22 with many more MVs than yesterday. An epic battle for #1 between the breakout stars of 2024 & the breakout stars of 2025! It really comes down to if you prefer dancing & girl power or BTS with crying. Give me CUTIE STREET all the way! A nice look back at a great debut year!🥰 youtu.be/o2D-8CDM_0o

19, only 1 MV! If Airi Suzuki split her performance into multiple videos they might've took all 3 spots, instead it didn't even qualify! I've been very impressed by rock idols Iza Mairan but haven't featured them yet. They had the 1 MV today & it's full of fun video game stuff! youtu.be/BmRK0hal4J8

23, not even half of yesterday big haul! There wasn't a clear favorite MV to put last on the playlist (to avoid lame duck MVs after) so I went with ROSARIO+CROSS since they're usually impressive. It turned out to be the correct choice as I thought it was clearly the best today! youtu.be/wNp6v81piVY

58‼️ Now we know why the past few days were slow. My brain was already fried to start after a long week. As such it was easier to get emotional which is what today's winning MV from Toranoko Rammy did. A memory style MV that starts with them as kids & ends with their new child!😭 youtu.be/Y1Ktp1drncU

22, CENT had one of the best songs on yesterday's busy release day so I watched the MV last. It lived up to my expectations, winning easily. I had no clue what would happen with the wacky cast of characters but it turned out to be a soba eating contest & rave! Sumo final boss! youtu.be/rxAM0ncKB9Q

32, light for how much was on Spotify. It's perfect tho, a high amount of quality without taking forever! Despite tough competition it's an easy win for nishina! There's so many clever things to discover while a great song plays. 3 themes; black/white, retro & shrunken people! youtu.be/dv_0oGPHo1A

27, ironically & hilariously an animated MV wins just 1 day after I used 2 spots to explain my preference for 3D over 2D! From the MAISONdes channel & performed by reibowwow, this manga inspired MV had me laughing hard! I like silly spooky much more than the serious stuff. 😂 youtu.be/vD0N-t_6Q1g

37 with more official MVs than songs on Spotify today with 6 battling for #1. 2 things that rarely happen! I'll give i☆Ris the win! Most the contenders had a good song or video but this MV had both! I can't tell if they are playing (acting as) themselves or are just themselves. youtu.be/a2hC6TWDRJY

22, a light MV day with big live videos! There was even some crossover, after the FRUITS ZIPPER lives they appeared at the end of an unrelated YUI SAKURAI live! Winning the day is the legendary NANA MIZUKI! The nice looking western stage & outfits turn a good performance great! youtu.be/xvX6pAYrhdg

37 with some good lives & covers but they couldn't even crack the top 5 as it's a stacked day of MVs! I already love this song from PRYME so my expectations were high. They exceeded it in every way with a super fun real-life video game MV. There's some magical girls stuff too! youtu.be/gge35WzuP5E

35 that I didn't have time to sort, at least this time the 3 best weren't in the first 6! The upcoming =LOVE single seems to be a game-changer as they win another day! This sub-unit MV is easily in the top 10 of 2025! Amazing from the moment it starts with the guitar & visuals! youtu.be/Pyts1pc0u1A

38 but 6 were short TV clips. It felt flat after 2 epic days with the good live videos reverting back to average. An easy win for FRUITS ZIPPER, any MV featuring Karen has a good chance of winning! Getting videos almost every day from FZ has been a treat! Great song & outfits!🥰 youtu.be/iDbeAAs1Goo

40 on a big Spotify day but not huge as expected. I narrowed it down to 4. 3 combining for 750 views over the 51K that the winner riria has! I thought she had the best new release on Spotify with the MV enhancing it's enjoyment! A multi-act video that keeps things interesting! youtu.be/w7Crw_ZJTlU

43 confirming a predicted wild Wednesday release day as it falls on October 1! Even though I moved onto the new season there's a clear end of summer theme today. The winning MV from Miao is even called "LAST SUMMER NIGHT" in case you missed the theme. They're ridiculously cute! youtu.be/STkDxdnmrl4

34 with many good lives, the MVs had their work cut out for them! Only 1 was able to break through the live-wall, this MV from AsIs. A dark theme but not spooky, which is what another MV today tried to do but this put it to shame. AsIs has built enough credit to take seriously! youtu.be/IipGyaMyP_4

21 on a low-key weekend. We're still getting summer videos but they feel out of place, sorry Sayonara Stay Tuned. It was a close race for #1 today but the wackiness of this MV from Yui Ogura made it standout to win. Both the video & song have major Kyururin te shitemite vibes! youtu.be/LzxaicugY5M

29 with the video content outperforming the songs. 1 MV put everything together perfectly for an easy win! Major groups like =LOVE get judged harsher, which is why things like flower-head guy & vertical videos cost them spots in the past. Bonus points for the cute autumn theme! youtu.be/4xBmuiQNGdc

