List of J-pop artists
Appearance
This is a list of J-pop artist and groups. Originally an evolution of Jazz, and coined New Music, the style went on to become known as City Pop; music with an urban theme. Later called Japan-made Pop, the term was shortened to J-pop and now encompasses a wide range of musical styles and genres. J-pop represents modern pop culture music originating from the country or musical talent of Japan.
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A
- A&D/ Air Dignity
- Aa!
- AAA
- Abby
- Abe, Natsumi
- Abe, Yasuhiro
- Abe, Yoshiharu
- Abe, Asami
- Abingdon Boys School
- access
- Acid Android
- Acid Black Cherry
- Acid Man
- Aco
- Acogijuku
- Adachi, Yuji
- Agatsuma, Hiromitsu
- aicle.
- Aida, Shinichi
- Aida, Shoko
- Aikawa, Hiroki
- Aikawa, Nanase
- Aiko
- AILE
- Ai (singer)
- Air
- Aira, Mitsuki
- Aiso, Haruhi
- Aiuchi, Rina
- Ajico
- AKB48
- Akanishi, Jin
- Akashi, Momoka
- Akeboshi
- ALiBi
- Ali Project
- Alice Nine
- Aki, Angela
- Akiyama, Satoko
- Asian Kung Fu Generation
- The Alfee
- Amber, see Eto, Rie
- Ameku, Minako
- Ami Suzuki
- Amuro, Namie
- Anai, Yuko
- Angela
- Anjyu'
- Antic Cafe
- Aonishi, Takashi
- Aoyama, Thelma
- Aoyama, Yōichi
- A.Q.U.A
- Aqua Timez
- Arakaki, Hisako
- Arashi
- Arashiro, Beni
- Asakura, Daisuke
- Asaoka, Megumi
- At!
- Ayaka
- Ayana
B
- B'z
- BaBe
- Back-On
- Base Ball Bear
- Beat Crusaders
- BeForU
- Bennie K
- Bentley Jones
- Bergerac
- Berryz Kobo
- BIS (band)
- The Black Mages
- Blam Honey
- The Blue Hearts
- Bluem of Youth
- BoA
- Bon-Bon Blanco
- Bonnie Pink
- Breath
- The Brilliant Green
- Bump of Chicken
- Buono!
- Buzy
C
- Canary Club
- Candies
- Candle
- Changin' My Life
- Capsule
- Chara
- Charcoal Filter
- Cascade
- Chatmonchy
- Chemistry
- Chihara, Minori
- Church of Misery
- Chieko Kawabe
- Chiba, Saeko
- Chinen, Rina
- Chinpara
- Coconuts Musume
- Cool Joke
- CooRie
- Core of Soul
- Country Musume
- Crow's Claw
- Crystal Kay
D
- D&D
- D-51
- Da Pump
- Day After Tomorrow
- Deen
- DEPAPEPE
- Dicot
- Dizon, Leah
- DJ Ozma
- DJ Taka, see Ishikawa, Takayuki
- Do As Infinity
- Dohzi-T
- Dōmoto, Kōichi
- Dōmoto, Tsuyoshi
- Dream
- Dreams Come True
- DRM
- Du:plikate
E
F
- Fairy Fore
- Fanatic Crisis
- Favorite Blue
- Fayray
- Field of View
- FictionJunction Yuuka
- Flipper's Guitar
- FLOW
- Folder 5
- Four Leaves
- Fujii, Fumiya
- Funkist
- Fukada, Kyoko
- Fukuyama, Masaharu
- FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
G
H
- H-wonder
- Hajime, Chitose
- Hal
- HALCALI
- HaLo
- Hamasaki, Ayumi
- Harada, Shinji
- Hayashi, Asuca
- Hayashibara, Megumi
- Head Phones President
- Hey! Say! JUMP
- HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR
- High-King
- Hikashu
- Hinoi, Asuka
- Hinoi Team
- Hinouchi, Emi
- Hirahara, Ayaka
- Hirai, Ken
- Hirano, Aya
- Hirose, Kōmi
- Hisakawa, Aya
- Hitomi
- Hitoto, Yō
- Home Grown
- Home Made Kazoku
- Honda, Minako
- Heartsdales
- Hearts Grow
- Horie, Yui
- Horie, Mitsuko
- Hoshimura, Mai
- Hosono, Haruomi
- HY
- Hyde
- Hysteric Blue
I
- I WiSH
- Ice Creamusume
- Iceman
- Ichii, Sayaka
- Idoling!!!
