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Best Artist (music)
Best Artist (ベストアーティスト) is an annual year-end live music special produced by Nippon TV in Tokyo, first aired in 2001 and hosted since 2009 by Sho Sakurai of Arashi.
Beverly
Beverly (ビバリー) is a Filipino singer based in Japan since 2016, signed to Avex Trax, known for theme songs for Fruits Basket, Fairy Tail, and Kamen Rider.
Billboard Japan Hot 100 (music)
The Billboard Japan Hot 100, branded JAPAN Hot 100, is Japan's composite song chart, launched in 2008 under license from Billboard by Hanshin Contents Link.
Boøwy
Boøwy, also written Boowy, was a Japanese rock band active from 1981 to 1988 whose beat rock style shaped later Japanese rock and visual kei.
Carmen Maki & OZ
Carmen Maki & OZ (カルメン・マキ&OZ) was a Japanese rock band formed in 1972 by singer Carmen Maki and guitarist Hirofumi Kasuga; its 1975 debut sold over 100,000 copies before the band disbanded in 1977.
CARRY LOOSE
CARRY LOOSE (キャリールーズ) was a Japanese alternative idol girl group under the agency WACK, formed from former BiS members, active from September 2019 until its disbandment in October 2020.
CD Shop Awards
The CD Shop Awards (CDショップ大賞) is a Japanese music award decided solely by CD shop staff votes nationwide, first presented in 2009, with red and blue grand prizes.
Chage & Aska
Chage & Aska (チャゲ&飛鳥) is a Japanese pop duo formed in 1978, whose 1990s singles SAY YES and YAH YAH YAH each sold over 2.4 million copies.
Chara (musician)
Chara (ちゃら) is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted in 1991 with the single "Heaven" and reached her peak in 1997 with the million-selling album Junior Sweet.
Chatmonchy
Chatmonchy (チャットモンチー) was a Japanese all-female rock band formed in Tokushima in 2000, best known for its trio of Eriko Hashimoto, Akiko Fukuoka, and Kumiko Takahashi.
CHICO CARLITO
CHICO CARLITO (チコ・カルリート) is a Japanese rapper born in 1993 in Naha, Okinawa, who won the ULTIMATE MC BATTLE in 2015 and released the album Sandra's Son in 2022.
Chiemi Eri
Chiemi Eri (江利チエミ) was a Japanese singer and actress, one of the postwar "Three Girls" with Hibari Misora, known for jazz minyo and the Sazae-san films.
Chika-idol (underground idol)
Chika-idol (地下アイドル), also called live idol or indie idol, is the Japanese subscene of independent idol groups performing mainly in small live houses rather than on television, centered on Tokyo districts like Akihabara.
Chima
Chima (チマ) is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Osaka, based in Sapporo, who writes her own music and sang anime theme songs for Flip Flappers, Grimoire of Zero, and Hakumei to Mikochi.
Cindy (singer)
Cindy was a Japanese singer and songwriter who released solo albums like Love Life (1986) and Angel Touch (1990). She is popular among city pop listeners abroad.
CLAN QUEEN
CLAN QUEEN (クランクイーン) is a three-piece Japanese rock band formed in 2022, whose single 踊楽園 went viral in 2023 and which moved to Sony Music Labels in 2026.
Club Citta
Club Citta (クラブチッタ), originally Club Citta Kawasaki, is a live music venue in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, opened in 1988 as a pioneer of the large all-standing hall format, with a 1,300-person capacity.
Club Quattro
Club Quattro (クラブクアトロ) is a Japanese live house chain in Shibuya, Nagoya, Osaka, and Hiroshima, operated by PARCO since 1988 and known as a gateway for new artists.
COMEBACK MY DAUGHTERS
COMEBACK MY DAUGHTERS (カムバック・マイ・ドーターズ) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1998, known for blending a 1990s emo background with folk, alternative, and country styles across a career exceeding 25 years.
Crossfaith
Crossfaith (クロスフェイス) is a Japanese electronic metalcore band formed in Osaka in 2006, blending metalcore with hard electronics and playing Western festivals like Download and Warped Tour.
Crypton Future Media
Crypton Future Media, Inc. (クリプトン・フューチャー・メディア) is a Sapporo music technology company founded in 1995 by Hiroyuki Itoh. It began as a sound-material importer, released Hatsune Miku on Yamaha's VOCALOID2 engine in 2007, licenses the Piapro Characters, and runs the ROUTER.FM distribution service.
Cutie Street
CUTIE STREET (キューティー ストリート, Kyūsuto) is an eight-member Japanese idol girl group that debuted August 4, 2024 from ASOBISYSTEM's KAWAII LAB. project; its TikTok-viral debut single "Kawaii Dake ja Dame Desu ka?" won the 67th Japan Record Awards New Artist Award.
CYBERJAPAN DANCERS
CYBERJAPAN DANCERS (サイバージャパン・ダンサーズ) is a Japanese go-go dance and vocal collective of nearly 25 dancers, formed in 2000 by DJ MITOMI TOKOTO and making its major debut in 2017.
D'erlanger
D'erlanger (デルランジェ) is a Japanese rock band formed in December 1983, one of the earliest visual kei acts, whose 1990 album Basilisk reached Oricon No. 5 before the band broke up and reunited in 2007.
DA PUMP
DA PUMP (ダ・パンプ) is a Japanese dance and vocal group from Okinawa, debuted in 1997, whose 2018 single "U.S.A." became a national phenomenon with over 230 million video views.
DD (Daredemo Daisuki)
DD (Daredemo Daisuki, 誰でも大好き, "loves everyone") is Japanese fan-culture slang for a fan who supports many idols, characters, or VTubers at once instead of committing to a single oshi.
Denki Groove
Denki Groove (電気グルーヴ) is a Japanese electronic music duo formed in 1989 by Shizuoka-born Takkyu Ishino and Pierre Taki, known for the 1997 hit "Shangri-La" and influence on Japanese technopop.
DJ Ozma
DJ Ozma (DJオズマ) is a Japanese dance-pop persona played by Show Ayanocozey, leader of the rock band Kishidan, who debuted in 2006 and reached No. 4 on the Oricon chart.
Dragon Ash
Dragon Ash (ドラゴン・アッシュ) is a Japanese mixture rock band, fusing rock with hip-hop, formed in 1996 and fronted by Kj, known for "Grateful Days" and "Fantasista".
Dream (group)
Dream (ドリーム) was a Japanese girl vocal group formed through the avex Dream 2000 audition, debuting in 2000, joining the E-girls collective in 2011, and ending activities in 2017.