Of course, there are many more singers\/boy bands that I haven’t discussed, but are nonetheless plenty popular in the J-pop scene.\u00a0 Honestly, there’s too many to list.\u00a0 One thing is clear, J-pop’s popularity isn’t going to fade away any time soon.\u00a0 Maybe you’re not a J-pop fan.\u00a0 Even so, you’ve probably heard about one or two songs or singers from the J-pop scene.\u00a0 That just goes to show, J-pop is everywhere, get used it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" J-pop is a shortened form of the word Japanese pop.\u00a0 The term J-pop came into existence in the 1990s, in response to the spread of Japanese pop culture, music and entertainment throughout eastern and southeastern Asia.\u00a0 J-pop is a familar and prominent feature of Japanese entertainment.\u00a0 TV commericials, movies and video games often contain the…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/ifindz.exteen.com\/images\/380px-smap.jpg\")
Remember boy bands like the Backstreet Boys and N’sync?\u00a0 Well in Japan the boy band phrase is still going strong and very much in demand -almost to a fanical\/stalker-need-to-check-in-hospital type degree.\u00a0 Johnny’s Jimusho (\u30b8\u30e3\u30cb\u30fc\u30ba\u4e8b\u52d9\u6240<\/strong>) is a talent agency that holds the undisputed title in churning out boy bands like butter is churned out into the market.\u00a0 Boy bands like SMAP\u00a0are still popular, despite the fact that some of the members are in their thirties.<\/p>\n