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