B12Modern+J-pop

Impact on [|Popular culture]
J-Pop music is an integral part of [|Japanese popular culture]. It is used everywhere: [|anime], commercials, movies, radio shows, TV shows, and video games. Some news shows on TV even run a J-Pop song during its end credit roll. It is often played over loud speakers in shops. J-Pop songs are often played at a very rapid, frantic pace that many people argue reduces their quality greatly. In anime and shows on TV especially [|drama], J-Pop songs are changed every season, up to four times a year. As most have both opening and ending songs, when a show runs for a year, it has eight songs that would be credited with being a part of the show. While this does not seem like much, [|Buffy the Vampire Slayer] which run for 7 seasons, 1997 to 2003, has only 30 songs on its two albums released in the [|USA]. An anime series that runs for the same length could have 56 full songs that would be paired with it, with at least one song to be released as a [|single] and it would only fill 30 minutes on TV. This pace makes for quickly revolving faces of J-Pop. Many artists will only release an album and several singles before fading back into anonymity. It is very difficult to stay prominent for longer than this, and sustaining popularity for a decade is considered outstanding. Groups like [|Chage & Aska], [|B'z], [|Southern All Stars], and [|TUBE] had been popular for over 15 years and so are considered a phenomenal success.
 * X Japan(Rock)**
 * X Japan**, or **X** which was their initial name, was a [|Japanese] [|Visual kei] band, the brainchild of [|Yoshiki] (Yoshiki Hayashi). Their sound started as [|Japanese rock] [|speed metal], and later went toward [|alternative rock], but always with a huge emphasis on beautiful ballads.
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Morning musume( girl Idol group)

Morning Musume is an all-girl [|J-pop] group from [|Japan]. They are sometimes also referred to as "Momusu".Their act revolves around singing and dancing to generally upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of [|Hello! Project], masterminded by [|Naoki Yamazaki],and managed by producer [|Tsunku], who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies for their songs. Currently, their overall single sales is the highest record of female group on the oricon chart**


 * Arashi(boy idol group)**

**Amuro namie(dance music singer) Namie Amuro** is a [|Japanese] [|singer], [|dancer], and former [|child actor]/[|singer], who, at the height of her popularity, was referred to as the "Teen Queen [of Japan]" and the "Queen of [|Japanese pop music]".[|[] [[image:http://amuronamieyoutube.up.seesaa.net/image/amuronamie.jpg width="301" height="299"]]
 * Arashi** (嵐 , //lit. storm //[|?] ) is a five-member [|Japanese] [|boy band] under [|Johnny & Associates]. They made their debut in September 15, 1999 in [|Honolulu, Hawaii]. The group was signed to the [|Pony Canyon] record label from 1999 to 2001 before transitioning to Johnny's Associates-powered [|J Storm] record label in 2002, producing their future singles and albums.


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