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Dream5
Dream5 (ドリームファイブ) was a five-member Japanese dance and vocal group formed in 2009 from an NHK audition; its 2014 Yo-kai Watch song topped the Oricon chart.
DRUM TAO
DRUM TAO (ドラム・タオ) is a Japanese wadaiko drumming group formed in 1993 in Aichi Prefecture, staging theatrical taiko shows for over 10 million people worldwide.
DXTeen
DXTEEN (ディーエックスティーン) is a six-member Japanese boy group under LAPONE Entertainment (Yoshimoto Kogyo and CJ ENM joint venture), formed from LAPONE BOYS trainees, debuting May 10, 2023 with "Brand New Day"; fandom name NICO.
E-girls
E-girls (イー・ガールズ) was a Japanese dance-vocal girl group managed by LDH JAPAN, active from 2011 to 2020, known for 'Follow Me' and four consecutive Oricon number-one albums.
East End X Yuri
East End X Yuri, also written EAST END×YURI, was a Japanese hip-hop unit active from 1994 to 1996, whose single "DA.YO.NE" became Japan's first hip-hop million-seller.
Ebisu Muscats (恵比寿マスカッツ)
Ebisu Muscats (恵比寿マスカッツ, Ebisu★Muscats) was a Japanese idol group of AV actresses and gravure idols formed in 2008 from TV Tokyo's Onegai! Muscat, debuting on record in 2010, dissolving in 2013, and continuing in second-generation and 1.5 lineups until all members graduated in August 2022.
EGO-WRAPPIN'
EGO-WRAPPIN', also known as EGO-WRAPPIN' AND THE GOSSIP OF JAXX, is a Japanese music duo formed in Osaka in 1996, known for blending swing jazz, ska, and reggae.
Eiichi Ohtaki
Eiichi Ohtaki (大瀧詠一) was a Japanese singer, songwriter, and producer, a founding member of Happy End whose 1981 album A Long Vacation sold over 2 million copies.
Ellegarden
Ellegarden (エルレガーデン) is a four-piece Japanese rock band formed in Chiba in 1998, known for topping the Oricon chart while independent and selling out 30,000-seat venues.
Epic Records Japan (record label)
Epic Records Japan (エピックレコードジャパン) is a Japanese record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, founded in 1978 as Epic Sony, a sister label of CBS/Sony.
Every Little Thing
Every Little Thing (エヴリ・リトル・シング), often abbreviated ELT, is a Japanese pop band on Avex Trax fronted by vocalist Kaori Mochida and guitarist Ichiro Ito, which debuted in 1996.
Everything
"Everything" is a million-selling Japanese pop ballad by MISIA, released in 2000 as the theme song of the Fuji TV drama Yamato Nadeshiko and her first Oricon number-one single.
Evil Line Records
Evil Line Records (イーブルラインレコード) is a Japanese record label inside King Records, founded on April 2, 2014 as a spin-off from King's anime-focused Starchild label.
Exile (エグザイル) (Japanese band)
EXILE (エグザイル), also styled EXILE TRIBE's flagship act, is a Japanese dance and vocal unit formed in 1999 by HIRO of ZOO, debuted 2001 with "Your eyes only", won the Japan Record Award four times, and anchors LDH JAPAN.
EXILE ATSUSHI
EXILE ATSUSHI (Atsushi Sato) is a Japanese singer from Saitama Prefecture, lead vocalist of EXILE from 2001 until November 2020, who also built a solo career begun in 2006.
EXILE TRIBE (music)
EXILE TRIBE (エグザイル・トライブ) is the collective name for Japanese groups related to the vocal and dance group EXILE, in use since 2011 as both a brand and a supergroup name.
F5ve
F5ve (ファイビー, Faibī), formerly SG5, is a Japanese girl group formed in 2022 by LDH and Three Six Zero; members from Happiness/E-girls and iScream, produced by BloodPop, known for hyperpop-influenced J-pop and the album SEQUENCE 01.
FINLANDS
FINLANDS is a Japanese rock act from Kanagawa Prefecture formed in 2012 by Fuyuko Shioiri and Kayo Koshimizu; after Koshimizu left in 2019, it became Shioiri's project.
First Love is Never Returned
First Love is Never Returned (FLiNR) is a five-piece Japanese pop band from Hokkaido, formed around vocalist Kazuki Ishida, who studied vocals in New York.
FLOWER FLOWER
FLOWER FLOWER (フラワー フラワー) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2013 by singer-songwriter yui, previously known as YUI, after she suspended her solo career, and signed to Sony Music.
FRENZ (group)
FRENZ, also known as フレンズ (Friends), is a Japanese mixed-gender band formed in Shibuya, Tokyo, in 2015, whose songs have appeared in commercials, films, and anime.
Fruits Zipper (フルーツジッパー)
Fruits Zipper (フルーツジッパー) is a seven-member Japanese idol group that debuted in April 2022 from ASOBISYSTEM's KAWAII LAB. project under producer Misa Kimura. Known for "Watashi no Ichiban Kawaii Tokoro" (about 2.8 billion TikTok plays), the 2023 Japan Record Award Best New Artist prize, a 2026 Tokyo Dome solo concert, and the "From Harajuku to the world" NEW KAWAII concept.
Fujifabric
Fujifabric (フジファブリック) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2000 around singer-guitarist Masahiko Shimura, who died suddenly in 2009; the remaining trio released twelve albums before a 2025 hiatus.
Fujii Kaze (藤井風)
Fujii Kaze (藤井風, born 1997) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and pianist who debuted in 2020 with "Nan-Nan"; "Shinunoga E-Wa" went viral globally in 2022, and his 2025 all-English album Prema launched the Prema World Tour.
Fukatsu Eri
Fukatsu Eri (深津 絵里), born 1973 in Ōita Prefecture, is a Japanese actress and former pop singer, nationally known as Onda Sumire in Bayside Shakedown and a three-time Japan Academy Prize winner.
Fukyouwaon
Fukyouwa (不協和音, "Dishony") is the fourth single by Keyakaka46, released in 2017, featuring Hirate Yurina and serving as the theme for the NTV drama Zankoku na Kankyakutachi.
Funky Kato
Funky Kato (ファンキー加藤) is a Japanese singer from Hachiōji, Tokyo, who led FUNKY MONKEY BABYS until 2013 and has since worked as a solo artist.
Future funk (city pop sampling)
Future funk is an electronic dance microgenre that speeds up samples of 1980s Japanese city pop, emerging from the vaporwave scene around 2012 and pairing tracks with anime visuals.
Future Pop
Future Pop is the seventh studio album by Japanese technopop group Perfume, released in 2018, produced by Yasutaka Nakata, and debuting at number 1 on Oricon.
Gackt (ガクト)
Gackt (ガクト), born Gakuto Oshiro, also Gackt Camui, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor, ex-Malice Mizer vocalist (1995-1999), solo from 1999 with 48 singles and the male-solo top-10 record, star of Tonde Saitama.