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The genre became closely tied to the tech boom in Japan during the 1970s and 1980s. Some of the Japanese technologies which influenced city pop included the Walkman, cars with built-in cassette decks and FM stereos, and various electronic musical instruments such as the Casio CZ-101 and Yamaha CS-80 synthesizers and Roland TR-808 drum
In his speech, the director Gotō Shinpei listed the objectives that radio should pursue within the context of Japanese society: to create equal cultural opportunities (universally sharing the benefits of radio and likewise eliminating the boundaries between city and countryside, age groups, genders and social classes), to bring a new splendour to domestic life (families could spend time at ...
1961 - 1st broadcast of Minna no Uta; 1963 - Sukiyaki reaches number 1 in the USA 1962 - 1st broadcast of Shichiji ni aimashō; 1964 - 1st broadcast of Music Fair; 1967 - Oricon founded; Akiko Nakamura [] released Nijiiro no mizūmi []; [6] Hibari Misora released Makkana Taiyō [7]
During the 1970s, Japan had the second largest music market in the world. [5] 1970s Japanese music included kayōkyoku, idols, new music, rock and enka.Musical artists in the 1970s included, in particular, Momoe Yamaguchi, Saori Minami, the Candies, Pink Lady, Hiromi Go, Hideki Saijo, Yuming, Saki Kubota, Judy Ongg and Sachiko Kobayashi.
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There have been attempts to create "age free music" (Japanese: エイジ・フリー・ミュージック) that is neither enka or kayōkyoku or J-pop, and therefore transcends generations. There was a campaign by 15 record companies. Age free music is supported by music critic Issei Tomizawa, who has a radio programme called Age Free Music!.
The music of A Distant Cry from Spring (1980), by Masaru Sato, won the 4th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Music (awarded in 1981). [47] Lalabel, the Magical Girl includes songs by Mitsuko Horie . [ 48 ] [ 49 ] [ 50 ] Animation: The Best Ten 1980 , a parody of The Best Ten , was released on 20 December.
June 1970 2 (LP) 8 Best Hit Album: Pink Lady: Victor December 1977 1 (LP) 9 Saturday Night Fever: Soundtrack Polydor February 1978 1 (LP) 10 10 "Numbers" Carat: Southern All Stars: Victor April 1979 2 (LP/CT) 11 Nishoku no Koma: Yōsui Inoue Polydor October 1974 1 (LP/CT) 12 Yumekuyō: Masashi Sada: Warner/Pioneer: April 1979 1 (LP/CT) 13 Adoro ...