electropop
* Eurobeat
* Disco [ja]
* Hardcore punk
* Hip hop
* Metal
* Noise
* Noise rock
* Nu-music [ja]
* Ōenka (cheering song)
* Reggae
* Synth-pop
* Ska
* Visual kei
* Italo Disco
* Italo House
* Juliana’s techno

1990–present|

* Bitpop
* Grime
* Being-kei [ja]
* J-core
* Japanese net label scene
* Kawaii metal
* Komuro-kei [ja]
* Onkyokei
* Shibuya-kei
* Visual kei
* Eroguro kei
* Nagoya kei
* Vocaloid music

Ethnic and regional|

* Ainu music
* Rekuhkara
* Southern Islands

Charts|

* Oricon
* Singles Chart
* Albums Chart
* Karaoke Chart
* Billboard Japan
* Hot 100
* RIAJ Digital Track Chart (discontinued)

Record companies|

| "Big 10"

(as of 2023[update])|

* Avex Group
* Sony Music Entertainment Japan
* Universal Music Japan
* King Record Co.
* J Storm
* Victor Entertainment
* Being Inc.
* Warner Music Group
* Pony Canyon
* Teichiku Entertainment

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Others|

* Major
* Independent

Musicians|

* List of musical artists from Japan
* List of Japanese musical groups
* List of J-pop artists
* List of Japanese composers
* List of Japanese hip hop musicians
* List of Japanese singers
* List of J-pop concerts held outside Asia

Years|

* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Online distributors|

* iTunes Store
* Apple Music
* Google Play Music
* Amazon Music
* Spotify
* KKBox (the successor of LISMO Unlimited)
* RecoChoku [ja]
* Music.jp [ja]
* Mora
* Dwango.jp
* E-Onkyo music
* Oricon Music Store
* Line Music
* MySound [ja]
* OTOTOY [ja]
* AWA [ja]

Other topics|

* Awards
* Shinto music
* Min-On Concert Association

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