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-'''Yellow Magic Orchestra''' ('''YMO''') is a Japanese [[electronic music]] band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by [[Haruomi Hosono]] (bass, keyboards, vocals), [[Yukihiro Takahashi]] (drums, lead vocals) and [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] (keyboards, vocals). The group is considered influential and innovative in the field of popular electronic music. They were pioneers in their use of synthesizers, [[Sampler (musical instrument)|samplers]], [[music sequencer|sequencers]], [[drum machine]]s, computers, and [[Digital audio|digital recording]] technology in popular music, while exploring subversive sociopolitical themes throughout their career. They are credited with playing a key role in the development of several electronic genres, including [[synthpop]], [[J-pop]], [[Electro (music)|electro]], and [[techno]]. +'''J-pop''' is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of [[Japan]] in the 1990s.<ref>Parc, J. and Kawashima, N. 2018, Wrestling with or Embracing Digitization in the Music Industry: The Contrasting Business Strategies of J-pop and K-pop, ''Kritika Kultura'' 30/31: 23-48.</ref> Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional Japanese music, but significantly in [[1960s in music|1960s]] [[pop music|pop]] and [[rock music]], such as [[The Beatles]] and [[The Beach Boys]], which led to [[Japanese rock]] bands such as [[Happy End (band)|Happy End]] fusing rock with [[Music of Japan|Japanese music]] in the early 1970s.
- +==See also==
-YMO was initially conceived by Hosono as a one-off exploration of computerized [[exotica]] and parody of [[orientalism|Western conceptions]] of the [[orient]]. The three members were veterans of the [[music industry]] before coming together as YMO, and were inspired by eclectic sources, including the electronic music of [[Isao Tomita]] and [[Kraftwerk]], [[Music of Japan|Japanese traditional music]], [[arcade game]]s, [[funk]] music, and the [[disco]] productions of [[Giorgio Moroder]]. They released the surprise global hit "[[Yellow Magic Orchestra (album)|Computer Game]]" in 1978, reaching the UK Top 20 and selling 400,000 copies in the US. For their early recordings and performances, the band was often accompanied by programmer [[Hideki Matsutake]]. The group would release several albums before pausing their activity in 1984. They have briefly reunited several times in subsequent decades.+* [[Japanese rock]]
- +* [[Cool Japan]]
-==Discography==+* [[Visual kei]]
- +* [[Japanese ska]]
-'''Studio albums'''+* [[Enka]]
-*''[[Yellow Magic Orchestra (album)|Yellow Magic Orchestra]]'' (1978)+* [[Group Sounds]]
-*''[[Solid State Survivor]]'' (1979) +* [[Japanese hardcore]]
-*''[[x∞Multiplies|×∞ Multiplies]]'' (also known as ''Zoshoku'', 1980)+* [[Voice acting in Japan]]
-*''[[BGM (album)|BGM]]'' (1981)+* [[Music of Japan]]
-*''[[Technodelic]]'' (1981)+* [[Music in Japanese animation]]
-*''[[Naughty Boys]]'' (1983) +* [[Ryūkōka]]
-*''[[Service (album)|Service]]'' (1983)+* [[Culture of Japan]]
-*''[[Technodon]]'' (credited to <s>YMO</s>, 1993)+* [[Music industry of East Asia]]
 +* [[List of J-pop concerts held outside Asia]]
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J-pop is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s.<ref>Parc, J. and Kawashima, N. 2018, Wrestling with or Embracing Digitization in the Music Industry: The Contrasting Business Strategies of J-pop and K-pop, Kritika Kultura 30/31: 23-48.</ref> Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional Japanese music, but significantly in 1960s pop and rock music, such as The Beatles and The Beach Boys, which led to Japanese rock bands such as Happy End fusing rock with Japanese music in the early 1970s.

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