Editing J-pop (section)

====''Fōku'' and new music====
In the early 1960s, some Japanese music became influenced by the [[American folk music revival]]; this was called {{Nihongo|''fōku''|フォーク|| "folk"}}, although the genre of music was mostly covers of original songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://music.jp.msn.com/special/folk/default.htm |title=Folk |publisher=MSN Japan Music |language=ja |access-date=2009-01-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122134930/http://music.jp.msn.com/special/folk/default.htm |archive-date=January 22, 2009 }}</ref> In the late 1960s, [[the Folk Crusaders]] became famous and the underground music around that time became called ''fōku''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://music.jp.msn.com/special/folk/fc.htm |title=The Folk Crusaders |publisher=MSN Japan Music |language=ja |access-date=2009-01-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209064927/http://music.jp.msn.com/special/folk/fc.htm |archive-date=February 9, 2009 }}</ref> As with ''enka'', Japanese ''fōku'' singers Wataru Takada performed social satires.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://music.jp.msn.com/special/folk/takada.htm |title=Wataru Takada |publisher=MSN Japan Music |language=ja |access-date=2009-01-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207233349/http://music.jp.msn.com/special/folk/takada.htm |archive-date=February 7, 2009 }}</ref>

In the early 1970s, the emphasis shifted from ''fōku''{{'}}s simple songs with a single guitar accompaniment to more complex musical arrangements known as {{Nihongo|'''new music'''|ニューミュージック|nyū myūjikku}}.<ref name="newmusic">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bounce.com/article/article.php/3278/ALL/|script-title=ja:第11回 ─ ニューミュージック|trans-title=No. 11 ─ New Music|publisher=bounce.com|date=2007-03-22|language=ja|access-date=2008-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411042531/http://www.bounce.com/article/article.php/3278/ALL/|archive-date=2008-04-11|title=Bounce logo }}</ref> Instead of social messages, the songs focused on more personal messages, such as love. In 1972, singer-songwriter [[Takuro Yoshida]] produced a hit song "Kekkon Shiyouyo" ("Let's marry") without decent television promotion, though fans of ''fōku'' music became very angry because his music seemed to be a low effort or low quality form of music.<ref name="asahi">{{Cite web|url=http://www.asahi.co.jp/call3/diary/yamaken/essay_29.html|script-title=ja:雑感・戦後日本の世相と流行歌（29）|publisher=[[Asahi Broadcasting Corporation]]|language=ja|access-date=2009-01-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206210117/http://www.asahi.co.jp/call3/diary/yamaken/essay_29.html|archive-date=2009-02-06}}</ref> The highest-selling single of the year was the ''enka'' song by [[Shiro Miya]] and the Pinkara Trio, "[[Onna no Michi]]".<ref name="asahi" /> The song eventually sold over 3.25&nbsp;million copies.<ref name="smap">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/5139/|title=SMAP「世界に一つ」、 シングル売上歴代9位に！！|trans-title=SMAP's "The Only Flower In The World" becomes the ninth best-selling single in the history!!| language = ja |publisher=Oricon|date=2004-08-03|access-date=2008-11-21}}</ref> On December 1, 1973, [[Yōsui Inoue]] released the album ''[[Kōri no Sekai]]'', which topped the Oricon charts and remained in Top 10 for 113 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.universalmusicworld.jp/yousui/upch1126/index.html|title=Korino Sekai|publisher=Universal Music|language=ja|access-date=2009-01-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206203127/http://www.universalmusicworld.jp/yousui/upch1126/index.html|archive-date=2009-02-06}}</ref> It spent 13 consecutive weeks in the number-one spot, and eventually established a still-standing record of a total 35 weeks at the number-one position on the Oricon charts.<ref name="1000numberone" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/culture/kayou/20061128/20061128_001.shtml|script-title=ja:第5部・井上陽水の世界＜10＞ミラー 大ヒットに戸惑い始めて|publisher=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=2006-11-28|language=ja|access-date=2008-12-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206205227/http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/culture/kayou/20061128/20061128_001.shtml|archive-date=2009-02-06}}</ref> [[Yumi Matsutoya]], formerly known by her maiden name Yumi Arai, also became a notable singer-songwriter during this period In October 1975, she released a single "Ano Hi ni Kaeritai" ("I want to return to that day"), making it her first number-one single on the Oricon charts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uta-net.com/user/jake_uta/yuming_sazan/yuming_sazan.html|title=Yuming and Southern|publisher=uta-net|language=ja| access-date=2009-01-14}}</ref> [[Miyuki Nakajima]], [[Amii Ozaki]], and [[Junko Yagami]] were also popular singer-songwriters during this period. At first, only Yumi Matsutoya was commonly called a new music artist, but the concept of Japanese ''fōku'' music changed around that time.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web|url=http://www.who.ne.jp/modules/page05/content/index.php?id=10|title=New Music |publisher=Who.ne.jp |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603164729/http://idol.who.ne.jp/modules/page05/content/index.php?id=10|archive-date=2009-06-03|access-date=2011-06-13}}</ref> In 1979, [[Chage and Aska]] made their debut, and folk band [[Off Course]] (with singer [[Kazumasa Oda]]) released a hit song "Sayonara" ("Good-bye").

[[Saki Kubota]] was described as the standard bearer of new music.<ref>Teppei Akagi.
[https://books.google.com/books?id=P-OZAAAAIAAJ ソニーの 21世紀戦略: 進展するソフト革命の全貌]. Japan Management Association. 1990. p 156.</ref>