{"id":93543,"date":"2025-07-01T19:13:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/?p=93543"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:13:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:13:48","slug":"7-new-music-videos-you-need-to-check-out-week-26-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2025\/07\/7-new-music-videos-you-need-to-check-out-week-26-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 26, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a large music industry such as Japan, the second largest in the world, music fans will inevitably be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music from this country. It is impossible to keep track of all this and write a review about it per video. But to avoid missing out on (obscure) gems, the decision has been made to create a weekly list of new music videos from Japanese music acts that are definitely worth watching and need some extra focus, with an emphasis on the lesser-known names.<\/p>\n<p>We are now looking back on a selection of videos released in week 26 of 2025. We sincerely hope you enjoy the new discoveries!<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>WAATER &#8211; GAMEOVER<\/h3>\n<p>After releasing the single <em>TIMEHACKER<\/em> in November 2024, a super short song lasting exactly 1 minute, things went quiet around Waater. It therefore comes as quite a surprise that the indie rock band has suddenly released a new music video out of nowhere. Is the band really back, or is it <em>GAMEOVER<\/em>? The musicians got together in 2018 to turn Waater, originally a solo project, into a band project, producing indie rock with elements from all kinds of music genres, but mainly punk, new wave and pop-punk.\u00a0\u2014 Recommended by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/author\/seraphinne\/\">Francisca<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WAATER - GAMEOVER (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yu9oaPONpnA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>\u81f3\u798f\u307d\u3093\u3061\u3087 (Shifuku Poncho) &#8211; \u6620\u753b (Eiga)<\/h3>\n<p>Shifuku Poncho are an energetic three-piece rock band from Nagoya, formed when the three musicians got to know each other during their high school days. They sing like their lives depend on it and call themselves \u2018three fairies who bring rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll as comfort to the heart.\u2019 After their digital debut single in 2023, their local fame grew steadily. They followed up with a digital album in 2024 and a CD release in April of this year. In May this year, the three musicians released a single, \u6620\u753b (<em>Eiga<\/em>), for which a matching music video is now available.\u00a0\u2014 Recommended by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/author\/seraphinne\/\">Francisca<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u81f3\u798f\u307d\u3093\u3061\u3087 - \u6620\u753b  (Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fi1fRQnw2HA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>cleomery &#8211; from nowhere<\/h3>\n<p>A year ago, this five-member idol group made their live debut, and on the exact day of their first anniversary, their second music video for the brand-new song from nowhere was released. The group was founded by photographer Pochirisa, who previously worked as a manager for the idol group DAIDAIDAI. Their music combines soft piano pop and personal expression with a poetic group concept: continuing to tell a shared story. At the end of March, the five idols released their first EP, \u65e5\u5e38 (<em>Nichijyou<\/em>).\u00a0\u2014 Recommended by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/author\/seraphinne\/\">Francisca<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"cleomery\u3008from nowhere\u3009-Official MV-\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yv80Ew1utbE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>\u30e9\u30c3\u30ad\u30fc\u30aa\u30fc\u30eb\u30c9\u30b5\u30f3 (Lucky Old Sun) &#8211; \u6df1\u591c\u30c6\u30f3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3 (Shinya Tension)<\/h3>\n<p>Four years after the album \u3046\u3059\u3089\u3044 (<em>Urusai<\/em>), the fifth album <em>mad&amp;cute<\/em> is released by rock duo Lucky Old Sun, consisting of married couple Nana and Yoshiaki Shinohara. The album is already available on digital streaming services, but will be released on CD at the end of July. According to the description, the album consists of a mix of warm noise, psychedelic layers, ethereal vocals and easy to listen to yet moving melodies. Their dreamy sound balances between silence and noise and is perfect for those who enjoy listening to poetic music after midnight.