J-pop
J-pop is a genre. Defining acts include Jackie Chan, Blackpink, Twice, AKB48 and Girls' Generation, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. J-pop grew out of kayōkyoku, A-pop and Eurobeat. Its influence carried into kawaii metal, J-euro, Akiba-pop, Akishibu-kei and denpa song, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 9 connections around J-pop. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where J-pop came from and where it led.
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J-pop connections
J-pop grew out of kayōkyoku, A-pop and Eurobeat, went on to shape kawaii metal, J-euro, Akiba-pop and Akishibu-kei. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
What J-pop shaped
Where the influence of J-pop travelled next.
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