2019 in Japanese music
Events
Number-ones
Awards
Albums released
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=February=
=March=
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=May=
=June=
=July=
=August=
=September=
| class="wikitable"
! Date ! Album ! Artist ! Genre ! Labels |
| 3
| EN. | Emperor Mode |
| 4
|New Young City |
| rowspan="2"| 18
| Perfume the Best: P Cubed{{cite web|title=Perfume The Best"P Cubed"|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/325277/products/1330106/1/|website=Oricon News|publisher=Oricon|access-date=15 January 2020|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206180444/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/325277/products/1330106/1/|archive-date=6 December 2019}} | Perfume | {{hlist|EDM|future bass|J-pop}} |
| Savage
| J-pop |
=October=
| class="wikitable"
! Date ! Album ! Artist ! Genre ! Labels |
| 2
| EMI |
| 7
| Heart Touch | Asaka | J-pop | 5pb. Records |
| 9
| J-pop |
| 11
| Metal Galaxy{{cite web|title=Babymetal To Release 'Metal Galaxy' Album In October|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/babymetal-to-release-metal-galaxy-album-in-october/|website=Blabbermouth|access-date=September 16, 2019|date=June 28, 2019}} | {{hlist|J-pop|kawaii metal}} | BMD Fox, Toy's Factory, Amuse |
| 19
| Hello Chapter 1: Hello, Stranger (Japanese edition) | CIX | J-pop |
=November=
=December=
Debuting and returning artists
=Debuting groups=
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- A-Jax
- ALI
- Argonavis from BanG Dream!
- Ateez
- Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe
- B.O.L.T
- Boyfriend
- Beyooooonds
- Bis
- Carry Loose
- CIX
- College Cosmos
- Dialogue
- Dos Monos
- DracoVirgo
- Girls²
- Hinatazaka46
- Honest Boyz
- (G)I-dle
- Iz*One
- King Gnu
- Mameshiba no Taigun
- Oh My Girl
- @onefive
- Oneus
- Sard Underground
- Tebasaki Sensation
- The Boyz
- Yoasobi
- ZOC
=Debuting soloists=
- Akari Kitō
- Aimi Tanaka{{cite web|title=Umaru-chan VA Aimi Tanaka to Make Solo Singer Debut on May 8|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/04/08-1/umaru-chan-va-aimi-tanaka-to-make-solo-singer-debut-on-may-8|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=April 8, 2019}}
- Eito
- Haruka Fukuhara
- Mayu Maeshima
- Milet
- Sayaka Yamamoto
- Taeyeon
- Toshiki Masuda{{cite web|script-title=ja:増田俊樹が3月にCDデビュー、バースデーイベントも開催|trans-title=Masuda Toshiki to debut in March, a birthday event will also be held|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/313635|website=Natalie|publisher=Natalie|access-date=23 February 2019|language=ja|date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223091529/https://natalie.mu/music/news/313635|archive-date=23 February 2019}}'
- Vaundy
- Yuuri
=Returning from hiatus=
- Flumpool{{cite web|title=Rock Band flumpool Returns After 13-Month Hiatus|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-13/rock-band-flumpool-returns-after-13-month-hiatus/.142008|website=Anime News Network|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=6 February 2019|date=13 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205154501/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-13/rock-band-flumpool-returns-after-13-month-hiatus/.142008|archive-date=5 February 2019}}
- DuelJewel{{cite web|script-title=ja:DuelJewel再結成、3年ぶりZepp Tokyoで復活ワンマン|trans-title=DuelJewel reform after 3 years, to hold a comeback live at the Zepp Tokyo|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/301954|website=Natalie|publisher=Natalie|access-date=6 February 2019|language=ja|date=1 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205154757/https://natalie.mu/music/news/301954|archive-date=5 February 2019}}
- Soulhead{{cite web|script-title=ja:姉妹ユニットSOULHEADが復活、8年ぶりワンマン開催|trans-title=Sister unit SOULHEAD are coming back, will hold a concert for the first time in 8 years|url=https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/219360|website=Spice|publisher=Eplus inc.|access-date=6 February 2019|language=ja|date=2 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205155115/https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/219360|archive-date=5 February 2019}}
- Ran Itō
Disbanding and retiring artists
=Disbanding=
