r/JapaneseNewMusic

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Japanese "New Music" -- Folk music with a twist

New music is a japanese genre of music that combines folk with pop and jazz, to produce a soulful and pleasant sound. Popular during the 70's, it has been the go-to style of music for many talented artists. Recently, it has seen some modest resurgence among indie scene.

Members

1,076

as of February 2025

Last post

today

November 11, 2026

Posts (30 days)

57

Created

2018

March 17, 2018

Total posts

1.6K

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Total comments

645

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r/JapaneseNewMusic had 1,076 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.

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r/JapaneseNewMusic was created on March 17, 2018.

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