Volume 2 Article 13
12-2011 The pop scene around the world Andrew Clawson Iowa State University
Emily Kudobe Iowa State University
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The POP SCENE Around the World Taiwan Hong Kong Japan After the People’s Republic of China was Japan is the second largest music market Hong Kong can be thought of as the Hol- established, much of the music industry in the world. Japanese pop, or J-pop, is lywood of the Far East, with its enormous left for Taiwan. Language restrictions at popular throughout Asia, with artists such film and music industry. Some of Asia’s the time, put in place by the KMT, forbade as Utada Hikaru reaching popularity in most famous actors and actresses come the use of Japanese language and the the United States. Heavy metal is also very from Hong Kong, and many of those ac- native Hokkien and required the use of popular in Japan. Japanese rock bands, tors and actresses are also pop singers. Mandarin. Since then, Mandarin Pop, or while influenced by the West, have creat- Cantonese pop music, known as Can- Mandopop in Taiwan, grew to popular- ed a unique style unlike any bands outside topop, is most popular in Hong Kong, ity throughout mainland China, Hong of Japan. British and American rock bands Macau, and Guangdong, but has found Kong, and even Japan. Today the People’s of the 1980’s have influenced Japanese success throughout East Asia. Republic of China has eased up on the rock music with styles such as Visual Kei, censorship laws of the 1940’s, allowing Charlene Choi: Cantopop a unique take on 1980’s glam rock. Hip the growth of the music industry in the MC Jin: Hip-Hop hop is also popular in Japan, with DJ’s mainland. Anita Mui: Cantopop Krush and Baku gaining international suc- Rene Liu: Mandopop Andy Lau: Cantopop cess, but has not reached the popularity Jay Chou: Pop, Rock, R&B, Hip-Hop that hip hop has reached in South Korea. Teresa Teng: Mandopop, Cantopop, J-pop Love it or hate it, technopop deserves an MC Hotdog: Hip-Hop honorable mention as a sound strongly The Chairman: Rock, Indie identified with Japanese culture. China Dir En Grey: J-Rock, Heavy Metal, Visual Kei For many years, popular music in China Tokyo Incidents: Jazz, Rock, Lounge has been in the shadows of Hong Kong Yoshinori Sunahara: Electronic, Jazz, South Korea and Taiwan. Today the mainland is making Lounge, Shibuya Kei South Korea’s music market has grown a comeback. Similar to the United States, DJ Krush: Hip-Hop, Turntablism alongside its economy to become one of China in the 1990’s saw the rise of Heavy DJ Baku: Hip-Hop, Turntablism the biggest producers in the world. While Metal and Alternative Rock. Today, China’s Perfume: J-Pop, Technopop many similarities can be found in the mu- flourishing art scene is beginning to re- Meiko Kaji: Traditional/Enka sic of South Korea, especially compared ceive international acclaim with artists such Greeeeen: J-Pop, Rock to Japan and China, significant differenc- as Ai Weiwei and photographer Li Wei. The Gazette: J-Rock, Heavy Metal es remain. Hip-Hop’s popularity is much The mainland with its growth of pop stars more widespread in Korea than in China has become a competing force against BY: ANDREW CLAWSON or Japan. K-pop continues to be Korea’s the long established Pop music markets of DESIGN: EMILY KUDOBE biggest musical export, with Korean pop Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea. singers occasionally stealing spots from China’s growing number of independent Japan’s Top 10. record labels has given music listeners and Witches: Ska, K-Rock producers an alternative to Mandopop. Yoon Do Hyun Band: K-Rock Ignito: Underground Hip-Hop Zhong Chi: Indie, Trip-Hop Verbal Jint: Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop Yaksa: Metalcore Donawhale: K-Indie Tang Dynasty: Chinese Rock Outsider: Hip-Hop, K-Pop, World’s Fastest B6: Electronic, Minimalist Rapper Ceezy: Electronic, Jazz Epik High: Hip-Hop, Pop VC SuperVC: Brit-Rock, Indie
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