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origins
J-pop has origins in the Meiji period, but most Japanese scholars consider the Taishō period to be the actual starting point of ryūkōka, as it is the era in which the genre first gained nationwide popularity. -
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the Japanese popular music gradually developed and being accepted by the Japanese people, and began to appear in bars and streets. and it showed a diversified development. -
Jazz
In the mid-1950s, "Jazz Kissa" (ジャズ喫茶 Jazu Kissa, literally "Jazz cafe") became a popular venue for live jazz music. At this time, the Japanese jazz music which had a "flavor" of blues. Jazz had a large impact on Japanese poppusu, though "authentic" jazz did not become the mainstream genre of music in Japan. -
Japanese rock craze
In 1956, the Japanese rock craze began, because of the country music group Kosaka Kazuya and the coach competition. They sang elvis Presley's "sad hotel," which helped push the trend. This music is called "rokabir" by the Japanese media. -
The pinnacle of Japanese rock.
A week in February 1958, at the first Nichigeki western carnival, 45,000 people watched the performance of Japanese singers, and the Japanese rock craze reached its peak. -
The start of the Japanese band music
In 1966, the beatles came to Japan and became the first rock band to host a concert there. The public thought the beatles would lead to juvenile delinquency. The Japanese government has deployed riot police against young rock fans in budoken, Japan. But beatlemania never really died in Japan. The beatles inspired the Japanese band and the music school of the band was created in Japan. -
New Music
Some Japanese music influenced by American national Renaissance music, in the early 1970 s, the composer writing songs about more personal information, such as love, instead of social information. -
folk
In 1972, Chage and askar made their debut in 1979, when the folk band Off Course released a hit song, "Sayonara." -
electronic music
The yellow magic band (YMO), which invented the electropop or technopop, the band also pioneered synthpop and electro music. YMO influenced the popular music to Japan, due to the effect of its, Japanese pop music are at the mercy of electronic music was increasing, and the electronic music from all over the world the same great influence. All the southern stars and yellow magic bands symbolized the end of the new music, paving the way for the j-pop genre of the 1980s. -
Growth of the Japanese rock industry
In the late 1980s, a new trend also emerged in Japanese rock music: the visual kei, a movement notable by male bands who wore makeup, extravagant hair styles, and androgynous costumes. -
City Pop
City Pop is fading fast (dues to Japan's bubble economy).from 1983 to 1990. -
Growing market
In the 1990s, the term J-pop came to refer to all Japanese popular songs except.Japan's popular music market is growing and expanding overseas. -
hip hop music
Zeebra introduced hip hop music to Japanese mainstream music -
Diversification
At this time, rock, hip hop, underground hip-hop, electronic music, etc. all appeared in the Japanese popular music. -
Recently
During the late 2000s and the early 2010s, the anime music industry, such as voice actors and image songs, added weight to Japanese music. Though anime music was formerly influenced by J-pop and visual kei music, Japanese indie music apparently influenced the genre at the 2006 FanimeCon. Today, Japan's popular music is still evolving, and people are trying to sing with virtual characters.