No exploration of Japanese music would be complete without a dive into the world of J-Pop. Short for Japanese popular music, J-Pop is hard to define. It encompasses a wide breadth of genres and ...

I just heard the song Season from the Perfect Blue soundtract, and realized that's all the japanese pop I have. I've taken a liking to the style, but I have no idea who performs it, who's popular in ...

Fueled by global buzz from anime tie-ins and retro City Pop hits, Japan's music industry is aiming to further propel J-pop ...

Global-facing J-pop group f5ve (pronounced “fi-vee”) may be riding the new wave bringing Japanese music to the world, but the rising five-piece are anything but rookies. The members each have at least ...

Noriko Sekiguchi, better known as Poison Girl Friend, is behind some of the most lustrous downtempo, trip-hop, and late-night pop music in post–economic bubble Japan. The Yokohama-born artist was ...

In 2025, life imitates digital art. When a cohort of vintage Japanese pop songs went viral on YouTube throughout the 2010s, city pop and J-pop went from an absolutely underground interest of a select ...

The petition argued that Aespa’s appearance could damage Japan’s image. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

My inspiration for this piece not-so-ironically comes from my recent obsession with XG. If you’re unaware, the group consists of seven girls who are all Japanese. However, in a hilarious series of ...