J-pop

 

What is J-pop?

Japanese pop is a musical genre that has been part of Japanese pop culture since the mid-twentieth century. 

History:

It all began in the early years of the Showa era (1920s to 1980s) with ryūkōka, a form of popular music influenced by Western jazz and blues. 

J-pop is highly different from Western and other forms of Asian pop. 

J-pop genres 

Folk, jazz, pop-rock, idol pop and vocal ballads 

it is highly radio friendly and can be access from around the world 

Popularity 

J-pop is no where near a famous as K-pop (Korean pop) because the Japanese music industry has little international investment 

Types of J-pop bands 

Arashi

released 16 original albums worldwide 

Members: 

Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai and Jun Matsumoto 

Origin: 

Tokyo Japan (1999)

L'Arc-en-Ciel

released 487 soundtracks 

Members:

Ken, Hyde, Yukihiro, Tetsuya, Sakura

Origin:

Osaka, Japan (1991)

B'z

released 22 studio albums, 8 extended play, 57 singles and 19 live albums

Members:

Takahiro Matsumoto and Koshi Inaba 

Origin:

Japan (1998)

Momoiro Clover Z

Providing theme music for Anime television 

Members:

Kanako Momota, Ayaka Sasakai, Shiori Tamai, Reni Takagi

Origin:

Tokyo, Japan (2008)

TWICE

The group has released 167 songs, of which 177 are originally recorded in Korean, 44 are in Japanese and 6 are English 

Members: 

Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu 

Origin:

Seoul, South Korea (2015)