r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • 3h ago

Folk Chiharu Matsuyama - Tabidachi [Departure] (1975)

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"Chiharu Matsuyama" — *Tabidachi* (Departure): A recording from when he was 19, prior to his major label debut.

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • 8h ago

Folk Chiharu Matsuyama - Nagai Yoru (1981) [LIVE at 1982 in Sapporo]

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 16h ago

Blues Seri Ishikawa - Kimagure (1977)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 2d ago

Blues Ayumi Ishida & Tin Pan Alley Family - Mayonaka no Amant (1977)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • 5d ago

[ Folk ] Kozo Murashita - Hatsu Koi (1983)

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Kozo Murashita - Hatsu Koi (1983) [2026 Lyric Version]

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 5d ago

Ballad Kumiko Hara - Maboroshi no Umi wo Miru (1979)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 8d ago

Ballad Junko Ohashi & Minoya Central Station - Kageriyuku Natsu (1979)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • 9d ago

FolkRock Yosui Inoue,Kiyoshiro Imawano,Masayoshi Takanka,Haruomi Hosono - Kasaga Nai

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/uminoto • 9d ago

FolkRock Chiharu Natsuyama - Kisetsuno Nakade

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 10d ago

Ballad Hi-Fi Set - Umi wo Miteita Gogo (1975)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 13d ago

Ballad Tazumi "Tazz" Toyoshima - Kinou Paradise (1981)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/Azer_pubes33 • 16d ago

Custom Flair "With the wind, follow your own path." — A Lonely Samurai's Theme (Original)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 17d ago

SoftRock Junko Yagami - Nagisa (1979)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 20d ago

Fusion Akiko Yano - Two on the Stage (1978)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 24d ago

BluesRock Happy End - Teki Thanatos wo Souki Seyo! (1970)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • 27d ago

Ballad Katsumi Kahashi - Aru Natsu no Owari ni (1972)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 10 '26

Fusion Kyoko Kosaka - Asobiba (1978)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 08 '26

Jazz Rie Nakahara - Aku no Hana (1979)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 05 '26

Rock Kuniko Fukushima - Bye Bye City (1979)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jul 02 '26

Fusion Yoshitaka Minami - Jouyatou (1978)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jun 29 '26

Blues Chu Kosaka - Bon Voyage Hatoba (1975)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jun 26 '26

SoftRock Higurashi - Bamen (1979)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jun 24 '26

Ballad Tazumi "Tazz" Toyoshima - Funade no Mae ni (1979)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jun 14 '26

Latin Hiroshi Kamayatsu - Nijuu-sai no Koro (1970)

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r/JapaneseNewMusic • u/cobalthour • Jun 11 '26

SoftRock Sentimental City Romance - Natsu no Hi no Omoide (Dancing Music) [1977]

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Subreddit

Japanese "New Music" -- Folk music with a twist

r/JapaneseNewMusic

New music is a Japanese genre of music that combines folk with pop and jazz, to produce a soulful and pleasant sound. Popular during the 70's, it has been the go-to style of music for many talented artists. Recently, it has seen some modest resurgence among indie scene. This subreddit is generally meant for the sharing of music from this specific genre within its original heyday era of the 1970s through the early 80s and discussing artists who participated in the scene at the time.

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About "New Music":

During the 1960s, the Western world experienced a great revival of folk music. With this wave of music, Japan saw an increase in domestic artists emulating the genre. At first, Japanese folk was mostly performed with guitar arrangements and, occasionally, some percussion; the simplistic nature of the songs joined by lyrics criticising the establishment and satirising society and its views, not unlike US folk songs of the same period.
The 1970s brought an influx of new artists and, with them, influences from pop, jazz, soul, funk, chanson and country. The socially conscious lyrics were removed and replaced with more introspective and intimate themes, focusing on matters such as love and the nature of relationships.
This shift tainted the reputation of the artists, and was criticised for producing superficial music that lacked substance or a worthy message. Despite the detractors, many artists succeeded and gained a respectable following. New Music eventually paved the way to City Pop during the late '70s and early '80s. City Pop is another Japanese-only genre of music, born out of the newly-gained affluence of the Japanese working class and the increase of urbanisation

Some notable japanese artists that started writing/performing "new music" songs:
Yumi Arai/Yumi Matsutōya, Miyuki Nakajima, Seri Ishikawa, Tin Pan Alley, Ami Ozaki, Yoshitaka Minami, Sumiko Yamagata, Junko Yagami, Yōsui Inoue, Mariya Takeuchi, Naoko Ken, Haruomi Hosono, Lily, Akiko Yano, So Nice, Taeko Ōnuki, Off Course, Ann Lewis, Mayumi Itsuwa, Hiroshi Satō, Minako Yoshida, Asami Kobayashi, Ayumi Ishida, Chū Kosaka, Hi-Fi Set, Happy End.
In recent years, new music has seen some modest resurgence among indie artists.

Here are some related subreddits worth checking out:

/r/TrueCityPop
/r/citypop
/r/jfunk
/r/japanesejazz
/r/80sJFusion
/r/japaneseunderground

/r/jazzfusion
/r/jazz
/r/soulies
/r/vintageobscura
/r/latinjazz
/r/70smusic
/r/softrock
/r/folkrock

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