J-pop

Also known as Japanese pop, jpop, Japanese popular music, Jei poppu, jeipoppu, J Pop

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.

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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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inception: 1988-00-00
Commons category: J-pop
native label: ジェーポップ

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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

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.