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Kayōkyoku (歌 謡 曲, lit. ' Pop Tune ') is a Japanese pop music genre, which became a base of modern J-pop. The Japan Times described kayōkyoku as "standard Japanese pop" or "Shōwa-era pop". Kayōkyoku represents a blend of Western and Japanese musical scales. Music in this genre is extremely varied as a result.
Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five (内山田洋とクール・ファイブ, Uchiyamada Hiroshi to Kūru Faibu) are a Japanese kayōkyoku group, formed by Hiroshi Uchiyamada (born Michio Uchiyamada, 1936–2006) in 1967 and fronted by the lead vocalist Kiyoshi Maekawa.
Group sounds (Japanese: グループ・サウンズ, Hepburn: Gurūpu Saunzu), often abbreviated as GS, is a genre of Japanese rock music which became popular in the mid to late 1960s and initiated the fusion of Japanese kayōkyoku music and Western rock music.
Kayōkyoku (歌謡曲, literally “Pop Tune”) is a Japanese pop music genre, which became a base of modern J-pop. The Japan Times described kayōkyoku as “standard Japanese pop” or “Shōwa-era pop”. Kayōkyoku represents a blend of Western and Japanese musical scales.
May 22, 2019 · Kayōkyoku (‘pop songs’) borrowed heavily from western melody. Just as in the West, masculine attitudes surrounding rock music continued to dominate the discourse and define the parameters of what was worthy or authentic. As much as it was used to describe, Kayōkyoku was used to deride those who sang commercialized material written by others.
Aug 1, 2022 · Following his own debut as a singer/songwriter in 1973, he pivoted to writing for others, going on to forge an impressive resume of over 1,500 songwriting credits, including multiple city pop hits,...
Kayōkyoku (歌謡曲, literally "Pop Tune") is a Japanese pop music genre, which became a base of modern J-pop. The Japan Times described kayōkyoku as "standard Japanese pop" or "Shōwa-era pop". It's is primarily used to described singers from 70s and the music from Japan during that decade.
