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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Akiko Yano
Akina Nakamori
Akira Kobayashi
Ami Ozaki
Anri
Aya Nakano
Ayako Natsuki
BEGIN
Chitose Hajime
DA PUMP
EGO-WRAPPIN’
Erika Ikuta
Fuyumi Sakamoto
Hiroji Miyamoto
Hiroko Moriguchi
Hirosi Kano
Hitomi Shimatani
Jimmy McHugh
Joe Darion
Junretsu
Kaori Kishitani
Kazuya Iwade
Kazuyoshi Saito
Keisuke Yamauchi
Kinocohotel
Kiyoshi Hikawa
Kiyoshiro Imawano
Ko Shibasaki
Koji Kikkawa
Kyoko Koizumi
Lily
Machiko Kitano
Masaharu Fukuyama
Masamichi Sugi
Masayoshi Yamazaki
Masayuki Suzuki
Maysa Ohashi
Meiko Kaji
Midori Oka
Mika Shinno
Minami Kizuki
Misato Watanabe
Miyako Otsuki
Miyuki Nagai
Nanase Aikawa
Naotaro Moriyama
Park Junyoung
Rimi Natsukawa
Ryuko Mizuta
SPITZ
Sachiko Kobayashi
Sachiko Shiina
Sayaka Mishiro
Sayuri Ishikawa
Seiko Matsuda
Shigeru Matsuzaki
Shinichi Mori
Stardust Revue
THE ALFEE
THE YELLOW MONKEY
TM NETWORK
Takehara Pistol
Tamio Okuda
Tatsuya Ishii
Teiji Yamazaki
Teresa Teng
The Gospellers
Tomoyo Harada
Toshinori Yonekura
T字路s
Ulfuls
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
Yasuyuki Okamura
Yoko Oginome
Yoshie Kashiwabara
Yuki Kadokura
Yuki Murakami
Yukino Ichikawa
Yuko Imai
Yuko Maki
Yumi Matsutoya
一条貫太
三山ひろし
中澤卓也
中西りえ
二見颯一
児島未散
北原ミレイ
北川大介
千葉げん太
山口かおる
島津亜矢
朝花美穂
東京力車
浅香 唯
海蔵亮太
熊谷ひろみ
真田ナオキ
辰巳ゆうと
青山 新
SPITZ
Anri
Mariya Takeuchi
Teresa Teng
Seiko Matsuda
Akina Nakamori
Every Little Thing
Yumi Matsutoya
Masaharu Fukuyama
Masayuki Suzuki
Anzen Chitai
THE YELLOW MONKEY
Kazuyoshi Saito
Ulfuls
Junko Ohashi
Kyoko Koizumi
BEGIN
TM NETWORK
Hiroji Miyamoto
THE ALFEE
Yosui Inoue
中山美穂
Kiroro
S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe
Junko Yagami
Nanase Aikawa
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
SPEED
The Checkers
Tamio Okuda
Masayoshi Yamazaki
DA PUMP
The Gospellers
Kenji Sawada
Ko Shibasaki
Fuyumi Sakamoto
Hiroko Yakushimaru
1986 OMEGA TRIBE
Kiyoshi Hikawa
Takao Kisugi
Rimi Natsukawa
Naotaro Moriyama
Misato Watanabe
大滝詠一
Momoko Kikuchi
Off Course
Wink
Hitomi Shimatani
Hiromi Iwasaki
Stardust Revue
Sayuri Ishikawa
THE BOOM
Aki Yashiro
Fumiya Fujii
Minako Yoshida
Yoko Oginome
Machiko Watanabe
Ann Lewis
EGO-WRAPPIN’
Yasuyuki Okamura
Cocco
Koji Kikkawa
Hiroko Moriguchi
Erika Ikuta
Akira Terao
ZIGGY
C-C-B
楊燦明
Pink Lady
Shinichi Mori
Takehara Pistol
にじさんじ
島津亜矢
Takako Okamura
Minako Honda
Yu Hayami
Kai Band
Kaori Kozai
Junpei Oda
Saki Kubota
Chitose Hajime
EPO
Sachiko Kobayashi
Kumiko Yamashita
Takashi Sorimachi
Kahoru Kohiruimaki
MAX
Yoshitaka Minami
Ayumi Nakamura
Keisuke Yamauchi
Masako Mori
CRYSTALKING
Tomoyo Harada
Ryoko Hirosue
Meiko Kaji
Yukiko Okada
Yutaka Yamakawa
Yoshiyuki Osawa
Whiteberry
Shigeru Matsuzaki