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
BEGIN
Carlos Toshiki And Omega Tribe
Char
Chiemi Hori
Chikuzen sato
Chitose Hajime
Chu Kosaka
Cocco
DA PUMP
Erika Ikuta
Every Little Thing
Fumiya Fujii
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Hiromi Iwasaki
Hiroshi Takano
Hitomi Ishikawa
Hitomi Shimatani
Iyo Matsumoto
Jimmy McHugh
Junko Yagami
Kaho Shimada
Kanji Ishimaru
Kazuyoshi Saito
Keiko Maruyama
Keizo Nakanishi
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
Rimi Natsukawa
S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe
SHOW-YA
SPEED
Sachiko Kobayashi
Saki Takaoka
Seiko Matsuda
Seishiro Kusunose
Senri Oe
Shoko Inoue
Stardust Revue
Suzumeno Tears
Takehara Pistol
Takeshi Terauchi
Tamio Okuda
Tetsuro Oda
The Checkers
Tomoko Kuwae
Toshinori Yonekura
Whiteberry
Wink
Yasuyuki Okamura
Yoko Hatanaka
Yoko Minamino
Yoko Oginome
Yoshiyuki Osawa
Yu Hayami
Yukiko Okada
Yuko Imai
Yuko Narisoko
Yuma Nakamura
Yumi Matsutoya
ZIGGY
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あがた森魚
にじさんじ
レヴィ・エリファ
中山美穂
大滝詠一
川中美幸
桑田靖子
森川美穂
第一巻第百章
香坂みゆき
Anri
Mariya Takeuchi
Masaharu Fukuyama
Every Little Thing
Yumi Matsutoya
Anzen Chitai
Akina Nakamori
Seiko Matsuda
Kazuyoshi Saito
Junko Ohashi
Yosui Inoue
Kiroro
中山美穂
Junko Yagami
Nanase Aikawa
BEGIN
S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe
SPEED
The Checkers
Tamio Okuda
DA PUMP
Hiroko Yakushimaru
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
Masayoshi Yamazaki
1986 OMEGA TRIBE
Takao Kisugi
Misato Watanabe
Hitomi Shimatani
Naotaro Moriyama
大滝詠一
Momoko Kikuchi
Hiromi Iwasaki
Off Course
Wink
Rimi Natsukawa
Stardust Revue
Fumiya Fujii
Minako Yoshida
Yoko Oginome
Machiko Watanabe
Ann Lewis
Takehara Pistol
Yasuyuki Okamura
Erika Ikuta
Koji Kikkawa
Cocco
ZIGGY
Akira Terao
C-C-B
Pink Lady
Takako Okamura
Minako Honda
にじさんじ
EPO
Kai Band
Yu Hayami
Chitose Hajime
MAX
Kahoru Kohiruimaki
Ayumi Nakamura
CRYSTALKING
Yukiko Okada
Sachiko Kobayashi
Whiteberry
Akiko Yano
Meiko Kaji
Yoshitaka Minami
Yoko Minamino
Kiyotaka Sugiyama
Senri Oe
浅香 唯
Kaho Shimada
Ami Ozaki
Yoshie Kashiwabara
Hitomi Ishikawa
SHOW-YA
Jun Mayuzumi
Midori Karashima
Yoshiyuki Osawa
Kiyoshiro Imawano
川中美幸
Onyanko Club
Finger 5
Naoko Kawai
Iyo Matsumoto
Eigo Kawashima
Kouhei Fukuda
Keizo Nakanishi
Eri Hiramatsu
Lily
Rajie
Mioko Yamaguchi
Miyuki Hatakeyama
Akira Kobayashi
Chikuzen sato
Kanako Wada
Hiroshi Takano
Toshinori Yonekura
Megumi Asaoka
Seishiro Kusunose