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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.
Whereas rock musicians in Japan usually hate the term "pop", Taro Kato, a member of pop punk band Beat Crusaders, pointed out that the encoded pop music, like pop art, was catchier than "J-pop" and he also said that J-pop was the pops (ポップス, poppusu) music, memorable for its frequency of airplay, in an interview when the band completed ...
J-pop group navigational boxes (79 P) Pages in category "Japanese pop music groups" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 500 total.
AKB48, a Guinness World Record holder for being the "largest pop group", and the best-selling idol group. The following is a list of Japanese musical groups. This includes a list of bands and idol groups, organized by year of debut.
The top music artists in Japan include Japanese artists with claims of 15 million or more record sales or with over 2 million subscribers.Japan is the largest physical music market in the world and the second largest overall behind the United States, and the biggest in Asia, according to International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
This category is for music groups who perform J-pop music who are not necessarily Japanese. For Japanese performers of pop music , see Category:Japanese pop music groups Subcategories
J-pop was further defined by Japanese new wave bands such as Southern All Stars in the late 1970s. [22] Eventually, J-pop replaced kayōkyoku ("Lyric Singing Music", a term for Japanese pop music from the 1920s to the 1980s) in the Japanese music scene. [23] The term was coined by the Japanese media to distinguish Japanese music from foreign music.
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