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Week 5 possible topics:

 * 1) Music of Japan  I think I could attempt to improve on the traditional pop music section or the jazz section.
 * 2) Webtoon Webtoons refers to online Manhwa (Korean comics).  I think that I could attempt to improve on the influence of webtoons in Western countries especially in regards to how webtoons has driven western artists to create their own western webtoons and post them on the Korean webtoon sites.

Citations:
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Bibliography for topic on :Kayokyoku

 * 1) Trends and Taste in Japanese Popular Music: A Case-Study of the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Music Festival, Herd Judith Ann, Popular Music, 1984, Vol.4, pp.75-96
 * 2) Two Further Publications in English on Popular Music in Japan, Mitsui Toru, Popular Music, 1993, Vol.12(2), pp.192-194
 * 3) Sei And Do--The Japanese As Music Lovers, Murai, Kunihiko, Billboard (Archive: 1963-2000), Dec 19, 1970, Vol.82(51), p.J14

Characteristics
Kayokyoku music has simple melodies that are easy to follow and play along to. The lyrics of Kayokyoku are simple and attempt to relate to an everyday Japanese individual. Kayokyoku singers also relate to common Japanese listeners by appearing as cute and approachable, with many aspects about their appearance and actions dictated by production companies. The base of Kayokyoku songs aims towards a sentimental feeling. The music draws on being able to relate to listeners and tries to voice the feelings that he/she keeps bottled in due to social appearances. Kayokyoku's style has become prominent due to the karaoke boom that occurred in the middle of the 1970s. A large focus of Karaoke revolves around mimicking not only the song being sung, but also the image of the singer and the image brought out by the lyrics. The simple rhythm and lyrics of Kayokyoku made these songs very popular to sing at Karaoke. An NHK survey revealed that around 80% of males over thirty years of age sang Kayokyoku songs through karaoke machines.