Kayokyoku

Kayokyoku is a Japanese music genre, which served as the prevailing style of mainstream pop in Japan from the 1950s until the 1980s, when it was supplanted by J-Pop. The term "kayokyoku" literally translates to "pop song" and it's characterized by its melodious tunes and fusion of Western musical elements with traditional Japanese music. The genre often encompasses a wide emotional range, from sweet ballads to more upbeat numbers, reflecting the versatility of its artists, such as Off Course's harmonious folk-pop, Yosui Inoue's lyrical depth, and Pink Lady's catchy disco-influenced beats. Featuring poetic lyrics and clear, expressive vocals, kayokyoku laid the foundation for contemporary Japanese pop, becoming a bridge between the old and new in Japan's rich musical tapestry.

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1986 OMEGA TRIBE
Akiko Yano
Akina Nakamori
Akira Kobayashi
Ami Ozaki
Anri
Anzen Chitai
Ayumi Nakamura
Babe
Carlos Toshiki And Omega Tribe
Char
Chiemi Hori
Chikuzen sato
Chu Kosaka
Eri Hiramatsu
Erika Ikuta
Every Little Thing
Fumiya Fujii
Hiroaki Igarashi
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Hiromi Iwasaki
Hiroshi Takano
Hitomi Ishikawa
Hitomi Shimatani
Iyo Matsumoto
Junko Ohashi
Junko Yagami
Kaho Shimada
Kanji Ishimaru
Kazuyoshi Saito
Keiko Maruyama
Keizo Nakanishi
Kenjiro Sakiya
Kiyoshiro Imawano
Kiyotaka Sugiyama
Koji Kikkawa
Kouhei Fukuda
Leyona
Lily
Look
Machiko Watanabe
Mariya Takeuchi
Masaharu Fukuyama
Masayoshi Yamazaki
Meiko Kaji
Michiya Mihashi
Midori Karashima
Mioko Yamaguchi
Misato Watanabe
Miyuki Hatakeyama
Momoko Kikuchi
Nanase Aikawa
Naotaro Moriyama
Off Course
Pink Lady
RA MU
Ribbon
S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe
Sachiko Kobayashi
Saki Takaoka
Seiko Matsuda
Seishiro Kusunose
Senri Oe
Shoko Inoue
Stardust Revue
Takako Okamura
Takehara Pistol
Takeshi Terauchi
Tamio Okuda
Tetsuro Oda
The Checkers
Tomoko Kuwae
Toshinori Yonekura
Toshiyuki Nishida
Whiteberry
Wink
Yasukazu Kano
Yasuyuki Okamura
Yoko Hatanaka
Yoko Minamino
Yoko Oginome
Yoshiyuki Osawa
Yu Hayami
Yukiko Okada
Yuko Imai
Yuma Nakamura
Yumi Matsutoya
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レヴィ・エリファ
中山美穂
原めぐみ
大滝詠一
川中美幸
桑田靖子
森川美穂
浅香 唯
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Anri
Mariya Takeuchi
Masaharu Fukuyama
Every Little Thing
Yumi Matsutoya
Anzen Chitai
Seiko Matsuda
Akina Nakamori
Kazuyoshi Saito
Junko Ohashi
中山美穂
Nanase Aikawa
Yosui Inoue
Junko Yagami
S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe
Tamio Okuda
The Checkers
Hiroko Yakushimaru
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
Masayoshi Yamazaki
1986 OMEGA TRIBE
Takao Kisugi
Naotaro Moriyama
Hitomi Shimatani
Misato Watanabe
大滝詠一
Momoko Kikuchi
Wink
Off Course
Stardust Revue
Hiromi Iwasaki
Erika Ikuta
Machiko Watanabe
Fumiya Fujii
Minako Yoshida
Yoko Oginome
Ann Lewis
Takehara Pistol
Koji Kikkawa
Yasuyuki Okamura
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C-C-B
Akira Terao
にじさんじ
Pink Lady
Minako Honda
Takako Okamura
EPO
Yu Hayami
Kai Band
Kahoru Kohiruimaki
Ayumi Nakamura
Akiko Yano
Yukiko Okada
Sachiko Kobayashi
Meiko Kaji
Whiteberry
Senri Oe
Yoshitaka Minami
Yoko Minamino
Kiyotaka Sugiyama
浅香 唯
Ami Ozaki
Midori Karashima
Hitomi Ishikawa
Kaho Shimada
Yoshie Kashiwabara
Jun Mayuzumi
Kiyoshiro Imawano
Yoshiyuki Osawa
Naoko Kawai
川中美幸
Onyanko Club
Iyo Matsumoto
Kouhei Fukuda
Eigo Kawashima
Keizo Nakanishi
Lily
Eri Hiramatsu
Rajie
Miyuki Hatakeyama
Akira Kobayashi
Mioko Yamaguchi
Chikuzen sato
Toshinori Yonekura
Kanako Wada
Hiroshi Takano
Kazuhiko Kato
Megumi Asaoka
Char
Masamichi Sugi
Carlos Toshiki And Omega Tribe
Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
Chu Kosaka
Toshiyuki Nishida
Chiemi Hori
Satoshi Ikeda
Yumi Tanimura
森川美穂
Tetsuro Oda