(1955-197)

pop originated in the Showa period, when jazz was in its heyday. In the early days, bars and clubs in Japan only played classical music and military music, but in order to play jazz, more musical instruments were introduced from all over the world in the 192s, which brought new elements to the Japanese music scene, and "Music Cafe" became a popular place to play jazz.

The development of jazz was hindered by the war during the Second World War. During the American occupation of Japan after the war, Japanese musicians introduced new music styles to Japan because the US military played Boogie-woogie, mambo, blues and country music. And Shizuko Kasagi's "Tokyo Boogie-Woogie" in 1948, Chiemi Eri's "テネシーワルツ" and "Tennessee Waltz" in 1951. Some foreign musicians and orchestras (such as JATP and louis armstrong) also visited Japan to perform, and 1952 was designated as the "Year of the Jazz Boom". However, the style of the works in this period required superb performance level, which made it increasingly difficult to play. Many amateur musicians turned to country music and studied and played in the Far East, which once made country music a trend.

representative figures: Hibari Misora Shizuko Kasagi (Japanese: Li Jiazi) (Li Jiazi) Chiemi Eri (Japanese: Jiang Li チェミ) (Jiang Li チェミ).