Editing Music of Japan (section)

===J-pop===
{{Main|J-pop}}

J-pop, an abbreviation for [[Japan]]ese pop is a loosely defined musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. J-pop has its roots in 1960s [[pop music|pop]] and [[rock music]], such as [[the Beatles]], which 70s rock bands fused rock with Japanese music.<ref name="beatles">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/25384/|script-title=ja:究極のビートルズ来日賞味法！ ビートルズが日本に与えたもの|publisher=Oricon|date=2006-06-21|language=ja|access-date=2009-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212102840/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/25384/|archive-date=2013-02-12|url-status=live}}</ref> J-pop was further defined by Japanese [[New wave music|new wave]] bands such as [[Southern All Stars]] in the late 1970s.<ref>Chikyu Ongaku Library: Southern All Stars [Renewed Edition], Edited by Amuse Inc., Tokyo FM Publishing, {{ISBN|4-88745-135-0}}</ref> Eventually, J-pop replaced ''[[kayōkyoku]]'' ("Lyric Singing Music", a term for Japanese pop music from the 1920s to the 1980s) in the Japanese music scene.<ref name=ctv>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.co.jp/otov/column13.html|language=ja|title=J-POPって何だろう？そして今、改めて歌謡曲の魅力とは？|publisher=[[Chūkyō Television Broadcasting]]|year=2008|access-date=2009-10-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312033942/http://www.ctv.co.jp/otov/column13.html|archive-date=2009-03-12}}</ref> The term was coined by the Japanese media to distinguish Japanese music from foreign music.

====Idol music====

[[Japanese idol]] musical artists are a significant part of the market, with [[girl group]]s and [[boy band]]s regularly topping the [[Oricon Singles Chart|singles chart]]. These include boy band [[Arashi]], which had the best-selling singles of 2008 and 2009, and girl group [[AKB48]], which have had the best-selling singles each year of the 2010s.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}  Since the end of the 2010s, more and more [[Japanese idol|idol groups]] have emerged. Their success is sometimes termed "Idol sengoku jidai" (アイドル戦国時代; lit. Idol war age).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyzo.com/2010/04/post_4372.html|title=デビュー続々！ 2010年アイドル戦国時代 生き残るのはどのグループ!?|date=23 April 2010 |access-date=2016-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809045652/http://www.cyzo.com/2010/04/post_4372.html|archive-date=2011-08-09|url-status=live}}</ref>  In 2014, about 486,000 people attended [[Momoiro Clover Z]]'s live concerts, which was the highest record for female musicians in Japan for this year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO79804640X11C14A1000000/ |title=AKB48よりももクロが上 コンサート動員力2014 |work=[[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]] |date=4 December 2014 |access-date=16 September 2015 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927135119/http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO79804640X11C14A1000000/ |archive-date=27 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since the Covid-19 pandemic, many idol groups have seen their sales plummet. For example, AKB48's physical sales have fallen from over a million copies sold per single to around 300,000, while groups such as [[Nogizaka46]], [[Sakurazaka46]] or [[Hinatazaka46]] have seen a smaller drop, with average sales of 500,000 to 700,000 copies for their recent singles, making them the most trending Japanese idol groups of the 2020s.

====Dance and disco music====
{{Further|Eurobeat|Para Para}}

In 1984, American musician [[Michael Jackson]]'s album ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'' became the first album by a Western artist to sell over one million copies in Japanese [[Oricon]] charts history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/entertainers/090626/tnr0906261505028-n1.htm|script-title=ja:【マイケル急死】日本でもアルバム売り上げ１位を獲得|publisher=Sankei Shimbun|date=2009-06-26|access-date=2009-06-27|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629071716/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/entertainers/090626/tnr0906261505028-n1.htm|archive-date=2009-06-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> His style is cited as one of the models for Japanese [[dance music]], leading the popularity of [[Avex Group]] musicians and dancers.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

In 1990, [[Avex Trax]] began to release the [[Super Eurobeat]] series in Japan. [[Eurobeat]] in Japan led the popularity of group dance form [[Para Para]]. While Avex's artists such as [[Every Little Thing (band)|Every Little Thing]] and [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] became popular in the 1990s, in the late 1990s [[Hikaru Utada]] and [[Morning Musume]] emerged. Hikaru Utada's debut album, ''[[First Love (Hikaru Utada album)|First Love]]'', became the highest-selling album in Japan selling over 7 million copies, while [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] became Japan's top selling female and solo artist, and Morning Musume remains one of the most well-known girl groups in the Japanese pop music industry.