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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Fly By Day feat. JU!iE
Single - Released July 23, 2025

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Akiko Yano
Akina Nakamori
Anri
Ayako Natsuki
BEGIN
DA PUMP
Eri Hiramatsu
Erika Ikuta
Every Little Thing
Fuyumi Sakamoto
Hajime Tachibana
Hayabusa
Hiroko Hattori
Hiroko Moriguchi
Hiroshi Takano
Hirosi Kano
Joe Darion
Junretsu
Kaho Shimada
Kaori Kishitani
Kazuya Iwade
Kazuyoshi Saito
Keisuke Yamauchi
Ken Matsudaira
Kinocohotel
Kiyoshi Hikawa
Kiyoshiro Imawano
Ko Shibasaki
Koji Kikkawa
Kouhei Fukuda
Kyoko Koizumi
Lily
MAX
Machiko Kitano
Masayuki Suzuki
Maysa Ohashi
Meiko Kaji
Midori Oka
Mika Shinno
Misato Watanabe
Miyako Otsuki
Miyuki Hatakeyama
Nanase Aikawa
Naotaro Moriyama
Natsuko Godai
Natsumi Mizuki
Park Junyoung
Ribbon
Rimi Natsukawa
Ryuko Mizuta
Sachiko Kobayashi
Sachiko Shiina
Sayaka Mishiro
Sayuri Ishikawa
Seiko Matsuda
Shigeru Matsuzaki
Stardust Revue
THE YELLOW MONKEY
TM NETWORK
Takehara Pistol
Tamio Okuda
Tatsuya Ishii
Teiji Yamazaki
The Gospellers
The Swinging Boppers
Tomoyo Harada
Toshinori Yonekura
T字路s
Ulfuls
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
秋山涼子
秋岡秀治
蓮歌子
辰巳ゆうと
青山 新
Anri
Teresa Teng
Mariya Takeuchi
Seiko Matsuda
Akina Nakamori
Masaharu Fukuyama
Every Little Thing
Masayuki Suzuki
Anzen Chitai
Yumi Matsutoya
THE YELLOW MONKEY
Kazuyoshi Saito
Ulfuls
Junko Ohashi
Kyoko Koizumi
TM NETWORK
BEGIN
Kiroro
S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe
中山美穂
Yosui Inoue
Junko Yagami
Nanase Aikawa
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
SPEED
Naotaro Moriyama
Ko Shibasaki
DA PUMP
Tamio Okuda
The Checkers
Masayoshi Yamazaki
Fuyumi Sakamoto
Kenji Sawada
The Gospellers
Hiroko Yakushimaru
1986 OMEGA TRIBE
Takao Kisugi
Misato Watanabe
Hitomi Shimatani
Rimi Natsukawa
Kiyoshi Hikawa
大滝詠一
THE BOOM
Momoko Kikuchi
Hiromi Iwasaki
Wink
Sayuri Ishikawa
Stardust Revue
Off Course
Machiko Watanabe
Takehara Pistol
Yoko Oginome
Aki Yashiro
Minako Yoshida
Fumiya Fujii
Ann Lewis
EGO-WRAPPIN’
Cocco
Yasuyuki Okamura
Koji Kikkawa
Hiroko Moriguchi
Erika Ikuta
C-C-B
楊燦明
ZIGGY
Akira Terao
にじさんじ
Takako Okamura
島津亜矢
Minako Honda
Yu Hayami
Pink Lady
Chitose Hajime
EPO
Kumiko Yamashita
Junpei Oda
Sachiko Kobayashi
Akiko Yano
Saki Kubota
Kaori Kozai
Kai Band
Ryoko Hirosue
Kahoru Kohiruimaki
Yoshitaka Minami
Ayumi Nakamura
Masako Mori
CRYSTALKING
Tomoyo Harada
Takashi Sorimachi
Keisuke Yamauchi
MAX
Yutaka Yamakawa
Yukiko Okada
川中美幸
Shigeru Matsuzaki
Whiteberry
Yoshiyuki Osawa
Meiko Kaji
Kouhei Fukuda
Kiyotaka Sugiyama