Who can explain the Japanese music school?

Shibuya-kei

The ancestor of the Japanese band "kei". At the beginning, albums of this type of music could only be purchased at HMV and Tower in Shibuya. Albums of this type of music only topped the sales charts in Shibuya stores, so they were called "Shibuya style". The style of Shibuya style music tends to be French chanson, with a soft and lazy tone. Its characteristics of collage music and highly popular clothing styles are just like the characteristics of Shibuya District. A few years ago, this series was very famous, and even Ayumi Hamasaki considered himself a "Shibuya series".

Shinjuku Department

As the heart of Tokyo, Shinjuku is not only the administrative hub of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, but also a shopping paradise lined with hotels and shopping malls; Kabukicho, a Shinjuku district, is also very contradictory. The famous Koma Theater is located in the center of Kabukicho, exuding traditional Japanese culture, but it is also a resort for the porn industry and other gangster businesses. In such an atmosphere full of completely different cultures blending and conflicting, the Shinjuku system In addition to the ups and downs of the song's arrangement, the music also contains strong Shinjuku regional colors in the lyrics, which has distinctive Shinjuku characteristics, hence the name Shinjuku-kei. Speaking of Shinjuku-kei music, its representative figure is naturally Shiina Ringo, who is known as the "Queen of Shinjuku-kei music".

Shimokitazawa Group

Shimokitazawa is the live house district of Tokyo and a gathering place for underground bands. Since the names of some underground bands, such as Advantage Lucy, fra-foa, and Pelican King, etc., appeared on major charts, Shimokitazawa's underground bands have gradually attracted people's attention, and the term "Shimokitazawa Group" has also Just appeared. On the other hand, because the music of "Shimokitazawa style" also has fresh and gentle characteristics, some people also regard "Shimokitazawa style" as a branch of "Shibuya style".

Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Shimokitazawa are all place names in Tokyo. This is because "after all, most Japanese singers are from Tokyo. We may not realize it if we are far away from Japan, but in Japan, the pop music scene will pay a lot of attention to the birthplace of singers. Wherever the soil and water support the people, they will be happy wherever they go. Same."

With the development of Japanese music, outstanding musicians have appeared in other places in Japan, such as Osaka, Okinawa, Hokkaido, etc. Naturally, music factions named after their place of origin emerged.

Of course, there are also some music factions in Japanese music that are not named after places.

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