2022 in Japanese music

The year 2022 in Japanese music.

2022 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
List of years in Japanese music

Debuting
Main article: List of Japanese musical groups (2020s) § 2022

Debuting groups
  • Prikil
  • XG

Debuting soloists

Returning from hiatus

Returning groups

Number-ones

Awards
  • 64th Japan Record Awards
  • 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Japan

Albums released

January
Date Album Artist Ref.
19 Bad Mode Hikaru Utada [4]
26 Mirror Scandal

February
Date Album Artist Ref.
1 Love Cycle Ayaka [5]
2 Visions Milet
23 Dream Ai [6]

March
Date Album Artist Ref.
4 Queendom Awich [7]
6 Bloom Red Velvet
9 Gundam Song Covers 3 Hiroko Moriguchi [8]
Collage Masaki Suda
16 #Twice4 Twice [9]
23 Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku

April
Date Album Artist Ref.
20 Journey Little Glee Monster

May
Date Album Artist Ref.
17 Shukuten Momoiro Clover Z
18 Assort Novelbright
25 Kizuna JO1

June
Date Album Artist Ref.
22 TBA Stray Kids [10]

Disbanding and retiring artists

Going on hiatus

References
  1. "【📝ニュース🍀】".
  2. DOPING PANDA、10年ぶり再結成 3月にアルバム 4月からZeppツアー (in Japanese). Oricon. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. Mrs. GREEN APPLE、2022年春にフェーズ2開幕＋トレイラー映像公開. Barks (in Japanese). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. "Hikaru Utada Will Release 8th Studio Album Bad Mode Wednesday, January 19 From Milan Records". Anime News Network. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. "絢香の6thアルバムは愛で彩られたLove Cycleリード曲に新井和輝、石若駿、真壁陽平が参加" [Ayaka's 6th album features Kazuki Arai, Shun Ishiwaka, and Yohei Makabe in the lead song of Love Cycle colored with love.]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 24, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  6. "AI、ニューアルバム『DREAM』クロスフェード映像＆スペシャルサイト公開 本人の生歌唱などの封入特典も". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  7. "Awich、"HIPHOPシーンのクイーン"を表明するニューアルバム『Queendom』3月リリース". Billboard Japan. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  8. 森口博子、AL『GUNDAM SONG COVERS 3』3月リリース決定. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  9. "#TWICE4 ［CD+PHOTO BOOK］＜初回限定盤A＞". Tower Records. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. "Stray Kids、来日する6月に日本2ndミニアルバムをリリース" [Stray Kids Will Release Japan 2nd Mini Album in June When They Come to Japan]. Natalie (in Japanese). April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  11. 氷川きよし 年内で歌手活動休止「リフレッシュする時間を」所属事務所が発表「本人の意向を尊重」 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. Mary's Bloodが活動休止を発表. Barks (in Japanese). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  13. Ｈｅｙ！Ｓａｙ！ＪＵＭＰ八乙女光が活動休止、突発性難聴の治療に専念 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  14. 吉本坂46、来年2・5に活動休止 “冬眠”することを発表「またお会いできる日を楽しみに」 (in Japanese). Oricon. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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