• In 1981 (Shōwa 56), Japanese music was released on records and performed in concerts, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals. During that...
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  • notable events in music that took place in 1981. 1981 in British music 1981 in Japanese music 1981 in Norwegian music 1981 in country music 1981 in heavy metal...
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    In Japan, music includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern. The word for "music" in Japanese is 音楽 (ongaku), combining the...
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  • Events in 1981 in Japanese television. Music Fair, music (1964–present) Mito Kōmon, jidaigeki (1969–2011) Sazae-san, anime (1969–present) Fisherman Sanpei...
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  • This is a summary of 1981 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. 9 February – Phil Collins releases his first solo...
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  • For other music in 1981, see 1981 in Japanese music. In television, see: 1981 in Japanese television. In radio, Japan FM Network, Japan's biggest FM...
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    Traditional Japanese music is the folk or traditional music of Japan. Japan's Ministry of Education classifies hōgaku (邦楽, lit. 'Japanese music') as a category...
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  • J-pop (redirect from Japanese popular music)
    Japanese music scene. Japanese rock bands such as Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s–1970s. J-pop...
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  • This page is a timeline of Japanese music and also indexes the individual year in Japanese music pages. 1888 - Kimigayo adopted as national anthem 1897...
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    SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as SonyMusic), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly...
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    distribution in Japan for Japanese releases under Universal. As of 2019, Universal Japan holds the second most shares in the Japanese music market, behind...
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  • The year 2024 in Japanese music. Number_i Me:I Ami Maeshima Ayaka Nanase Hina Suguta Hina Tachibana Nagisa Aoyama Shōya Chiba Yuki Tanaka (voice actress)...
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  • BGM (album) (category 1981 in Japanese music)
    March 21, 1981. The title stands for "Background music", though Japanese TV and press advertising alternately used "Beautiful Grotesque Music". This album...
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  • Gagaku (redirect from Japanese court music)
    "elegant music") is a type of Japanese classical music that was historically used for imperial court music and dances. Gagaku was developed as court music of...
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    portmanteau of "Japanese" and "noise", is the noise music scene of Japan. Nick Cain of The Wire identifies the "primacy of Japanese Noise artists like...
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  • Technodelic (category 1981 in Japanese music)
    Creative Services Masayoshi Sukita – Art director, Photography 1981 in Japanese music Bush, John. "Yellow Magic Orchestra - Technodelic". Allmusic. Retrieved...
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  • This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1981. March 14 — The final showing of Live From The Grand Ole Opry on the...
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  • A Long Vacation (category 1981 in Japanese music)
    an album by Japanese musician Eiichi Ohtaki, released on March 21, 1981. It sold over a million copies and won Best Album at the 23rd Japan Record Awards...
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  • "Japanese Boy" is a hit single by Scottish singer Aneka, released in July 1981. The song became her highest-charting release, reaching number one in several...
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  • American music, 2024 in Canadian music, 2024 in Japanese music, 2024 in Philippine music, 2024 in Scandinavian music, 2024 in South Korean music Deaths...
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  • album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1981. Last article: 1980 in hip hop music Next article: 1982 in hip hop music...
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  • suddenly when he woke up at 4am with the line "Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese" in his head, and he used it even though the words and the...
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  • films of 1981 List of Malayalam films of 1981 List of Marathi films of 1981 List of Tamil films of 1981 List of Telugu films of 1981 List of Japanese films...
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    Joe Hisaishi (category Japanese music arrangers)
    Fujisawa (Japanese: 藤澤 守, Hepburn: Fujisawa Mamoru, born December 6, 1950), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲, Hisaishi Jō), is a Japanese composer...
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  • The top music artists in Japan include Japanese artists with claims of 15 million or more record sales or with over 2 million subscribers. Japan is the...
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  • Japanese music accounted for sixty percent of record sales in the Japanese music market in 1979 (Shōwa 54), the rest being sales of foreign music. During...
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  • During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest popular music market in the world. The 13th Japan record sales awards (Japanese: 日本レコードセールス大賞)...
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    Tourism in Japan Japanese language Etiquette in Japan Religion in Japan Japanese cuisine Japanese aesthetics Japanese music Japanese performing arts Science...
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  • Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan on 23 May 1981. It was lead singer Paul Di'Anno's final recording with the band. The original Japanese pressing features only...
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  • Sukiyaki (song) (category EMI Music Japan singles)
    (Japanese: 上を向いて歩こう, "I Look Up as I Walk"), alternatively titled "Sukiyaki", is a song by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, first released in Japan in 1961...
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