2017 in Japanese music

The year 2017 in Japanese music.

Events

• 68th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

Number-ones

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

Awards

• 59th Japan Record Awards
• 2017 MTV Video Music Awards Japan

Albums released

January

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
1	Cream the Best[1]	Cream	Hip hop	Rhythm Zone
6	The Best of Bōdan Shōnendan: Japan Edition[2]	BTS	Hip hop	Pony Canyon
	The Best of Bōdan Shōnendan: Korea Edition[2]	BTS	Hip hop	Pony Canyon
	Ballad Selection[3]	KinKi Kids	J-pop	Johnny's Entertainment
11	Just Bring It[4]	Band-Maid	Rock	Nippon Crown
	Home[5]	Daizystripper	Rock	Plug Records
	DJCD "Kishō Taniyama no Mr.Tambourine Man: Taiki Bansei"[6]	Kishō Taniyama	J-pop	Frontier Works
	Drive-in Theater[7]	Maaya Uchida	J-pop	Pony Canyon
	Mrs. Green Apple[8]	Mrs. Green Apple	Rock	EMI Records Japan
	Ambitions[9]	One Ok Rock	Rock	A-Sketch
	Time of Your Life[10]	Party Rockets GT	J-pop	Rocket Beats
	Riemusic[11]	Rie Murakawa	J-pop	Nippon Columbia
18	Freedom[12]	Bradio	Rock	Hero Music Entertainment
	E.G. Crazy[13]	E-girls	J-pop	Rhythm Zone
	Uchū[14]	Han Seung-yeon	Pop	Sony Music Entertainment Japan
	Chubby Groove[15]	Inaba/Salas	Pop rock, hard rock	Vermillion Records
	Olive[16]	Sky-Hi	Hip hop	Avex Trax
	Taecyeon Special: Winter Hitori[17]	Taecyeon	Pop	Epic Records Japan
	We Are TPD[18]	Tokyo Performance Doll	J-pop	Epic Records Japan
21	8piece[19]	Nobuhiko Okamoto	J-pop	Lantis
24	All Singleeees: & New Beginning[20]	Greeeen	Rock	Universal Music Japan
25	Recreation 4[21]	Acid Black Cherry	Rock	Motorod
	Thumbnail[22]	AKB48	J-pop	King Records
	Pink[23]	Asako Toki	Jazz	Rhythm Zone
	Fairy Castle[24]	ClariS	J-pop	SME Records
	Next Phase[25]	Da-ice	J-pop	Universal Sigma
	Nijiyōbi.[26]	Eriko Matsui	J-pop	Tokuma Japan Communications
	Myakuhaku[27]	Mucc	Rock	Warner Music Japan
	&DNA[28]	Passepied	Pop rock	Warner Music Japan
	The Kids[29]	Suchmos	Rock	Space Shower Music
	WagakkiBand 1st US Tour Shōgeki: Deep Impact[30]	Wagakki Band	Rock	Avex Trax
	Yours Forever[31]	Yoonak & Sungje of Supernova	Pop	Yoshimoto R and C

February

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
1	Calendar no Koibito[32]	Aina Kusuda	J-pop	VAP
	Syndrome[33]	Chihiro Onitsuka	Folk	Victor Entertainment
	Uso to Bonnō[34]	Kreva	Hip hop	Speedstar Records
	V6 Enshin[35]	Masaaki Endoh	Rock	Lantis
	Jiden History of Tomorrow[36]	Mayday	Rock	A-Sketch
	Ijigen kara no Houkou	Ningen Isu	Rock	A-Sketch
	ISM[37]	Sphere	J-pop	Lantis
	Unofficial[38]	The Oral Cigarettes	Rock	A-Sketch
8	Pierrot Dancin''[39]	Granrodeo	Rock	Lantis
	One Voice[40]	Kyuhyun	Pop	Avex Trax
	Superman[41]	Wednesday Campanella	Electronic	Warner Music Japan
	Electric Island, Acoustic Sea[42]	Tak Matsumoto & Daniel Ho	Rock	Vermillion Records
	New[43]	The Bawdies	Rock	Victor Entertainment
	Smoky Rich[44]	Toshinori Yonekura	R&B	Tokuma Japan Communications
	Koi Repi Best[45]	Yutaka Kobayashi	J-pop	Koisuru Records
	Scapegoat	Takuto	J-pop, rock	Being
15	Made	Big Bang	Pop	YGEX
	Shin Sekai[46]	Hello Sleepwalkers	Rock	Victor Entertainment
	5th Anniversary Best[47]	Leo Ieiri	J-pop	Victor Entertainment
	Smile[48]	Mai Kuraki	R&B	Northern Music
	Babe.[49]	Mao Abe	J-pop	Pony Canyon
	XXX Box[50]	Outrage	Thrash metal	Universal Music Japan
	Cinema Trip[51]	Passpo	Rock	Platinum Passport
	Scandal[52]	Scandal	Rock	Epic Records Japan
	re:Action[53]	Sukima Switch	Rock, jazz	Ariola Japan
22	Re:STUPiD[54]	BiS	Rock	Tsubasa Records
	Splash World[55]	miwa	J-pop	Sony Music Entertainment Japan
	Shishamo 4[56]	Shishamo	Rock	Good Creators Records
	Five	Shinee	Pop	Universal Music Japan
	Way of Glory	AAA	J-pop	Avex Trax
	Opportunity	Kana Hanazawa	J-pop	Aniplex
	Kakumei no Oka	SKE48	J-pop	Avex Trax
24	What's Twice?	Twice	Dance	Warner Music Japan

