2018_in_Japanese_music

2018 in Japanese music

2018 in Japanese music

Overview of the events of 2018 in Japanese music

The year 2018 in Japanese music.

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Number ones

Awards

Albums released

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Debuting and returning artists

Debuting groups

Main article: List of Japanese musical groups (2010s) § 2018

Debuting soloists

Returning from hiatus

Disbanding and retiring artists

Disbanding

Retiring

Going on hiatus

Deaths

  • January 26 – Junji Yayoshi, guitarist and record producer (b. 1968)
  • January 31 – Itokin, MC and track maker (b. 1979)
  • April 24 – Doji Morita, singer-songwriter (b. 1953)
  • April 27 – Yukiji Asaoka, singer and actress (b. 1935)
  • May 16 – Hideki Saijo, singer and actor (b. 1955)
  • October 12 – Takehisa Kosugi, composer and violinist (b. 1938)
  • November 14 – Masahiro Sayama, jazz pianist (b. 1953)
  • November 25 – Norio Maeda, jazz pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1934)

See also

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