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The base of modern J-pop.
It represents a blend of Western and Japanese musical scales.
Unlike J-pop, the music is not stylized based on English.
The music is varied and is not heavily based on emotions. -
They took inspiration from different bands, such as the Beatles and Beach Boys, style of rock to make their music. -
J-pop starts to introduce more techno music into their styles. -
A wider range of J-pop seen in the cities that included funk, disco, R&B, AOR, soft rock, and boogie music.
It was associated with the economical boom going on. -
J-pop is now a widely known form of music and is using a lot in Japanese culture. -
First used as retail music for the Shibuya district as Japan.
It helped to distinguish American and Japanese music. -
Tetsuya Komuro becomes a serious song producer after disbanding from his band. -
All sorts of artists were getting famous and J-pop music was very popular. -
More types of J-pop were being made and more people were able to get into J-pop. -
The voice of Saki Fujita was sampled and Hatsune Miku was released to the public. -
A lot of people started making J-pop style music. -
Eve Harapeco starts to create music and begins his career making music and showing more people the great music he can make. -
Groups of people who would sing and dance to their own songs on stage is seen as a really big part of the J-pop scene.