image
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

Show More

japanese new wave music timeline

Explore japanese new wave history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s

Similar Genres to japanese new wave

Discover more related genres to japanese new wave genre. This list is ordered by similarity from left to right.

japanese city pop classic j-rock shibuya-kei j-rock techno kayo japanese post-punk j-pop j-poprock zolo japanese alternative rock japanese folk japanese singer-songwriter japanese rockabilly japanese jazz japanese experimental idol rock japanese punk rock j-metal j-punk visual kei
Show More

japanese new wave playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular japanese new wave music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

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 54 0 55 93 2 64 148 464866
2 54 7 61 50 50 59 121 183601
3 53 3 59 79 24 62 128 395066
4 52 0 59 61 23 55 123 235892
5 49 7 49 88 4 51 126 170444
6 49 0 62 67 22 64 122 170764
7 48 2 62 86 13 83 143 241298
8 45 9 59 74 27 62 145 81890
9 38 0 68 61 37 75 131 26049
10 38 22 66 77 28 79 123 62945
11 36 1 55 79 10 65 147 59242
12 36 0 64 86 29 74 135 20246
13 35 14 72 56 51 66 121 5207
14 34 16 69 53 56 66 121 13326
15 31 18 48 98 0 53 129 39963
16 30 57 49 49 57 41 111 4167
17 30 5 59 76 21 55 109 18541
18 30 1 64 83 7 78 104 29239
19 27 56 67 63 9 68 122 17898
20 27 0 55 89 4 62 144 30915
21 26 6 66 82 5 80 133 26896
22 23 15 62 67 25 61 118 15858
23 23 10 63 85 25 52 118 37441
24 22 30 63 74 10 69 128 6082
25 22 22 35 95 0 58 111 15569
26 21 2 60 53 38 41 103 10043
27 21 0 51 80 1 47 175 12461
28 21 0 49 90 3 45 139 19053
29 20 68 43 93 1 66 125 11165
30 18 14 65 79 7 61 154 3733
31 17 12 65 48 9 12 97 4657
32 16 32 59 72 18 78 172 3639
33 14 0 63 66 36 31 107 2251
34 14 1 77 87 29 77 133 1652
35 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 3691
36 13 22 60 15 95 36 106 3101
37 12 13 55 92 5 76 121 9660
38 12 3 65 63 25 83 108 4807
39 12 0 62 28 98 77 130 2091
40 11 1 57 69 10 69 123 3351
41 11 0 39 62 64 42 91 3946
42 10 80 76 73 53 96 117 2459
43 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3563
44 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4315
45 9 38 59 57 16 55 136 2959
46 9 36 56 93 7 70 105 6008
47 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 133
48 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 958
49 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 202
50 3 37 94 48 12 76 125 207
51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 858
52 0 75 13 17 90 30 94 704
53 0 0 68 66 0 54 134 357