According to a survey conducted in Japan in December 2020, almost 81 percent of the respondents liked Japanese pop, rock, or dance music. About one quarter of the respondents stated to like music that was related to anime, voice actors and actresses, video games, and vocaloids.
Most popular music genres in Japan as of December 2020
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Recording Industry Association of Japan. (April 15, 2021). Most popular music genres in Japan as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290608/japan-most-popular-music-genres/
Recording Industry Association of Japan. "Most popular music genres in Japan as of December 2020." Chart. April 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290608/japan-most-popular-music-genres/
Recording Industry Association of Japan. (2021). Most popular music genres in Japan as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290608/japan-most-popular-music-genres/
Recording Industry Association of Japan. "Most Popular Music Genres in Japan as of December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290608/japan-most-popular-music-genres/
Recording Industry Association of Japan, Most popular music genres in Japan as of December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290608/japan-most-popular-music-genres/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Most popular music genres in Japan as of December 2020 [Graph], Recording Industry Association of Japan, April 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290608/japan-most-popular-music-genres/