March

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
1	Naked	Hitomi Kaji	J-pop	Avex Trax
8	Change Your Pops	Ame no Parade	Rock	Speedstar
	W Face: inside	Koda Kumi	J-pop, Hip hop, R&B	Rhythm Zone
	W Face: outside
15	kitixxxgaia[57]	Seiko Oomori	Folk punk, J-pop	Avex Trax
	Mabataki	Yuki	J-pop	Epic Records Japan
21	20 Shūnen Request Best + Rare Tracks[58]	Cocco	J-pop	Victor Entertainment
	All Time Best Album the Fighting Man[59]	Elephant Kashimashi	Rock	Universal Sigma
22	Love/Hate[60]	Ai Shinozaki	J-pop	Sony Music Japan
	Hit[61]	Daichi Miura	Pop	Groove
	Revolution [re:i][62]	Eri Kitamura	J-pop	TMS Music
	Soul Renaissance[63]	Gospellers	J-pop	Ki/oon Music
	Musubine Ribbon Premium Box[64]	Haruka Shimotsuki	J-pop	Team Entertainment
	My Princess[65]	Hōkago Princess	J-pop	Universal Music Japan
	J 20th Anniversary Best album (1997–2017) W.U.M.F.[66]	J	Rock	Onecircle
	Tough[67]	Mika Nakashima	J-pop	Sony Music Associated Records
	Moumoon Best: Fullmoon[68]	Moumoon	J-pop	Avex Trax
	Neverland[69]	NEWS	J-pop	Johnny's Entertainment
	Reboot[70]	Takuma Terashima	J-pop	Lantis
	Emo[71]	Towa Tei	Electronica	Imperial Records
	Shikisai[72]	Wagakki Band	Rock	Avex Trax
	5[73]	Yumemiru Adolescence	J-pop	Sony Music Associated Records
29	The JSB World	Sandaime J Soul Brothers	J-pop	Rhythm Zone
	Gorilla	Pentagon	J-pop	Cube Entertainment Japan

April

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
5	Blue Ocean Fishing Cruise	Tsuri Bit	J-pop	Kisspoint Records
12	Utopia	Miliyah Kato	Dance-pop, J-pop	Mastersix Foundation
	Love Honey	Ai Otsuka	J-pop, Electronic	Avex Trax
	Kogen	Base Ball Bear	Alternative rock	EMI Records
26	Yuzu 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album Yuzu Iroha	Yuzu	J-pop	Senha & Co.
	Natsumelo	Mito Natsume	J-pop, Pop rock, Alternative dance, post-disco	Sony Music Entertainment Japan
	Love 2	Ayaka Hirahara	J-pop	EMI Records
	Unlock	Naoya Urata	J-pop, R&B	Cutting Edge

May

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
3	Best Selection "blanc"	Aimer	J-pop	Sony Music Entertainment Japan
	Best Selection "noir"		J-pop
10	Unlimited Diffusion[74]	Aldious	Heavy metal	Radiant A / Village Again Association
	Tengoku Inkan o Kikinasai	Heavenstamp	Rock	Goldshoes Records
	Daruma Ringo	Gesu no Kiwami Otome	Indie rock, Indie pop	Unborde
17	3	Tricot	Math rock	Bakuretsu Records
	Netsugen	Cinema Staff	Alternative rock, Indie rock	Pony Canyon
24	Fantasy Club	tofubeats	Hip hop, House	Unborde
	Umarete Kara Hajimete Mita Yume	Nogizaka46	J-pop	Sony Music Entertainment Japan
	Little Devil Parade	LiSA	J-pop, Rock	Sacra Music

