J-pop- considered to be the most popular music for Japanese teens

Description:

In the journal article, “Popular Music, Gender andHigh School Pupils in Japan: Personal Music in School and Leisure Sites” Koizumi discusses the most popular music Japanese teens listen to today which is Japanese Pop also known as J-pop. The four main genres J-pop is split into are guitar band, divakei, idol pop, and visual pop/rock. Guitar Band can be compared to hard rock, and relates the most to the Beatles and their simple chord progressions. Diva Kei is a genre which consists of women singers including Miwa Yoshida and Hikaru Utada who you can easily compare to Whitney Houston and Celine Dion. Visual pop/rock is referred to as Visual-Kei which consisted of rock bands that put on a visual performance as well as even putting make-up on and dressing up. Idol pop is where a male or female artist performs solo. Some recent popular groups include Speed, Morning Musume, and SWAP (Koizumi110). Individual artists and bands seem to be way more appreciated by teens today. There are plenty of other genres often listened to by teens along with J-pop.

Evaluation:

The journal article Koizumi presents is logical and very informational. Koizumi states, “J-pop is much more available for singing in a karaoke box, which has had nationwide popularity…” (110). This quote proves Koizumi’s information is useful and may be helpful for anyone interested in Japans popular music for teens. This may be greatly informative for someone who might compare teen popular music to other countries.

MLA:

Koizumi, Kyoko. "Popular Music." Popular Music, Gender and High School Pupils in Japan: Personal Music in School and Leisure Sites 21.1 (2002): 107-25. Web.

APA:

Koizumi, K. (2002). Popular music, gender and high school pupils in japan: Personal music in school and leisure sites. Popular Music, 21(1), 107-125.