City Pop · GenresWhat is city pop?
In the early 1980s, with the spread of car stereos, the term City Pop (シティーポップ Shitī Poppu?) came to describe a type of popular music that had a big city theme. Tokyo in particular inspired many songs of this form, but more especially the 1960s reverb-drenched wall of sound production styles made famous by studio auteurs Phil Spector and Brian Wilson.
About city pop
During this time, music fans and artists in Japan were influenced by album-oriented rock (especially Adult contemporary) and crossover (especially Jazz fusion).
From Last.fm, where 902 listeners have tagged music as city pop.
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
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Pocket Park
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Sunshower
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都市女子City Pop songs
- Out of Time by The Weeknd
- BAMBOLEO by Red Velvet
- Candy Crush by ARTMS
- Plastic Candy by HaSeul
- Fly-day Chinatown by Yasuha
- SOUL LADY by YUKIKA
- Midnight Pretenders by Tomoko Aran
- NEON by YUKIKA
- Bubble Gum by NewJeans
- SPARKLE by 山下達郎
City Pop on Risocast
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- What is city pop?
- In the early 1980s, with the spread of car stereos, the term City Pop (シティーポップ Shitī Poppu?) came to describe a type of popular music that had a big city theme. Tokyo in particular inspired many songs of this form, but more especially the 1960s reverb-drenched wall of sound production styles made famous by studio auteurs Phil Spector and Brian Wilson. During this time, music fans and artists in Japan were influenced by album-oriented rock (especially Adult contemporary) and crossover (especially Jazz fusion).
- Who are the best-known city pop artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Miki Matsubara, 杏里, Tomoko Aran, Makoto Matsushita, YUKIKA and 間宮貴子.
- What genres are similar to city pop?
- On Risocast it sits with afrobeats, cumbia, celtic, afropop, afrobeat and latin rock.
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Updated 6 October 2026
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