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City pop (Japanese: シティ・ポップ, Hepburn: shiti poppu) is a loosely defined form of Japanese pop music that emerged in the late 1970s and peaked in popularity during the 1980s. [9]
The following is a list of artists and bands associated with the city pop music genre during the late 1970s and 1980s (not necessarily solely city pop artists). Groups and artists with aliases are listed by the first letter in their name, and individuals are listed by their surname.
This is a list of J-pop artists and groups. Originally an evolution of jazz, and coined New Music, the style went on to become known as City Pop, music with an urban theme. Later called Japan-made Pop, the term was shortened to J-pop and now encompasses a wide range of musical styles and genres.
The following list indicates the best-selling albums from 1980 to 1989 on the Japanese Oricon chart. [1] It is based on cumulative sales figures of three formats (on vinyl, audio cassette, and compact discs).
Tatsurō Yamashita (山下 達郎, Yamashita Tatsurō, born February 4, 1953), occasionally referred to as Tatsu Yamashita [2] or Tats Yamashita, [3] is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer, who is known for pioneering the city pop style of music.
The music on the album has been described as city pop, a slick commercial sound of music from late 1970s and early 1980s Japan. [2] Although the genre is often described as being about Japan embracing an affluent consumerist lifestyle, Mark "Frosty" McNeill stated that the style is "more of a vibe classification than a collective movement."
Most songs were about love or living in the city. The genre was barely known outside of Japan. However, city pop has been getting increasingly popular in the West with Internet-borne microgenre vaporwave. On May 3, 2019, Light in the Attic, an independent record label, released Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1976–1986. It ...
Eiko Kawashima (川島 栄子, Kawashima Eiko, born 31 August 1961), better known as Anri (杏里), is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture. [3] In a career spanning more than 40 years, she achieved commercial success and popularity in the city pop music scene during the 1980s.