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Kirinji
Kirinji (キリンジ) is a Japanese pop band formed in 1996 by the Horigome brothers, known for the song 'エイリアンズ' and a distinctive style called 'Kirinji-like'.
Kiyoshi Hikawa
Kiyoshi Hikawa (氷川きよし) is a Japanese enka and pop singer born in 1977 in Fukuoka, who debuted in 2000, won six Japan Cable Awards, and returned in 2024 after a hiatus.
Kj and The Ravens
Kj and The Ravens is a Japanese rock band formed in 2018 as backing band for Kj's solo tour; from that tour onward it performed as The Ravens.
kobore
kobore (コボレ) is a Japanese guitar-rock band formed in 2015 in Fuchū, Tokyo, which built its audience through live shows and made its major debut on Nippon Columbia in 2020.
Kobukuro 'Tsubomi'
"Tsubomi" (蕾, "Flower Bud") is a 2007 ballad by the Japanese duo Kobukuro, written as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama Tokyo Tower.
Kocchi no Kento (こっちのけんと)
Kocchi no Kento (こっちのけんと), real name Sugō Kento, is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Osaka, middle brother of Masaki Suda. Broke out in 2024 with "Hai Yorokonde" and the Giri Giri Dance; Kohaku performer and Japan Record Award Best New Artist.
Koharu Kusumi
Koharu Kusumi (久住小春), born 1992, in Niigata Prefecture, is a Japanese singer and actress who was the sole seventh-generation member of Morning Musume from 2005 to 2009.
Koshi Inaba
Koshi Inaba (稲葉浩志), born Hiroshi Inaba in 1964 in Tsuyama, Okayama, is a Japanese singer, lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock duo B'z, which has sold over 80 million records.
Kosuke Saito
Kosuke Saito (斎藤宏介, born 1985) is a Japanese singer and guitarist, best known as vocalist and guitarist of UNISON SQUARE GARDEN and a member of the duo TenTwenty.
Kozo Murashita
Kozo Murashita (村下孝蔵) was a Japanese singer-songwriter from Minamata, Kumamoto, best known for the 1983 hit "Hatsukoi" (First Love); he died in 1999 at 46.
Kuraki Mai
Kuraki Mai, also known as Mai Kuraki, is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter whose debut single sold 1.39 million copies and whose album delicious way exceeded 4 million.
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ)
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ), born Kiriko Takemura in 1993, is a Japanese J-pop singer and former Harajuku fashion model; debut mini-album Moshi Moshi Harajuku (2011, produced by Yasutaka Nakata), signature song PONPONPON, five Oricon-topping albums, four world tours, and a 15th-anniversary PAMYU FES in 2026.
Kyu Sakamoto (坂本九)
Kyu Sakamoto (坂本九, Ōshima Hisashi, 1941–1985), Japanese singer and TV personality; his "Sukiyaki" (上を向いて歩こう) was the first Japanese-language US Billboard No. 1 (1963); he died in the JAL Flight 123 crash.
Ladybaby
LADYBABY (レディベイビー) is a Tokyo idol group formed March 2015 by Clearstone, mixing idol pop with metal screams as "Kawaii-Death"; four generations, HEROINES-affiliated since 2023, known for "Nippon Manju".
LANA
LANA (ラナ) is a Japanese singer and rapper born in 2004 in Shonan, Kanagawa, who broke out via SoundCloud at 15 and topped Billboard Japan's Heatseekers chart in 2023.
Lead (group)
Lead is a Japanese dance-vocal group formed in Osaka, which debuted in 2002 with "Manatsu no Magic" and won Japan Record Awards prizes in 2004 and 2005.
Lemon (music)
"Lemon" is a 2018 song by Japanese singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu, written as the theme of the TBS drama Unnatural and ranked Billboard Japan's all-time number one.
Lilas Ikuta
Lilas Ikuta (幾田りら), also known as ikura, is a Japanese singer-songwriter who sings in the duo YOASOBI and releases her own material, with the albums Sketch (2023) and Laugh (2025).
Linda Linda
"Linda Linda" (リンダリンダ) is the debut single by Japanese punk band The Blue Hearts, released in May 1987 and written by vocalist Hiroto Kōmoto, now a defining anthem of the late-1980s Japanese band boom.
List of best-selling music artists in Japan
A list of best-selling music artists in Japan ranks recording artists by cumulative sales in Japan, the world's second-largest recorded-music market, with B'z the most cited all-time leader.
List of J-pop artists
J-pop artists: Japanese musicians in the broad industry category defined by Tower Records Japan in 1990, spanning Utada, Arashi, SMAP, Mrs. GREEN APPLE, Kenshi Yonezu, and YOASOBI across eras, with market and chart context.
LM.C
LM.C, short for Lovely-Mocochang.com, is a Japanese visual kei rock duo of vocalist maya and guitarist Aiji, whose single "88" reached number 3 on Oricon in 2008.
LOSALIOS
LOSALIOS (ロザリオス) is a Japanese rock band begun in 1996 by drummer Tatsuya Nakamura of Blankey Jet City, playing almost purely instrumental punk, jazz, and avant-garde music.
Love Machine
"Love Machine" (LOVEマシーン) is a 1999 single by the Japanese idol group Morning Musume, their first million-seller, which topped the Oricon chart for 31 weeks.
Mai Shiraishi (白石麻衣)
Mai Shiraishi (白石麻衣, "Maiyan"), born 1992 in Gunma, is a Japanese actress, model, and YouTuber; a first-generation Nogizaka46 member (2011–2020), five-time single center, Japan Record Award winner, and star of the Stolen Identity films.
majiko
majiko (まじこ) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, born in Tokyo in 1992, who began as an utaite posting covers online before her 2017 major-label debut; her "Kokoronashi" cover has over 41 million YouTube views.
Maki Ohguro
Maki Ohguro (大黒摩季) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter who debuted in 1992 on Being Inc., selling millions with singles like 'ら・ら・ら' and writing anime themes for Slam Dunk and Detective Conan.
Manatsu Akimoto
Manatsu Akimoto (秋元真夏, born 1993) is a Japanese actress and former idol from Saitama who was a first-generation member of Nogizaka46 and its second captain from 2019 to 2023.
Maneki Kecak
Maneki Kecak (まねきケチャ) is a Japanese idol group produced by the Japan Twin-Tails Association, revealed in Tokyo in 2015 and known for its members' fully live vocals.
Mariya Takeuchi (竹内まりや)
Mariya Takeuchi (竹内まりや), born 1955 in Shimane, is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted in 1978; married to producer Tatsuro Yamashita, her 1984 song Plastic Love went viral in 2017 and sparked the global city pop revival.