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Genre: kayokyoku

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Kayokyoku is a popular music genre in Japan that emerged in the 1960s and is characterized by a fusion of traditional Japanese music and Western pop music. It features upbeat melodies, catchy choruses, and sentimental lyrics that often touch on themes of love and heartbreak. The genre reached its peak in the 1980s and 1990s, with female vocalists becoming particularly popular. Kayokyoku has had a significant influence on Japanese pop culture and continues to be celebrated today.


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List of kayokyoku artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 52 380608
2 52 442622
3 44 119970
4 43 75601
5 35 8732
6 40 99584
7 52 481791
8 47 272261
9 46 96568
10 36 44068
11 33 23482
12 33 28898
13 32 12964
14 41 65875
15 40 110644
16 30 32429
17 28 23965
18 45 51262
19 29 24478
20 29 9963
21 45 105695
22 38 28016
23 41 95111
24 26 10740
25 36 33201
26 42 300319
27 41 56930
28 40 115097
29 34 29779
30 37 31307
31 39 72703
32 22 4799
33 38 98563
34 38 50531
35 29 30353
36 37 98198
37 37 81979
38 36 43297
39 36 60769
40 35 42544
41 28 24150
42 35 22249
43 34 22195
44 33 20455
45 33 23736
46 33 13160
47 26 12092
48 32 34491
49 32 23708
50 31 57043
51 31 22600
52 24 3754
53 31 8952
54 24 5381
55 31 38545
56 23 27663
57 29 16391
58 29 10809
59 29 13353
60 29 14891
61 28 20292
62 28 10222
63 28 20219
64 28 3639
65 22 5641
66 28 4145
67 27 10357
68 21 3512
69 21 6684
70 27 11205
71 20 5544
72 27 16586
73 27 31397
74 26 28028
75 26 7349
76 26 9379
77 26 2083
78 25 16030
79 25 8323
80 25 11093
81 25 14687
82 25 12600
83 24 10181
84 23 23340
85 23 7903
86 22 14083
87 22 5848
88 22 8405
89 22 15089
90 22 4669
91 21 3273
92 21 4444
93 21 10786
94 21 9163
95 21 2131
96 21 9496
97 20 4825
98 20 1364
99 20 6846
100 20 2502

kayokyoku playlist created by Chosic

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