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The following is a list of notable Japanese rock bands and artists. For an extended list of J-Pop artists, see List of J-pop artists. 0-9. The 5.6.7.8's;
Nippon no Rock Band: Kuwata Band Victor July 1986 1 (LP/CD/CT) 30 Motto! Checkers: The Checkers Pony Canyon December 1984 1 (LP/CT) 31 Time: Rebecca CBS/Sony October 1986 1 (LP/CT/CD) 32 Variation: Akina Nakamori Warner/Pioneer October 1982 1 (LP/CT) 33 Like a Virgin: Madonna: Warner/Pioneer November 1984 2 (LP) 34 Kishō Tenketsu II: Chiharu ...
Japanese rock (Japanese: 日本のロック, Hepburn: Nihon no Rokku), sometimes abbreviated to J-rock (ジェイ・ロック, Jei Rokku), is rock music from Japan. Influenced by American and British rock of the 1960s, the first rock bands in Japan performed what is called group sounds , with lyrics almost exclusively in English.
City pop (Japanese: シティ・ポップ, Hepburn: shiti poppu) is a loosely defined form of Japanese pop music that emerged in the late 1970s and peaked in popularity during the 1980s. [9]
Initially a glam rock-inspired band, Japan developed their sound and androgynous look to incorporate art rock, [6] electronic music and foreign influences. Japan achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, releasing nine UK top 40 hits, including the 1982 top 5 hit single "Ghosts", and scoring a UK top 5 with the live album Oil on ...
In Japan, bands such as Shonen Knife, Boredoms, The Star Club, X Japan, Dead End and The Stalin began in the Japanese rock bands and visual kei emerged in the 1980s with bands such as X Japan, Buck-Tick and D'erlanger. Japanese noise rock emerged in the 1980s with bands such as Melt-Banana, Zeni Geva and Guitar Wolf in the Japanese indies scene.
X Japan (Japanese: エックス・ジャパン, Hepburn: Ekkusu Japan) is a Japanese rock band from Chiba, formed in 1982 by drummer and pianist Yoshiki and lead vocalist Toshi. Starting as a predominantly power / speed metal band with heavy symphonic elements, they later gravitated towards a progressive sound with an emphasis on ballads.
This list tries to include all artists/bands from all genres originating from Japan. This list does not include artists/bands who perform in Japanese but are of different origin. Contents: