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kayōkyoku

kayōkyoku is a genre. kayōkyoku grew out of Pop. It sits close to bubblegum music, Alternative rock, dancehall pop, ethnic pop and Shibuya-kei, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into J-pop, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around kayōkyoku. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where kayōkyoku came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
kayōkyokuPopJ-popbubblegum musicAlternative rockdancehall popethnic popShibuya-keiprogg

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kayōkyoku connections

kayōkyoku grew out of Pop, shares an orbit with bubblegum music, Alternative rock, dancehall pop and ethnic pop, went on to shape J-pop. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced kayōkyoku

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped kayōkyoku.

Genres similar to kayōkyoku

Kindred6

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What kayōkyoku shaped

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