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JVC Kenwood Victor
JVC Kenwood Victor, operating as Victor Entertainment (ビクターエンタテインメント), is a major Japanese record label owned by JVCKenwood and headquartered in Tokyo, distributing artists including Southern All Stars and sakanaction.
K (Japanese singer)
K (케이), real name Koga Yudai (古賀祐大, born 1997), is a Japanese singer-dancer, eldest member and choreography leader of HYBE Japan's YX Labels group &TEAM (debut 2022), an I-LAND finalist known for marathon roots and acting.
Kaela Kimura
Kaela Kimura (木村カエラ) is a Japanese pop singer, lyricist, and model, born in Tokyo in 1984, who debuted in 2004 and is known for the 2009 hit "Butterfly".
Kaiju no Hanauta
Kaiju no Hanauta (怪獣の花唄) is a 2020 digital single by Japanese singer-songwriter Vaundy, released as the advance single from his album strobo and passing 1.1 billion streams by 2025.
Kairi Yagi
Kairi Yagi (八木海莉, born 2002) is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Hiroshima Prefecture, known as the singing voice of Vivy in the 2021 anime Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-.
Kamen Rider GIRLS (group)
Kamen Rider GIRLS (仮面ライダーGIRLS) is a Japanese idol group formed in 2011 for the Kamen Rider franchise's 40th anniversary, debuting in April under Avex.
Kamijo (singer)
Kamijo (上城祐之, born 1975) is a Japanese visual kei singer, vocalist of Lareine and Versailles, and a solo artist since 2013 known for symphonic, French-history-themed concept albums and world tours.
Kamisama Onegai
Kamisama Onegai (神様お願い) is a 1968 single by the Japanese group sounds band The Tempters, written by Matsuzaki Yoshiharu and sung by Sho-ken, that peaked at No. 2 on Oricon.
KAN
KAN (木村和, Kimura Kan) was a Japanese singer-songwriter from Fukuoka whose 1990 single 'Ai wa Katsu' sold over 2 million copies; he died in 2023, aged 61.
Kanagawa Kenmin Hall
Kanagawa Kenmin Hall (神奈川県民ホール) is a prefectural concert hall in Yokohama, Japan, opened in 1975, hosting opera and pop concerts before closing in 2025 for rebuilding.
Kankaku Pierrot
Kankaku Pierrot (感覚ピエロ) was a four-piece Japanese rock band formed in Osaka in 2013, known for Black Clover theme songs, that disbanded in October 2025.
Kaori Iida
Kaori Iida (飯田圭織, Iida Kaori), born in 1981 in Hokkaido, is a Japanese singer and television personality, a first-generation member and second leader of Morning Musume.
Karin Miyamoto
Karin Miyamoto (宮本佳林, born 1998 in Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese singer and former founding member of the Hello! Project idol group Juice=Juice, now performing solo.
Kato Miliyah
Kato Miliyah, also known as Miliyah Kato (加藤ミリヤ), is a Japanese singer-songwriter born in 1988 whose best-of album M BEST topped the Oricon chart in 2011.
Kawaii metal
Kawaii metal is a Japanese music genre fusing heavy metal with idol pop, pairing cute aesthetics with metal aggression; Babymetal, formed in 2010, is its flagship act.
Kawanaka Miyuki
Kawanaka Miyuki (川中美幸), real name Yamada Kimiko, is a Japanese enka singer born in 1955 in Osaka, known for the million-selling hits Futari-zake (1980) and Nirinsō (1998) and 24 Kohaku appearances.
Kei Inoo
Kei Inoo (伊野尾慧), born 1990 in Saitama, is a Japanese singer and actor in Hey! Say! JUMP, also a television presenter, stage actor, and published author.
Keisuke Kuwata
Keisuke Kuwata (桑田佳祐), born 1956 in Chigasaki, Japan, is a singer-songwriter, vocalist and chief songwriter of Southern All Stars, and a solo artist since 1987.
Kenji Ozawa
Kenji Ozawa (小沢健二), born in 1968, is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted in 1989 with Flipper's Guitar, then scored 1990s solo hits mixing hip-hop and soul into pop.
Kenji Sawada
Kenji Sawada (沢田研二), nicknamed "Julie" and called "the Japanese David Bowie," is a Japanese singer and actor born 1948 who fronted The Tigers, then sold 12.41 million solo singles.
Kenshi Yonezu (米津玄師)
Kenshi Yonezu (米津玄師), also known as Vocaloid producer Hachi (ハチ), is a Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and illustrator born 1991 in Tokushima. Known for Lemon, KICK BACK, and IRIS OUT, RIAA Platinum, Billboard Global 200 No. 5.
Kenshi Yonezu, Hikaru Utada (music)
Kenshi Yonezu, born 1991, and Hikaru Utada, born 1983, are Japanese singer-songwriters who released their first duet, "JANE DOE", in 2025 as the ending theme of the Chainsaw Man film.
Kensuke Ushio
Kensuke Ushio (牛尾憲輔), born in Tokyo in 1983, is a Japanese composer and electronic musician who records solo as agraph and scored A Silent Voice and Chainsaw Man.
Kento Nakajima
Kento Nakajima (中島健人, born 1994) is a Japanese singer and actor who spent 2011 to 2024 in the boy group Sexy Zone before going solo.
Ketsumeishi
Ketsumeishi (ケツメイシ) is a Japanese hip-hop and J-pop group formed around 1996, known for the 2005 number-1 hit "さくら" and now performing as a trio.
Kick the Can Crew
Kick the Can Crew (キック・ザ・カン・クルー) is a Japanese hip-hop group formed in 1997 by MCs KREVA, LITTLE, and MCU, a central force in bringing hip hop into Japan's mainstream.
Kikuchi Fuma
Kikuchi Fuma (菊池風磨, Fuma Kikuchi, born 1995 in Tokyo) is a Japanese idol, singer, and actor, a member of timelesz, the group known as Sexy Zone from 2011 to 2024.
KinKi Kids
KinKi Kids (キンキ・キッズ) is a Japanese pop duo of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto, debuting in 1997 with a Guinness-record streak of consecutive #1 singles.
Kinniku Shojo Tai
Kinniku Shojo Tai (筋肉少女帯) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1982 by Otsuki Kenji and Uchida Yuichiro, whose activity was frozen in 1998 before the members regrouped in 2006.
Kinoko Teikoku
Kinoko Teikoku (きのこ帝国) was a Japanese shoegaze and dream-pop band formed in 2007 by four university classmates, which suspended activity indefinitely in 2019 after its bassist left.