Playlist

Three artists, three eras

Below are official music videos from the artists' own YouTube channels. Click a thumbnail to watch on YouTube — some official uploads restrict in-page embedding, so this keeps playback reliable for everyone.

Perfume — Polyrhythm, official video thumbnail
Electro-pop · since the 2000s

Perfume

A trio from Hiroshima that became a symbol of tech-forward J-pop: precise, synchronized choreography paired with production built around heavy vocoder use and electronic textures. Among the first to show that Japanese electro-pop could sound thoroughly modern and travel well beyond Japan.

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BABYMETAL — Gimme Chocolate, official video thumbnail
Kawaii metal · 2010s

BABYMETAL

A project that fused heavy metal with idol aesthetics and kawaii-style choreography. The unexpected genre mashup drew attention from the metal scene far outside Japan and became a striking example of just how far the label "J-pop" can stretch.

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YOASOBI — Idol, official video thumbnail
Anison / digital pop · 2020s

YOASOBI

A duo working on an unusual model: a composer writes music inspired by short stories, and a vocalist performs the resulting song. Their tracks, often tied to anime series, have become some of the most-streamed Japanese songs of recent years.

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