Editing Music of Japan (section)

===Rock===
{{Main|Japanese rock}}

In the 1960s, many Japanese [[rock music|rock]] bands were influenced by Western rock, along with [[Appalachian folk music]], [[psychedelic rock]], [[Mod (subculture)|mod]] and similar genres: a phenomenon called [[Group Sounds]] (G.S.). [[John Lennon]] became one of the most popular Western musicians in Japan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7770865.stm|title=Japan keeps Lennon's memory alive|publisher=BBC|date=2008-12-08|access-date=2009-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118014410/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7770865.stm|archive-date=2009-01-18|url-status=live}}</ref> Late 1960s, Group Sounds bands such as The Tempters, the Tigers, the Golden Cups, the Spiders, the Jaguars, the Ox, the Village Singers, the Carnabeats, the Wild Ones, [[the Mops]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/psychedelic-sounds-in-japan-mw0002033144 | title=AllMusic: The Mops | website=[[AllMusic]] | access-date = 22 October 2020 }}</ref> were popular.<ref>Martin, Ian F. (2016). Quit Your Band: Musical Notes From the Japanese Underground. Awai Books. p. 42. {{ISBN|978-1-937220-05-1}}.</ref> After the boom of Group Sounds came folk singer-songwriters. [[The Tigers (Japanese band)|the Tigers]] was the most popular Group Sounds band in the era. Later, some of the members of the Tigers, [[the Tempters]] and [[The Spiders (Japanese band)|the Spiders]] formed the first Japanese [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[PYG (band)|Pyg]].

Kenji Sawada and Kenichi Hagiwara started their solo career in the early 1970s along with rock bands such as the Power House, Blues Creation, and late 70s [[hard rock]] bands like Murasaki, Condition Green, Bow Wow. Carol (led by [[Eikichi Yazawa]]), [[RC Succession]] and Funny Company helped define the rock sound. In the late 70s, Creation and Char performed [[Jeff Beck]]-style rock. Beginning in the late sixties, but mostly in the seventies, musicians mixed rock with American-style folk and pop elements, usually labelled folk rock because of their regular use of the [[acoustic guitar]]. This includes bands like Tulip, Banban, and [[Garo (Japanese rock group)|Garo]]. Rock artists  include an early [[Southern All Stars]].

[[File:Yellow Magic Orchestra in 2008.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=A colour photograph of three members of Yellow Magic Orchestra at the front of a stage|Yellow Magic Orchestra in 2008]]
Japanese musicians began experimenting with [[electronic rock]] in the 1970s. The most notable was [[Isao Tomita]], whose 1972 album ''Electric Samurai: Switched on Rock'' featured electronic [[synthesizer]] renditions of contemporary rock and [[Pop music|pop songs]].<ref name="jenkins_2007">{{citation|title=Analog synthesizers: from the legacy of Moog to software synthesis|first=Mark|last=Jenkins|publisher=[[Elsevier]]|year=2007|isbn=978-0-240-52072-8|pages=133–4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3EHIpo0DKwC&pg=PA133|access-date=2011-05-27|author-link=Mark Jenkins (musician)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019003232/https://books.google.com/books?id=c3EHIpo0DKwC&pg=PA133|archive-date=2015-10-19|url-status=live}}</ref> Other early examples of electronic rock records include [[Inoue Yousui]]'s [[folk rock]] and [[pop rock]] album ''Ice World'' (1973) and [[Osamu Kitajima]]'s [[Progressive rock|progressive]] [[psychedelic rock]] album ''[[Benzaiten]]'' (1974), both of which involved contributions from Haruomi Hosono,<ref>{{Discogs release|2509617|井上陽水 – 氷の世界}} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://www.discogs.com/%E4%BA%95%E4%B8%8A%E9%99%BD%E6%B0%B4-%E6%B0%B7%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C/release/2509617 Translation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420110819/https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.discogs.com%2F%E4%BA%95%E4%B8%8A%E9%99%BD%E6%B0%B4-%E6%B0%B7%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%2Frelease%2F2509617 |date=2019-04-20 }})</ref><ref>{{Discogs release|1303605|Osamu Kitajima – Benzaiten}}</ref> who later started the electronic music group "Yellow Magic Band" (later known as [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]]) in 1977.<ref name="discogs_paraiso">{{Discogs release|1188801|Harry Hosono And The Yellow Magic Band – Paraiso}}</ref>

In the 1980s, Yutaka Ozaki was popular in young rock fans. Pop rock group such as C-C-B, Tokyo JAP, and Red Warriors gained hit songs. [[Boøwy]] inspired [[alternative rock]] bands like [[Shonen Knife]], [[the Pillows]], and [[Tama & Little Creatures]] as well as more experimental bands such as [[Boredoms]] and mainstream bands such as [[Glay]]. In 1980, Huruoma and [[Ry Cooder]], an American musician, collaborated on a rock album with [[Shoukichi Kina]], driving force behind the aforementioned Okinawan band Champloose. They were followed by [[Sandii & the Sunsetz]], who further mixed Japanese and Okinawan influences. Also during the 1980s, Japanese metal and rock bands gave birth to the movement known as [[visual kei]], represented during its history by bands like [[X Japan]], [[Buck-Tick]], [[Luna Sea]], [[Malice Mizer]] and many others, some of which experienced national, and international success in the latest years.

