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Genre
japanese new wave
Parent Genre: pop

Japanese new wave music emerged in the late 1970s and was characterized by a fusion of Western and Japanese musical styles. The genre was known for its use of synthesizers and electronic instruments, as well as its experimental sound. It often featured lyrics that explored themes of alienation and social critique. Some of the most prominent artists in this genre were known for their unique fashion sense and theatrical performances.


Top artists of japanese new wave genre

BOØWY
Taeko Onuki
Akina Nakamori
Anzen Chitai
BUCK-TICK
whaledontsleep
REBECCA
Jun Togawa
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japanese new wave music timeline

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List of japanese new wave artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
BOØWY
54 0 55 93 2 64 148 464866
2
Taeko Onuki
54 7 61 50 50 59 121 183601
3
Akina Nakamori
53 3 59 79 24 62 128 395066
4
Anzen Chitai
52 0 59 61 23 55 123 235892
5
BUCK-TICK
49 7 49 88 4 51 126 170444
6
whaledontsleep
49 0 62 67 22 64 122 170764
7
REBECCA
48 2 62 86 13 83 143 241298
8
Jun Togawa
45 9 59 74 27 62 145 81890
9
Yoshimi Iwasaki
38 0 68 61 37 75 131 26049
10
Yukihiro Takahashi
38 22 66 77 28 79 123 62945
11
PERSONZ
36 1 55 79 10 65 147 59242
12
Kahoru Kohiruimaki
36 0 64 86 29 74 135 20246
13
Mioko Yamaguchi
35 14 72 56 51 66 121 5207
14
Miharu Koshi
34 16 69 53 56 66 121 13326
15
POLYSICS
31 18 48 98 0 53 129 39963
16
Pearl Brothers
30 57 49 49 57 41 111 4167
17
PSY・S［saiz］
30 5 59 76 21 55 109 18541
18
Maki Nomiya
30 1 64 83 7 78 104 29239
19
Mariah
27 56 67 63 9 68 122 17898
20
Urbangarde
27 0 55 89 4 62 144 30915
21
SHEENA & THE ROKKETS
26 6 66 82 5 80 133 26896
22
Moonriders
23 15 62 67 25 61 118 15858
23
P-MODEL
23 10 63 85 25 52 118 37441
24
Ippu-Do
22 30 63 74 10 69 128 6082
25
THE STALIN
22 22 35 95 0 58 111 15569
26
Mimori Yusa
21 2 60 53 38 41 103 10043
27
Yapoos
21 0 51 80 1 47 175 12461
28
YOU'LL MELT MORE
21 0 49 90 3 45 139 19053
29
Inu
20 68 43 93 1 66 125 11165
30
ジューシィ・フルーツ
18 14 65 79 7 61 154 3733
31
Logic System
17 12 65 48 9 12 97 4657
32
Kenji Omura
16 32 59 72 18 78 172 3639
33
Saeko Suzuki
14 0 63 66 36 31 107 2251
34
YAPOOS
14 1 77 87 29 77 133 1652
35
Uchoten
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 3691
36
ZELDA
13 22 60 15 95 36 106 3101
37
JAGATARA
12 13 55 92 5 76 121 9660
38
Mishio Ogawa
12 3 65 63 25 83 108 4807
39
SANDII
12 0 62 28 98 77 130 2091
40
チャクラ
11 1 57 69 10 69 123 3351
41
Guernica
11 0 39 62 64 42 91 3946
42
Hajime Tachibana
10 80 76 73 53 96 117 2459
43
Haruo Chikada
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3563
44
ハルメンズ
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4315
45
Masami Tsuchiya
9 38 59 57 16 55 136 2959
46
Kimonos
9 36 56 93 7 70 105 6008
47
小池 玉緒
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 133
48
COLORED MUSIC
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 958
49
Akira Mitake
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 202
50
シーナ
3 37 94 48 12 76 125 207
51
Monica Uranglass
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 858
52
Melon
0 75 13 17 90 30 94 704
53
The Brixton Academy
0 0 68 66 0 54 134 357