2017 in Japanese music
The year 2017 in Japanese music.Events
January
February
March
April
May
August
September
October
November
December
Debuting artists
- 22/7
- The Rampage from Exile Tribe
- Lovebites
- Nao Tōyama
- NGT48
- Shiina Natsukawa
- Shuta Sueyoshi
- Sōma Saitō
- JUNNA
- Masaki Suda
- Hiroomi Tosaka
- Rena Nōnen
Artists resuming activities
- Chemistry
- Megumi Nakajima
- Makidai
- Gesu no Kiwami Otome
- Indigo la End
- Aoi Yūki
- Ikimono-gakari
- Tsubaki
- YuiKaori
- Ami Wajima
- Tsuki Amano
- Pour Lui
- Tackey & Tsubasa
- Sphere
- Vamps
- Flumpool
- Cyntia
- Mejibray
Retiring artists
- Nanami Hashimoto
- Sayaka Shionoya
- Momoko Tsugunaga
- Ray
- Himeka Nakamoto
- Mai Endo
- Haruka Shimada
- Shuuka Fujii
- Eri Kazama
Disbanding artists
- Doll Elements
- Especia
- Prizmmy
- Rev. from DVL
- White Ash
- C-ute
- Mimi Meme Mimi
- Plenty
- Reol
- Megamasso
- Hilcrhyme
- Musubizm
- Cibo Matto
- Sug
Deaths
- February 8 – Rina Matsuno, 18, idol singer and model, heart arrhythmia
- February 25 – Toshio Nakanishi, 61, musician and producer, esophageal cancer
- March 1 – Hiroshi Kamayatsu, 78, singer and guitarist, pancreatic cancer
- April 12 – Peggy Hayama, 83, singer, pneumonia
- July 8 – Seiji Yokoyama, 82, composer, pneumonia
- December 2 – Norihiko Hashida, 72, folk singer-songwriter, parkinson's disease
