A Guide To Japanese Music For Beginners

Currently, there are many music genres of Japan that are popular with music listeners everywhere. One of the most popular Japanese music genres that is popular to this day is Visual Kei. Ranging from dark melodies to upbeat hairstyles, this Japanese music genre has a very interesting history. The origin of Visual Kei can be […]

While the world of Japanese music is always changing and experimenting, there are a few music styles that developed. They are known as the Kei series. One of these is the “Shibuya-Kei” music style. During the late 1980s, the term “JPop” was becoming popular throughout the music industry. At the same time, a few music […]

The decade of the 2010s completely transformed Japanese Pop in terms of the style of music and matching the interests of the audience. This decade had become a great opportunity for the music industry to promote young girls to become new singers, mostly due to the concept of Yasushi Akimoto. Therefore, the Japanese Idol culture […]

When the decade of the 1990s began in Japan, the term “JPop” was invented and put into use. Also, the demand of the Japanese Idol from the 1980s declined in popularity. As a replacement, there was an increase in interest of the Western-style music that the music artists of the 1990s wanted to incorporate. During […]

When the 1970s ended, this was the start of what would be considered the Golden Age of Japanese Pop. Along with this, the 1980s would become a decade where many young girls would get the opportunity to turn themselves into special music artists. Specifically, they would end up being featured in live music performances on […]

When hip hop was first created in the United States during the 1980s, it quickly gained popularity. Eventually, it spread all over the world and every country has its distinct style of hip hop music. In Japan, there were a few hip hop artists that appeared and have since then helped shaped the Japanese hip […]

During the 1990s in Japan, the music genres of Visual Kei and modern Japanese pop was topping the music charts everyday. However, there was another music style that was emerging and was effectively used in video games and specific anime to boost the popularity of the music and the media itself. This music style would […]

As the decade of the 2010s came rolling with many new interesting musicians with their own tastes of music to release. While this was happening, one type of music ended up becoming popular with the Otaku community. This type of music would become known as Denpa Music. Despite becoming popular during the 2010s, this Japanese […]

The 1970s focused on the personal lyrics of love sung by the artists of the decade, while the 1980s focused on the rise and promotion of the new Japanese Idols. However, during these two decades, there was another music genre that was being promoted. Also known as City Pop, this music style of Japan contain […]