June

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
7	Wa to Yo	Ai	R&B	EMI Records
28	#Twice	Twice	J-pop, Pop	Warner Music Japan

August

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
9	Parade	Deen	J-pop	Epic Records Japan
16	Sodefuri Au mo Tashou no En	Chicago Poodle	J-pop	Giza Studio

September

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
6	Naked[75]	Kang In-soo	J-pop	Universal Music Japan

October

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
4	Re: Dream	Dream Ami	J-pop	Rhythm Zone
11	Fateless	Coldrain	Metalcore	Warner Music Japan
18	Untitled	Arashi	J-pop, wa, electronic, classical, hip hop	J Storm
	Stay Gold	CNBLUE	Pop rock	Warner Music Japan
25	Awakening from Abyss[76]	Lovebites	Heavy metal	Victor Entertainment

November

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
2	He(r)art	For Tracy Hyde	Dream pop	P-vine Records
29	Dinosaur[77]	B'z	Hard rock, pop rock	Vermillion Records

December

Date	Album	Artist	Genre	Labels
6	15 Thank You, Too	Morning Musume	J-pop, electronica, EDM, dance-pop	Zetima
13	Sensational Feeling Nine	SF9	J-pop	Warner Music Japan
20	Luv[78]	Luna Sea	Alternative rock, progressive rock	Universal

Debuting

Debuting groups

Main article: List of Japanese musical groups (2010s) § 2017

• =Love
• 100%
• 22/7
• Atarashii Gakko!
• Blackpink
• Brats
• Cellchrome
• Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu
• CY8ER
• Cynhn
• Dimlim
• Exo-CBX
• Faky
• Last Idol
• Leetspeak Monsters
• Lovebites
• Mellow Mellow
• Migma Shelter
• Monsta X
• NCT 127
• NGT48
• Novelbright
• Pentagon
• Pink Babies
• Pink Cres.
• Polkadot Stingray
• Qumali Depart
• Qyoto
• Ryokuoushoku Shakai
• SF9
• The Rampage from Exile Tribe
• Roselia
• SudannaYuzuYully
• TRCNG
• Twice
• Ukka
• Up10tion
• Winner
• Yorushika

Debuting soloists

• Adieu
• Asca
• Beverly
• Haru Nemuri
• Hiroomi Tosaka
• Junna
• Keina Suda
• Masaki Suda
• Nao Tōyama
• Rena Nōnen
• Sayuri
• Shiina Natsukawa
• Shuta Sueyoshi
• Sōma Saitō
• Taecyeon
• Tao Tsuchiya

Artists resuming activities

• Chemistry
• Megumi Nakajima
• Makidai
• Gesu no Kiwami Otome
• Indigo la End
• Aoi Yūki

Artists on hiatus

• Ikimono-gakari
• Tsubaki
• YuiKaori
• Ami Wajima
• Tsuki Amano
• Pour Lui
• Tackey & Tsubasa
• Sphere
• Vamps
• Flumpool
• Cyntia
• Mejibray

Retiring artists

• Nanami Hashimoto
• Sayaka Shionoya
• Momoko Tsugunaga
• Ray
• Himeka Nakamoto
• Mai Endo
• Haruka Shimada
• Shuuka Fujii

Disbanding artists

• Doll Elements
• Especia
• Prizmmy
• Rev. from DVL
• White Ash
• C-ute
• Mimi Meme Mimi
• Plenty
• Reol
• Megamasso
• Hilcrhyme
• Musubizm
• Cibo Matto
• Sug
• High4
• Wonder Girls

Deaths

• February 8 – Rina Matsuno, 18, idol singer and model, heart arrhythmia
• February 25 – Toshio Nakanishi, 61, musician and producer, esophageal cancer
• March 1 – Hiroshi Kamayatsu, 78, singer and guitarist, pancreatic cancer
• April 12 – Peggy Hayama, 83, singer, pneumonia
• July 8 – Seiji Yokoyama, 82, composer, pneumonia
• December 2 – Norihiko Hashida, 72, folk singer-songwriter, parkinson's disease

See also

• 2017 in Japan
• 2017 in Japanese television
• List of Japanese films of 2017