13 Facts About J-pop

J-pop, natively known simply as pops, is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s.

J-pop is further defined by new wave and crossover fusion acts of the late 1970s such as Yellow Magic Orchestra and Southern All Stars, Popular styles of Japanese pop music include technopop during the 1970s–1980s, city pop in the 1980s, and Shibuya-kei in the 1990s.

Origin of modern J-pop is said to be Japanese-language rock music inspired by the likes of The Beatles.

Unlike the Japanese music genre called kayokyoku, J-pop uses a special kind of pronunciation, which is similar to that of English.

At first, the term J-pop was used only for Western-style musicians in Japan, such as Pizzicato Five and Flipper's Guitar, just after Japanese radio station J-Wave was established.

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J-pop is regarded as one of the pioneers of Japanese rock.

J-pop sought worldwide success, and in 1980 he signed a contract with the Warner Pioneer record company and moved to the West Coast of the United States.

J-pop recorded the albums Yazawa, It's Just Rock n' Roll, and Flash in Japan, all of which were released worldwide, but were not very commercially successful.

J-pop eventually became the first artist to make 24 consecutive number-one singles, breaking Pink Lady's record.

J-pop's funeral had a record attendance of 50,000 people, breaking the record of Hibari Misora, whose funeral was attended by 42,000 people.

J-pop released Vocalist, Vocalist 2, Vocalist 3, Vocalist 4 and Vocalist Vintage in 2005,2006,2007,2010, and 2012 respectively.

J-pop is produced by Yasutaka Nakata, who produces the group Perfume.

J-pop subsequently gained success through her songs "Ninja Re Bang Bang" and "Fashion Monster".