Nante Japan Best of 2022: Podcast & Staff Selections

Hannah

This list is going to be long so I am doing the best in sets of threes. Note that some groups (i.e., any of the non-Jpop lists with Jpop) will overlap in categories so each song can only be nominated once.

Best Idol Song

  • 1: Senritsu Kanano – Iceblink

  • 2: Dempagumi Inc. – Augmented Ojiichan

  • 3: ICHIGORINAHAMU – ZONE BRRN

Best Anisong

  • 1. Denonbu, Shin-Shinjuku – Kitsune Tsuki

  • 2: QUEENDOM – Chiki chiki ban ban

  • 3: ano – Chu, Tayousei

Best Vtuber Song

  • 1. KMNZ – SKOOL

  • 2. PeanutsKun – PetbottleRocket (Prod. nerdwitchkomugichan)

  • 3. Ren Zotto – Blue Sugar

Best Jpop Song

  • 1. Utada Hikaru – Kibunja Naino

  • 2. MONDO GROSSO feat. Ryuichi Sakamoto, Vocals by Hikari Mitsushima – IN THIS WORLD

  • 3. Hitsujibungaku & LÜCY – OH HEY

Honorary mentions due to proximity to time of release and/or I just discovered it way too late

  • GIRL’S RE:VERSE (소녀 리버스) – I PROMISE (약속해)

  • PeanutsKun – Toupea Christmas Theme Song 2022*

  • Millie Parfait – Sana ako na lang* / I’m Sorry (shitpost)*

*Self-declared “shit post” songs have been pulled from the main ranking. One is a real entrant the other… just is.

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