Shigeaki Saegusa's musical score from the TV series was reused for the films, with the addition of new songs by J-pop artist Gackt.

Having composed in various genres, including blues, classical, jazz, techno, and J-pop, she was once asked if she favored a particular genre:

J-pop was further defined by New Wave groups in the late 1970s, particularly electronic synthpop band Yellow Magic Orchestra and pop rock band Southern All Stars.

At first, the term J-pop was used only for Western-style musicians in Japan, such as Pizzicato Five and Flipper's Guitar, just after Japanese radio station J-Wave was established.

On the other hand, Mitsuhiro Hidaka of AAA from Avex Trax said that J-pop was originally derived from the Eurobeat genre.

Whereas rock musicians in Japan usually hate the term " pop ", Taro Kato, a member of pop punk band Beat Crusaders, pointed out that the encoded pop music, like pop art, was catchier than " J-pop " and he also said that J-pop was the music, memorable for its frequency of airplay, in an interview when the band completed their first full-length studio album under a major label, P. O. A.

Ritsuko was a member of J-pop the group Denki Candy along with her female cousin.

It was very much the same game as Samba de Amigo, except played with a tambourine controller, and featuring popular J-pop music.

During the time with Kyoichi, she was planning to audition for lead singer in a J-pop band, but loses confidence when she sees a younger rival.

The 1986 J-pop song Valentine Kiss by Sayuri Kokushō was covered multiple times by multiple characters in the series.

is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer who was born in Tokyo and grew up in Taiwan and Yokohama.

Mami Koyama ( 小山 茉美 Koyama Mami, born January 17, 1955, credited as " 小山 まみ " until 1980 ) is a veteran seiyū and J-pop vocalist who was born in Nishio, Aichi.

When MixxZine was renamed Tokyopop in July 1999, the focus was changed to an " Asian culture magazine ", which included manga and articles on J-pop, video games, and anime.

He was most recently in the J-pop group, || Mix ⊿ Delta, a new formation of Two-Mix, singing alongside Minami Takayama.

It was one of the first J-pop songs used as an anime theme song, and it was included in a recent Dance Dance Revolution game.

It was created prior to 2000 by Ghibli animator Yoshiyuki Momose to handle live action films for the studio ( though it has also produced 3 animated music videos for the J-pop group capsule ) which is otherwise known for its animation projects, including the award-winning Spirited Away.

" Garden " was J-pop singer Sayaka's second single.

Starting Over was Japanese J-pop girlband Speed's very first album and was released on May 21, 1997.

J-pop, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a loosely defined musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s.

In 1990, Tower Records Japan defined J-pop as all Japanese music belonging to the Recording Industry Association of Japan except Japanese independent music ( also known as " J-indie "); they began to use additional classifications, such as J-club, J-punk, J-hip-hop, J-reggae, J-anime, and Visual kei by 2008, after independent musicians started to release works via major labels.

J-WAVE coined the term " J-pop ", which is only vaguely defined.

* "☆ shining ☆", a song by J-pop artists Riyu Kosaka and Noria

* " Hyacinth " ( song ), a 2004 song by the J-pop artist Aya Matsuura

Music attributed to and / or embraced by members of Generation Y includes hip hop, indie rock of the 2000s ( decade ), post grunge, electronic music, techno, dubstep, contemporary R & B, rap rock, Hardcore Punk, Metalcore, teen pop, pop punk, Eurodance, and in Asia, K-pop, C-pop, J-pop and Bhangra.

Current bishōnen examples from the same agency include Tomohisa Yamashita of J-pop group NEWS, Jin Akanishi and Kazuya Kamenashi of KAT-TUN, Takuya Kimura of SMAP, and Jun Matsumoto of Arashi, all of whom are phenomenally successful throughout East Asia by appealing to both younger and older women and whose widely praised, gender-incongruous physical beauty is often deliberately manipulated in terms of role-playing and, most commonly, fanservice.

There is a song recorded by J-pop artist Nana Mizuki by the name of " Thermidor ".

* " Ao-Iconoclast ", one song on the maxi single " Ao-Iconoclast / Pigeon-The Green-ey'd Monster " by J-pop singer Kotoko

* Linkage ( album ), the third album by J-pop singer Mami Kawada, released in 2010

The origin of modern J-pop is said to be Japanese-language rock music inspired by The Beatles.

Influenced by 1970s punk rock and new wave bands such as The Ramones and Buzzcocks while ignoring the then-rising, early J-pop movement, the trio began crafting energetic rock songs rooted in rough instrumentation and do-it-yourself ethos.

*" Good News ", a song by the J-pop ( Japanese-popular ) group NEWS

The soundtrack also features a vocal J-pop rendition of the Double Dragon opening theme performed by Manami Morozumi titled " Dead or Alive ".

The opening theme, titled, is performed by J-pop singer Nanami Yumihara under the name.

Closing themes are often sung by a popular J-pop singer or band.

On different episodes, the series ' theme song's lyrics alternate between English and Japanese, sung by the J-pop duo Puffy ( called " Puffy AmiYumi " in the United States to distinguish it from Sean Combs ).

Most of the tracks were composed by Yū Miyake, and many feature vocals from popular J-pop singers, such as Yui Asaka from the Sukeban Deka 3 TV series, and anime voice actors, including Nobue Matsubara and Ado Mizumori.

There are also two songs that are J-EURO remixes, remixes of J-pop songs ( Aishiattemasu and Deluxe, both by Key-A-Kiss ).

* " Blaze " ( song ), a 2008 single by J-pop singer Kotoko

* " Joint " ( song ), a 2007 J-pop maxi single by Mami Kawada

* DRM ( Japanese band ) or Dream, a J-pop girl group

Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s pop and rock music, such as The Beatles, which led to bands such as Happy End fusing rock with Japanese music.

Eventually, J-pop replaced kayōkyoku (" Lyric Singing Music ", a term for Japanese pop music from the 1920s to the 1980s ) in the Japanese music scene.

As enka's traditional themes were no longer appreciated among younger Japanese and Western-style J-pop music became more popular, enka sales declined.

* Iceman ( Japanese band ), a J-pop group

J-pop, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s.

Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s pop and rock music, such as The Beatles, which led to Japanese rock bands such as Happy End fusing rock with Japanese music in the early 1970s.

Eventually, J-pop replaced kayōkyoku (" Lyric Singing Music ", a term for Japanese pop music from the 1920s to the 1980s ) in the Japanese music scene.

Unlike the Japanese music genre called kayōkyoku, J-pop uses a special kind of pronunciation, which is similar to that of English.

Ito Music City, a Japanese record store, adopted expanded classifications including Group Sounds, idol of 1970s – 1980s, enka, folk and established musicians of 1970s – 1980s, in addition to the main J-pop genres.

Happy End proved that rock music could be sung in Japanese, and one theory holds that their music became one of the origins of modern J-pop.

Yōko Nagayama ( 長山洋子 Nagayama Yōko ; born January 13, 1968 ) is a Japanese enka singer, former J-pop singer, and actress.

is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer from Kanagawa Prefecture who has released various solo CD albums.

is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer born in Kaizuka, Osaka.

is a Japanese voice actress who has also released several CD albums as a J-pop singer.

( born December 4, 1972 ) is a Japanese voice actress, actress, J-pop singer and director of audiography.

Dabo's lyrics are more hard-edged than most J-pop, or Japanese pop, and represent a tough Japanese street culture.