大滝詠一やRainych(レイニッチ) の初CD化音源2曲も収録した、70年代～80年代のシティ・ポップの定番曲と90年代以降のネオ・シティ・ポップとも言うべき名曲をコンパイルした2枚組CDが発売に。 この作品はソニー・ミュージックダイレクトの新レーベル＜ALDEIGHT ...

South Koreans who secretly loved Japanese pop songs in their youth are reveling in nostalgia amid a revival for Showa-retro tunes from the 1970s and ’80s. Their renewed popularity has sparked an era ...

Pop duo Yoasobi, one of Japan’s leading musical acts, are at the forefront of a new generation of Japanese musicians garnering global attention via online platforms. We look at the transformation of ...

To grasp Matsutōya Yumi’s enduring presence on the Japanese music scene, one only needs to take a quick glance at the following statistics. In the five decades since her debut, no other artist has ...

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LA在住の日本人音楽プロデューサー、北沢洋祐氏（Light In The Attic, Temporal Drift）が選曲した15曲を収録したコンピレーションCDが発売に。 この作品は＜欧米の音楽マニアに人気の高いJAPANESE POPの名曲＞をテーマに、海外でも流通しているアナログレコード専門 ...

Members of Japanese pop music band ARASHI listen to a question during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo, on Sept. 17, 2020. Back row, from left, clockwise, are Satoshi Ohno, Masaki Aiba, ...

The artwork of "Tasogare no Bay City" (Image courtesy of Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings Inc.) Japanese singer-songwriter Junko Yagami, known for pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s, has seen success ...

PALO ALTO, California -- Japanese pop music is having a breakout moment in the U.S., with groups like Yoasobi and Creepy Nuts performing to big crowds.

Japanese city pop, this retro-futuristic musical genre born in the late 1970s, continues to fascinate music lovers and curious listeners far beyond Japan. Characterized by its optimistic sounds ...