Editing J-pop (section)

==Form and definition==
{{See also|Independent music|Japanese rock}}
The origin of modern J-pop is said to be Japanese-language [[rock music]] inspired by the likes of [[The Beatles]].<ref name="beatles" /> Unlike the Japanese music genre called ''[[kayōkyoku]]'', J-pop uses a special kind of pronunciation, which is similar to that of [[English language|English]].<ref name="kobe">{{cite news|url=http://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/bunka/0000776953.shtml|script-title=ja:Ｊ-ＰOＰなぜ聞き取りに？ 信州大教授、西宮で講演|language=ja|newspaper=Kobe Shimbun|date=2007-12-20|access-date=2009-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325044227/http://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/bunka/0000776953.shtml|archive-date=2008-03-25}}</ref> One notable singer to do so is [[Keisuke Kuwata]], who pronounced the Japanese word ''karada'' ("body") as ''kyerada''.<ref name="kobe" />  Additionally, unlike Western music, the [[major second]] (''sol'' and ''la'') was usually not used in Japanese music, except [[art music]], before rock music became popular in Japan.<ref name="Matsuoka Seigo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.isis.ne.jp/mnn/senya/senya0201.html|title=松岡正剛の千夜千冊『J－POP進化論』佐藤良明|publisher=Matsuoka Seigo no Senya Sensatsu|date=2000-12-28|language=ja|access-date=2009-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707224719/http://www.isis.ne.jp/mnn/senya/senya0201.html|archive-date=2012-07-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> When the [[Group Sounds]] genre, which was inspired by Western rock, became popular, Japanese pop music adopted the major second, which was used in the final sounds of The Beatles' song "[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]" and [[The Rolling Stones]]' song "[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]".<ref name="Matsuoka Seigo" /> Although Japanese pop music changed from music based on Japanese [[pentatonic scale]] and distortional [[tetrachord]] to the more occidental music over time, music that drew from the traditional Japanese singing style remained popular (such as that of [[Ringo Shiina]]).<ref name="Matsuoka Seigo" />

At first, the term ''J-pop'' was used only for Western-style musicians in Japan, such as [[Pizzicato Five]] and  [[Flipper's Guitar]], just after Japanese radio station [[J-Wave]] was established.<ref name=ctv /> On the other hand, Mitsuhiro Hidaka of [[AAA (band)|AAA]] from [[Avex Trax]] said that J-pop was originally derived from the [[Eurobeat]] genre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/interview/100127_01.html|title=AAA『2010年第1弾は、AAAらしいアップ！』|language=ja|work=Oricon Style|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=January 27, 2010|access-date=September 8, 2011}}</ref> However, the term became a [[blanket term]], covering other music genres—such as the majority of Japanese rock music of the 1990s.<ref name=ctv />

In 1990, the Japanese subsidiary of [[Tower Records (music retailer)|Tower Records]] defined J-pop as all Japanese music belonging to the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] except Japanese [[independent music]] (which they term "J-indie"); their stores began to use additional classifications, such as J-club, J-punk, [[Japanese hip hop|J-hip-hop]], [[Japanese reggae|J-reggae]], [[Music in Japanese animation|J-anime]], and [[Visual kei]] by 2008, after independent musicians started to release works via major labels.<ref name="excite">{{Cite web|url=http://www.excite.co.jp/News/bit/E1225953047794.html|title=CDショップに聞いてみた「どっからどJ-POP？」|publisher=Excite Japan|date=2008-11-10|language=ja|access-date=2009-09-17}}</ref> Ito Music City, a Japanese record store, adopted expanded classifications including Group Sounds, [[Japanese idol|idol]] of the 1970s–1980s, [[enka]], [[folk music|folk]] and established musicians of the 1970s–1980s, in addition to the main J-pop genres.<ref name="excite" />

Whereas rock musicians in Japan usually hate the term "pop", Taro Kato, a member of [[pop punk]] band [[Beat Crusaders]], pointed out that the encoded [[pop music]], like [[pop art]], was catchier than "J-pop" and he also said that J-pop was the {{Nihongo|''pops''|ポップス|poppusu}} music, memorable for its frequency of airplay, in an interview when the band completed their first full-length studio album under a major label, ''[[P.O.A.: Pop on Arrival]]'', in 2005.<ref name="bikuru">{{Cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/feature/?id=1000007631|script-title=ja:ビークルのロック魂の結晶ともいえる！|language=ja|publisher=Barks|date=2005-05-10|access-date=2009-01-07}}</ref> Because the band did not want to perform J-pop music, their album featured the [[1980s in music#Pop|1980s Pop]] of [[MTV]].<ref name="bikuru" /> According to his fellow band member Toru Hidaka, the 1990s music that influenced him (such as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Hi-Standard]], and [[Flipper's Guitar]]) was not listened to by fans of other music in Japan at that time.<ref name="bikuru" />

In contrast to this, although many Japanese rock musicians until the late 1980s disrespected the ''[[kayōkyoku]]'' music, many of Japanese rock bands of the 1990s—such as [[Glay]]—assimilated ''kayōkyoku'' into their music.<ref name=ctv /> After the late 1980s, [[breakbeat]] and [[sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]]s also changed the Japanese music scene, where expert [[drummer]]s had played good rhythm because [[traditional Japanese music]] did not have the rhythm based on rock or blues.<ref name=ctv />

Hide of [[Greeeen]] openly described their music genre as J-pop. He said, "I also love rock, hip hop and breakbeats, but my field is consistently J-pop. For example, hip hop musicians learn 'the culture of hip hop' when they begin their career. We are not like those musicians and we love the music as sounds very much. Those professional people may say 'What are you doing?' but I think that our musical style is cool after all. The good thing is good."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/greeeen/bio.html|title=Greeeen|publisher=[[Universal Music Japan]]|language=ja|access-date=2009-10-20|quote=ロックやヒップホップ、ブレイクビーツも好きだけど、あくまでフィJポップです。たとえばヒップホップをやってる人って、"ヒップホカルチャーは"っていうところから入ったじゃないですか。僕らは別にそういうのでもないし、てすごい好きだということ。それを極めてる人にしては、お前ら何なんだ？ってるかもしれないけど、でもこれがカッと思うんだからしょうがない。いものはいです|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026021702/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/greeeen/bio.html|archive-date=2009-10-26}}</ref>

One term recently coined in relation to "J-pop" is {{nihongo|'''[[gacha game|gacha]] pop'''|ガチャポップ|gachapoppu}} coming from the industry's association with other popular cultures within Japan that has gained international attention like [[city pop]], [[anisong]], [[Vocaloid]]s and [[VTuber|VTubing]].<ref>{{cite web | first=Shohei | last=Hashimoto | url=https://natalie.mu/music/column/528774 | title=「Gacha Pop」はJ-POPに代わる新ジャンルになるのか？ | trans-title=Will "Gacha pop" become a new genre that will replace J-pop? | language=ja | work=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] | date=2023-06-15 | accessdate=2023-08-01 | archive-date=June 22, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622001534/https://natalie.mu/music/column/528774 | url-status=live }}</ref>