Not only is rock music itself popular, but rock instrumentation is common across many genres, and many of the songs at the top of the charts feature rock style guitar playing. While rock music has slowly disappeared from the mainstream of western music, it is still going as strong as ever in Japan. To get a taste of what is available outside the Japanese mainstream, Cole Lubchenko guides us through 12 lesser known bands across 12 genres of Japanese Music. ![]() ![]() While the bulk of the music industry might be catered to churning out cute and poppy idol groups, there are still a huge number of Japanese artists who are pushing boundaries and making refreshing and creative music in a number of genres. In Japan, the boy band never died, the guitar never went away, CD sales still up make-up well over half of the market share, and Last Christmas is still an incredibly popular holiday song. The Japanese music industry is no different. ![]() This has resulted in flip-phone sales staying way past their welcome, and dvd rentals remaining popular even today. Sometimes described as the galapagos effect, Japan’s industries have evolved in ways, to suit Japan’s needs rather than slavishly following global trains, much like the way Darwin’s finches evolved to better survive on the Galapagos Islands. ![]() When it comes to technology, Japan is a country that has defied almost every modern convention.
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