Classic J-pop is a genre of Japanese popular music that emerged in the 1990s and is characterized by its catchy melodies, upbeat rhythms, and heartfelt lyrics. It often features a blend of electronic and acoustic instruments, and is known for its ability to evoke a range of emotions in listeners. Classic J-pop has been popularized by a number of iconic artists, who have helped to shape the genre and make it a beloved part of Japanese culture.
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List of classic j-pop artists
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 69 | 9 | 54 | 75 | 31 | 52 | 105 | 1878336 | |
2 | 66 | 4 | 55 | 64 | 35 | 44 | 115 | 2986928 | |
3 | 64 | 0 | 51 | 65 | 14 | 42 | 121 | 3003241 | |
4 | 62 | 0 | 52 | 80 | 23 | 68 | 131 | 1305615 | |
5 | 60 | 0 | 61 | 67 | 21 | 61 | 118 | 1396714 | |
6 | 59 | 1 | 62 | 82 | 14 | 55 | 121 | 1425262 | |
7 | 58 | 1 | 56 | 77 | 14 | 43 | 123 | 819816 | |
8 | 56 | 1 | 69 | 65 | 20 | 62 | 112 | 901360 | |
9 | 56 | 1 | 44 | 88 | 1 | 51 | 127 | 763393 | |
10 | 54 | 3 | 69 | 72 | 21 | 73 | 117 | 240801 | |
11 | 53 | 0 | 60 | 64 | 44 | 52 | 123 | 843441 | |
12 | 53 | 0 | 63 | 78 | 26 | 73 | 121 | 757136 | |
13 | 52 | 0 | 55 | 68 | 36 | 55 | 110 | 805141 | |
14 | 52 | 0 | 55 | 81 | 12 | 52 | 122 | 477549 | |
15 | 52 | 5 | 43 | 85 | 6 | 55 | 147 | 648781 | |
16 | 52 | 0 | 54 | 84 | 13 | 56 | 128 | 430110 | |
17 | 52 | 0 | 63 | 86 | 13 | 58 | 120 | 224484 | |
18 | 52 | 0 | 46 | 84 | 4 | 46 | 131 | 501252 | |
19 | 51 | 0 | 50 | 97 | 3 | 50 | 143 | 337162 | |
20 | 50 | 0 | 66 | 72 | 20 | 69 | 111 | 122614 | |
21 | 50 | 0 | 65 | 91 | 5 | 71 | 122 | 307018 | |
22 | 49 | 0 | 56 | 73 | 18 | 55 | 123 | 199287 | |
23 | 49 | 0 | 56 | 75 | 18 | 65 | 138 | 326741 | |
24 | 49 | 1 | 62 | 92 | 4 | 49 | 123 | 326343 | |
25 | 48 | 0 | 51 | 47 | 54 | 40 | 119 | 249599 | |
26 | 47 | 83 | 17 | 43 | 91 | 4 | 146 | 88772 | |
27 | 47 | 0 | 53 | 46 | 48 | 25 | 102 | 325511 | |
28 | 47 | 1 | 53 | 69 | 18 | 47 | 123 | 319955 | |
29 | 46 | 2 | 61 | 83 | 10 | 64 | 126 | 172783 | |
30 | 46 | 0 | 61 | 77 | 25 | 66 | 131 | 118609 | |
31 | 46 | 0 | 62 | 78 | 31 | 55 | 123 | 192563 | |
32 | 46 | 0 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 44 | 112 | 101124 | |
33 | 45 | 0 | 62 | 86 | 6 | 55 | 125 | 135038 | |
34 | 44 | 0 | 60 | 81 | 12 | 66 | 136 | 105310 | |
35 | 44 | 0 | 56 | 77 | 14 | 62 | 121 | 153837 | |
36 | 44 | 4 | 48 | 83 | 18 | 53 | 147 | 156163 | |
37 | 44 | 0 | 57 | 91 | 5 | 53 | 126 | 215141 | |
38 | 43 | 0 | 67 | 48 | 39 | 56 | 133 | 106399 | |
39 | 43 | 2 | 49 | 83 | 8 | 56 | 127 | 119550 | |
40 | 43 | 0 | 57 | 96 | 6 | 62 | 146 | 37182 | |
41 | 42 | 0 | 85 | 72 | 57 | 89 | 118 | 80593 | |
42 | 41 | 0 | 59 | 69 | 19 | 50 | 101 | 113706 | |
43 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 82 | 10 | 62 | 130 | 148412 | |
44 | 41 | 0 | 45 | 67 | 14 | 37 | 134 | 167749 | |
45 | 41 | 0 | 52 | 76 | 46 | 59 | 145 | 1723 | |
46 | 39 | 0 | 62 | 82 | 15 | 70 | 144 | 12417 | |
47 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5697 | |
48 | 37 | 1 | 44 | 94 | 2 | 40 | 149 | 54869 | |
49 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11343 | |
