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?.

External links

• J-Music Ignited Your scene for reviews and jmusic recommendations.
• Sound Decision by Jonathan Mays - J-Pop and Anime Music
• jpop@jpop.com
• Morning Scene J-pop in North America
• JPOP Central
• J-Fan Jpop
• Japan-A-Radio - A J-pop Internet radio station
• Tokyo-Nights
• Nippop - A wide range of Japanese artist profiles in English.
• AMGReviews - Has a growing collection of J-Pop reviews.
• Articles on foreign artists in Japan
• yumeki.org A community for Jpop music enthusiasts. Articles, Reviews and News about Japanese artists. (Spanish, with English translation)
• akfgfan.com
• getasianmusic.com
• wiki.theppn.org In-depth wiki on Jpop
• Keiichi Net EX^2: Extreme Anime Radio Jpop / Anime music 24/7