Japanese Music
Everything published on Music Adviser UK under Japanese Music — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
The Best Enka Artists to Know
Enka only makes sense when you hear what the great singers do to it. These are the artists who built the genre, sustained it and took it somewhere new.
The Complete Guide to City Pop
City pop represents one of the most distinctive musical genres to emerge from Japan, capturing urban sophistication and romantic yearning. Once confined to Japan, city pop has experienced a remarkable...
The Best Enka Songs Right Now
The best way into enka is through specific songs — recordings that show exactly what the genre does and why nothing else does it quite the same way.
A Beginner's Guide to Enka
Enka is Japan's most emotionally direct popular genre — built on melismatic vocals, nostalgia-soaked lyrics and lush studio arrangements that have endured for decades.
