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J-pop artists from Japan

The 50 most-read j-pop artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

200 artists are tagged j-pop in Japan. The biggest move was luz, up 52 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	YOASOBIj-pop, yakousei	38,539	0
02	Mrs. GREEN APPLEj-rock, j-pop	10,853	+1
03	新しい学校のリーダーズj-pop, jazz rock	10,247	-1
04	HANAj-pop	7,279	0
05	ヨルシカj-pop, j-rock	6,724	0
06	miletj-pop, ballad	6,133	+6
07	さくら学院j-pop	5,173	+3
08	HALCALIj-pop, hip hop	5,091	-2
09	モーニング娘。j-pop, pop	4,784	-2
10	Snow Manj-pop	4,539	-1
11	MYTH & ROIDj-pop, pop rock	4,321	-3
12	ファントムシータj-pop	4,228	+2
13	Evej-pop, singer-songwriter	4,137	+3
14	Aimerj-pop	3,834	-1
15	SMAPj-pop, pop	3,742	+2
16	ずっと真夜中でいいのに。j-pop, yakousei	3,740	-5
17	ポルノグラフィティj-pop, j-rock	3,689	-2
18	Lily Chou‐Chouj-pop	3,586	0
19	supercellj-pop, j-rock	3,525	0
20	BUMP OF CHICKENj-pop, alternative rock	3,213	+1
21	anoj-pop	3,172	-1
22	Broken By The Screamj-pop, deathcore	2,944	+4
23	=LOVEj-pop	2,844	+16
24	22/7j-pop	2,612	+28
25	FRUITS ZIPPERj-pop	2,496	-3
26	恵比寿マスカッツj-pop	2,436	+4
27	EXILEdance-pop, j-pop	2,420	-3
28	櫻坂46j-pop	2,403	+1
29	日向坂46j-pop	2,389	+4
30	V6j-pop, rock	2,376	-2
31	SixTONESj-pop	2,345	+1
32	HoneyWorksj-pop, j-rock	2,261	+3
33	虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会j-pop	2,246	+3
34	ZARDj-pop, j-rock	2,203	0
35	Hey! Say! JUMPj-pop, pop	2,169	+3
36	KAT-TUNj-pop	2,111	-13
36	Do As Infinityj-pop, pop rock	2,111	+13
38	m‐floj-pop, electronic	2,075	-7
39	長谷川白紙j-pop, nu jazz	2,021	+20
40	E‐girlsj-pop	2,009	+6
41	yamaj-pop, psychedelic rock	1,879	+6
42	DREAMS COME TRUEj-pop, pop	1,850	+2
43	timeleszj-pop	1,833	0
44	AAAj-pop	1,807	+1
45	King & Princej-pop	1,790	-18
46	Roseliagothic rock, j-pop	1,784	-9
47	FictionJunctionj-pop	1,778	-6
48	EGOISTj-pop	1,756	0
49	luzj-pop	1,667	+52
50	fripSidej-pop, electropop	1,629	0

Rising outside the top 50this month

75	ツユj-pop, j-rock	975	+110
116	BAADj-pop, j-rock	613	+80
58	WEST.j-pop	1,308	+57
78	DXTEENj-pop	951	+55
91	FEMMelectropop, j-pop	781	+37

Adjacent scenes

How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.