J-pop
Sign in to saveThe term J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), refers to a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. In Japan it is known simply as . Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and global 1960s pop and rock music. J-pop replaced kayōkyoku ("Lyric Singing Music"), a term for Japanese popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s in the Japanese music scene.
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J-pop, short for Japanese popular music, is a genre that emerged into Japan's musical mainstream in the 1990s, blending traditional Japanese music with global pop and rock influences from the 1960s. It matters because it represents a significant shift in Japanese popular music, replacing the previous dominant style of kayōkyoku that had defined the Japanese music scene since the 1920s.
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- Music genre.name
- J-pop
- Music genre.cultural_origins
- Nominally 1980s–early 1990s Japan; Roots traced to the 1960s–1970s
- Music genre.regional_scenes
- Shibuya-kei
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33 sectionsContents
- Form and definition
- History
- 1920s–1960s: Ryūkōka
- 1960s: Origin of modern style
- Rokabirī Boom and Wasei pops
- Ereki boom and group sounds
- 1970s: Development of "new music"
- ''Fōku'' and new music
- Emergence of Japanese rock and electronic music
- 1980s: Fusion with "kayōkyoku"
- City pop
- Growth of the Japanese rock industry
- Golden age, decline and transfiguration of Idols
- 1990s: Coining of the term "J-pop"
- 1990–1997: Growing market
- 1997–1999: Commercial peak
- 2000s: Diversification
- Avex group
- ''Chaku-uta''
- Japanese hip hop and urban pop
- Popularity of live performances and veteran musicians
- Johnny & Associates
- Cover versions and classical pop
- Influence from neofolk and neo Shibuya-kei
- Anime music, image song and vocaloid
- 2010s: Popularity of idol groups
- Age free music
- 2020s: Global popularity
- Artists
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The term J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), refers to a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. In Japan it is known simply as . Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and global 1960s pop and rock music. J-pop replaced kayōkyoku ("Lyric Singing Music"), a term for Japanese popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s in the Japanese music scene.
Japanese rock bands such as Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s1970s. J-pop was further defined by new wave and crossover fusion acts of the late 1970s, such as Yellow Magic Orchestra and Southern All Stars. Popular styles of Japanese pop music include city pop and technopop during the 1970s1980s, and J-Euro (such as Namie Amuro) and Shibuya-kei during the 1990s and 2000s.