Shibuya-Kei
About Shibuya-Kei
Shibuya-kei (渋谷系?) is a sub-genre of Japanese pop music which originated in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. It is best described as a mix between jazz, pop, and electropop. The word for Shibuya (渋谷?) is combined with the Japanese word kei (系?) which literally means "system"[1] or, in this context, "style"[2], to form Shibuya-kei which roughly translates to "Shibuya style".
Initially, the term was applied to Flipper's Guitar, and Pizzicato Five, bands strongly influenced by French yé-yé music and its most notable proponent, Serge Gainsbourg. Other influences include lounge, and bossa nova. As the style's popularity increased at end of the 90s, the term began to be applied to many bands whose musical stylings began to reflect a more mainstream sensibility. / Wikipedia
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