J-Pop
J-popis a term usedforJapanesepopular musicthatentered themusicalmainstream ofJapan inthe 1990s.The termJ-pop is usedto distinguish itfrommin'yoenkaand folk music. "J-pop" ofmodernrootsmusicof the 1960sas playedTheBeatles, andreplacekayokyoku(Japanese pop music untilthe 1980s)inthe Japanese music scene. The termJ-pop createdJapanese mediato distinguish itfromforeign music, and nowrefers toalmost allpopular musicin Japan. According to2006 datafrom the InternationalFederationof thePhonographicIndustry, the Japanese music industryhas theworld's second largestmusic industryin theworld, andjust being intheUnitedStates.
J-popis a term usedforJapanesepopular musicthatentered themusicalmainstream ofJapan inthe 1990s.The termJ-pop is usedto distinguish itfrommin'yoenkaand folk music. "J-pop" ofmodernrootsmusicof the 1960sas playedTheBeatles, andreplacekayokyoku(Japanese pop music untilthe 1980s)inthe Japanese music scene. The termJ-pop createdJapanese mediato distinguish itfromforeign music, and nowrefers toalmost allpopular musicin Japan. According to2006 datafrom the InternationalFederationof thePhonographicIndustry, the Japanese music industryhas theworld's second largestmusic industryin theworld, andjust being intheUnitedStates.