In the 1990s, Japanese rock musicians such as [[B'z]], [[Mr. Children]], [[L'Arc-en-Ciel]], [[Glay]], [[Southern All Stars]], [[Judy and Mary]], [[Tube (band)|Tube]], [[Spitz (band)|Spitz]], [[Wands (band)|Wands]], [[T-Bolan]], [[Field of View]], [[Deen (band)|Deen]], [[Lindberg (band)|Lindberg]], [[Sharam Q]], [[the Yellow Monkey]], [[the Brilliant Green]] and [[Dragon Ash]] achieved great commercial success.{{Citation needed|date = November 2009}} B'z is the #1 best selling act in Japanese music since [[Oricon]] started to count,{{Citation needed|date = November 2009}} followed by Mr. Children.{{Citation needed|date = November 2009}} In the 1990s, pop songs were often used in [[film]]s, [[anime]], [[television advertisement]] and [[dramatic programming]], becoming some of Japan's best-sellers.{{Citation needed|date = November 2009}} The rise of disposable pop has been linked with the popularity of [[karaoke]], leading to criticism that it is [[consumerism|consumerist]]: [[Kazufumi Miyazawa]] of [[the Boom]] said "I hate that buy, listen, and throw away and sing at a karaoke bar mentality." Of the visual kei bands, [[Luna Sea]], whose members toned down their on-stage attire with on-going success, was very successful, while [[Malice Mizer]], [[La'cryma Christi]], [[Shazna]], [[Janne Da Arc]], and [[Fanatic Crisis]] also achieved commercial success in the late 1990s.{{Citation needed|date = November 2009}}

The rock band [[Supercar (band)|Supercar]], which was characterized as having "almost foundational importance to 21st century Japanese indie rock",<ref name=martin2019>{{citation |last=Martin |first=Ian |title=Supercar's Futurama |newspaper=[[Metropolis (free magazine)|Metropolis]] |date=May 17, 2019 |url=https://metropolisjapan.com/supercar-futurama |access-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706153158/https://metropolisjapan.com/supercar-futurama/ |archive-date=July 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> released its influential first album in 1998.<ref name=martin2017>{{citation |last=Martin |first=Ian |title=Supercar's 'Three Out Change!!' may be the most stunning debut in Japanese rock history |newspaper=[[The Japan Times]] |date=October 4, 2017 |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/10/04/music/cd-reviews/supercars-three-change-may-stunning-debut-japanese-rock-history/#.WfsUxGhSzmE |access-date=November 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102232137/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/10/04/music/cd-reviews/supercars-three-change-may-stunning-debut-japanese-rock-history/#.WfsUxGhSzmE |archive-date=November 2, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> They remained active through 2005, with their later albums containing more electronic rock.<ref name=martin2017/>

[[File:FujiGreenStage.jpg|thumb|Green Stage of the Fuji Rock Festival]]
The first [[Fuji Rock Festival]] opened in 1997. [[Rising Sun Rock Festival]] opened in 1999. [[Summer Sonic Festival]] and [[Rock in Japan Festival]] opened in 2000. Though the rock scene in the 2000s was not as strong, bands such as [[Bump of Chicken]], [[Asian Kung–Fu Generation]], [[One Ok Rock]], [[Flow (Japanese band)|Flow]], [[Orange Range]], [[Radwimps]], [[Sambomaster]], [[Remioromen]], [[Uverworld]] and [[Aqua Timez]] achieved success. Orange Range also ventured into [[hip hop music|hip hop]]. Established bands as B'z, Mr. Children, Glay, and L'Arc-en-Ciel continued to top charts, though B'z and Mr. Children are the only bands to maintain high sales through the years.

Japanese rock has a vibrant underground rock scene,{{Citation needed|date = November 2009}} best known internationally for [[noise rock]] bands such as [[Boredoms]] and [[Melt Banana]], as well as [[stoner rock]] bands such as [[Boris (band)|Boris]], psychedelic rock bands such as [[Acid Mothers Temple]], and alternative acts such as [[Shonen Knife]] (who were championed in the West by [[Kurt Cobain]]), [[Pizzicato Five]] and [[the Pillows]] (who gained international attention in 1999 for the ''[[FLCL]]'' soundtrack). More conventional [[indie rock]] artists such as [[Eastern Youth]], [[the Band Apart]] and [[Number Girl]] found some success in Japan{{Citation needed|date = November 2009}}, but little recognition outside of their home country. Other notable international touring indie rock acts are [[Mono (Japanese band)|Mono]] and [[Nisennenmondai]].

====Punk rock / alternative====
{{Further|Japanese hardcore}}
Early examples of punk rock include [[SS (band)|SS]], [[the Star Club]], [[the Stalin]], {{interlanguage link|INU (band)|lt=INU|ja|INU}}, {{interlanguage link|Gaseneta|ja|ガセネタ (バンド)}}, [[Bomb Factory (band)|Bomb Factory]], Lizard (who were produced by [[the Stranglers]]) and [[Friction (band)|Friction]] (whose guitarist Reck played with [[Teenage Jesus and the Jerks]] before returning to Tokyo) and [[the Blue Hearts]]. The early punk scene was filmed by [[Gakuryū Ishii|Sogo Ishii]], who directed the 1982 film ''[[Burst City]]'' featuring a cast of punk bands/musicians and also filmed videos for The Stalin. In the 1980s, hardcore bands such as [[GISM]], [[Gauze (band)|Gauze]], Confuse, Lip Cream and Systematic Death began appearing, some incorporating [[Crossover thrash|crossover]] elements.{{Citation needed|date = November 2009}} The independent scene also included a diverse number of alternative/post-punk/new wave artists such as [[Aburadako]], [[P-Model]], [[Uchoten]], [[Auto-Mod]], [[Buck-Tick]], [[Guernica (band)|Guernica]] and [[Yapoos]] (both of which featured [[Jun Togawa]]), G-Schmitt, Totsuzen Danball and [[Jagatara]], along with noise/industrial bands such as [[Hijokaidan]] and [[Hanatarashi]].

Ska-punk bands of the late nineties extending in the years 2000 include Shakalabbits and [[175R]] (pronounced "inago rider").