J-pop


 
 

J-pop is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. It refers to Western-influenced Japanese popular music. The term J-pop was coined by J-WAVE, an FM radio station, to denote what was once called "New Music." The term is widely used in Japan to describe many different musical genres including pop, rock, dance, rap, and soul. In the Nagoya area the term Z-pop is used to describe songs popular in the region. J-rock, Visual Kei and J-rap are generally considered to fall under the J-pop umbrella as well. Singers of J-pop include both popular musicians and seiy?.

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Japanese stores typically divide their music into 4 sections: J-pop, Enka (a traditional form of ballad), classical, and English/International. Some songs, such as those by Miyuki Nakajima and Anzenchitai, represent a fusion of Enka with J-pop.

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Western: The word western is an adjective used to refer to things that are in the West. It also has a number of more specific meanings:...

Japan: For other uses, see Japan (disambiguation)....

Popular music: Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. It stands in contrast to classical music, which historically was the music of elites or the upper strata of society, and traditional folk music which w...


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Iggy Pop
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Introduction
History
Impact on popular culture
Subgenres
See also
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Miyuki Nakajima (1) - Anzenchitai (1) - Adjective (1) - Seiy? (1) - Enka (1) - Ballad (1) - Classical music (1) - Folk music (1) - Pop music (1) - West (1) - Music (1) - Musical styles (1) - Visual Kei (1) - J-WAVE (1) - FM radio (1) -
 

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