BOX : Japan City Pop - 日本のシティポップ

BOX focuses on Japanese city pop, a genre that commanded Japanese radio and achieved global rediscovery in recent years. City pop emerged in 1970s and 1980s Japan as pop music made for urban listeners - sophisticated production, melodic craft, orchestral ambition without genre pretension. BOX understands this lineage. The station programs classic era city pop alongside contemporary artists continuing the tradition, plus newer material influenced by city pop's aesthetic. The genre represents something genuinely different from Western pop - compositional approaches that came from Japanese musica…