My First Story (マイ・ファースト・ストーリー、マイファス、MFS) is a Japanese rock band from Shibuya, Tokyo. Formed in 2011, the band currently consists of vocalist Hiroki Moriuchi, guitarist Teruki Nishizawa, bassist Nobuaki Katō, and drummer Shōhei Sasaki. Their debut album My First Story (2012) caught people's attention and put them in lineups of major music festivals. Their fourth studio album Antithese (2016) ranked 4th on Oricon chart, and directed their first Nippon Budokan live show, gathering 12,000.
The discography of the Japanese female idol group Momoiro Clover Z consists of 7 full-length studio albums and over 20 singles.
Mrs. Green Apple is a Japanese 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-Oh! Arc-V as well as their first full album, Twelve, which placed 10th on the Japanese national Oricon charts. Their song "Inferno" is used as the opening theme for the first season of the anime Fire Force.
"Clear" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto. It was released as a single on January 31, 2018, through FlyingDog. It was written by Sakamoto and composed by Yoshiki Mizuno of the band Ikimono-gakari. "Clear" is the opening theme to the NHK anime Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, the sequel to Cardcaptor Sakura, for which Sakamoto's "Platinum" served as opening theme for the third season close to twenty years prior. An acoustic take of "Platinum" performed on June 4, 2017 at the Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima is included as a coupling track on the single.
"Play a Love Song" is a song by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It is her fourth single under the label Epic Records Japan, from her seventh Japanese-language studio album Hatsukoi. The song was released as a digital download on April 25, 2018 and was being used as a tie-in for Tennensui Suntory Water.
South Korean boy band BTS have released 43 singles as lead artist, including five soundtrack appearances; nine singles as a featured artist; two promotional singles; and over 100 other non-single songs. In Japan, according to Oricon and the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), several of the band's singles are among the most-streamed songs of all time in the country and have set various other streaming and certification records that no other artist or group act in the history of either organization has. In the United States, per Billboard, they have sold over 3.1 million tracks as of 2021, and hold the record for the most number-one singles in the 2020s decade, with six.
South Korean singer Jungkook has released one studio album and twelve singles. As a member of South Korean boy band BTS, he performed the solo songs "Begin", "Euphoria", and "My Time" for the band and recorded the soundtrack song "Stay Alive" for the BTS-based webtoon 7Fates: Chakho. In 2022, he featured on American singer Charlie Puth's single "Left and Right" and released the single "Dreamers" for the FIFA World Cup soundtrack.
Japanese idol group Nogizaka46 has released thirty-one singles and six albums, as well as numerous music videos and concert performance videos. Million-selling singles have included "Influencer" and "Synchronicity", each of which won a Japan Record Awards Grand Prix, as well as "Kaerimichi wa Tōmawari Shitaku Naru" and "Sayonara no Imi". Album releases include the studio albums Tōmei na Iro, Sorezore no Isu, Umarete kara Hajimete Mita Yume, and Ima ga Omoide ni Naru made. The group also released a compilation of "under" songs, written for members who perform at concerts but are not part of the main selection group for promoting singles, with the title Boku dake no Kimi: Under Super Best. They released the 10-year-anniversary greatest hits album, titled Time Flies.
Japanese boy band JO1 has released three studio albums, one video album, nine singles, thirty seven promotional singles, and eighteen music videos with Lapone Entertainment. Formed through the reality competition show Produce 101 Japan, JO1 debuted in 2020 with the single Protostar and the Japan Hot 100 number-one song "Infinity". The single made the group the seventh Japanese artist to sell over 300,000 copies of a debut single in the first week. It was followed by the single Stranger and its lead track "Oh-Eh-Oh", both of which peaked atop the Oricon Singles Chart and the Japan Hot 100, respectively. The group's first studio album, The Star (2020), debuted at number two on the Japan Hot Albums chart.
NiziU is a Japanese girl group formed by JYP Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan through the reality-survival program Nizi Project (2020). The group is composed of nine members: Mako, Rio, Maya, Riku, Ayaka, Mayuka, Rima, Miihi, and Nina. NiziU debuted on December 2, 2020, with the release of their debut single "Step and a Step".
Hoshimachi Suisei (星街すいせい) is a Japanese virtual YouTuber. She began posting videos as an independent creator in March 2018. In May 2019, she became affiliated with Hololive Production through their newly created music label, INoNaKa Music, before joining the agency's main branch later the same year. Her YouTube activity consists primarily of live streaming herself singing karaoke, playing video games, talking to her fans, or collaborating with other talents. She is particularly well known among fans for her skill at Tetris and her singing ability.
Mayu Maeshima is a Japanese singer from Tokyo who is affiliated with Newcome. Beginning her music activities as an independent recording artist, she was the lead vocalist of the pop rock band MYTH & ROID from 2015 to 2017. After leaving MYTH & ROID, she resumed activities as a solo artist, making her major debut in 2019. Her music has been featured in anime series such as Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Full Dive, Overlord and Uncle from Another World.
The singles discography of South Korean girl group Twice consists of forty singles and eleven promotional singles. The group composed of nine members; Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu, was formed by JYP Entertainment in July 2015 through the survival television show Sixteen.
South Korean girl group Ive has released one studio album, four extended plays, three single albums, fourteen singles, and two promotional singles. As of 2023, the group had sold over 6 million album copies worldwide.
"Nonfiction" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released as a digital single only on April 22, 2022, to celebrate the singer's 24th anniversary of her debut on April 8, 1998.
South Korean girl group Le Sserafim has released one studio album, four extended plays, ten singles, and four promotional singles.
Plasma is the seventh studio album by Japanese girl group Perfume, released on July 27, 2022, by Universal Music Japan sub-label Universal J and its imprint Perfume Records. The album consists of twelve tracks: five singles and their B-sides released between November 2019 and April 2022, plus four new tracks.
South Korean girl group NewJeans has released two extended plays, three single albums, ten singles, and five promotional singles. The group debuted under the independent music label ADOR in July 2022, and is composed of members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein.
&Team is a Japanese boy band based in Japan and South Korea formed by HYBE Labels Japan. The group is composed of nine members: K, Fuma, Nicholas, EJ, Yuma, Jo, Harua, Taki, and Maki. They were formed through the reality-survival program &Audition – The Howling – as their label's first group. &Team released their debut single "Under the Skin" on November 21, 2022, and officially debuted with their first extended play First Howling: Me on December 7, 2022.
The discography of the Japanese anime television series Bocchi the Rock! includes one studio album, one live album, two EPs, and fourteen singles performed by Kessoku Band, a fictional rock band and the central group of the series. The band consists of lead guitarist Hitori Gotō, drummer and leader Nijika Ijichi, bassist Ryō Yamada, and guitarist and vocalist Ikuyo Kita.
