Japan is one of the most mature music consumer markets in the world, and it is also a miracle in the global music market. According to ifpi's 2019 Global Music Report, Japan is the only country in the world's major music markets to achieve both physical and streaming revenue growth.
In Japan, different styles of music can obtain the soil for survival. Whether it's city pop, a unique music genre that originated in japan, or orchestral pop in the 60s, or indie pop pop that is forming a trend, you can find a place in the Japanese music record market.
The vigorous development of different types of music has made the labels of japanese record labels quite vertical, and the current music consumer group is getting deeper and deeper in the circle layer. Among them, there are fabtone represented by the hip-hop genre, the god dj okawari sits under the label, focusing on jazz and crossover rambling, indie rock factory space shower, and even the cutting-edge ichigo, which is jokingly called "righteous dog" by Chinese fans. In the category of pure music and ambient music, there are also s.e.n.s. Company Thinkers are such important representatives of new century music.
S.E.N.S. is a two-member electronic keyboard band known as the "King of Japanese Soundtracks"
With more than half of the top Japanese labels gathering QQ music, for the huge domestic Japanese fan base, there is no need to worry about finding these high-quality Japanese music sources. As one of the largest music platforms in China, qq music first insight into the needs of niche music lovers, as early as the previous strategic cooperation with a number of Japanese music labels, invited many labels to enter qq music with the music library. The song lists of Japanese niche music labels introduced below can be found on qq music.
Space shower, a Japanese music label focusing on Japanese independent music, in addition to setting up awards space shower music awards and building a space shower retsuden designed to provide a larger stage for independent orchestras, is also responsible for the copyright and distribution of many independent musicians, which can be said to be the cradle of Japan's emerging independent music wave.
Japan's alternative psychedelic rising star Tempara conveys the voice of the Asian youth trend vane
Under the space shower label, there is a new generation of alternative psychedelic group Templay, which rose rapidly in the Japanese independent circle after the release of its debut album "From Japan" in 2016. The West Coast's rugged American, modern urban sense of experimental playfulness, from song arrangement to mv visuals and other details make people addicted.
There are also bards seven-tailed travelers, who have written their humanistic care and their own understanding of the world into songs and sung into their voices.
In addition, the label's girl group, the Japanese digital rock group tricot, cannot be ignored. Unlike traditional Japanese digital rock, Tricot's unique femininity and youthfulness are compatible and very audible.
Founded in 2004, ShuYu Cave has released many high-quality and distinctive songs. Interestingly, Shuyi Cave is not only a music label, but also an all-round integrated entertainment company. One of the organizers of Japan's most popular fashion model show and branded new fashion festival in Japan every year is the Art Cave.
Under the brand of The Cave, the singer Dotama was strongly promoted, which is a rapper who must wear a suit and tie and a full white-collar dress every time she attends a performance, and is deeply loved by her mother Sang. In addition to dotama, The Cave also has a female rapper artist Izumi, a soft and lazy with a slightly cool voice and a unique female perspective, which is her most memorable unique label.
Ichigo records, a very grounded Chinese name "Yiqi Dog" by Chinese fans, is a cutting-edge Japanese label that focuses on acg and metal cores. Its artists Kobayashi, Shinra, crystallake, make my day, etc. are also loved by Chinese fans.
Known as the queen of acg, Kobayashi Weiyu has sung the two-dimensional divine song that many Chinese music fans are familiar with. Kobayashi's voice can be heard in the episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam uc, Attack on Titan, and Aoi No. Oz.
It must be mentioned that Ichigo Records' first signed Chinese international artist Akatoxh, Akatoxh is a Chinese-English mixed from Shanghai, China, known to listeners for its unique emotional metal singing style blending trap style and crazy performance style.
In the second half of 2020, "Yiqi Dog" will start a tour in China, which is worth looking forward to.
Rambling is a Japanese record label founded in 2001, with a large number of independent music artists, from Europe and the United States to Japan, from classical to hip-hop, the musical styles are very different and unique. He has scored many Japanese movies and TV series. He has scored for the TV series "Day Face" and the anime "Jojo's Wonderful Adventure".
Musicray'n is a popular music label owned by Sony Music Interactive Entertainment in Japan, featuring voice actors and related artists in the anime industry. Excellent artists such as Ai Toyosaki and Haruka Tomatsu, who contribute to anime such as "A Scientific Super Electromagnetic Cannon" and "Shinsho" that everyone knows about in ACG's meal. Many anime and acg music have been added to the cake by the artists under the musicray'n umbrella, and many works are familiar to the majority of Japanese manga lovers because of them.
The many Japanese music labels introduced above have gathered qq music, bringing a more comprehensive, more diversified and more convenient Japanese music listening interactive experience to the majority of Japanese music lovers in China, and qq music has gradually become the first Japanese music community in China.
Just at the end of last month, Japan's "Anime Music DreamWorks" being company landed on qq music, and the nearly 2 million full-song library under the being was simultaneously launched on qq music, marking the further strong force of qq music in the Japanese music sector, and also attracted a lot of applause from Japanese music lovers. If you're not familiar with it, then mention Detective Conan, Slam Dunk Master, Dragon Ball, Cherry Pills... As you know, many of the theme songs, endings, and interludes of these classic Japanese comics come from this veteran Japanese music production company founded in 1978.
In addition, the theme song of the four-panel comic "Crocodile That Will Die in a Hundred Days" that was on fire in the second-dimensional circle, "Sheng きる", also landed exclusively on qq music a few days ago, triggering a wave of fan discussion. This song was composed by the biological director of the Japanese music group, and this time "きる" was exclusively launched on qq music, which is not the first appearance of the biological director in qq music, and the previous popular singles such as "Blue Bird", "Cherry Blossom" and "Song of Spring" were also very popular with fans.
qq music continues to cultivate in the field of Japanese music, with a good listening experience and sufficient Japanese music library, it has obviously become the first choice for Japanese music lovers.