- Iijima, Mari
- Iizuka, Mayumi
- Ikeda, Ayako
- Ikimonogakari
- Ikuta, Aiko
- Imai, Miki
- Inaba, Koshi
- the Indigo
- Iron Attack!
- Ishida, Yoko
- Ishii, Tatsuya
- Ishikawa, Chiaki
- Ishikawa, Rika
- Ishikawa, Takayuki
- Isoya, Yuki
- Itō, Yuna
- Iwata, Sayuri
- Irino Miyu
J
K
- Kageyama, Hironobu
- Kahala, Tomomi
- Kahimi Karie
- Kaji, Meiko
- Kajiura, Yuki
- Kamiki, Aya
- Kanjani Eight
- Kanno, Yoko
- Katakiri, Rekka
- KAT-TUN
- Kato, Miliyah
- Kawabe, Chieco
- Kawada, Mami
- Kawase, Tomoko
- Kawashima, Ai
- Kawasumi, Ayako
- Kayo, Aiko
- Ketsumeishi
- Ketchup Mania
- Kick the Can Crew
- Kids Alive
- Ko1
- Kikkawa, Kōji
- Kimeru
- Kimura, Kaela
- Kimura, Takuya
- Kingetsu, Mami
- KinKi Kids
- Kotani, Kinya
- Kiroro
- Kishimoto, Hayami
- Kitade, Nana
- Kiyokiba Shunsuke
- Kobukuro
- Kōda, Kumi
- Kushida, Akira
- Kōda, Mariko
- Kokia
- Kome Kome Club
- Kosaka, Riyu
- KOTOKO
- Koyanagi, Yuki
- Kumaki, Anri
- Kumika Kurata
- Kuraki, Mai
- Kuroishi, Hitomi
- Kusumi, Koharu
- Kuwata, Keisuke
L
- Leilani
- Leah Dizon
- Last Alliance
- Lia
- Lindberg
- Lisa
- Little by Little
- L'luvia
- LM.C
- Love Planet Five
- Love Psychedelico
M
- Maeda, Naoki
- Maeda, Yuki
- Mai
- Noriyuki Makihara
- Makino, Anna
- Makino, Yui
- Mano, Erina
- marble
- Marumoto Tomiko
- Matsu, Takako
- Matsuda, Ritsuko
- Matsuda, Seiko
- Matsutoya, Yumi
- Mawatari, Matsuko
- Matsuura, Aya
- MAX
- May J.
- Mell
- Melocure
- melody.
- Melon Kinenbi
- Metis
- M-Flo
- mihimaru GT
- MilkyWay
- Minawo
- Minekawa, Takako
- Mini Moni
- Mink
- Minmi
- MintJam
- MIQ
- Misato, Aki
- Misia
- misono
- Miyasato, Kumi
- Miyano, Mamoru
- Miyavi
- Miyazaki, Ayumi
- Miz
- Mizuki, Nana
- Momoi, Haruko
- MONGOL800
- Mori, Kiyoharu
- Morikawa, Miho
- Moritaka, Chisato
- Moriyama, Naotarō
- Morning Musume
- Mr.Children
- My Little Lover
N
- Nakagawa, Shōko
- Nakahara, Mai
- Nakajima, Miyuki
- Nakamori, Akina
- Nakamura, Masato
- Nakanishi, Toshio
- Nakashima, Mika
- Nakayama, Miho
- Natsukawa, Rimi
- News
- Nightmare (band)
- Nishikawa, Takanori
- Nobodyknows+
- Nomiya, Maki
O
- Oblivion Dust
- Oda, Kazumasa
- Odani, Misako
- Ogura, Kei
- Ohguro, Maki
- Okada, Junichi
- Okamura, Yasuyuki
- Okazaki, Ritsuko
- Okada,Yukiko
- Okuda, Miwako
- Okuda, Tamio
- Okui, Masami
- Olivia Lufkin
- ON/OFF
- Onitsuka, Chihiro
- Ono, Lisa
- Orange Pekoe (band)
- Orange Range
- Oshima, Hanako
- Oshio, Kotaro
- Otsuka, Ai
- Otsuki, Maki
- Ozaki, Ami
- Ozawa, Kenji
P
- P-chicks
- Paris match
- Perfume
- Pigstar
- Pink Lady
- Pistol Valve
- Pizzicato Five
- Plastics
- Porno Graffitti
- Princess Princess
- Psychic Lover
- Puffy AmiYumi
Q
R
- Radwimps
- Rag Fair
- Rats & Star