50 | 37 | 0 | 63 | 87 | 9 | 64 | 107 | 87380 | |
51 | 37 | 6 | 61 | 60 | 47 | 57 | 129 | 29607 | |
52 | 37 | 0 | 58 | 81 | 4 | 62 | 132 | 42827 | |
53 | 36 | 0 | 56 | 69 | 15 | 52 | 117 | 2888 | |
54 | 35 | 0 | 49 | 98 | 0 | 53 | 141 | 47076 | |
55 | 35 | 0 | 66 | 91 | 4 | 72 | 137 | 37838 | |
56 | 34 | 0 | 66 | 89 | 12 | 73 | 120 | 28343 | |
57 | 34 | 8 | 45 | 51 | 44 | 23 | 114 | 59706 | |
58 | 34 | 0 | 63 | 85 | 28 | 77 | 125 | 12478 | |
59 | 34 | 0 | 61 | 20 | 43 | 24 | 88 | 2300 | |
60 | 33 | 0 | 55 | 65 | 27 | 48 | 135 | 44802 | |
61 | 33 | 0 | 64 | 75 | 8 | 71 | 117 | 2840 | |
62 | 32 | 0 | 62 | 68 | 31 | 47 | 128 | 11086 | |
63 | 32 | 0 | 61 | 52 | 52 | 44 | 99 | 3624 | |
64 | 32 | 10 | 67 | 86 | 3 | 71 | 116 | 16068 | |
65 | 31 | 0 | 58 | 59 | 13 | 43 | 127 | 17355 | |
66 | 31 | 0 | 57 | 85 | 2 | 48 | 125 | 14872 | |
67 | 31 | 0 | 58 | 74 | 1 | 85 | 126 | 38160 | |
68 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9213 | |
69 | 31 | 3 | 51 | 96 | 1 | 48 | 146 | 24787 | |
70 | 31 | 18 | 58 | 55 | 44 | 55 | 124 | 33617 | |
71 | 30 | 0 | 38 | 43 | 81 | 24 | 115 | 10305 | |
72 | 29 | 0 | 54 | 84 | 2 | 51 | 126 | 228 | |
73 | 29 | 0 | 56 | 67 | 19 | 46 | 123 | 9443 | |
74 | 28 | 0 | 60 | 91 | 3 | 69 | 108 | 7131 | |
75 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20847 | |
76 | 28 | 0 | 61 | 85 | 9 | 57 | 118 | 10263 | |
77 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2586 | |
78 | 27 | 0 | 62 | 88 | 4 | 79 | 132 | 3299 | |
79 | 27 | 0 | 65 | 93 | 4 | 71 | 120 | 3907 | |
80 | 27 | 0 | 64 | 87 | 2 | 68 | 125 | 28508 | |
81 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14752 | |
82 | 27 | 0 | 50 | 48 | 58 | 16 | 97 | 924 | |
83 | 27 | 0 | 56 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 123 | 2370 | |
84 | 27 | 0 | 58 | 66 | 28 | 42 | 107 | 5884 | |
85 | 26 | 8 | 80 | 93 | 0 | 62 | 140 | 5480 | |
86 | 26 | 0 | 63 | 88 | 12 | 71 | 124 | 10010 | |
87 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2064 | |
88 | 25 | 1 | 54 | 59 | 34 | 31 | 112 | 529 | |
89 | 24 | 1 | 68 | 80 | 29 | 89 | 132 | 6578 | |
90 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4646 | |
91 | 23 | 0 | 59 | 83 | 9 | 66 | 131 | 3883 | |
92 | 22 | 0 | 73 | 68 | 10 | 24 | 110 | 413 | |
93 | 22 | 0 | 51 | 81 | 36 | 52 | 126 | 3514 | |
94 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3233 | |
95 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2209 | |
96 | 21 | 0 | 71 | 74 | 28 | 62 | 117 | 1242 | |
97 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1220 | |
98 | 21 | 0 | 67 | 82 | 13 | 87 | 111 | 2537 | |
99 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6783 | |
100 | 19 | 1 | 61 | 91 | 15 | 74 | 132 | 6718 | |
101 | 18 | 45 | 61 | 94 | 1 | 61 | 160 | 3098 | |
102 | 16 | 0 | 72 | 98 | 1 | 59 | 129 | 3868 | |
103 | 15 | 0 | 54 | 85 | 8 | 35 | 153 | 3152 | |
104 | 14 | 0 | 59 | 85 | 9 | 70 | 111 | 3006 | |
105 | 14 | 1 | 57 | 68 | 4 | 83 | 152 | 951 | |
106 | 13 | 0 | 69 | 74 | 18 | 86 | 134 | 1625 | |
107 | 13 | 0 | 69 | 77 | 17 | 82 | 126 | 1862 | |
108 | 9 | 0 | 56 | 85 | 1 | 79 | 144 | 99 | |
109 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 58 | 47 | 47 | 132 | 1541 |