2019 in Japanese music
The year 2019 in Japanese music.
Events
Number-ones
Awards
Albums released
August
Debuting and returning artists
Debuting groups
- A-Jax
- ALI
- Argonavis from BanG Dream!
- Ateez
- Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe
- B.O.L.T
- Boyfriend
- Beyooooonds
- Bis
- Carry Loose
- CIX
- College Cosmos
- Dialogue
- Dos Monos
- DracoVirgo
- Girls²
- Hinatazaka46
- Honest Boyz
- (G)I-dle
- Iz*One
- King Gnu
- Mameshiba no Taigun
- Oh My Girl
- @onefive
- Oneus
- Sard Underground
- Tebasaki Sensation
- The Boyz
- Yoasobi
- ZOC
Debuting soloists
- Akari Kitō
- Aimi Tanaka
- Eito
- Haruka Fukuhara
- Mayu Maeshima
- Milet
- Sayaka Yamamoto
- Taeyeon
- Toshiki Masuda'
- Vaundy
- Yuuri
Returning from hiatus
Disbanding and retiring artists
Disbanding
- Tsuri Bit
- Negoto
- Kalafina
- Janne Da Arc
- Rock a Japonica
- Flower
- Shiggy Jr
- Country Girls
- The Hoopers
- Wake Up, Girls!
- Rhymeberry
- Kinoko Teikoku
- Pentagon
- CocoSori
- Myteen
Retiring
Going on hiatus
Deaths
- Yuya Uchida dies on March 17.
- Michiro Endo dies on April 25.