- Remioromen
- Rie fu
- Rin Toshite Shigure
- Rina Koike
- Rip Slyme
- Rinoie, Joe
- Romantic Mode
- Round Table
- Run&Gun
- Rurutia
- Rythem
S
- Sada, Masashi
- Sadistic Mika Band
- Sads
- Saijo, Hideki
- Sakai, Mikio
- Sakai, Noriko
- Sakakibara, Yui
- Sakamoto, Kyu
- Sakamoto, Maaya
- Sakamoto, Miu
- Sakamoto, Ryuichi
- Sakanoue, Yosuke
- Sakuraba, Motoi
- Salyu
- Sano, Motoharu
- Sandii & the Sunsetz
- Satō, Hiromi
- savage genius
- SAWA
- Sawada, Kenji
- SCANDAL
- The Scanty
- SCRIPT
- Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
- See-Saw
- Sharam Q
- Shibasaki, Kou
- Shibata, Jun
- Shiina, Ringo
- Shimabukuro, Hiroko
- Shimamiya, Eiko
- Shimatani, Hitomi
- Shimizu, Ai
- Shimokawa, Mikuni
- Shimomura, Yōko
- Shinohara, Tomoe
- Shintani Ryōko
- Shintani, Sanae
- Shishido, Rumi
- Shonen Knife
- Siam Shade
- Sifow
- SMAP
- Snow
- Soft Ballet
- Soil and Pimp Sessions
- Sonim
- Sophia
- Southern All Stars
- Sowelu
- SPEED
- Spitz
- Straightener
- Suga, Shikao
- Sugiyama, Kōichi
- Sukima Switch
- SunSet Swish
- Super Monkey's
- Supercar
- Sunny Day Service
- Suzuki, Ami
- Suzuki, Masayuki
- SweetS
- S/mileage
T
- T-Bolan
- Tackey and Tsubasa
- Tainaka, Sachi
- Takahashi, Hitomi
- Takahashi, Yoko
- Takushi, Nanako
- Tamaki, Nami
- Tamura, Eriko
- Tamurapan
- Tamura, Yukari
- Tanimura Nana
- Tarako
- Tanaka, Rie
- Tange, Sakura
- Tegomass
- Teresa Teng
- Tenjochiki
- Teriyaki Boyz
- Terra
- Teshima, Aoi
- Tetsu
- The GazettE (band)
- The Pillows
- THE Possible
- The Yellow Monkey
- Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
- TiA
- tiaraway
- TM Network
- TM Revolution
- Togawa, Jun
- Tohoshinki
- Tokio
- Tokumaru, Shugo
- Tokyo Jihen
- Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
- Transtic Nerve
- TRF
- Tsuchiya, Anna
- Tsuchiya, Masami
- Tsunku
- Tsuyuzaki, Harumi (Lyrico)
- Tube
- Two-Mix
U
- U-ka saegusa IN db
- UA
- Uchida, Yuki
- Uehara, Azumi
- Uehara, Takako
- Uematsu, Nobuo
- Ueto, Aya
- Ulfuls
- Utada, Hikaru
- Utatsuki, Kaori
- Utoku, Keiko
- Uverworld
V
- v-u-den (aka Biyuuden)
- V6
- Vodka Collins
- Van, Tomiko
W
- W (Double You)
- w-inds.
- Wada, Kōji
- Wada, Shizuo
- Wands
- Wao, Yōka
- WaT
- Watanabe, Miho
- Watanabe, Misato
- Whiteberry
- Wink
- Wino
- wyse
X
Y
- Yaida, Hitomi
- Yamada, Keiko
- Yamaguchi, Momoe
- Yamaguchi, Mayumi
- Yamane, Michiru
- Yamashita, Tatsuro
- Yamashita, Tomohisa
- Yamazaki, Masayoshi
- Yano, Maki
- Yellow Generation
- Yokota, Susumu
- Yonekura, Chihiro
- Yorico
- Yoshida, Takuro
- Yoshida, Miwa
- Yoji Biomehanika
- Yoshiki
- Younha
- YUI
- Yukana
- Yuki
- YURIA
- Yusa, Mimori
- Yuta and the Bushido Boys
- YUUKA
- Yuzu