A Geopolitical Prehistory of J-Pop
by
Michael Bourdaghs
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
From the beginning of the American Occupation in 1945 to the post-bubble period of the early 1990s, popular music provided Japanese listeners with a much-needed release, channeling their desires, fears, and frustrations into a pleasurable and fluid art. Pop music allowed Japanese artists and audiences...