- Tsuri Bit{{cite web|script-title=ja:つりビット解散、2019年3月末にラストライブ開催|trans-title=Tsuri Bit disbanding, to hold final concert in March 2019|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/309126|website=Natalie|publisher=Natalie|access-date=28 January 2019|language=ja|date=22 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128003501/https://natalie.mu/music/news/309126|archive-date=28 January 2019}}
- Negoto{{cite web|title=Negoto to Disband in July|url=https://aramajapan.com/news/negoto-to-disband-in-july/94182/|website=Arama! Japan|publisher=aramajapan.com|access-date=29 January 2019|date=28 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128003316/https://aramajapan.com/news/negoto-to-disband-in-july/94182/|archive-date=28 January 2019}}
- Kalafina{{Cite web|url=https://aramajapan.com/news/kalafina-disbanding-at-the-end-of-spring/86176/|title=Kalafina disbanding at the end of Spring|date=13 March 2018}}
- Janne Da Arc{{Cite web|url=https://jrocknews.com/2019/04/janne-da-arc-disbands-bassist-ka-yu.html|title = Janne da Arc disbands as bassist ka-yu withdraws from the band|date = 2 April 2019}}
- Rock a Japonica
- Flower
- Shiggy Jr
- Country Girls
- The Hoopers
- Wake Up, Girls!
- Rhymeberry
- Kinoko Teikoku
- Pentagon
- CocoSori
- Myteen
=Retiring=
- Boku no Lyric no Bōyomi{{cite web|title=Rapper/Singer Boku no Lyric no BŌYOMI Retires in January|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-24/rapper-singer-boku-no-lyric-no-boyomi-retires-in-january/.137236|website=Anime News Network|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=28 January 2019|date=25 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128002603/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-24/rapper-singer-boku-no-lyric-no-boyomi-retires-in-january/.137236|archive-date=28 January 2019}}
- Yūsuke Tomoi{{cite web|title=Kamen Rider Agito Actor Retires After Assault, Adultery Allegations|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-14/kamen-rider-agito-actor-retires-after-assault-adultery-allegations/.142023|website=Anime News Network|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=6 February 2019|date=15 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205155625/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-14/kamen-rider-agito-actor-retires-after-assault-adultery-allegations/.142023|archive-date=5 February 2019}}
- Masako Mori
=Going on hiatus=
- An Cafe{{cite web|script-title=ja:アンティック-珈琲店-、2019年1月で活動休止|trans-title=Antic Cafe, going on hiatus January next year|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/287962|website=Natalie|publisher=Natalie|access-date=28 January 2019|language=ja|date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128002114/https://natalie.mu/music/news/287962|archive-date=28 January 2019}}
- Blu-Billion{{cite web|script-title=ja:Blu-BiLLioN、リーダーSeika手術のため来年1月から一時活動休止|trans-title=Blu-Billion to temporarity halt activities next January for leader Seika's surgery|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/304750|website=Natalie|publisher=Natalie|access-date=28 January 2019|language=ja|date=22 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128001700/https://natalie.mu/music/news/304750|archive-date=28 January 2019}}
- Kana Nishino{{cite web|script-title=ja:西野カナ、横アリ3DAYSをもって活動休止「色々と挑戦したいと思っています」|trans-title=Kana Nishino to halt activities after 3 day concerts at the Yokohama arena "I want to challenge various things"|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/315254|website=Natalie|publisher=Natalie|access-date=28 January 2019|language=ja|date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128001204/https://natalie.mu/music/news/315254|archive-date=28 January 2019}}
Deaths
- Yuya Uchida dies on March 17.{{Cite web |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/324283|script-title=ja:内田裕也が79歳で死去 |work=Natalie |language=ja |access-date=23 January 2020}}
- Michiro Endo dies on April 25.{{Cite web |url=https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190501-00000000-spnannex-ent |title=「ザ・スターリン」元メンバー・遠藤ミチロウさん死去 昨年10月に膵臓がん手術 |work=Yahoo! Japan |language=ja |access-date=23 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502081448/https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190501-00000000-spnannex-ent |archive-date=2 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}