About J-pop
J-pop is a music genre that emerged in Japan in the 1980s. It is usually classed as a form of A-pop. Its influences include kayōkyoku.
Artists closely associated with the genre include Jackie Chan, AKB48, Jisoo, Ayumi Hamasaki, Stray Kids and Hikaru Utada.
J-pop has given rise to 2 subgenres on this site, such as Denpa song and Akishibu-kei.
From Wikipedia
J-pop (an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music") is a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. In Japan it is known simply as pops (ポップス, poppusu). 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 1960s–1970s. 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 1970s–1980s, and J-Euro (such as Namie Amuro) and Shibuya-kei during the 1990s and 2000s.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of J-pop.
- ↑ A-pop
- ↓ Denpa song
- ↓ Akishibu-kei
Key artists
- Jackie Chan
- AKB48
- Jisoo
- Ayumi Hamasaki
- Stray Kids
- Hikaru Utada
- Goo Hara
- Namie Amuro
- Mitski
- Babymetal
Questions people ask
Real questions from the Stack Exchange community – follow a link to read the discussion.
- Loud pop noise while plugging to a headphones jack · Electronics SE
- How to turn any (pop) song into a jazz song? · Music SE
- What defines pop music as a genre? Which patterns and trends can we find in pop music? · Music SE
- What are the four chords that so many pop songs are based on? · Music SE
- Significance of pop songs with progressions that alternate one chord with one that's three semitones below it · Music SE
Frequently asked questions
What is J-pop?
J-pop is a music genre that emerged in Japan in the 1980s. It is usually classed as a form of A-pop. Its influences include kayōkyoku.
Where and when did J-pop originate?
J-pop originated in Japan in the 1980s.
Who are famous J-pop artists?
Jackie Chan, AKB48, Jisoo, Ayumi Hamasaki, Stray Kids and Hikaru Utada.