Kayōkyoku
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Kayōkyoku (歌謡曲, lit. 'Pop Tune') is a Japanese pop music genre, which became a base of modern J-pop. The Japan Times described kayōkyoku as "standard Japanese pop"[2] or "Shōwa-era pop".[3]
Kayōkyoku represents a blend of Western and Japanese musical scales.[1] Music in this genre is extremely varied as a result. Kayōkyoku in the narrower and more practical sense, however, excludes J-pop and enka.[4]
Unlike "J-pop" singers such as Southern All Stars' Keisuke Kuwata, the singers of the kayōkyoku genre do not use stylized pronunciations based on the English language, but prefer traditional Japanese.[5] There are exceptions, such as in singer Momoe Yamaguchi's song "Rock 'n' Roll Widow".[5]
Unlike enka, kayōkyoku is also not based on emotional displays of effort while singing.[6]
Famous kayōkyoku artists include Kyu Sakamoto, the Peanuts, the Tigers, Candies, Pink Lady, Seiko Matsuda, Junko Sakurada, the Checkers and Onyanko Club.[7]