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Miyavi (雅)
Miyavi (雅), born Takamasa Ishihara (石原 崇雅) in 1981, is a Japanese guitarist, singer, producer, and actor famed for finger-slapping the guitar without a pick, inspired by the shamisen and funk bassists; 13 albums, Unbroken actor, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador since 2017.
Miyuki Nakajima
Miyuki Nakajima, known in Japanese as 中島みゆき, is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Sapporo, Hokkaido, who debuted in 1975 and has released 48 singles and 44 original albums across five decades.
Mizuho Ono
Mizuho Ono (小野瑞歩, born 2000) is a Japanese idol singer from Tokyo, a member of the Hello! Project girl group Tsubaki Factory since 2016 and its sub-leader since 2024.
Moa Kikuchi (菊地最愛)
Moa Kikuchi (菊地最愛), stage name MOAMETAL, born 1999 in Aichi Prefecture, is the Scream & Dance performer of BABYMETAL, a Sakura Gakuin graduate and former student council president, active with SU-METAL and MOMOMETAL.
Momoiro Clover Z
Momoiro Clover Z (ももいろクローバーZ), known as Momoclo, is a Japanese idol girl group formed in 2008, ranked Japan's most popular female idol group from 2013 to 2018.
Mone Kamishiraishi
Mone Kamishiraishi (上白石萌音) is a Japanese actress and singer born in 1998 in Kagoshima Prefecture, best known as the voice of Mitsuha in Your Name (2016).
Morning Musume (モーニング娘。)
Morning Musume (モーニング娘。, now '26), Japanese female idol group formed 1997 from TV Tokyo's ASAYAN audition, produced by Tsunku of Sharan Q; debut single Morning Coffee, first million seller LOVE Machine; pioneered idol graduations within Hello! Project.
MOROHA
MOROHA (モロハ) is a Japanese hip-hop duo formed in 2008 by MC Afro and acoustic guitarist UK from Nagano, known for rap over one guitar, who went on indefinite hiatus in 2024.
Motohiro Hata
Motohiro Hata (秦基博) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, born in 1980, known for the 2014 hit "Himawari no Yakusoku", the theme song of the film Stand by Me Doraemon.
Mucc
Mucc (ムック) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1997 in Ibaraki Prefecture, known for heavy, loud rock with literary lyrics, which grew out of the visual kei scene into a festival-circuit act headlining Nippon Budokan.
muque
muque (ムク) is a Japanese three-piece rock band from Fukuoka formed in 2022, which broke through in 2025 with the ONE PIECE ending theme "The 1".
MY FIRST STORY
MY FIRST STORY is a Japanese rock band formed in 2011 in Shibuya, Tokyo, fronted by vocalist Hiro, the younger brother of ONE OK ROCK's Taka.
My Story (music)
My Story is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki, released in 2004; it topped the Oricon chart and sold over a million copies in Japan.
Nagao Kento
Nagao Kento (長尾 謙杜, Kento Nagao, born 2002 in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer, a member of the group Naniwa Danshi.
Nakamura Kaho
Nakamura Kaho (中村佳穂) is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Kyoto, known for the acclaimed album AINOU and for voicing Suzu in the 2021 anime film Belle.
Nakayama Yuma w/B.I.Shadow
Nakayama Yuma w/B.I.Shadow (中山優馬 w/B.I.Shadow) was a five-member Japanese idol unit formed in 2009 whose debut single topped the Oricon chart, a record for the youngest act.
Namie Amuro (安室奈美恵)
Namie Amuro (安室奈美恵), Japanese pop singer born 1977 in Naha, Okinawa; debuted 1992 with Super Monkey's, solo from 1995 under Tetsuya Komuro; "Can You Celebrate?" best-selling female solo single; retired September 16, 2018.
Namie Joshi Hatsu Kumiai
Namie Joshi Hatsu Kumiai (浪江女子発組合) was a Japanese idol group formed in 2019 in Namie, Fukushima, to promote disaster recovery, produced by Momoiro Clover Z's Sasaki Ayaka.
Nana Mori
Nana Mori (森七菜) is a Japanese actress and singer, born in 2001, best known as heroine Amano Hina in Weathering with You (2019) and for her 2020 singing debut.
Nanao Akari
Nanawo Akari (ナナヲアカリ) is a Japanese singer who started on Nico Nico Douga in 2016 and made her major debut on Sony Music in 2018, known for anime theme songs.
Naotaro Moriyama
Naotaro Moriyama (森山直太朗) is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter, born in Tokyo in 1976, whose slow-burn 2003 hit "Sakura (Dokusho)" climbed from no. 80 to no. 1 on the Oricon chart.
Natori (なとり) (musician)
Natori (なとり), Japanese singer-songwriter who began on TikTok in 2021; breakthrough song "Overdose" (2022) hit 100 million streams and placed 9th on Billboard JAPAN's 2023 year-end Hot 100; albums 劇場 (2023) and 深海 (2026); writes anime themes including WIND BREAKER's Absolute Zero and Oshi no Ko's Serenade.
Natsuko Godai
Natsuko Godai (伍代夏子) is a Japanese enka singer whose 1987 debut single "Modorigawa" sold over 350,000 copies, and who has appeared on NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen 22 times.
never young beach
never young beach (ネバーヤングビーチ) is a Japanese indie rock band formed in Tokyo in 2014, fronted by Yuma Abe, with major debut in 2017 on SPEEDSTAR RECORDS.
NEWS (group)
NEWS (ニュース) is a Japanese idol group formed under Johnny & Associates in 2003, now a trio holding the Oricon record of 18 consecutive number-one albums.
Nexz
Nexz (넥스지, ネクスジ) is a seven-member JYP Entertainment and Sony Music boy group from Nizi Project Season 2, meaning Next Z(G)eneration; debuted 2024 with Ride the Vibe, active in both Korean and Japanese markets.
NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (紅白歌合戦, also Kohaku) is NHK's annual New Year's Eve music contest, first held in 1951, in which singers compete in Red and White Teams.
Nightmare (group)
Nightmare (ナイトメア) is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Sendai in 2000 by guitarists Sakito and Hitsugi, best known for the DEATH NOTE anime theme 'the WORLD'.
NIKO NIKO TAN TAN
NIKO NIKO TAN TAN (ニコニコタンタン) is a three-member Japanese alternative dance unit formed in Osaka in 2019, known for blending music, video, and art; it made its major debut on Victor Entertainment in 2024.
Ningen Isu
Ningen Isu (人間椅子) is a Japanese heavy metal and hard rock trio formed in 1987 in Hirosaki, Aomori, blending Black Sabbath-style rock with Tsugaru folk music.