\u00a0\u2014 Recommended by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/author\/seraphinne\/\">Francisca<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30e9\u30c3\u30ad\u30fc\u30aa\u30fc\u30eb\u30c9\u30b5\u30f3 &quot;\u6df1\u591c\u30c6\u30f3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3&quot; (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wCyMv_MM7Dc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>\u6708\u520a\u5c11\u5e74\u30a2\u30a4\u30ed\u30cb\u30fc (Monthly Shonen Irony) \u2013 September<\/h3>\n<p>The last time we wrote about the three-piece rock band Monthly Shonen Irony, they had just moved to Tokyo from Akita. Several singles and many performances later, the three girls released their first release of 2025 this week, celebrating the band&#8217;s fifth anniversary: an EP titled \u3053\u3093\u306a\u65e5\u3005\u306b\u591c\u304c\u4e0b\u308a\u308b\u3060\u3051 (<em>Kon&#8217;na hibi ni yoru ga oriru dake<\/em>). It was also time for a new music video, considering their previous one is already more than a year old. And by the looks of it, the three girls have a lot more plans, do keep an eye on them.\u00a0\u2014 Recommended by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/author\/seraphinne\/\">Francisca<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u6708\u520a\u5c11\u5e74\u30a2\u30a4\u30ed\u30cb\u30fc - September \u3010Music video\u3011\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A4_Swdyevp4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>\u3069\u3046\u3081\u304d (Doumeki) &#8211; \u91d1\u661f\u65c5\u884c (Kinsei Yokou)<\/h3>\n<p>Started as a Vocaloid project, Doumeki grew into a full-fledged rock band in 2024. According to their X account (formerly Twitter), the band temporarily ceased activities in late 2024 due to health problems among some band members. Without notice, the band recently released a digital album titled \u30c7\u30ab\u30bb\u30af\u30b7\u30b9 (<em>Decathexis<\/em>), featuring a collection of songs they have been producing recently. Musically, the band moves around alternative rock with a distinctive mix of influences. Curious to see what else the band is up to in 2025.\u00a0\u2014 Recommended by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/author\/seraphinne\/\">Francisca<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3069\u3046\u3081\u304d \/ \u91d1\u661f\u65c5\u884c\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h3CyF5nKKz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>The Otals &#8211; \u30de\u30a4\u30fb\u30ed\u30ea\u30dd\u30c3\u30d7\u30fb\u30ca\u30a4\u30c8\u30e1\u30a2 (My Lollipop Nightmare)<\/h3>\n<p>No style that really fits, no scene to belong to, no friends (they claim so themselves), yet mysterious cartoon-shoegaze duo The Otals manage to bring together three completely different acts to give their vision of summer. The result can be found on split album \u590f\u306e\u30eb\u30fc\u30eb4 (<em>And The Rules of Summer 4<\/em>). Indeed, they have done this three times before. This fourth edition features 11 songs with contributions from Beachside talks, iVy, and \u884c\u70ba\u8005 (doer), and, of course, The Otals. Below is the music video for one of The Otals&#8217; songs on that split release. \u2014 Recommended by <a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/author\/seraphinne\/\">Francisca<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010MV\u3011\u30de\u30a4\u30fb\u30ed\u30ea\u30dd\u30c3\u30d7\u30fb\u30ca\u30a4\u30c8\u30e1\u30a2\/The Otals (My Lollipop Nightmare)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8emxGBClUE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Next week we will be back for a new list of new music videos to check out. But you can also look back to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/tag\/weekly-mv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">earlier editions<\/a>\u00a0of this weekly article series for when you yearn for more musical gems! Want to read more about how this project started or check out the YouTube playlists? Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/about-7-new-music-videos-you-need-to-check-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0for all the information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a large music industry such as Japan, the second largest in the world, music fans will inevitably be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music from this country. It is impossible to keep track of all this and write a review about it per video. But to avoid missing out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"2","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"no-crop","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-715"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"Spotlight on new music videos from Japan"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[6569],"tags":[5965,9273,9275,5726,5786,9274,8700,6048,9277,5927,6505,5781,5879,8824,9272,6082,9276,9271,7317],"class_list":["post-93543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-mv","tag-alternative-rock","tag-cleomery","tag-doumeki","tag-idol-en","tag-indie-rock","tag-lucky-old-sun","tag-monthly-shonen-irony","tag-new-wave","tag-piano-pop","tag-japanese-pop","tag-pop-punk","tag-punk-en","tag-rock-en","tag-rock-n-roll","tag-shifuku-poncho","tag-shoegaze","tag-the-otals","tag-waater","tag-weekly-roundup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93543"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93550,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93543\/revisions\/93550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}