32, we still get questionable beach shots of young teens in 2025.. Many major names today scared people off, expect a big weekend. Another banger from Sakurazaka46 wins both Spotify & Youtube today. The super cute song takes center stage but of course they go hard in the video! youtu.be/gQ7l_hav-bA

28 with styles all over the place. Now's the perfect time to begin Spooky Season. Every day is Halloween for dark idols but they do gain extra power! Circle Lychee agency with Mercuro at the top lead the dark revolution. New group Sect kickoff one of the best times of the year! youtu.be/5w1tSVaw6K0

41, yeah.. AI slop has officially taken over. 4 of the biggest MVs didn't make the list due to that. Yesterday I enjoyed a 2D MV from Parabola but knew that a 3D MV was coming today. The 2nd group from the a cappella anime could've phoned in a MV but we got epic cinematography! youtu.be/v-rjtMk3j4g

36 with more & more AI slop MVs every day... at least Spooky Season has begun! That being said we still had bikinis & summer festivals alongside the zombies! Far ahead of all those videos is this live singing while sword fighting performance from Yuko Suzuhana! 10/10 no notes! youtu.be/pT8fw0zAtIE

20, new groups, sub-units & debut MVs to start a new season! Thankfully Cmajor Works agency put everyone on the same YouTube Channel so I didn't miss the new vocal&piano duo MW∞. It may look like a trio but there's no twin or clone! A good hook at the start & a funky slap bass! youtu.be/rdrDiMPToHE

19 closing the season with no MV for my song of the summer AKB's "Oh My Pumpkin", maybe waiting for Halloween. A good top 3 despite a small sample size highlighted by a perfect MV from Hamano Haruki! She's beautiful, great outfit, cute pixel art, themed around the song & a GAL! youtu.be/r2WJ4vQLNhM

31 without any new songs by major names, leaving the spots wide-open to be taken. It's "cute metal band" Mellows who take advantage to win the day. I love how people might wonder where the metal is until this MV takes a dark turn. A dimensional merge with alter-egos clashing! ☯️ youtu.be/uud-MNsS6C0

56, almost the same as Spotify with many of those getting MVs today! Winning one of the most competitive days of 2025 is MCZ member Reni Takagi! It was my favorite song on Spotify with the fiddles making it so much fun! The MV blew me away with a Dragon Boy & Wizard of Oz cast! youtu.be/nBNefVogm-M

24 on a low-key day with most the MVs featuring songs I already passed over on Spotify. Luckily we have back-to-back days of lives from groups who always have elite performances! CiON has to be near the top of people I want to see live. They standout from everyone else in Jpop! youtu.be/f04AV7tGawU

33, busy Spotify day but most the MVs released yesterday. I saved this ARCANA PROJECT MV for last as I already love the song. Despite a competitive day it won within the first 30 seconds of the video. The 2 locations perfectly encapsulate how we're currently between seasons!🏖🔜🎃 youtu.be/ik3pOOerD_k

33, over half are MVs! A surprising win over major names for a group who hasn't debuted yet! The office theme isn't just a gimmick as OLiDOL! stands for Office Lady idol. They have office jobs during the week, yet are one of the most attractive idol groups I've ever seen! WOW!😍 youtu.be/_CzPSL_zJdg

26 on Respect for the Aged Day in Japan. As always bonus points are handed out for timely holiday themes. We actually had one today from N-FENI who used the extra points to win the day. Even without the holiday it would've ranked high as it's funny with a Nirvana sounding song! youtu.be/uUlKrGKLfpE

29, A few slow Spotify days due to a 3 day weekend in Japan. One of the best releases came yesterday so I was pumped to see that it got a MV today. Rap group MIC RAW RUGA with a video game music themed song set in an arcade. Yeah, that's a winning video almost any & every day! youtu.be/XWlahDL-yAc

39, early before college football starts! I had no clue who to put at #1 but a late addition appeared as it hit midnight in Japan. I passed on the previous 2 Hinatazaka46 songs off of their upcoming single. That helped this song & MV get even more points. Nostalgic & emotional! youtu.be/6jXgxpBBImA

38, summer's last stand with spooky season on the way. For the 2nd straight day Kana Nishino wins! While not as country as yesterday it's still has a country-pop feel. I was crying from how cute all the love messages were, in English nonetheless. A love like this must be nice.. youtu.be/Hje5Ru4tQr0

21 with no live-action MVs! 2 animated MVs, 1 live with recorded audio, 1 dance, 3 covers & 14 lives! A perfect day to be treated with a live performance by Kana Nishino! I love the way country-western music sounds but hate the white supremacist side.. Jpop country solves that! youtu.be/hrHbCxO9wcw

