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Genre
j-indie
Parent Genre: pop

J-indie is a genre of Japanese independent music that blends elements of pop, rock, and folk. It often features introspective and emotional lyrics, with a focus on personal experiences and relationships. The music is characterized by its raw and authentic sound, with a DIY approach to production. J-indie artists often incorporate traditional Japanese instruments and melodies into their music, creating a unique and distinct sound.


Top artists of j-indie genre

Saucy Dog
Lucky Kilimanjaro
Kaneko Ayano
Mr.ふぉるて
No Buses
SIX LOUNGE
Nakimushi
mei ehara
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j-indie music timeline

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Similar Genres to j-indie

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j-indie playlist created by Chosic

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List of j-indie artists

Here is a list of j-indie artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the j-indie genre. You can find out what j-indie genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Saucy Dog
66 0 53 72 17 54 129 870509
2
Lucky Kilimanjaro
53 0 72 68 21 65 120 98331
3
Kaneko Ayano
49 2 58 52 46 51 114 137247
4
Mr.ふぉるて
43 0 49 78 2 58 126 81066
5
No Buses
43 35 54 76 11 72 130 94454
6
SIX LOUNGE
42 0 42 80 0 41 119 34543
7
Nakimushi
41 0 60 63 4 54 125 37183
8
mei ehara
41 20 68 36 53 59 106 35615
9
中村佳穂
40 6 56 41 65 40 110 101580
10
Hakushi Hasegawa
39 10 48 60 35 40 116 50227
11
yonige
39 1 53 77 3 52 130 173082
12
She Her Her Hers
38 25 59 55 32 48 103 35557
13
Yuga
35 9 51 37 70 32 106 20054
14
w.o.d.
35 7 33 96 1 30 143 25837
15
The fin.
34 17 60 61 23 40 108 75044
16
Lucie,Too
32 1 52 78 10 55 120 33328
17
Sayonara Ponytail
31 1 65 67 28 69 127 31214
18
なきごと
30 5 52 82 1 51 144 18533
19
D.A.N.
29 39 63 54 34 44 117 77669
20
ZOMBIE-CHANG
29 42 61 76 9 51 153 22479
21
レルエ
29 1 56 85 2 57 122 13537
22
UEBO
28 0 65 65 17 56 109 7608
23
Kegawa No Maries
28 7 37 82 14 42 133 22484
24
んoon
28 31 63 50 69 54 120 24081
25
笹川真生
28 7 53 59 15 41 116 11330
26
South Penguin
27 20 66 63 36 70 99 16717
27
Shugo Tokumaru
27 36 59 51 65 45 121 29106
28
OYAT
27 0 75 67 10 73 129 23455
29
蓮沼執太フィル
27 8 55 66 33 58 107 10755
30
Bray me
27 0 50 71 0 44 140 22255
31
Enjoy Music Club
27 1 76 67 37 72 108 31529
32
FAITH
27 0 61 81 6 57 121 20987
33
Okada Takuro
26 23 49 61 54 46 143 16679
34
Kenichi Asai
25 2 37 91 0 51 124 33316
35
Gateballers
25 2 48 72 18 58 120 8918
36
PEARL CENTER
24 4 66 64 14 45 127 7471
37
Jacob Tanaka
23 3 53 71 40 71 112 8281
38
the chef cooks me
23 0 67 69 8 65 117 10437
39
The Mirraz
23 20 57 95 0 70 128 20823
40
北里彰久
23 0 0 0 0 0 0 2232
41
KUCHIRORO
22 30 57 65 53 46 124 15620
42
THE FOREVER YOUNG
22 0 46 94 0 55 111 4939
43
MahiToThePeople
22 80 47 41 79 38 139 8311
44
99RadioService
22 0 59 76 2 61 129 4258
45
Inshow ha
22 1 58 80 2 61 128 10582
46
The Natsuyasumi Band
20 13 62 61 42 66 130 7844
47
Kiyomaru Togo
20 0 77 63 30 74 99 10091
48
APOGEE
20 11 57 73 4 62 118 7650
49
片想い
20 0 69 53 62 63 108 6326
50
Kaori Mochida
16 0 53 78 1 59 160 2888
51
Shuntaro Okino
15 0 54 91 1 76 114 1617
52
Jam Fuzz Kid
15 0 33 80 0 37 156 4438
53
uchuu;
14 0 56 92 1 41 138 3035
54
sui sui duck
13 0 74 77 24 81 131 7028
55
ESME MORI
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1107
56
I Saw You Yesterday
13 39 45 80 25 65 147 6685
57
Haruko Oishi
12 11 47 37 64 31 88 3233
58
the twenties
12 26 47 96 0 43 127 1913
59
Group2
12 27 70 66 12 55 121 2325
60
King Brothers
11 0 19 98 0 19 85 4844
61
SEAGULL SCREAMING KISS HER KISS HER
11 77 39 73 1 9 138 2572
62
Broken my toybox
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1127
63
果歩
10 0 61 72 23 52 127 2068
64
Greecelove
10 23 53 55 41 54 160 2216
65
Drop's
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5437
66
HAPPY
9 49 52 75 14 56 95 3331
67
TAWINGS
8 48 67 63 25 42 129 5960
68
Koji Nakamura
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 5048
69
KONCOS
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2218
70
Large House Satisfaction
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2059
71
natsunomujina
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1952
72
Art title
7 0 47 68 1 25 152 883
73
Hollow Suns
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1465
74
Sijima
7 0 69 77 15 65 109 1341
75
Superfriends
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2150
76
Ring Ring Lonely Rollss
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 459
77
the myeahns
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1024
78
phai
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 449
79
SWIM SWEET UNDER SHALLOW
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 803
80
The Sunnys
5 0 55 88 0 69 109 606
81
MONJU N CHIE
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 324
82
allicholy
5 0 36 81 12 54 173 1036
83
sayonarablue
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 704
84
SISTERJET
4 0 57 84 0 54 124 2634
85
Peridots
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1504
86
ROKI
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1138
87
YOKOYURE
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 795
88
The ManRay
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1048
89
Sachie Hiraga & Homecomings
0 2 48 72 26 66 218 3788
90
Soulkids
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 323
91
GRASAM ANIMAL
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 460
92
Acari
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 471
93
butterfly inthe stomach
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200