36 on a light Wednesday release day. It's been a great month for Girls²! Pairing beautifully with their Ayaya cover is their latest original song. The special effects & visuals are S-tier! Y2K GAL vibes mixed with a cute style so basically early 2000's Morning Musume! The end!😂 youtu.be/cR44asHrlqw

20 with a standout MV saving me some time deciding a winner. There's a lot to unpack in a short amount of time with this yonige MV. I'm guessing everyone can interpret its meaning differently. This would fit right in on MTV's Headbangers Ball in 1998. You'll hit reply for sure! youtu.be/9RKZCKZ5M1I

While going through SHOWROOM livestreams for my daily missions I saw that Rin was streaming. I was able to tell her how much this video made me laugh & how good the song is. I'm glad I was able to make her smile as the group had trouble right after this posted, losing 2 members & will disband soon..

So the drama is over a decade old so this song must've been paired with the show since then. I'm not sure why we got this today. Good news & bad news about the actress Satomi Ishihara. Since it's so long ago she's actually within my age range, only being a few months younger. She's married though!

31 with many long videos so it took awhile! Some big names today including the group with the most popular song of 2025 HANA. This MV already has over 2 million views in less than 20 hours! I like this much more than the Blue Jeans ballad. A wild video of escaping a kidnapping! youtu.be/H56XUMPWUVY

33, 3rd time in 4 days without a standout video. 6 made the first cut to be viewed again. RiMy from ASOBI同盟 traded her normal partner with nasuo☆ for this idol medley. I took points off for them posting slightly different yet the same videos on each channel but they won anyway! youtu.be/wnHmrP4qbzs

40, 10 could've won the past 2 days but they're stuck battling for 3 spots today! =LOVE should've challenged but AI slop dropped them out of the race. The sequel to the song of 2024 from CUTIE STREET has to win! It feels both nostalgic & fresh. They've already reached the top!🥇 youtu.be/4mPtFbzszCk

40, of course the past 2 days had low quality & high quantity when I only want to watch the start of NFL! It also takes multiple views when nothing stands-out.. On the 2nd viewing it was clear that Harunision won the day with this live with recorded audio. Keep an eye on them! youtu.be/dpA0PFkxADQ

37, over 6× today's Spotify haul which might've annoyed me, I found nothing interesting. One of the best Spotify releases was by shallm. It seems like they tried to hit as many "PG" fetishes as possible such as on the thumbnail & feet starting the MV. Confusing story to unpack. youtu.be/Oz53zQUeMUM

A nice tribute to one of the best MVs of all time from one of the best idols of all time. Thank you for the 10th anniversary celebration that we won't get elsewhere! youtu.be/_HUVPglTfNY

53, almost as much as Spotify minus 2 Inori Minase albums! Even with tons of competition this MV by Mumeixxx stood above the rest! On Spotify it was a bit repetitive but the MV solves that with a tribute to my favorite Mayuyu MV! I was waiting for a twist ending & it delivered! youtu.be/yBCTSdEfnEY

29, weird is the theme today! 2 of my favorite strange acts battled for the the top spot. I have to go with this amazing operatic metal song from TOKYO MAERCHEN CLUB! I need everyone to stan them so they become the biggest act in the world. It doesn't get much better than this! youtu.be/BGCVHKrOKCM

24 on a sad day with AKB48 becoming AI48. Anyway we had another latin classic from Hello Project, this time it's Juice=Juice! I would've loved some silly hats such as ANGERME's "Itoshima Distance" but the outfits were still cute! It's a shame current H!P didn't come to Spotify. youtu.be/3RtbnP1onaM

53 to close out Japan's YouTube Music Weekend! Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu is celebrating their 10th anniversary! This MV's a perfect way to showcase different outfits by editing many performances together into one. They're pretty much as popular as older sister's MCZ, a fine legacy! youtu.be/4PPXl28FZ2Y

34, early edition due to the start of college football! Maybe it's a sign of how my life & the world has gone but it's easier for a MV to get me crying over laughing. Everything in this SAISON MV hits just right to create comedy gold! It fakes a serious vibe at first but nope!🤣 youtu.be/lTspvCMyC4M

50 with many official MVs! This morning Girls2 started a new era with a new song & I put this one from PiKi right after it. It might've been the best 1-2 punch to start a day this year. I'm glad one of them got a MV and it's is perfect from PiKi. This is how to start a weekend! youtu.be/YRidiwGaZHQ

35, It would be easy to put all 3 major groups on my list, so I had them battle for #1 instead. Good CANDY TUNE song but the office MV didn't fit today's summer theme. Visually stunning MV from Hinatazaka46 but the song is just ok. The final summer MV by TEAM SHACHI wins today! youtu.be/twev-oRcxvs